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The Association of
People with Disability
6th Cross, Hutchins Road
(Off Hennur Main Rd)
Lingarajapuram
St. Thomas Town Post
Bangalore 560 084, INDIA
Phone: +91 (080) 2547 5861
Email [email protected]
www.apd-india.org
We have examined the Balance Sheet of THE ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY (name of the trust or institution), and the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended as at 31.03.2011 which are in agreement with the Books of Account maintained by the said trust or institution.
2 (A) We further Report:
• These Financial statements are the responsibility of the above trust / institution. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
• We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement . An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by the above trust / institu-tion, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
B. Subject to 2(A) above:
• We have obtained all the information and explanations, which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of the audit.
• In our opinion, proper Books of Accounts have been kept by the above named trust / institution so far as appears from our examination of the books.
• In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts read with the notes forming part of Report and notes relating to Significant Accounting Policies give a true and fair view, in conformity with the Accounting Principles generally accepted in India.
• In the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the above named trust / institution as at 31.03.2011 and
• In the case of Income and Expenditure Account, of the Excess of Income over Expenditure of its accounting year ended on 31.03.2011.
For RAJAGOPAL & BADRI NARAYANANChartered Accountants
Sd/-M.S.RajagopalPartner.
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we were able to extend our reach to cover 1474 persons, at a cost of Rs. 10.80 Lakhs.
‘People’s organization’ has been at the forefront of our community efforts. The Deaf Parents Association was constituted at the state level and the Spinal Cord Injury association was formulated as an independent group. Through Right to Information Act (RTI) and Public hearings, a significant number of disabled people were supported. Various disability collectives enrolled 1905 new persons during the year, aggregating our reach to 11242.
With reinforced early intervention and urban centre based therapy programmes, the Therapy team supported 3294 persons.
The Mobility programme conducted new research on special wheelchairs for children with disability and improvement in home accessibility services. The team stepped up its networking efforts with government agencies and other groups, which helped extend its reach to 3532 user partners.
The Education team stepped out from 150 villages leaving behind self sustaining communities and support structures. A new community learning centre became operational in a slum in Ulsoor, Bengaluru. Overall, the education programme reached 1843 children. Working closely with SSA, the programme team was able to influence SSA workers to launch innovative avenues to ensure education for children with disabilities.
The Livelihood programme was extended to two new districts. We stepped up our efforts to find employment for young people with disabilities through networking and job fairs, managing to place 590 persons. With the enrolment of 3441 new persons, the team reached 6130 people this year.
The Horticulture Training team trained 67 persons and secured employment for 48 disabled persons. This activity is being replicated across other NGOs, introducing new training modules and encouraging self employment enterprises.
The Human Resources team facilitated several internal and external training programmes, ensuring career development and containing attrition. The team has started providing consultancy services to other NGOs for
strengthening their human resources management. It also played a vital role as a nodal agency, for the CBR courses of Bangalore University, to facilitate development of CBR professionals.
Institutional Development was sustained through higher levels of resource mobilization efforts through new corporate connections and participation in public events. APD emerged as the highest fund raiser in the Sunfeast 10K Marathon for the third consecutive year. By systemizing the volunteer management process, we engaged volunteers in key activities including training and fund-raising, recording volunteer engagement to the extent of 5400 hours.
Through all the programmes during the year 2010-2011, APD supported 27,582 persons with disability, compared to 22,073 persons during the previous year.
Financial performance: Income earned was Rs.476.51 Lakhs which was 96.93% of the budgeted income of Rs.491.60 Lakhs. Expenditure was Rs.483.58 Lakhs, at 92.22% of budgeted expenses of Rs.524.32 Lakhs. This resulted in a Net deficit of Rs.7.06 Lakhs at the end of the year as against estimated deficit of Rs.32.72 Lakhs. This satisfactory performance was due to enhanced financial discipline and effective monitoring.
While our growth and performance during the year were up to the mark, we cannot become complacent. Reputation and recognition gained in the past will have to be sustained and enriched by forward looking, innovative thoughts and actions. To be a forerunner and achieve breakthroughs in the field of disability management and development, it is necessary to rededicate ourselves to the cause of the Disability sector. Collective and concerted efforts need to be intensified by getting together all concerned stakeholders including parents, community, policy makers, peoples’ representatives, opinion leaders and Government systems. We are hopeful that our newly designed District Centric Programme will lead us to achieve this purpose.
The paradoxical statement ‘We have to run fast to stand where we are’ appears to be most appropriate to APD in the present context.
