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Special Needs

special-needsThis area deals mainly with the persons who suffer from intellectual and associated disabilities. Today children and adults are cared for on a daily basis covered by the following projects.

  • AVA VIHAR is a residential unit for adults and children with special needs. Those adult residents, who have no family of their own, stay in Ava Vihar on a permanent basis. Other residents are encouraged to go home with their families, during the holidays. To assist in the rehabilitation, the residents attend the Day School or Vocational Training Programmes..read more
  • DAY CENTRE – a day school for children with Special Needs. The children attend special education classes ranging from pre-primary through to vocational training. Some of the residents from Ava Vihar attend the Day Centre as well. Each student is provided a nutritious mid-day meal..read more
  • VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND REHABILITATIVE WORKSHOP – on completion of  Vocational Training the children are free to either seek employment in their local community, help in their family business or be employed either in the Rehabilitative Workshop or in the offices at Raphael. The Workshop helps rehabilitate children and adults to become a productive work force. The workshop presently produces candles, paper and fabric products which find ready market..read more
  • COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION ( CBR ) – the objective of this programme is to provide services to children with special needs in the villages away from the city centre. Presently a contiguous area encompassing 32 villages is covered with assistance to children to attend ‘anganwadis’ or primary schools. Home based programmes as also services by both Physiotherapist and Speech Therapist are provided. Presently, three resource teachers supervise this programme..read more
  • TRAINING CENTRE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSES – this Centre is recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India to conduct various courses towards training of Special educators. Raphael Training Centre conducts a two year full time course titled Diploma in Education Special Education (Mental Retardation) (DEd, SE(MR)), several Distance Education Programmes such as BEd in Special Education, Foundation Course for ‘In Service Teachers on Concept of Inclusive Education’. Well qualified full time faculty as also guest lecturers who are experts in their respective fields, conduct these courses..read more
  • RESOURCE CENTRE – DYSLEXIA – the Resource Centre in Raphael provides assessment and remedial services to children with learning difficulties from mainstream schools in Dehra Dun..read more