Pregnancy & Parenting: Tips, advice and information for Indian parents!
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While speaking of somebody with a visual impairment we would be referring to a person who is either partially sighted or is blind. A person is referred to as blind when he has a loss of vision or a field restriction so high that he or she cannot rely on sight for learning. Normally people with less than 20/20 vision are considered blind.
Does your child not make the effort despite patient instruction? Do you feel the child is creating problems to irritate you? Think - he may have learning problems…
Passed in 2000, the Persons with Disability Act recognises the right of the disabled to access areas of education and other fields in a barrier-free environment...
A search for community has brought together parents with autistic children under the aegis of Action For Autism (AFA), headquartered in New Delhi.
Hearing impairment involves a total or partial loss of hearing in one or both ears.
Although some speech disorders are caused by physical abnormalities in the speech/hearing organs, many speech difficulties arise from incorrect learning or psychological problems, especially between the formative, speech habit years of 3 to 6.
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Autism is a brain disorder that makes it difficult for a person to respond to the world around. It begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood.
There is a growing recognition of the need for trained support in the field of special education - initially perceived as a zone of charity.
It is when the physical attributes and learning abilities of some children differ from the norm to such an extent that an individualised programme of special education is required.
In such children, brain development is arrested, usually characterised by sub-normality of intelligence. It could be caused by any condition impairing brain development - before birth, during birth, or in childhood years.
The paediatrician should look for signs of autism and help families to cope with it.
The first five years of a child's life are crucial and parents should utilise them to nurture the child's mind, body and soul, not on coping with their own disappointments and anger.
A list of common misconceptions that continue to abound, regarding the various conditions of disabilities.
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For a blind person, it is easy to know the texture of the material s/he is buying, whether it is cotton, crepe, silk or lycra. What is difficult to know is the colour...
Marginalised and made invisible by the "mainstream" of "normal" people in power, administration or at home, the disabled have finally asserted their right to stand up and be counted in the National Census.
Divya was hit by a car when she was four. A spinal chord injury left her confined to a wheelchair for life. At 15, she could do most things her peers did, but certain things were beyond her due to cerebral palsy.
After 50 years of freedom, the Indian society still views the visually disabled with pity and charity. Very few recognise or appreciate their potential or talents. In fact, the blind people themselves have little faith in their own ability and potential.
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