Community Based Rehabilitation of people living with various disabilities is another intervention that touches thousands of lives. (Akilesh)
Chetanalaya CBR programmes are a perfect blend of specially designed interventions that aims at capacitating the communities into caring communities. The target population of the CBR activities is people with different needs and special needs. Special knowledge and skills are imparted to the care givers, who are the family members and the general community at large to include these people in the mainstream of the social life.
Creation of barrier free environment in the public places is taken up as an issue. Chetanalaya offices are all made wheel chair friendly.
Disability assessment camps are organized in the community to enable the poor people get certified- which is a mandatory for obtaining the special privileges granted to them by the government.
Chetanalaya Special schools are giving special education to these children. (Interview of teacher).
Physiotherapy camps are organized and equipments that increase the mobility of the people are distributed free of cost.
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