Details of progress achieved during the year are furnished hereunder:
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Community Service of Bangalore 20,000
Dinesh Gopalan 20,000
Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore East 20,000
M/s.Knowerx Education (India) Pvt Ltd 20,000
Mr.Sajid Rehman. 20,000
Ms.Deepa Nehal Kothari 20,000
P S Rukmani 20,000
Sita Sarwal 20,000
Srinivasan Rajambal Ramanan Trust 20,000
The Mediworld 18,660
Kevin & Jackie watts 18,250
Priya Vasudevan 18,000
Dr. Ann 17,115
Dieter Herbst 17,000
Antares India 16,000
Dr.Sumati Surya 16,000
Indru Wadhwani 16,000
New Foundpool Women’s Group 15,538
Alison and Gautam Wadhwani 15,000
Anil Mathaese D Souza 15,000
David D’Costa, 15,000
Dr.Shivananda Handigund 15,000
Gabriel Loreanzo 15,000
K V Bahaleyen 15,000
M.N.Vijayalakshmi 15,000
Ms.Swetha Shetty 15,000
Sampoorna Hegde 15,000
Sridhar Kanthadai 15,000
Arun Paul Mathew 13,000
Prof. M.Renee Borges 13,000
Prof.M.Rohini Godbole 13,000
Prof.Sanjeev Kumar Gupta 13,000
P.S.Kochar 12,603
Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore 12,300
Lorna Pais 12,000
D.Durai 12,000
Krishnaswamy Divakaran 12,000
Rajni Wadhwani 12,000
Sudha Krishnan 12,000
Shoba Thejopal 11,930
B.M.Vishwanath 11,702
Eva Sitaram Booth 11,520
Robert S. Appleby 11,500
Dipesh Ruporelia 11,000
Ajay Gopalswamy 10,000
Divya Modi, 10,000
Dr Ranjan Ramdas Pai 10,000
S.R.Narayan 10,000
Usha Padmini 10,000
Abdhul Khadeer, 10,000
Ability in Disability 10,000
Amudavalli 10,000
Anand Sudarshan 10,000
Avinash Jathan 10,000
B.K. Ramoo 10,000
Gayatri & Phillip Abbott 10,000
Gool Gyara, 10,000
JKM Overseas Pvt. Ltd. 10,000
K.Sridharan 10,000
Karneet Enterprises (India) Pvt. Ltd., 10,000
Mphasis Limited. 10,000
Mr.Alexander Abraham 10,000
Mrs. Jaya Pathy 10,000
Mrs.Kasturi Gulab Wadhwani 10,000
Mrs.Lakshmi Narendra 10,000
Ms.Celine Lobo 10,000
Pallavi Dasguptha 10,000
Planman Motion Pictures Pvt.Ltd. 10,000
Prabha Char 10,000
Prof. Vasant Natarajan 10,000
R.R.Rao 10,000
Rahul Savoor 10,000
Reshmi Kunnath 10,000
S.J.George 10,000
Shanti Jayaram 10,000
Som Rajagopalan 10,000
Sunil Kumar B G 10,000
Swamynathan.B. 10,000
The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited 10,000
Thumboochetty Foundation 10,000
V P Mahendra 10,000
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We are grateful to all our donors who have contributed to the progress of our centre in various ways. Deccan herald, Prajavani and Sudha have been supplied free of cost during the year 2010-2011.
Grants and Donations received (Rs.10,000/- & Above)
Scottish Catholic International Aid Foundation 2,497,199
Northern Trust 1,558,103
Child Rights & You 1,498,086
Zurich Community Trust (UK) Ltd 1,062,079
MIBLOU 949,673
Fidelity Business Service India Pvt.Ltd. 945,383
Rotary Bangalore Peenya 924,416
Deaf Child Worldwide 835,830
Friends of A.P.D. 794,595
Caritas India 706,150
SERVE 676,503
State Street Foundation Inc 663,396
Give foundation 523,473
Charities Aid Foundation 474,812
Trinity High School 436,081
Vinod Kumar Khandpur - 382,680
St.Davids High School 340,582
KPMG Foundation 304,280
Dhwani Foundation 300,000
B R Shivashankar 266,000
P.R Srinivasan 225,018
The Apex Foundation 218,978
Sri Balaji Charitable Trust 182,500
HSBC Bank 150,000
Basic Needs India Trust 145,250
St Mungo’s High School 121,738
Bangalore Indiranagar Rotary Trust 120,000
Bank of Baroda 120,000
Tata Elxsi Limited 117,909
S Santhanam 106,000
Raghu Memorial Charitable Trust 100,550
Christ Vidhyalaya 100,000
Dr.Syed Ahmed Memorial Charitable Trust 100,000
Nitin Kataria 100,000
Shri Justice N.D.Krishna Rao Memorial Trust 100,000
Mind Scape Computing (P) Limited 90,000
Difacto Robotics & Automation Pvt Ltd. 86,944
Bank Of India 73,500
St Aidans High School 73,329
Azim Premji Foundation 70,000
Women’s Rehabilitation Group 69,000
St. Ambrose High School 67,590
St. Ninians High School 64,665
Chandrika Wilie 60,000
Seva In Action 58,500
Doris Saldanha 57,000
Selkirk High School 52,206
Susan J. Cudworth 50,364
Appaji Gowda Bhagirathama Trust 50,000
Goutham Dayal, 50,000
Koushik Dayal 50,000
NGEE ANN Polytechnic 50,000
Lions Club of Bangalore 49,000
Lions Club of Sevanagar 49,000
Johnson Controls 47,227
S.S.Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, 45,000
Gokul Creators 40,000
Sringeri Matt 36,000
Nirmala.M.B 35,180
C.Krishniah Chetty Foundation 35,000
Ananth Bhandari Trust 32,000
Vriksha Bonsai Study Circle 30,000
Mr.Oscar E Vaz 28,000
Seva Switchgear Pvt Ltd 28,000
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation 25,000
Aruna .C.Newton 25,000
Bagaria Education Trust 25,000
Geetha Enterprises 25,000
Girdharilal Agrawal And Co., 25,000
Jayakumar Sadras 25,000
Mr.Mohit Agarwal 25,000
RGA Software Systems Pvt Ltd. 25,000
12 Improve foundation 24,352
Bharath Gas 24,000
Paul C Waxlax / Pamela A Waxlax 23,000
S.N.Leela 23,000
B & Dr. Chr. Stocker 22,000
B.M.Devaya 22,000
J.H.Shahani 22,000
Rotary House of Friendship 21,150
Prof.E.K. Narayanan 20,000
CMR National PU College 20,000
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The People’s Organization team continued its work in supporting the progress of people’s movements and engaging with local, district and state government systems to ensure implementation of various provisions of the Disability Act. Public hearings were conducted in four districts in Karnataka on 103 petitions relating to denial of education, malnutrition and hostels. Advocacy efforts secured the release of a government order requiring 3% budget allocation for disability work in all 240 city and municipal corporations in Karnataka. The State level Deaf Parents Association was initiated as an apex group to support people with hearing impairment.
