The Clarke School for the Deaf was founded in the year 1970 which was a dream initially started in a modest way in a small rented house and today has grown into a fully functional State Board affiliated school as well as an internationally recognized Institute serving persons with disabilities in various aspects.
Tirupur school for the Deaf functions to enhance the quality of life for the hearing impaired members of the society who have special communication needs, through continuous special education, value based education and vocational programmes and services.
A humble request from the Trust and the staff of Jeevan Gnanodhaya. The economic downturn has affected all our donors and hence the donations, with which we have been able to continue this service, has come down by 75%. We are finding it difficult to make ends meet.
All the children come from very low economic background – children of single parents, widows, and destitute women or below poverty line. All services like education, uniforms, food, medical facilities transport, mobility aids, hearing aids and learning aids for the blind are provided free of cost.
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University created a visual dictionary of Indian Sign Language containing huge number of signs and we are improving it everyday. We are also planning to introduce flash cards, quizzes, puzzles etc to make learning Sign Language easy and fun. About Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University Inspired by the vision of Swami Vivekananda, the […]
The statistics are staggering! There are over 300,000 deaf children in India; the southern state of Tamil Nadu alone accounts for about 70,000. Whatever the accuracy of the figures, there is no denying the fact that India has one of the largest deaf populations in the world. There are only 47 deaf schools in the state which means that that the majority of speech and hearing impaired children get little or no formal education and are doomed to a dark future.
At FiVE, each family is assigned a unique inter-disciplinary team of therapists (speech therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, and special educator). The composition of the team is determined by the particular need of the child.
We are looking forward to act as link between the service provider and the service bearer of which professionals are a much needed part. So here is a comprehensive list of professionals available in India.
[Vela special School for the deaf] In the school for hearing impaired children each child is subjected to audiogram to assess the level of hearing loss. Children below 5 years of age are taken to the Jipmer Institute, Pondicherry for BERA tests. Then they are given world class hearing aids (SIEMENS) free of cost, depending on the degree of hearing loss. Every child receives speech training and basic education with the aid of computers. Besides, theses children are trained in tailoring, computer usage, painting, games and yoga. Besides education, the children are given shelter, food, books and all other learning aids.In the school for hearing impaired children each child is subjected to audiogram to assess the level of hearing loss. Children below 5 years of age are taken to the Jipmer Institute, Pondicherry for BERA tests. Then they are given world class hearing aids (SIEMENS) free of cost, depending on the degree of hearing loss. Every child receives speech training and basic education with the aid of computers. Besides, theses children are trained in tailoring, computer usage, painting, games and yoga. Besides education, the children are given shelter, food, books and all other learning aids.
Numerous colleges within our country provide B.Sc in Audiology and Speech Therapy course to interested students. There are courses at various levels like diploma, graduate level program and even post graduate programs in Audiology and Speech Therapy.