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New
Initiative
As usual the
new year means time for fresh resolutions, renewed commitments and
so on. This year is also no exception.
At ChildRaise
we have started a new initiative for children with Autism and
Developmental Disabilities. We started small. Initially it was a
group of parents who started weekend activities for these
children. But soon it was daily as the focus was on Daily Life
Activities and Skill Enhancement.
Sensing the need of the hour, we thought of giving the activities
a concrete shape and thus 'ChildRaise Activity Centre for Children
with Autism and Developmental Disabilities' was born. The children
are above the age of ten. Right now, The timings are from 11am to
2 pm from Monday to Friday. Here, we stress on the parental
involvement in the programme and also encourage parents to be with
the child if possible.
It is just the
beginning. We hope to extend help to parents who are searching for
centres and programmes that will enable their child to be
self-reliant and participative in the family.
We believe in
the saying -' Let the steps be small but the direction should be
right.'
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A Message from
Javed Abidi
Head, NCPEDP
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Events
in Forthcoming Months
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March 27 :
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Parichay Mela |
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March 9 :
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6-month
training program for Child Development Aide |
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March 2 :
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Colours
of Spring: exhibition |
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Feb 26-March 1 |
Art For Prabhat: exhibition |
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Worldwide Disability Events,
Conferences, Workshops |
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Life is either a
daring adventure or nothing.
- Helen Keller
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Recommended
Articles |
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Recommended
Websites |
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Profiles in Courage...
My daughter Anuradha paints with a needle. She
effortlessly picks out colours, counts the squares,
follows a cross stitch pattern meticulously to create a
pretty picture... when you see her work you'd never
believe that Anu is autistic. .....
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For the Soul
Thoughts that will warm your heart
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It Makes a Difference
Once there was a big storm in a village that was set next to the sea...
read on
If A Child....
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.
If a child ....read on
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Epilepsy Helpline
Epilepsy and
Learning Disabilities |
Disability Line
Ali Yawar
Jung National Institute has started a round-the-clock
Disability Line.
For Details Contact:
(022) 26404019/24/43
Email - ayjnihh@vsnl.com
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Help
for LD
For more information on learning disabilities contact:
For
Assessment & Certification
(only 2 Centres in Maharashtra)
1. LD clinic at Sion Hospital-Paediatrics Dept.,
1st floor.Sion.
Ph: (22)2407-6381 Ext-253.
2. LIFE (Landmark International Foundation For
Empowerment) Centre for LD at Dept. of Psychiatry,
Ward no.-13, B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital,
Mumbai Central,
Mumbai-4000008.
Ph: (22) 2308-1491
Maharashtra Dyslexia Association,
003, Amit Park,
423, Lala Jamnadas Gupta Marg,
Deonar Farm Road,
Mumbai 400 088.
Phone: +91-022- 2556 5754
E-mail mda@dyslexiaindia.com
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A provision of
Rs.13,100 crores made by Govt. of India for
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
in 2008-09 , which is an increase of 22.76% over the budget
estimates of previous year
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Travel
BEST Routes with
Disabled Friendly Buses
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84 Ltd. |
Hutatma Chowk to Andheri
(10 Buses) |
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92 Ltd. |
World Trade Centre to Anushakti Nagar (1 Bus) |
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Special Routes |
From Backbay Depot, W.T.C To
C.S.T. & Churchgate
(13 Buses) |
Contact: Shri
Lotankar, Sr. Traffic Officer, for further details.
Traveling
on BEST Buses
Blind people have a flat rate
of Re.1 for any journey undertaken on a BEST bus. Person with
more than 60% disability gets 25% concession on tickets. He
has to carry the disability certificate and traveling on
educational/medical purpose.
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Our Thanks
for
Funding this Site
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 GODS
MBA Foundation
They have Day Care centres, Life Care centres. They run
Executive training, Early childhood Intervention and
pre-schooling & National Open School coaching for 10th & 12th.....details
Amar
Seva Sangam
A charitable society for the upliftment of the
rural poor and handicapped ....details
More institutions
International
Training Course on Disability and Development
Disability Unit is happy to announce 11th International Training
Course on Disability and Development scheduled from 5th to 14th
May 2009 at Bangalore......details
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Websites You Must
Visit
www.punarbhava.in
The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) launched a
national interact live portal on disability to fulfill the
information needs of persons with disabilities and all
stakeholders involved with disability rehabilitation.
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Must Read
Must See
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Films |
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Taare Zameen Par
Produced and directed by Aamir Khan,it is a brilliantly made movie which tells us about the world of children...more
TZP
DVD has been released.
It has special features like-Director Aamir Khan's
commentary, panel discussion on children, some exclusive
prints, Ishaan's flipbook, some deleted scenes,
background score, making of TZP and few extra features
like promos, trailers and stills. A MUST HAVE!
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Books |
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Born on a Blue day
T((Inside The Mind of an Autistic Savant) by Daniel Tamme
Right to Information Guide for People with Disability
The Sakshi Trust and Action Aid have produced a Right to
Information guide to improve government facilities for
Disabled People. ...details
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Magazines |
a3 - Ability, Adaptibility, & Accessibility
Quarterly magazine. An endeavour to provide information,
tips, new things.
Deaf Way
Monthly publication by Arun Rao
Sai - Support Support for Autistic Individuals
has come out with a quarterly publication to help parents
of autistic individuals.
Disability World
www.disabilityworld.org, a bi-monthly web-zine of
international disability news and views |
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National Survey Sample Organization
found that :
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5% of our population of 102 Crores is with
disabilities.(Physical : 2% and Mental : 3%)
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Estimated 5 million persons are disabled.
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Incidence of Disability more in
weaker/poorer sections of society/rural areas.
Special Educator
Aseema charitable Trust which
works for rights of underprivileged children is seeking a
trained, innovative, committed and dynamic Special Educator to
join their team.
Ph: 2640-7248, 2643_0185.
Email: contact@aseema.org
Website: www.aseema.org
Jobs on the Web
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Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Labour &
Employment have announced an Incentive scheme for employing
persons with Disability. Reservation for them in appointment in
Govt. establishments is already a statutory requirement. But now
employers in the Private Sector, who have a social
responsibility to provide employment opportunities to persons
with disability, now also have an incentive to do so. The Govt.
ministry of Social Justice will bear employer's contribution
under EPF Act & ESI Act for 3 years for every person with
disability appointed on or after 01.04.08 with a monthly wage
not exceeding Rs. 25,000/-
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Intensive
programs
for Children with Autism
Ummeed Autism Project
A Mother -Child program for 3 months for parents to
learn effective teaching skills for pre-school age
children.
Khushi-Autism project
Mon to Fri 4 hours, (2 hours individual therapy and 2
hours group therapy), Program fee-8500/-
Contact-Mandar Varadkar-9869460225.
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Titan
Unveils Braille Watches for Visually Impaired
Titan Industries Ltd, India's leading watch manufacturer, has
just unveiled Braille watches – watches specially made for the
visually impaired. These watches crafted with a protective
liftable top cover and raised patterns on the dial; make a great
aid for visually impaired people to have time on their
fingertips.
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