During the year, the group enrolled 1905 new persons, improving the total reach of the programme to 11242.
State and Urban advocacy efforts continued to bring measurable results. Two out of five VDF members who contested the gram Panchayath elections were successfully elected. The state level advocacy team facilitated the issuance of a circular to town, municipal and city corporations requiring railings and ramps in all administrative offices.
APD participated in an awareness campaign on national trust schemes called ‘Badte kadam‘ and in the ‘My school’ campaign that was aimed at sensitizing government
and other groups on emerging issues in school systems. The team also worked with the State level census alliance group to ensure PWDs are properly counted in the census and joined the State Disability Commissioner’s office and ‘Seva In Action’ to work on the ‘New Disability bill for State Consultation programme’ .
An Urban DPO and NGO alliance –‘Karnataka Rajya Angavikalara Sanghatanegala Ikyata Vedike’- was initiated by the urban advocacy team and issues related to denial of jobs at Namma Metro, KSRTC and Power Corporation were pursued in order to ensure 5% reservation for PWDs.
A unique workshop was held involving corporation planning experts and chief officers from across the state. The participants received inputs on ways to implement the prescribed 3% budget allocation towards disability work.
After the workshop, a report was submitted to the Commissioner, Directorate of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Government of Karnataka. Based on the report, the commissioner passed a Government Order requiring 3% budget allocation in all 240 city and municipal corporations and Pattana Panchayaths in Karnataka.
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Consequently, an amount of Rs.54 Crores has been made available for rehabilitation of people with disabilities.
Beneficiaries of various schemes during 2010-11
Name of the Scheme Rural UCBR Total
ID cards & Medical certificate 326 64 390
Monthly allowances 157 50 207
Bus Pass & Railway Pass 296 102 398
Scholarship 271 58 329
Housing scheme 21 06 27
Anthyodhaya public food distribution
cards. 16 01 17
Access 3% reservation from
panchayat60 00 60
Training and Employment & Adhara
Scheme175 00 175
Access to National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act86 00 86
Income certificates 00 37 37
Niramaya Health cards in
collaboration with the Government
of Karnataka, on the role of
development commissioners in the
implementation of the PWD Act and
UNCRPWD, was organized for 41
municipal commissioners,
22 17 39
Sandhya & Janani suraksha 00 10 10
Total 1430 345 1775
The disability collective formed six new children’s collectives in Bijapur, Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Davanagere districts. 13 new VDFs were created and the collectives enrolled 191 new members during the year. Six community rehabilitation therapy centres were established in Sindagi Taluk, within the block resource centres of the SSA programme, where 123 children with disabilities received therapy services.
Impact of Public Hearings conducted by APD:
• 23 new Anganawadis sanctioned
• 29 Anganawadis repaired
• 282 children with malnutrition identified, access ensured to Rs.750/- under the government scheme for better treatment and double nutrition food.
• Four ANMs recruited for primary healthcare centres
• 34 children with severe disabilities ensured access to Home Based Education
• Women and Child Department, Disability Directorate, Education and Health Departments are positively responding to the special needs of the children with disabilities
• The Bijapur district hospital has recently established a nutrition and dietetics centre for prevention of malnutrition in the district
The disability collective ensured 505 persons receive benefits under social Security schemes. The collective also actively participated in the 2011 census, published and distributed 25000 handouts and was involved in the district census training programme for master trainers.
Persons with mental illness in Malur Taluk had to travel all the way to Kolar or Bengaluru for treatment. This issue was raised in the Caregivers Federation meeting and a request was submitted to the State Health Director. The director recommended that the psychologist in Kolar could visit Malur Taluk hospital once in a month to treat
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Legal Counsels M/s Narasimhaswamy and Singh of Swami and
Singh Advocates
Statutory Auditors- M/s Rajagopal & Badri Narayanan Internal
Auditors-Venkat & Vasan
We thank the Mass Media including newspapers, televisions channels,
newsletters & AIR.
Mandar deshpande, Divik Saxena, Suzanna Kurian, Mokambika,
Pankaj, Minu, Kumar, Ramakrishna, Ram P, Ajayrakash, Keelara,
Poorna Chandra , Abhnav Shukla, Sandeep Rao, Revanasidda,
Sasmita, Ananthanarayanan, Venkatakrishnan, Ranjay Sinha, Prabha,
Srikrishna, Kaushal, Ajay, Vinod Khandpur, Archana, Fiza Shah,
Natarajan, Padmini, Deepa, Aarti, Arjun Nair, Padmashree, Smitha
Rekha, Suzannah Morcowitz, Sumana, Neetu Aruna, Sindhu, Jessintha,
Avinash, Senthil Kumar, Haridas B, Shreedhar, Varsha, Rag Ranjan
Nishank, Rohan, Nirmala, Deepa Muniraj, Rakhi Joshi, Jayanthi,
Nalini Hiremath, Dolly, Shahida, Prashant, Sankalpa Srikanth, Ranjini
Cheluvakumar
We wish to acknowledge the support of all the donors who donated old
newspapers, enabling us to raise Rs.1,15,498/-
We thank all our staff for their dedication due to which we have been
able to make all the programmes a reality and broaden our horizon.
