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Education is a
fundamental right. The programme lays emphasis on inclusive
education for disabled and non-disabled children. The programme
focuses on access to primary education for children with
disabilities with an emphasis on inclusive education-
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Ensuring
children with disability attend school regularly
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Facilitate
coaching classes through Self help Groups
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Making
Schools Barrier Free
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Computer training
for children and youth with disabilities
In the early years of the
CBR programme, Makkala Bhavishya (Children’s Future) was
initiated to enroll poor disabled and no disabled children who
were not in school or had dropped out, back in school. The
programme identified the children, facilitated their physical
rehabilitation in the form of regular therapy, assistive devices
and surgical intervention whatever appropriate for each child.
Educated women within the community were identified to conduct
coaching classes, bridge course centres. Sanghas or Self help
Groups were set up to encourage parents to save up for the
children’s future and continue education.
Currently
through the programme a total of 213 out of 251 children with
disabilities have access to education-
Early
childhood-22
Primary -84
Secondary
-55
Special -52
29 children
with severe disabilities are accessing home based education
through the Sarva Shikhsa Abhiyan (SSA), a Govt. of India
programme for Universalization on Elementary Education.
Building multi
sectoral Linkages the programme
sensitizes school teachers and
the management to change their attitude towards children with
disabilities.
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