SPECIAL EDUCATION (SE) PROGRAMME

The objective of the programme is to generate awareness about disability related issues; to identify and assess children and young adults with intellectual & developmental disabilities; to educate & train them to realize their potential and facilitate their rehabilitation in the family and community. The activities are carried out both on and off campus. The focus on campus is on the development of functional academic, language and communication, daily living, house-hold, domestic & vocational skills. On campus facilities and services include: • Two assisted independent living units that provide a simulated ‘home’ environment for young adults. • Residential facilities, separate for male and female. • A day school that includes class rooms, a library, a computer laboratory, vocational training facilities, sports and other co-curricular activities. • The Therapeutic Centre provides physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychological assessments and counselling, school readiness and early intervention services; and a Resource room that provides suggestions, ideas and information for stake-holders. • The Training Centre runs professional courses and in-house training for teachers, parents, other stake-holders and members of the staff. The Outreach Programmes constitutes our off-campus activities, to cover both Dehradun district and the other districts of Uttarakhand. The programmes include awareness sessions, early intervention centres, itinerant teachers to government primary schools and also district support centres, currently in two districts.