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Impact Stories – Mathish

OP No: OP-223 Block: Tenkasi Block Name of the Child: Mathish Gender: Male Date of Birth: 09/08/2014 Father’s Name: Mr.Karuppasamy Mother’s Name: Mrs.Lakshmi Family & Social History: The parents of Mathish are Mr. Karuppasamy and Mrs. Lakshmi from Tenkasi. They are economically very poor and fall below poverty line. He was seen at one our

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Impact Stories – Siva Selvam

OP No: OP-508 Block: Melapavoor Block Name of the Child: Siva Selvam Gender: Male Date of Birth: 19/9/2013 Grandmother’s Name: Mrs.Radhika Family & Social History: Siva Selvam was born in a village Pavoorchatram. The child had a history of low birth weight and general developmental delay. His mother had a history of hypertension during pregnancy.

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Impact Stories – Siva Ram

At Age 4, Siva Ram screened positive for delayed development at an Anganwadi centre (pre-school) by one of ASSA’s Community Rehabilitation Workers during a screening camp. ASSA’s specialist team did an initial assessment in his home and they identified him as having an Intellectual and Speech Impairment and recommended that his parents enroll him into

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Impact Stories – Yuktha

Yuktha was born in a village called Ananthapuram in Tamil Nadu.  Her mother had a prolonged labour and Yuktha didn’t have a birth cry and was underweight.  However, she was discharged from hospital without any developmental follow-up.  At the age of 2, Yuktha was unable to stand unsupported, her legs appeared stiff and she didn’t speak. Her mother was concerned about her

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Impact Stories – Kamlesh

Kamlesh was born in a village called Vallam in Tamil Nadu. At the age of 2, Kamalesh was unable to stand. His parents were concerned about his child’s development, and consulted with the local doctor, who said Kamlesh would become “normal” with time. He was screened by one of ASSA’s Community Rehabilitation Workers at a

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partnerships

EI app training for Shishu Sarothi, Assam

Enabling Inclusion App (EI APP) that is prepared by Amar Seva Sangam has been licensed by Shishu Sarothi –an NGO in Guwahati. Their Early Intervention program is reaching about 700 children with disabilities with 4 outreach centres in different districts of Assam. Amar Seva Sangam technical team has made a 4 days visit to Shishu

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Innovation

Tele-Rehab

We have continued our early intervention and child rehab services without any stoppage during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns by utlizing tele-rehab.  Tele-rehabilitation or e-rehabilitation is the delivery of rehabilitation services over telecommunication networks and the internet. Tele rehabilitation allows patients to interact with providers remotely and can be used both to assess patients and

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Community Engagement

Parents WhatsApp Group

A good way to connect parents, promote peer mentorship and disseminate information is through whats app group. We had conducted a study to understand the feasibility of using social media WhatsApp groups to connect parents of children with disabilities. We found that 21% of parents in our program joined the WhatsApp group and it is

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capacity building

Assistive Technology Provision in Rural India: Needs, Challenges and Opportunities

Enabling Inclusion Child Development Webinar #5 Webinar presented on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 by Marie Brien PT, MSc and Navamani Venkatachalapathy BPT, PGDT. Webinar Outline: Part 1 – Challenges and opportunities in AT provision (Marie Brien) Understanding Assistive Technology (AT): What, Who, Why, How?  Measuring access to AT  Identifying barriers to AT  Improving the AT

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