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Thursday, December 13th 2007

Pre-Conference Workshop, Day 1 - Morning

Time	Session Details
8.30am	Introductory address to Pre-conference workshops	Dr. Gregory Alioa, Dean, Dept. of Education, Florida Atlantic University, USA Topic: Setting trends in the quality of training in the rehabilitation services for persons with disability
Workshop 1 Full day	Assisting families and siblings in the care and management of children with mental retardation Chairperson: Dr. Gregory Alioa, Dean, Dept. of Education, Florida Atlantic University, USA Topic: Impact of Individualized Family Service Program(IFSP) on the quality of life of families of persons' with disability Moderator: Ms. Sheilaja Rao, NIMH, Secundrabad, India Speaker List Topic Dr. George Baroff, Clinical Psychologist, retired Professor emeritus, University of North Carolina, USA Fostering positive relationships between cognitively disabled children and their siblings Dr. Prabhjot Malhi, Additional Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh Growing up with a Disabled Child: The Sibling Experience Dr. Usha Grover, NIMH Regional Centre, New Delhi Impact of siblings in the habilitation of persons with disability Ms. Sheilaja Rao, HOD, Dept. of special education, NIMH,Secunderabad Sharing experiences in preparing parents of children with special needs for school readiness Ms. Shalini Kedia, Fragile X Society, Mumbai A Fragile dream - Role of parents group as information resource Mr. Gadkari, Director, Parivaar association Family service models and parent organisations Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Prof. P. Jeyachandran, Director, Vijay Human Services, Chennai : Role of parent groups in advocacy Mrs. Reena Bhandari, Project Director, Voice and Vision India, Mumbai : Parental attitude and their influences in services Prof R Ramasamy, Florida Atlantic University, USA : Family support services

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Friday, December 14th 2007

Pre-Conference Workshop, Day 2 - Morning

Time

Session Details

8.30am Workshop 2

Training parents in communication for children with special needs Chairperson: Dr.Mittal, Director, NIVH, Chennai Speaker List Topic Dr. Cecile Mackinon, Down's Syndrome Association, UK Training parents in communication for children with Down's Syndrome Mrs. Reena Bhandari, Voice and Vision India Training parents in communication for deaf/blind children Ms. Roopa Nagarajan Training parents in communication for children with Autism Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. Jayanthi Narayan: Challenges parents face as carry over agents Dr. Patricia Champion, Founder and Clinical Director, Champion Centre, New Zealand : Identification of types of communication needs

Friday, December 14th 2007

Pre-Conference Workshop, Day 2 - Afternoon

Time	Session Details
1.30pm Workshop 3	Early Childhood Special Education towards inclusion Chairperson: Prof.R. Ramasamy, Florida Atlantic University, USA Topic: Impact of early intervention on the integration of child with special needs in mainstream environment Speaker List Topic Dr. Jayanthi Narayanan, Consultant Special educator, Former Dy.Director, NIMH, Secundrabad, India Inclusion in early childhood education in India- Current status and future directions Ms. Mythily Chary Management of a child with ADHD and Autism in pre school setting Mr. M.P.Vijay Kumar, IAS Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Ms.Sheilaja Rao, HOD, Special Education, NIMH, Secunderabad Teacher training for Inclusion Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. George Baroff, USA : Scenario in pre- school settings in inclusion Dr. Gregory Alioa, Dean, Dept. of Education, Florida Atlantic University, USA : Resource supports for inclusive education Dr.Sudha Kaul, IICP, Kolkata : Reality of inclusion in early childhood special education
Conclusion: Prof. P. Jeyachandran, Director, Vijay Human Services, Chennai Parent training Teacher training Resource provision

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Saturday, December 15th 2007

International Conference, Day 1 - Morning

Time	Session Details - Trends in Research - 1
8.30am	Keynote Address:Dr. A. K. Mukherjee, Director, Institute of Spinal Injury, New Delhi	Setting trends in enhancing the quality of life for persons' with disability
	Chair person: To be decided	Importance of research in the field of disability
	Co-Chairperson: Prof B. K. Thelma	Bridging developments in research in the field of disability in the last four years
	Co-Chairperson: Dr. Pappakumari	Importance of research in Early Intervention
	Speaker List Topic Dr. Kavita Venkataraman, National Consultant, WHO-India Activities of WHO and its partners on mental health and disability Dr. Randi Hagermann, MIND Institute, UC Davis,USA Fragile X Syndrome - A family affair Dr. Flora Tassone, MIND Institute, UC Davis, USA Screening for expanded FMR1 alleles Dr. Sumantra Chatterji, NCBS, Bangalore Genetic rescue of symptoms of fragile X syndrome in mice: Implications for therapeutic strategies Dr. K. Vijayaraghavan, NCBS, Bangalore Gene and development of the brain: Challenges in moving from basic sciences to therapy Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. Patricia Champion : Convergence of research with medical practices in early identification of mothers at risk Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy : Convergence of research and developmental pediatric with pre-school and school management programs Dr. Kalpana Gowrishankar : Convergence of research in medical practices towards genetic counselling Dr. V. Viswanathan : Significance of research in medical practices towards therapeutic management

