Children with developmental disabilities may require long-term care and support for their development. This social responsibility is denied due to a lack of understanding by society. Parents/caregivers are the voices for children with developmental disabilities to advocate for their children’s rights. Amar Seva Sangam promotes Parents’ Advocacy groups for children with developmental disabilities at the community level. The objectives of

Beneficiary 1 Amar Seva Sangam Enabling Inclusion program reaches about 3200 children with disabilities in the 3 Districts of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli & Tuticoirn districts. In the Tenkasi district Enabling Inclusion program, Parents Advocacy Groups for parents of children with disabilities are formed by Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi (ASSA). Through these groups parents are trained to

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