Office Bearers and Trustees Office held in the Trust
Mr.V.P.Mahendra Hon. President
Mr.B.R.Shivashankar Hon. Vice President
Mr. M. Haridas Hon. Secretary
Mr. N.S. Chinnappa Hon. Associate Secretary
Ms.Jacqueline Colaco Hon. Treasurer
Mr. D.M Naidu Trustee
Prof. Atul Chokshi Trustee
Mrs.Rajni Wadhwani Trustee
Wg.Cdr Thomas Verghese Member
Mr. S.Renukaradhya Member
Mr.M.J.Aravind Member
Dr.Janardhana Member
Mr.Mahesh Kumar Thallam Member
Our present membership: Total: 113, Patrons: 15, Life Members: 91, Ordinary Members: 7
International Travel Details: HR Manager Mr. Nagaraj attended a seminar in Sweden titled “An exchange of
experiences and ideas on Rights of People with Disabilities and Community Based Rehabilitation”, organized by Föreningen för Rehabilitering i Utvecklingsländer (FRU). Mr.Basavaraju, Executive Director, attended the Workability International Conference held in Ireland.
Local Conveyance reimbursed to Board Members during the financial year was Rs.79,514/-
There were 168 staff members, out of whom 95 were men and 73 women. Among our 168 staff, we have 46 men and 20 women with disability.
Slab of Gross Salary as on 31-03-2011
Less than 3000 Nil
3001-5000 21
5001-8000 74
8001-10000 30
10001-15000 26
15001-20000 8
20001-25000 4
25001-30000 1
30001-40000 4
Total Staff 168
Staff remuneration (Gross Monthly Salary + Benefits):
Highest Paid: V.S.Basavaraju, Executive Director Rs. 43,127/- Lowest Paid: Prabhavathi Bai, Cook Rs.3,549/-
No remuneration or sitting fees have been paid to the Trustees or Board Members during the year 2010 – 2011.
APD is registered under the Mysore Societies Registration Act; vide number S-2179 dated: 20.05.1959. All contributions to APD are exempted from Income Tax u/s 80G of IT Act, 1961.
Donations to APD for the following projects has been allotted 100% tax exemption under Sec 35AC – Training & Employment (Urban & Rural), Rural Education, Horticulture Training Unit, Rehabilitation & Mobility Aids project or scheme which has been notified under section 35AC vide Notification No.S.O.121(E) Dated: 12th January, 2009 issued from File No.NC-270/132/2008 for assessment year(s) 2009-2012.
This Annual Report conforms to the minimum norms prescribed by the Credibility Alliance.
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APD lost two prominent members of the Board during the year. First one was M.N.V.Urs, with long association with APD of 50 years. Served as President/ Secretary for 25 years. Another was Mr.D.M.Naidu, Trustee who has served as CEO of APD and later Trustee of APD.
Our earnest appreciation and sincere gratitude to:Foundations/Companies/Service Organization/Institutions
12 Improve Foundation
Al-Ameen Scholarship Trust
Ambedkar Collage
Ananth Bhandari Trust
Antares India
Anugraha Agencies
Apex Foundation
Appaji Gowda Bhagirathamma Trust
Azim Premji Foundation (Ind) Pvt Ltd
B. Basavaraj Dhanlakshmi Constructions
Bagaria Education Trust
Balaji Charitable Trust
Bangalore Cares Trust
Bangalore Indiranagar Rotary Trust
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Basic Needs India
Bharath Gas
Caritas India
Carmel Convent
Chandan Farm & Nursery
Chaparral Health Services Ltd
Charities Aid Foundation (India)
Child Rights & You-CRY
Christ Education Society
Christ University
CMR Institute of Management Studies
CMR National P.U. College
Community Services of Bangalore
Daksha Shah Charitable Trust
Deaf Child Worldwide
Dhwani Foundation
Difacto Robotics & Automation Pvt. Ltd
Dr. Syed Ahmed Memorial Charitable Trust
EES Management Services Pvt. Ltd
Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd
Florence College of Physiotherapy
Geetha Enterprises
Girdharilal Agrawal & Co
Give Foundation
GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
Gokul Creators
Green Agro Pack Pvt.Ltd
Hewitt Associates (India) Pvt Ltd
HSBC BANK
Humanitarian Hands (RVM)
Indian NG0.com
Indian Overseas Bank
Inflexion Technology Solutions
Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore Central
Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore East
Inner Wheel Club of Bangalore South
Parade
JK.Group Inc Trustees for Goldman Sachs
JKM Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Johnson Controls Pvt.Ltd.
