Students in the eleventh grade create software for autistic child

Students in the eleventh grade create software for autistic child.

Guha, Kamlesh, Jayash, and Avaneesh appeared to be taking a typical computer science class at first glance. The eleventh graders at Chennai’s DAV Boys Senior Secondary School are truly working to improve a piece of software they created earlier this year that aids autistic child in understanding facial expressions.

Due to repetitive thought and behaviour patterns brought on by a neuro-developmental disorder, children with autism have trouble communicating and interacting with others. These youngsters frequently struggle with seemingly easy tasks, like reading facial expressions.

According to studies, Vedic chanting can assist treat special needs kids.

When special needs kids listen to Beethoven or Mozart over time, their cognitive abilities improve. According to the American Music Therapy Association, rhythmic elements in music help autistic people’s sensory systems become more refined. Therapists who specialise in applied behaviour analysis have suggested listening to a few Beethoven or Mozart symphonies as a type of passive music therapy.

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Giving disabled wings and more

“There needs to be a change in the attitude that persons with disabilities cannot plan vacations and travel with able-bodied people.”
Neha Arora, 38, founded a tour operator company with the primary goal of increasing travel accessibility for individuals with impairments as a result of this fundamental conviction. They have access to an accessible place that they can share with those without disabilities thanks to Delhi-based Planet Abled.
At a young age, Arora had the idea to build such a place. Her mother is wheelchair-bound and has orthopaedic problems, while her father has vision impairment.

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In the India Expo Mart, the World Technology Exhibition & Conference to promote assistive technology for PWDs gets underway.

On March 24 (ANI/GPRC), Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) (India): The Global Assistive Technology Expo and Conference (GATEC), the first-ever international event for the promotion of assistive technology, will be held from March 23–25 at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. It is being organised by the Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA).

GATEC 2023 is a platform specifically designed to advance assistive technology for those with disabilities (Divyangjan). Shri Subhash Phal Dessai, Cabinet Minister and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, gave the opening remarks at the ceremony on Thursday.

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unanimously agreeing on the importance of accessible public transportation, especially on buses, for those with special needs in India and Tamil Nadu.

We have been protesting low floor buses for the past ten years, but nothing has been done. As a result, we constantly have to pay a lot for cabs.

Protest for low floor buses we have been for past 10 years still no action has been taken we always have to spend lots of money for cabs hope the government wakes up great effort @Rsathishkumar36 plz support @annamalai_k @amarprasadreddy @karthikgnath @BJP4TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/hyLFP2ye3X

— Karthik Chandrasekar (@karttweetss) March 20, 2023

General Debate on People with Disabilities in Conditions of Risk and Humanitarian Crises Held by Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

A two-day general discussion on people with disabilities in risky situations and humanitarian emergencies was held by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on March 7 and 8, with a focus on the situations in the following regional segments: the Asia Pacific, Central Asia and Eastern Europe; Western Europe and the Americas; and Africa and the Middle East.

The tremendous reaction to the day of the general discussion on article 11 demonstrated how crucial this area of work was, according to Rosemary Kayess, Committee Vice-Chair and Chair of the Working Group on Article 11 of the Convention. The ableist presumptions ingrained in state planning and response efforts have failed people with disabilities, as recent experience has demonstrated. Yet, how various people responded to crises like armed warfare, climate change, and acts of hostility could be. The Committee’s responsibility was to define State parties’ obligations.

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To help impaired pupils, the Delhi government trains special educators.

Over 30 special education instructors began receiving training on Monday from the Directorate of Education (DoE), in association with the World Health Organization, to enable them to create individualised care plans for children with impairments.

50 chosen schools will have their accessibility for students with disabilities inspected during the collaboration’s second phase.
“The DoE had written to WHO asking for technical assistance in bolstering different parts of the prevention and rehabilitation of pupils with disabilities in Delhi’s government schools.

Differently Abled Children are different than your kids. Different than the families they are born in. These amazing children have surpassed the urge to survive! They are born fighters and can take the world for a spin! Like you and me they don’t fuss about paltry issues of the society including politics, discrimination, racism and the like.

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Mumbai: A 14-year-old autistic child girl swims 21 kilometres, defying all odds.

