Pediatrician ward, Ispat General Hospital
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Anshuman, a 3 yr child with CP
2nd of twins . Both children abandoned by mother. Brought up by father & piusi. The first child has started going to school.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Our guest in Kalunga camp- Mrs. D Samal
The recipient of the hearing aid Vicky Nikhandia in company of our guest Smt. Debasmita Samal in Kalunga CBR Camp. Also sitting with Bhakua is Sri SC Boity.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Kalunga CBR camp - the hearing aid
Vicky Nikhandia's new hearing aid is being adjusted by Sri BV Prabhakar, our speech pathologist.
Vicky Nikhandia being handed over a hearing aid by Mrs. Debasmita Samal
Vicky Nikhandia being handed over a hearing aid by Mrs. Debasmita Samal, a photo by sswain_1999 on Flickr.
Kalunga CBR camp. Mrs. Samal is the local leader who has helped us run the community based programme in Jalda area right from the inception.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
National Award for Rashmirekha Sahu of Home & Hope, Rourkela- a report by Orissa Diary.com
Report by Rashmi r Parida;
New Delhi:
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Mukul Wasnik presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2011, in a function held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 3rd December, 2011, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
He conveyed greetings to all persons with disabilities and the Community working for their empowerment. Hon’ble Union Minister conferred the National Award (Female) for ‘Outstanding Creative Adults with Disabilities’ on Ms. Rashmi Rekha Sahu belonging to Rourkela in Sundargarh District of Odisha. Ganjam District of Odisha, adjudged as the best district in the country, was conferred the National Award for the ‘Best District in Providing Rehabilitation Services’.
Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik congratulated Ms. Rashmi Rekha Sahu for winning the National Award (Female) for ‘Outstanding Creative Adults with Disabilities’. He commended the determination and the resolve exhibited by Ms. Sahu in achieving excellence and hoped that she will truly inspire all differently abled persons in the State to achieve their full potential.
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Odisha announced a cash reward of Rs. One Lakh to Ms. Sahu as a token of his deep appreciation for her outstanding achievements.
Hon’ble Chief Minister congratulated the district administration of Ganjam and staff of the District Disability Rehabilitation Centre, Ganjam District for their commendable efforts in winning the National Award for the ‘Best District in Providing Rehabilitation Services’. He expressed his appreciation for all the differently abled persons of Ganjam District for their untiring efforts and participation in various Rehabilitation Programmes continuing in the District.
The State Government of Odisha has launched a new initiative called ‘Bhima Bhoi Bhinnakhyama Samarthya Abhiyan’ to replicate the model of Ganjam District in the entire State, he stated. The initiative focuses on identification, certification and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities through a decentralized single window system. Currently being implemented at an annual cost of about Rs.40 crore, the initiative is expected to empower over two and a half lakh persons with disabilities in the State
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Umesh Prasad Padhi memorial award for 2011 & 2012
Set up by Sri Sudhakar Padhi, an ex-ED, in loving memory of his younger brother, the awarded person is from economically deprived class and is a trainee in Home & Hope. The certificate carries Rs. 200/- + per month for a year & was awarded by the chief guest Mr. G S Prasad in presence of a trustee Sri A K Behera.
Sanket being handed over a certificate by DM & HS, Dr. SK Mishra
International Day of persons with disabilities, Home & Hope.
Rashmirekha Sahu wins the trophy for the year
Sri Rajat Sahoo, secretary, Parents' Association receives the trophy for Rashmirekha who is away in Delhi where she supposed to receive the 'Outstanding Creative Adults with Disabilities’trophy (female)from the President of India today in the evening.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011
PWDs in Home & Hope
During the flag hoisting on occasion of idpwds(international day of persons with disabilities)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011 celebration in Home & Hope
The flag hoisted by chief guest Sri GS Prasad. Dr. S K Mishra, Director of medical & health on extreme left. Mrs. Prasad, as President, deepika mahila sanghati was also an honoured guest in celebration of international day of people with disabilities in Home & Hope today.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011
The Chief Guest Sri GS Prasad received by Sri N Pati
International Day rally enters Home & Hope
Rally flagged off by Janab Md Ajmal, Additional District Judge, Rourkela in front of Bhanja Bhavan.