K.H.T Motors
(A Div of KHT Agencies Pvt Ltd)
K.Mohan& Company (Exports) Pvt Ltd
K.P.M.G Foundation
K.Palani Memorial Trust
K.R.Enterprises
Karnataka Hybrid Seeds
Karnataka Parents’ Association for Mentally
Retarded Citizens
Karnataka State Council For Child Welfare
Karneet Enterprises(India) Pvt. Ltd
Kavita Bhagavan Memorial Trust
Knowerx Education(India) Pvt.Ltd
Krishniah Chetty Foundation
Kuppanda Chinnappa Gunavati Trust
Ladies Wing of Bengalee Association
Lions Club of Bangalore
MIBLOU
Mindscape Computing
Mphasis Limited
Mungo’s High School
Muthoot Finance Ltd
National Textiles Corporation (APK&M) Ltd
New Foundpool women’s Group
NGEE ANN-Polytechnic
Ninians High School
Northern Operating Service Pvt. Ltd.
Prasanna Trust
Raghava Charity Trust
Raghu Memorial Charitable Trust
Rallis India Ltd
Right Horizons Finacial Servics Pvt. Ltd
Rotary Bangalore Brigades Trust
Rotary Bangalore -Peenya Branch
Rotary House of Friendship
Round Table India
S.N.Tourist Resort
Sana Group of Industries
Security SC/ST OBC & Minorities Workers
Welfare Assn
Seema Nazareth Endowment for the girl
Child
Selkirk High School
Seva in Action
Seva Switch Gear (P) ltd.,
Shashi Marketing
Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram
Sri Sringeri Math and Its Properties
St. Aidans High School
St. Ambrose High School
St. David’s High School
St. Joseph’s College of Commerce
Studio-1 Performing Aids Company
Subramanya Seva Samithi
Tata Elxsi Limited
Tech Mahindra Limited
Thakur M Badlaney Chartiable Trust
The Bangalore Alphonsian Society
Thumboochetty Foundation
Trinity High School
TTK Prestige Limited
Venus Elevator Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Wheelchairs India Foundation
Women’s Rehabilitation Group
Word Vision India NIADP
Yathiraja Ramanuja Trust
Zurich Financial Services
Mahaveer Jain Hospital
Mallya Hospital
Manipal Hospital
NIMHANS Hospital
R.L. Jalappa Hospital
Ramaiah Hospital
Sindhi Hospital
SSI Hospital
St. Johns Hospital
St. Philomena’s Hospital
Sundar Hospital
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local PWMIS. So far 120 persons have benefitted from this arrangement.
During the year, the mental health programme was extended to three new city wards-Padbhanabanagar, Hanumathnagar and Dasarahalli. The programme now operates in Kolar and Malur Taluks and 49 Bengaluru urban slums.
213 new persons with mental illness were identified of whom 128 were ensured medication and counselling. 113 counselling sessions were conducted with the support of Athmashakthi Vidyalaya. This year several ASHA workers were trained and the community mental health programme was actively promoted through them in Kolar and Malur.
37 caregivers’ meetings and 29 meetings of the State Caregiver Federation were held during the year, resulting in several beneficiaries receiving pensions, identity cards and other benefits.
This year the State level Spinal Cord Injury Association was created as an independent body. The SCI Association had 34 federation meetings at state, district and Taluk levels in which 217 members participated. 67 new members joined the association during the year. Fifteen members were trained specifically in leadership skills.
During the year 102 new persons with spinal injuries were identified. Regular therapy and other services were provided through weekly clinics at Kolar and Ramanagar districts for 426 persons. The programme organized mobility aids for 68 persons and home accessibility for 29 persons with spinal injury. Surgical intervention was undertaken for 10 people during the year.
36 persons received services at the Social Rehabilitation Centre in Bengaluru. The team conducted awareness programmes for students, VRWs, MRWs, ASHA workers and Anganawadi teachers and workshops for doctors on early intervention.
Seven persons with spinal injury participated in the Mumbai Marathon. 16 persons with SCI took part in
‘Special Olympics Bharath ‘held at Bengaluru University and 6 took part in the State Level Sports Meet.
As of April
2010
During the
Year 2010-11
Overall reach as
on 31st Mar 2011
Number of GroupsRural - 391
Urban - 18
Rural -25
Urban-01
Rural-259*
Urban-19
No of persons with
disability4203 1855 6058
Number of Care
givers / Supporters1326 50 1376
Total no of people in
DPOs5529 340 5869
Number of
Federations244 26 270
Membership in
Federation4983 390 5373
Total members in
DPOs & Federations10512 000 11242
20% membership
overlaps in between
DPOs & Federation
8412 000 8994
*due to planned withdrawal from some areas in Gadag, Koppal
and Kolar districts
INCHARA-2010: For the first time in Karnataka, a four-day state level residential programme was conducted for persons with speech and hearing impairment together with their parents and caregivers. The event was organized in December 2010 at the Christ Kannada Primary School. 418 persons from 19 districts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu participated.
The programme highlighted issues such as communication, sign language, the aspirations and struggles of the families and the challenges in ensuring livelihood and quality education. Over 69 resource persons from various fields were invited to provide their inputs.
Inchara provided a platform for the stakeholders to come together and discuss their problems and challenges. This enabled them to bring out the real issues that exist today and derive actionable solutions that they can address together.
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The RSO programme has gained further ground, strengthening its existing partnerships and forging new alliances in different districts. This year, the focus remained on widening its network of organizations and driving resource mobilization opportunities for partners. Currently, the programme is supporting six organizations working in six districts of Karnataka. The total reach through partners has grown to 1474 with the addition of2 new partners
Community Based Rehabilitation initiatives: Service Agency for Rural Women and Children (SARWC) continued to receive support for resource mobilization, recruitment, accounts and administration, pre-vocational & vocational training and community based rehabilitation of PWMIs. 182 persons with mental illness are being supported through SARWC.
