Dear All
In continuation to the earlier posts made on the above cited subject, the Abstract submitted by us has been accepted to present the same on 12th December 2014.
The same has been pasted below for information as:
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LIVELIHOODS FOR EMPOWERMENT OF
PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES
N Lakshmi Narayana^, Advisor
A. Tagoor, Secretary
Chetana Foundation, Hyderabad.
ABSTRACT
Statement of the Study:
The poor access for training, rehabilitation and skill development have forced Persons
with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDDs) as marginalized and
out of the inclusive development.
Objectives: The study
aims to: understand the causes and consequences of disabilities; early
interventions, education; skill development; employment; and creation of
livelihoods as an empowerment.
Background: It is the
fact that poverty, disability and development are the cause and consequence of
each other and further deepens the poverty. In spite of the Acts and Policies,
the barrier limit the access for PWIDDs and thus to be part of the inclusive
community. The disability rehabilitation has transformed from charity to
welfare to development to rights based model. Accordingly, disability is the
responsibility rather than burden and should be part of the community
development itself. Under these circumstances, the need of the hour is to
develop need based service delivery system with innovation and creativity.
Chetana Foundation is the registered voluntary service organization which works
for the empowerment of PWIDDs and just completed its First Decade (2004-2014) of
Service journey with better participation and acceptance of the stakeholders.
Methodology: Chetana
has developed the institutional based training and rehabilitation of PWIDDs
living in parts of the Ranga Reddy District. The methodologies adopted are need
based matching to the skills, needs and vulnerabilities of PWIDDs. The
multidisciplinary approaches are effective in enhancing their skills which further
improved their opportunities for employment and livelihoods. Some of the trades
include: Paper Plates, Gel Candles, Phenyl, Ornamental Items and several other
need based.
Results: The process has created significant impact in
the lives of PWIDDs along with their parents. The open employment created has
resulted for inclusion in the community as an empowerment both socially and
economically. In addition, it has created livelihoods both on individual and
group as SHG basis with better sustainability and quality. The models are participative,
flexible, replicable, scalable and sustainable with innovation. The paper
presents the process of training, rehabilitation, skill development, employment,
income generation and success stories with an aim to answer the concern of the PWIDDs
and parents that “nothing about us without us?” and “what will happen to the child
after us?” respectively.
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