Unit of Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust
Vision
Reaching Early Intervention Services to every Child with Intellectual Disability and associated conditions
Mission
- To Provide services in Prevention, Early Detection, Identification and Early Intervention in Intellectual Disability
- To Empower parents and family members in the care and management of children with disability
- To Undertake any other responsibility in, making “Inclusion” a reality for the child
- To Disseminate information on creating awareness, updating of knowledge in Intellectual Disability and associated conditions among professionals in the field and the general public
- To Start a Training Academy to conduct recognized courses in Special Education
Values
- Zero Rejection of any child at entry level with Intellectual Disability
- Openness to Developments and Innovation in Technology in the field of Special Education
- Adaptability to the growing needs of Inclusion in the community
Objectives And Activities
Objective 1: Providing Early Intervention Services for the Habilitation of the Child with Intellectual Disability through
- Early detection through direct communication and referrals
- Early identification using the Upanayan assessment tool
- Implementation of the Early Intervention program Upanayan
- Providing support systems through the projects–Annapoorna, Sankarshana, Samyam, Sambhavam and Sanmargam
- Establishing a Montessori unit at the Centre to create a pre-school environment prior to education in mainstreaming
Objective 2: Rehabilitation of Parents and their Empowerment through
- Training programs
- Planning and conducting events
- Conducting Early Childhood Special Education Diploma course
Objective 3: Creating Awareness on the Importance of Prevention, Early Detection / Early Intervention through
- Dissemination of knowledge
- Effective media communication
- MNC website
Objective 4: Organize Outreach programs through
- Government schemes and in programs conducted for special schools
Objective 5: Create professionals in special education through
- Offering professional courses accredited by the Rehabilitation Council of India
- In-house refresher/orientation courses to staff/parents
Objective 6: Moving forward
- Preparing children with early intervention experiences, training them in developing skills towards their employability in their adult years, on an experimental basis