B.D.Tatti Memorial Charitable Trust was given various levels of assistance in areas such as vision building, planning, recruitment and training in resource mobilization, accounts and administration. During the year, the organization provided services to 850 persons with disability.
Livelihood Opportunities: Cheshire Homes India Coorg
(CHIC) was provided recruitment and training support to initiate a livelihood programme in Virajpet Taluk that will give access to vocational assessments, career guidance, education, training and placement assistance. This year the initiative covered 197 persons.
At Samuha Samarthya, 15 trainees were selected for a one year horticulture training programme. Five trainees were supported with necessary mobility aids. The horticulture programme generated revenue of over Rs.9000 for the organization.
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Category Ad
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Ed
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Th
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Mob
ilit
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Liv
elih
ood
Hort
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ltu
re
RS
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Total
NGOs and other
institutions6 5 18 174 17 113 333
VRWs and MRWs 190 35 173 24 634 20 227 1303
IERTs and SSA
employees25 350 304 20 699
ASHA Workers 683 72 48 803
Anganwadi
Workers263 55 63 567 110 1058
ANMs 135 135
Medical Officers 97 97
PHC Doctors 23 23
APD Staff 52 40 18 6 116
Other
Government
Officials
182 50 35 267
Parents and
Caregivers869 280 817 68 31 570 2635
Parents for Early
Intervention 157 157
Employers 8 86 40 10 144
College teachers
and principals606 67 673
School teachers
and principals1182 260 76 1518
Vocational
Trainers 18 18
DPO members 200 15 20 44 45 324
Community/
General Public 335 335
Students 101 133 30 264
Youth Groups 6 6
Home based
volunteers 54 54
Ortho Technician
Trainees 13 13
Post Graduate
and Diploma in
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Therapy Trainees
21 21
Total 4365 1090 2143 42 1734 479 1143 10996
• Starting next year APD will embark on a District Model Approach – a comprehensive disability and development programme that will operate in the three districts of Bijapur, Davangere and Chikkaballapur. The programme aims to engage local systems and stakeholders and create sustainable programmes that will reach the maximum number of people. APD will play the role of facilitator, providing technical expertise and co-ordination as it moves delivery aspects to the various government and community groups.
• From a typical service delivery organization, APD’s move towards the role of a technical and financial partner through the RSO programme, will gather more strength as we enable new partner NGOs, DPOs and government agencies. This will drive capacity building and increase both reach and quality of service.
• Our aim to develop human resources in the disability sector will see the introduction of a new Disability Management Programme. We will also seek accreditation from RCI for the courses currently being offered in Physiotherapy and Education.
• New projects will be initiated for specific target groups: a residential programme to reinstate or train school dropouts in the age group 8 to 14 at Chintamani, a cooking and gardening entrepreneurship programmes for women with disability and short term foundation courses in each of our operating districts under the livelihood programme.
• Realignment of the organization structure will be undertaken to reflect the new strategy and to focus on domain expertise. Technical experts will be afforded an opportunity for career progression and management roles within the organization.
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• Induction Training for 15 new employees
• Assessment workshop on Capacity Building Measures for 21 staff
• Rights Based Approach and Development Training for 25 employees
• Time Management Training programme at Fidelity Cares for 7 staff
• “Young Leader Training Course” attended by 21 employees
• Programme on customer care and marketing conducted by Fidelity volunteers for 9 staff
• Training on strengthening livelihood intervention conducted for 10 persons
• Training program at Hippocampus on effective use of the library to improve reading skills of the children, attended by 2 SIS teachers
A group of employees visited Kylasanahalli for a fun field trip getting involved in making crafts, painting, cooking, cleaning & gardening. Two other groups visited Shravanabelagola and Bimba Art Centre.
Infrastructure development and renovation work was taken up actively during the year. A new facility including a 20 bed dormitory, dining hall and kitchen at our Jeevan Bheema Nagar campus is almost ready and will begin supporting training programmes for women with disability next year. At our Anand Ashram site in Chintamani taluk, we added 3 new classrooms with toilets, a kitchen and dining hall for the benefit of our trainees.
The old UCBR building at our campus in Lingarajapuram has been renovated and now houses a training hall, 2 office rooms, a physiotherapy classroom and a library. Work has also commenced on a waste-water recycling plant that will become operational in the coming year.
The government school building in Ulsoor, where the CLC is located, was provided with two new toilets with an approach road from the classroom. This project was supported by our corporate partner, KPMG.
As part of strategy for sectoral growth APD invest its large resource for training all stake holders.
APD continued its focus on in-house capacity building and employee motivation through focused technical, management and soft skills training and motivational group activities.
• 24 staff benefitted from the Universal Health Insurance coverage to the tune of Rs. 108194/-
• As part of Bengaluru University’s CBR network courses, we conducted CBR classes for 57 students for three days. APD facilitated CBR diploma and post graduate examinations at the campus. 19 students from across the state appeared for these exams.
• Students from several colleges interned at APD during the year: 57 participated in field work and block placement and 304 students received orientation.
HR Manager Mr. Nagaraj attended a seminar in Sweden titled “An exchange of experiences and ideas on Rights of People with Disabilities and Community Based Rehabilitation”, organized by Föreningen för Rehabilitering i Utvecklingsländer (FRU). Mr. Basavaraju, Executive Director, attended the Workability International Conference held in Ireland. Mr. Janardhan and Mr. Nagaraj completed the National Census Master Trainers programme, enabling them to train key government officials at district levels in Karnataka.