A look for filmmakers
Parents of mentally disabled kids Shalini Gupta, Neena Wagh and Kusum Tiwari - look for filmmakers
Submitted by Kiran Pahwa on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 04:01
Panaji, Nov 28 : If Aamir Khan's "Taare Zameen par" (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the "intellectual disability" cause further.
Shalini Gupta, Neena Wagh and Kusum Tiwari - all mothers of intellectually disabled children - will conduct a special workshop for potential filmmakers and scriptwriters at the ongoing 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in order to create a wave of social awareness about the needs of children suffering from intellectual disabilities like autism, down syndrome and cerebral palsy.
"We have come to Goa with real story ideas, which we will share with potential filmmakers and scriptwriters. There are many more stories like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Paa' and 'My Name Is Khan' that remain untold and there is a dire need to make films on other aspects of intellectual disability," Gupta said.
The trio are a part of Saath, a loosely strung Delhi-based non-registered collective of 250-odd parents who have specially abled children, spread across India and abroad.
"Our main problem is the lack of awareness, when it comes to intellectual disabilities. People who are blind, deaf or ones with locomotive disability can self-propagate their needs, but until recently not too many people knew about things like autism," Neena Wagh told IANS.
Wagh said that films like TZP and a teleserial named "Aapki Antara" had done well to take the message to society, which due to an absolute lack of awareness and the ability to deal with special children, did not know how to handle such children.
"But these films have helped. I remember we were going on a picnic and one rural Haryanvi bus conductor said 'madam, yeh 'Taare Zameen Par' waale bachche hain na'," Wagh said.
While Saath is scheduled to present three short audio-visual films on intellectual disability at the IFFI, festival Director Shankar Mohan said that it was a moment of inspiration from French filmmaker Bertrand Tarvernier - who was awarded the lifetime achievement award at IFFI 2011 - which resulted in this special session, where the parents would bounce off film and documentary ideas to budding filmmakers and scriptwriters on intellectual disability.
"Tarvernier, during his press conference, talked of the filmmakers' social responsibility and then I found myself talking to Shalini (Gupta), when the idea struck me that we could facilitate an interaction with the filmmakers. Films should entertain, but they should not be divorced from social responsibility," Mohan said.(IANS)
Neena Wagh is a Life member and on the governing board of Autism society of India
Submitted by Kiran Pahwa on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 04:01
Panaji, Nov 28 : If Aamir Khan's "Taare Zameen par" (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the "intellectual disability" cause further.
Shalini Gupta, Neena Wagh and Kusum Tiwari - all mothers of intellectually disabled children - will conduct a special workshop for potential filmmakers and scriptwriters at the ongoing 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in order to create a wave of social awareness about the needs of children suffering from intellectual disabilities like autism, down syndrome and cerebral palsy.
"We have come to Goa with real story ideas, which we will share with potential filmmakers and scriptwriters. There are many more stories like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Paa' and 'My Name Is Khan' that remain untold and there is a dire need to make films on other aspects of intellectual disability," Gupta said.
The trio are a part of Saath, a loosely strung Delhi-based non-registered collective of 250-odd parents who have specially abled children, spread across India and abroad.
"Our main problem is the lack of awareness, when it comes to intellectual disabilities. People who are blind, deaf or ones with locomotive disability can self-propagate their needs, but until recently not too many people knew about things like autism," Neena Wagh told IANS.
Wagh said that films like TZP and a teleserial named "Aapki Antara" had done well to take the message to society, which due to an absolute lack of awareness and the ability to deal with special children, did not know how to handle such children.
"But these films have helped. I remember we were going on a picnic and one rural Haryanvi bus conductor said 'madam, yeh 'Taare Zameen Par' waale bachche hain na'," Wagh said.
While Saath is scheduled to present three short audio-visual films on intellectual disability at the IFFI, festival Director Shankar Mohan said that it was a moment of inspiration from French filmmaker Bertrand Tarvernier - who was awarded the lifetime achievement award at IFFI 2011 - which resulted in this special session, where the parents would bounce off film and documentary ideas to budding filmmakers and scriptwriters on intellectual disability.
"Tarvernier, during his press conference, talked of the filmmakers' social responsibility and then I found myself talking to Shalini (Gupta), when the idea struck me that we could facilitate an interaction with the filmmakers. Films should entertain, but they should not be divorced from social responsibility," Mohan said.(IANS)
Neena Wagh is a Life member and on the governing board of Autism society of India
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