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Saturday, December 15th 2007

International Conference, Day 1 - Afternoon

Time	Session Details - Trends in Research - 2
1.30pm	Chairperson: Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy, Ummeed Developmental Centre, Mumbai	Bridging developments in research in the field of disability in the last four years
	Co-Chairperson: Dr. Randi Hagerman, MIND Institute, UC Davis, USA	Importance of research in Early Intervention
	Speaker List Topic Dr. Padmanabhan, Chennai Preventive Medical care - Tamilnadu scenario Dr. V. Viswanathan, Consultant Pediatric neurologist, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital, Chennai Recent developments in Early intervention in Neuro Muscular disorders Dr. Cecile Mackinon, Down's Syndrome Association, UK Recent developments in Early intervention in Down's Syndrome Dr. Nandini Mundkur, Bangalore Neuroplasticity and its implications to early intervention Dr. Patricia Champion, Founder and Clinical Director, Champion Centre, New Zealand Recent developments in Early intervention in pre-mature born babies Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. A. K. Mukherjee : Convergence of research and programs in child development with awareness on prevention Dr. Flora Tassone and Dr. Sumantra Chatterji : Networking of research and early detection models Dr. K. Vijayaraghavan : Bridging research outcomes and early detection models towards prevention

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Sunday, December 16th 2007

International Conference, Day 2 - Morning

Time	Session Details - Care and management of children with mental retardation
8.30am	Chairperson: Dr. George Baroff, USA	Developments in research in the care and management of children with mental retardation
	Co-Chairperson: Dr. Jayanthini, Institute of Child Health, Chennai	Importance of research in Early Intervention
	Speaker List Topic Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy, Ummeed Developmental Centre, Mumbai Early Intervention in Autism Dr. Sudha Kaul, Director, IICP, Kolkata The Gupshup program (AAC) Dr. Jayanthi Narayan, Consultant and formerly Dy.Director NIMH, Secunderabad Care and management of children - Learning disability Dr. Akhil Paul, Director, Sense International, Ahmedabad Changing educational scenario for children with deaf blindness and multiple disability in India Prof. Rangasamy Ramasamy, Professor, Florida Atlantic University, USA Care and management of children with special needs in natural environments - a lesson for parents and service providers Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. Sister. Rita Mary : Rehabilitation of the girl child growing into adulthood and effectiveness of the inclusive programs after receiving early intervention Dr. Prabhjot Malhi : Preventive care programs for the child and mother in early identification and management of disability Ms. Mythily Chary : Projecting the scenario for a child early intervened and the community services towards inclusion in the coming decade

Sunday, December 16th 2007

International Conference, Day 2 - Mid-day

Time	Session Details - Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Enablers
12.30pm	Chairperson: Prof. Rangasayee, Director, AYJNIHH, Mumbai	Bridging developments in research in ICT in the field of disability in the last four years
	Co-Chairperson: Gen. Balasubramanium (Retd.)	Importance of research in ICT in field of disability
	Speaker List Topic Dr. John Stone, CIRRIE, SUNY, USA Information resources on disability and rehabilitation Ms. Aloka Guha, RCI, New Delhi Use of satellite and telecommunication in training Dr. Karthik and Mr. Sampath Kumar Web-based autism screening module Panel Discussion comprising of panelists: Dr. Hema Murthy, HOD Dept of Computer and Engineering, IIT Madras : Partnership with service providers in improving the quality of life for persons with disability Mr. Hari Eashwaran, Chairperson, IET : Role of Institutes as IET in developing technology for ICT enabling Mr. H. R. Mohan, The Hindu : Responsibility of media in creating positive attitude for persons with disabilty

Sunday, December 16th 2007

International Conference, Day 2 - Afternoon

Time	Session Details - Policy, programs and legislations
2.30pm	Chairperson: Ms. Veena Chhotrey, IAS, MSJE	International and national level policies and programs for persons' with disability
	Speaker List Topic UNESCAP Representative Major General(Retd.) Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM, Chairman, RCI Challenges in inclusion - Indian picture Ms. Poonam Natrajan, Chairperson, National Trust, India School readiness program of National Trust Prof. Rangasayee, Director, AYJNIHH Dr. Manoj Kumar, Commissioner for Disabled, MSJE
Recommendation:	Prof. P. Jeyachadran, Director, Vijay Human Services Dr. Mittal, Director, NIVH, Chennai
Valediction	Dr. Mrs. Veena Chhotrey, IAS,MSJE
Vote of Thanks	Mrs. Vimala Kannan, Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children, Chennai

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