In all, 75 staff attended various technical training programmes relating to interpreters, sign language, wheel chairs, mental health & child mental health, early intervention, deaf rehabilitation, computer usage, organic farming and medicinal plants.
Further 57 staff members participated in various training programmes covering social benefits, young leadership training, RTI, PRA federation activity, project proposals, women and child rights, marketing, creativity, teaching skills, BBMP Schemes, library management, Horticulture trainers training etc.
Some highlights of the intensive development initiative:
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Education: Two new partners were added this year. In Tumkur, Helen Keller Integrated Education Society (HKIES) initiated an early intervention programme for children with hearing impairment and an Adult Deaf Education programme. The RSO team provided support for recruitment, staff training and development of a foundation course for the adult deaf education programme. HKIES also received assistance to develop a proposal for a grant worth Rs 21 lakhs from DCW. HKIES is supporting 10 children in the early intervention programme and 35 adolescents for deaf education.
At the Gnanamandira Minority Education Society at Thalagunda, ten staff members were trained in educational assessment skills, language building, sign language and disability as part of an inclusive education programme. APD helped them set up a resource room for children with hearing impairment with learning kits, flash cards and other teaching material. Currently 35 children with disability are being supported by the organization.
Therapy & Mobility: CHIC was provided assistance to commence production at their Orthotic centre at Pollibetta. 60 mobility aids and appliances were manufactured and distributed during the year.
SARWC at Mulbagal initiated therapeutic services for children with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and severe disabilities. 58 children received clinical assessments, 20 were provided therapy support and 33 received mobility aids. 3 staff, 35 parents, 8 VRWs and 5 IERTs were trained on disability identification, prevention and therapy aspects. Community based spinal cord injury programme and mobility product services were expanded this year at Samuha Samarthya with the introduction of wheel chair provisioning. RSO provided support for capacity building of staff and networking with 4 hospitals. 42 persons with spinal injury received therapy, 22 received wheelchairs, modified toilets were provided to 9 persons and 11 accessed for medical intervention. With APD’s support
they were able to get the CMC funds to order 11 mobility aids under the 3% budget allocation scheme.
Consultation and Sensitization: The RSO team also supported 197 VRWs, 15 MRWs, 12 IERTs, 36 NGO staff and 7 DPO members, who participated in district consultations on disability, at Tumkur, Haveri, Bidar and Bagalkot. A two-day regional Workshop on “Challenges and Difficulties faced in Development of the Disability Sector” was conducted for 35 key people representing 16 NGOs from 16 different districts in Karnataka. A two day residential workshop was organized at Holalkere in Chitradurga district for 38 people from 16 NGOs that are not working in the disability sector, to explore possibilities of inclusion in their regular programmes.
Swastha, in continued support of its CBR programme, received orientation for staff and parent groups on the importance of therapy, mobility and mental health related issues. The CBR team supported the conduct of a survey and community awareness programmes and supported wheelchairs and aids for 6 persons with disability. Prashanthi Foundation from Uttara Kannada is being supported in a community mental health programme at Banavasi, involving ASHA workers. 8 ASHA workers were trained on mental illness, symptoms, causes and prevention.
During the year, APD provided grants amounting to Rs. 10.8 Lakhs to six organizations. This has resulted in reaching 1474 persons with disabilities, through partners.
Reach through Partners
Organization name Reach
Samuha 162
B.D. Tatti 850
SARWC 182
Cheshire Homes 200
Gnanamandira Minority Education Society 35
Helen Keller Integrated Education Society 45
Total 1474
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The therapy programme, working around a centre based therapy concept, reached 3294 persons this year, across rural and urban communities. With a view to enhancing the early screening programme, the structure was revamped. Training modules were developed for rural therapist training. Therapy kits for children below five years of age were field tested and distributed. Capacity building of various stakeholders continued as a major thrust area of the rehabilitation programme.
Type of therapy 2009-10 2010-11
Rural Urban Institution Total
Physiotherapy 2961 530 537 1840 2907
Speech therapy 215 81 20 105 206
Occupational therapy 555 33 43 105 181
Total 3731 644 600 2050 3294
Thirteen new staff, mainly therapists and health workers, were added to the programme to initiate screening in ten selected hospitals.
During the year, 10710 babies were screened in rural and urban centres, identifying 281 with disability. These children are under follow up care and have been provided early stimulation therapy intervention. 157 urban parents, 85 doctors, 20 ANMs and 26 ASHA workers received inputs on the importance of early intervention, disability prevention and nutritional care for malnourished children.
Jeshwini had severe Cerebral Palsy compounded by developmental delay and malnourishment. She was two years old, unable to roll or sit upright and could not communicate verbally. No matter what she was told, the little girl would just reply with a smile.
Jeshwini was identified by the Early Intervention team in Bengaluru. At APD, she received neuro-reorganizational therapy. She was taught hand-eye coordination, trunk control exercises and gross motor activities. She went through early stimulation activities to encourage play/social integration and received regular massage therapy. She was encouraged to use her hands for fine motor activities like grasping and releasing objects. Her therapists provided oromotor stimulation and initiated speech therapy. Local donors were identified to sponsor gaiters and splints to further improve her mobility.
Now Jeshwini has gained neck control, can sit up and use her hands to eat and drink. There is reduced spasticity of both lower limbs and she can roll, crawl and stand without support. Her first words are beginning to form.
