Saraswathi Kendra provides those supplements necessary for the all-round development of the child. Any child whose life is disturbed by problems that interfere with school performance and inter-personal relationships can benefit from this programme.
Since 1953, we at Bala Vihar, Chennai have worked to change that reality. We offer services like Physiotherapy, Yoga therapy, as well as vocational training to help rehabilitate the mentally challenged and integrate them, as far as possible, into mainstream society.
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.
The Institute presently, through its human resource development programmes, offers, amongst others, training to qualify Vocational Instructors for persons with mental retardation. This course, developed by the Navajyothi Trust, is recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India and is also being offered by the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped at Secunderabad and by the Govt. Institute of Mental Retardation at Chandigarh.
Children with physical or mental disabilities are usually neglected and don’t receive proper care by their communities and their parents. Children with physical or mental disabilities are usually neglected and don’t receive proper care by their communities and their parents. Because there were no special programs for these children in this area, READ decided to do something!Because there were no special programs for these children in this area, READ decided to do something!
Holy Cross Service Society focuses on meeting the needs of disabled in Central Tamil Nadu . Established in 1987, the organization assist disabled of all categories through prevention, cure, education, vocational training and rehabilitation. More than 2500 disabled in 60 Rural locations and in Trichirapalli receive services every year.
Children with various kinds of mental challenges like Mental retardation, Cerebral palsy, Downs syndrome and Autism come in for daily rehabilitative programme.
The Anbalaya Special School was established on 15th September, 2003. Totally 42 mentally retarded children belongs to very poor public are enrolled. Of them 20 are female and 22 are male.
The world’s most highly skilled contestants of disabilities will gather in one location, here in Seoul, where we can all once again proudly watch them prove their excellent talents. As the honorary chairman of the IA Seoul 2011 Organizing Committee, I promise that the festival will be top-quality. I will guarantee fairness, provide more enjoyment to the global festival for persons with disabilities, and will try my best to provide everyone a safe and comfortable environment.
The National Abilympic Association of India was formed in May 2001 at the behest of the Minitrsies of Social Justice & Empowerment and Human Resource Development, Government of India to serve as a nodal agency to formulate, initiate and implement policies to propogate Abilympics in the country.