Support / Activities in 2017- 2018

and Further Plans

for Divya Vidhyalay

– Apr 2018

– By

Trilokchand Papriwal Charitable Trust

Items provided for the Visually Challenged -1

Entertainment / Brain simulation Items Chess Boards (2) Word Builder Kit Scrabble Board

(Ms. Manisha Patil, their principal intends to use these for competitions)

Items provided for the Visually Challenged -2

Study Material Braillers (2) Brailler Paper (12 packs) Itel basic phone (8) with talkback feature to

study in evenings + 8Gb memory Cards (8) + USB Cable + 32G USB Pen Drive(1).

Markers for blind and low vision for making tactile diagrams (8).

Braille Kits (20) and Canes (20) – provided by NAB

Items provided for the Visually Challenged -3

Entertainment / Reading material Audio descriptive movies (9) from Saksham

to be played on the PC / TV. P. K, Taare Zameen Par, Bhag Milka Bhag ,Karamati coat,

Stanley Ka Dubba, Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail, Kat Kat Kad Kaddu, Barfi,3 Idiots.

Braille Newspaper from Reliance Drusti. Talking Book elibrary (NAB) : life time subscription done for the school - Membership number is 2560.

Items provided for the Visually Challenged -4

Entertainment / Reading material – cont. Magazines from NAB

• Vigyan Bharati (quarterly)

• Deep Shikha  (quarterly)

• Blind Welfare (quarterly)

• Braille Saptahik (weekly)

Magazines from All India Confederation of the Blind

Champak, Balhans (fortnightly) Nandan (Monthly)

Braille Kits (20) and Canes (20) – provided by NAB

Braillers, brailler paper and chess boards given

Basic Phone itel it5233 designed with king voice feature was given to these

children to study for their board exams. They were also taught how to use it.

Basic Phone with Talk Back feature has been given to 8 - Std X students

and 1 - Std XII Student

2 Kids with physical disability were given wheel chairs

Same 2 Kids were later given walkers

These 2 Kids have shown significant improvement and can now walk without

support

3rd Kid with physical disability

For the 3rd child, a leg strap has been provided.

Trainings provided for the Visually Challenged

Computer Training (NVDA) at Victoria Memorial was provided to teachers, Amol and Parmeshwar.

1 month training for all staff members at NAB in month of May.

A Teenagers Rehabilitation Training Course of 6 weeks is being provided to 5 of our 10th/12th STD students.

New Technologies / Devices Being Assessed

eSight :

For the partially blind

At XRCVC and Ashwani

Eye Clinic

https://www.esighteyewear.com/

New Technologies / Devices Assessed and one piece is being procured

Ebrailler BrailleMe

cost effective Connects to

PC and Mobile Demo'ed by

Abbas from HKI (blind+deaf+mute)

Avaz App Evaluation (iOS and Android) in English and Hindi.

Support for the Visually Challenged at Divya Vidhyalay

Further we can support with : PCs (with NVDA) (need to set up a Lab) eBraillers (needed for daily work) Stock Android Mobile phones (needed for seeing without eyes sessions)

Magnifier (so they can study like normal kids, in case of non-degenerative vision)

Low vision room for visual stimulation for the partially blind.

Support for the Visually Challenged at Divya Vidhyalay

Tentative trainings being planned are: Computer course by Enable India Seeing without eyes session by XRCVC /

Enable India

Next Activities / Challenges for the Visually Challenged

Check and procure study material for STD VI and XI.

Shift the partial vision children to magnifier from braille.

Career Options and short term courses after STD XII.

Trainings provided for the Staff of the Mentally Challenged

Four topics have been covered by Ummeed Understanding Behaviors Speech Autism Intellectual Disability

- Assignments have been given to the teachers, to submit 2 things that they will implement differently in the new academic year.

- A long term association with Ummeed can be planned.

Ummeed training on Intellectual Disability

Visit by the Clinical PsychlogistClinical Pyschlogist and Counsellor, Ms. Rupal

Ajmera (M.A) visited our school and is ready to make weekly visits to Jawhar.

In her report, she expects to Structure the teaching in accordance to intelligence level .

Introduce new activities to improve their logical, emotional, creative and intellectual intelligence.

To know their creativity and willingness to do other activities .

And Add Yoga and Meditation

Dance Therapy

Sujok Therapy and Acupressure Therapy

Institutes Visited

- Mentally Challenged SPJ Sadhana Communication Deall Adhar Dilkhush ( School + Teacher training ) Academy of Learning and Development (ABM)

- Ali Yuvar Jung

- Sarthak Educational Trust

Future Support for the Mentally Challenged at Divya Vidhyalay

Computer games Toys for children with special needs Curriculum from institutes of Mumbai Activity room / setup for occupational

therapy / GYM Introduce ABM -Anat Baniel Method MSIED Kit (For Mentally Retarded)

Skill Development Needed - MR

Skill tests for the MR kids to identify which vocational field to put them in. (this is usually a 2 to 3 years process after mastering ADL – Activities of Daily Living)

Identify the vocational fields that can be implemented and start the process.

Check for direct integration into main stream jobs.

Academic Development - MR

We have 6 slow learners and 33 other kids in the Mild MR category. All of them are very capable of pursuing academic studies.

(if required from NIOS Board) Alternately, good schools like SPJ Sadhana

do not stress on academics at all. They plan for direct integration in main stream jobs.

Our Challenges : Mentally Challenged

IQ Assessment of the remaining students How do we integrate into main stream jobs

(SPJ Sadhana) Can we get the curriculum that Jai Vakeel is

following? NIOS board? Centers for therapy from the Samaj Kalyan

office of Palghar district

Speech + Hearing Screening, 2- day Camp was conducted By Ali Yuvar

Jung (AYJNIHH) for all 120 studentsChildren that

appear to have some level of problem will be properly assessed in June after school re-opens.

General Support for the children at Divya Vidhyalay

Special girls' education (good and bad touch) Child Protection Issues

Marma Science and Therapy, the ancient method of maintaining health

and treating diseaseMrityunjay Mission Medical Centre Dr. S K Joshi, Founder-President of the Mission, Haridwar,

India, has researched extensively, both in academic and practical terms, on the ancient science of Marma Chikitsa. He has brought it down to present times, relating it to modern medical reference and having treated thousands of patients.

In hopes, to use this for our special children, we have requested him to visit here at Mumbai.

Man Power Needed

Finalized candidate of Masters in Social Work, Mr. Bapu Shinde who is to join at our school in June.

Can be finalized:

1. Clinical psychologist (weekly visit to Jawhar @ Rs. 3000) (need in MR section): Ms. Rupal Ajmera

2. Ummeed long term collaboration (need in MR section)

Man Power Needed For Visually Challenged

Math / Science Teacher Teacher for coding / computer programming Computer Teacher / Additional Teachers

needed Hindi / English Teacher

Man Power Needed For Mentally Challenged

Speech Therapist Special teachers for MR (we will have 6 for 80

children, next year) Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist Local assistant therapist

Medical Resources / Tests to be done

Re-do Psychological Tests for all children Functional vision tests for partially sighted

children Vaccination 6 monthly complete health check up / camp

including blood test and chest X-ray Hearing and speech re-tests (AYJNIHH)

From UK Seva

What are the assistive devices used by such special children in UK?

What curriculum do the Intellectually Disabled children follow?

Is it possible that the volunteers of UK Seva during their visit to Divya Vidhyalay, take short spoken communication classes with our visually challenged kids in an attempt to improve their English?

Thank You