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
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
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
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
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
The Enabling Inclusion® App allows organizations to make their early childhood interventions impactful. Developed by Amar Seva Sangam Ayikudi (ASSA) in 2014, this app is being used by nonprofits and other institutions across India. One such nonprofit organization – Kiran Society from Uttar Pradesh has been using this app for over a year now. In