Jiya Rai, a 14-year-old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), swam 21 kilometres (11 miles) from Belapur to the Gateway of India on February 26 in four hours and four minutes. Jiya, a naval sailor’s daughter, dedicated the occasion to the “Puneet Sagar Abhiyan,” an NCC project to clean rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water, including seashores and beaches. Every swimmer finds it difficult to swim at night, but Jiya’s tenacity and diligence gave her the confidence to get over all the obstacles. This is the route’s fastest time ever.

20 special needs children’s mothers were honoured for never giving up.

A child with intellectual disabilities travels nearly six hours with his mother to his sports practise. In floorball, the young man took home a gold medal at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria.

Rabiul Gazi, 22, of Joynagar in the South 24-Parganas district, has come a long way via sports and he intends to go even further. Since he was 5 years old, his mother, a domestic helper, has struggled for him. She brought him to Kolkata so he could receive medical attention, therapy, and athletic training.

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Providing jobs for those with intellectual impairments

I Mustafa, who is 40 years old, recently got his first job a little more than a month ago. Mustafa was waiting at his home in Kanathur on East Coast Road when this reporter spoke to him on a recent morning about 8 a.m. He was waiting for his regular car to take him to work, a Shell petrol station.

Mustafa, an intellectually disabled person, obtained this position after completing training programmes for trades.

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Against all odds, they spread joy

In the face of intellectual handicap, nothing shines brighter than tenacity. In Bengaluru on Tuesday, children and young adults with Down syndrome held an exhibition and sale to commemorate International Down Syndrome Day. This message was made very obvious.
Large crowds flocked to the event, which was organised by Happiness Is Khushi with RV College of Physiotherapy, Jayanagar, to buy homemade treats made by people with Down syndrome, including chocolates, snacks, coffee mugs, notepads, greeting cards, gift envelopes, paper bags, mobile pouches, calendars, and bookmarks. An inclusive calendar created by Happiness Is Khushi and NIFT Chennai was a runaway success.

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Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day

By providing for their medical requirements, such as routine checkups and prompt interventions like physiotherapy, speech therapy, and counselling, people with Down syndrome can have a higher quality of life.

Our Sunday just got a little brighter 🌞❤️

Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day, @ShombiSharp #UNRC 🇮🇳 attended a special Health Camp organised by @ManipalHealth in Dwarka @iapindia @dsfindia2 and @DspsDelhi for children with Down Syndrome. #WDSD2023 #DownSyndrome #WithUsNotForUs pic.twitter.com/cRqQhvXF5w

— United Nations in India (@UNinIndia) March 19, 2023

In India, Smile Train has performed its 700,000th cleft operation.

The largest cleft-focused NGO in the world, Smile Train, celebrates a significant accomplishment: 700,000 life-altering, free cleft operations have been supported in India by their network of more than 150 partner institutions.
The declaration was made by Susannah Schaefer, President and CEO of Smile Train, while she was in Bangalore. She made clear that this accomplishment just represented a small portion of how Smile Train is growing their cleft care presence in India: In addition to providing safe, excellent surgical care.

In order to ensure the long-term, successful rehabilitation of each patient in accordance with their specific needs, Smile Train also makes a growing number of essential, non-surgical cleft treatments possible at their partner hospitals, such as nutrition and feeding support, orthodontic services, speech therapy, and psychosocial counselling.

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Delhi: I can do it! More games for special needs children

Yuvraj, a Class XI student in a government school in west Delhi, has hearing loss that has hampered his academic performance, but he has excelled in the discus, shotput, and 200-meter sprint.
When the DoE sponsored a parasports competition for children with special needs in Delhi’s public schools for the first time, Yuvraj’s mother witnessed her son compete and triumph.
From March 17 to 23, Delhi hosted the paralympic sports.
Numerous winners, including Yuvraj, will now compete in games at the state level in April.

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Auditory verbal treatment will be provided to MCH.

Thiruvananthapuram: According to social welfare minister R Bindu, an auditory verbal treatment centre has been established at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH) to offer hearing-speech-language training to youngsters who have had cochlear implantation. On March 3, which is recognised as World Hearing Day, the centre will be officially opened. In addition to post-habilitation treatment training, it will use contemporary tools and systems, she said.
The Medical College’s ENT department and Kerala Social Security Mission worked together to create the therapeutic centre. For the project, a sum of Rs 79 lakh was approved.

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