DEFINATELY A GOOD CAUSE TO RECOND WITH ON A GLOBAL PLATFORM AS MANY OF US ARE LACKING INFORMATION OF AUTISTICS DISABILITY
On 24/12/2014, Amar Jain <[email protected]> wrote: > Here we have Rahul Bajaj from Nagpur, who has taken an initiative to > spread awareness about Autism. Another step of yours Rahul, which > becomes inspiration for all of us! > > Title: Seven students unite for autism awareness > Source: > http://m.timesofindia.com/city/nagpur/Seven-students-unite-for-autism-awareness/articleshow/45622695.cms > > Article Text: NAGPUR: While autism is defined as a developmental > disability, the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 does not recognize > it so. As a result, it does not figure in the list of disabilities for > most social security schemes and government policies for the welfare > of the disabled. A group of seven students from the city took up the > cause of those suffering from autism. > > As part of participating in the Harvard US-India initiative (HUII) > conference to be held in January, an initiative called 'Bridging the > Gap' that seeks to remove social taboos and popular myths about autism > was started. Rahul Bajaj, Abhishek Naik, Sanya Deshmukh, Kasturi > Thengdi, Sanskriti Babhulkar, Pushkar Godbole and Siddhant Bhosale > would be presenting the work they have done under the project at the > conference. > > "It would be difficult to find any disability which is as widely > misunderstood or as widely prevalent amongst young children and adults > across India as autism. Some people believe that autistic kids are > only naughtier or difficult to handle, while others believe that they > are exceptional geniuses like an Einstien or a Newton," said law > student Rahul explaining the reason to choose to work for autistic > children for the social impact challenge of HUII. > > The first and most important task that the group undertook was > engaging in dialogues with mainstream education institutions. "Our > objective is to make them understand that with the right amount of > training and support, people with autism can compete on a footing of > equality with their able-bodied counterparts. However, most schools > feel these differently-abled kids must have their special schools, > which is not true. We are acting as a connecting link between > institutions and autism experts to fill knowledge gaps and share best > practices," informed Pushkar, an engineering student. > > The group also involved some of the special schools in an attempt to > figure out the specific challenges they are facing. Parents of > autistic children, autism experts and special educators were all > included in the process of ensuring that the skills of autistic people > are fully tapped and they get a more socially active life. Social > media platforms and other resources have also been utilized for this. > > "The ultimate aim is to enable kids with autism grow up into > independent adults. Their biggest limitation is in terms of social > interactions. So if they are isolated during school, the awkwardness > will never go away. It was this thought that made us start > interactions between 'normal' schools and special schools, sensitizing > teachers as well as kids," said medical student Sanskriti. > > Though the initiative began for a competition, the group plans on > continuing what they have started. "In fact, we wish for people to > support the cause. The help can be in any form from spreading > awareness to providing emotional and other support systems. We are > even inviting people through our social networking pages to join the > cause and pledge at least four hours a month for it," said CA student > Abhishek Naik. > -- > Amar Jain. > Website: www.amarjain.com > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- with best regards dhawal ganatra Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
