The aim of the scheme is to work with children 0-6 years with developmental disabilities, to make them ready for mainstream and special schools. This is an early intervention programme.Awareness generation amongst parents of persons with disabilities, its family members & related Govt. Officials / Teachers.
To provide permanent care for abandoned and destitute persons with disabilities, protection to persons whose family support is gradually diminishing, family membersare willingtopay forgood quality services , homes and independent living situations and create opportunities.
Scheme of Community Based Caregivers Training was launched with a view to provide good quality training to interested persons for becoming caregivers to the needy persons with disabilities. Subsequently, the training module was revised and another scheme for Deployment of Caregivers was launched. Both the schemes could not produce the desired result due to a variety of reasons some of which are as below:
Any expenditure for Medical, Nursing & Rehabilitation incurred on dependant suffering from permanent disability including blindness, mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy or multiple disabilities.Any income by way of Dividends from company, Income received in respect of units from the Unit Trust of India, Income received in respect of the units of a mutual fund are exempt.
A collaborative programme of IGNOU and Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) Programme Code: PGDMD Introduction of the programme. The rapid advances in Medical Technology have successfully increased the survival of high risk babies but this adds on to number of babies who might end
up with developmental delays and disabilities.
The Ministry is presently implementing the ‘National Scholarship Scheme for Persons with Disabilities’ from the ‘National Fund for People with Disabilities’. However, for students with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, and Profound or Severe Hearing Impairment, the minimum education qualification is class-VIII pass and scholarships are awarded to them for pursuing general, technical, vocational or professional courses.
These objectives can be achieved only if educated and elite people take the responsibility and lead the path for these disabled abandoned children of the society.This social imbalance is the root cause for increasing criminalism, anti-social and anti-national activities where these less fortunate children of the society are made scapegoats and victims because of want of opportunity to come up in life, If these children are shown light they too can lead a decent living and become good citizens.
The appropriate Governments and the local authorities shall, within the limits of their economic capacity and development, provide for – (i) ramps in public buildings; (ii) adaptation of toilets for wheel chair users; (iii) braille symbols and auditory signals in elevators or lifts; and (iv) ramps in hospitals, primary health centres and other medical care and rehabilitation institutions.
Ability Foundation works for the empowerment, integration and rights of people with disabilities. With mainstreaming and inclusion as its constant theme, the Foundation has initiated a slew of innovative programmes that aim at total inclusion of people with disabilities. For us at Ability Foundation, disability is an issue that concerns the rights of people.
Creating a Situation that allows each person with disability to live as fulfilling, self-reliant, and whole a life as possible, in close relation with other people.Helping other people-family, members of the community to accept, respect, feel comfortable with, assist (only where necessary), welcome into their lives, provide equal opportunities for, and appreciate the abilities and possibilities of persons with disability