The rural team identified and assessed 261 people during the year and provided therapeutic services to 644 persons. Neuro re–organizational therapy (NRO) was provided to 171 children with cerebral palsy and mental retardation and persons affected by stroke. Integration therapy was provided to 200 children with CP and multiple disabilities and 14 children with severe disabilities were referred for corrective surgery and given post surgical care.
262 parents & care givers were trained in disability management. Capacity building at the local government level was actively undertaken: Rehabilitation therapy training was provided to 87 ANMS, 63 Anganwadi workers, 45 VRWs, 28 ASHA workers and 54 home based workers in Chinthamani and Gudebande taluks.
Under the District Therapy Programme, therapeutic services were provided to 460 persons at Bangarpet, Magadi, Channapatna and Bijapur in Taluk hospitals and district rehabilitation centres. 166 children received aids and appliances. The district hospital in Magadi volunteered to set up a therapy unit in their premises.
Training was conducted on disability and home management for 105 SSA staff at Bidar. 23 PHC doctors, 12 medical officers, 48 ANMs, 18 ASHA workers, 240 parents and caregivers, 68 VRWs and MRWs were provided training on early intervention and disability management. Workshops were conducted for children
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This year APD approached several companies such as HP, Texas Instruments, Mind Tree, Oracle, Hewitt, Mphasis, EMC2 and Birlasoft. We set up stalls in their premises to create awareness about APD’s activities and promoted and sold articles made by persons with disabilities. Many companies have come forward with financial support and resources and sent teams of employees to volunteer in APD initiatives. These include TTK Prestige Ltd, Alcatel Lucent India Ltd, HSBC, Antares India and Curam Software.
Corporate volunteers from HP helped in awareness creation and resource mobilization while KPMG has provided great support to our Community Learning Centres. Grants were received from Marks and Spencer and SSgA towards vocational training, from Tech Mahindra towards Education and from Tata Trust towards Horticulture Training.
The English and Kannada print media, Doordarshan, NDTV, CNN-IBN, Zee News, TV9 and Suvarna TV extensively covered our Annual Garden Fair, the INCHARA awareness event conducted for Speech and Hearing Impaired youth and our participation in the Sunfeast and Mumbai marathons. The public hearings conducted in Chikkaballapur, Kolar and Bijapur also received considerable media coverage. The media, at our request, has also helped create awareness about admission and camps relating to our Information Technology (IT) training, Industrial Training Center (ITC) and Shradhanjali Integrated School (SIS).
We are overwhelmed by the consistent support and encouragement we receive from all sections of the media.
The emphasis this year on streamlining and increasing
volunteering resulted in better engagement of volunteers in important aspects of the organization’s work. Now APD has dedicated 5 person team that regulates volunteer activities.
Volunteers contributed a total of 5400 hours towards conducting personality development and English language courses for IT/ ITC trainees and SIS students, counselling, art, music and dance shows, creation of newsletters, appeals and brochures; fund raising, setting up stalls at corporate premises, etc. 12 volunteers conducted a Sports Meet for students of SIS. Volunteers from Banjara Academy have provided support in counselling, fund raising, documentation, creating newsletters and teaching English language courses at ITC and SIS.
One volunteer meet was conducted in which 45 volunteers participated. APD awarded certificates of appreciation to volunteers for their enormous support.
APD continued its participation in several prominent events in the country to create awareness and raise funds. A 187 member APD team along with 5 Care Champions and four corporate sponsors took part in the Sunfeast World 10K Run. For the third year in succession, APD emerged as the highest fundraiser among over 100 participating NGOs.
14 persons from APD and the Spinal Cord Injury Federation, led by two Board Members Ms. Jacqueline Colaco & Mrs. Rajni Wadhwani, participated in the Mumbai Marathon.
To create awareness in our own neighbourhood, celebrated the ‘Joy of Giving’ week by putting up a sale of plants from our nurseries and handicrafts made by our PWDs. 180 persons walked in to the campus and bought items worth Rs.20,000/-.
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place 48 trainees in institutions such as Olde Bangalore, Sasyavana , Garden World and Reddy Group of nurseries, at salaries ranging from Rs 2500 to Rs 4500 per month. The trainees were provided general health checkups and counselling. They also participated in 4 dental camps and audiogram testing. Corrective surgery was ensured for four trainees. 28 persons received callipers and 3 trainees were provided with wheelchairs. Focused social skills training resulted in remarkable improvements in their self awareness and participation, listening skills and self expression.
The public horticulture course drew 22 participants. It is encouraging that 3 trainees from a previous batch have started their own independent ventures.
Community Programmes
Planting programmes in association with volunteers from ING Vysya Bank and Goldman Sachs were conducted in 7 NGOs and one Government school. A student education programme on plants and the environment was conducted for 86 children and teachers from government schools. In association with APD’s Urban Community Programme, horticulture training was conducted for 190 persons and plants and saplings were distributed.
Resource mobilization
Revenue generated through sale of plants and other products amounted to Rs.52,63,373/- . Plant Décor covering 30 companies generated rentals accounting for Rs.15,47,573/- .
New initiatives
Under the RSO approach, support was provided to Samuha to develop its own horticulture training programme. Samuha has managed to train 12 persons with support from APD. 4 staff of Seva in Action, a Bengaluru based NGO, were provided training to kick start a horticulture training course in three localities.
A fertiliser packing project was initiated for PWMIs in two pre vocational training groups. Currently seven persons with mental illness are benefitting from this project.
A Kannada hand book on Gardening in South India called ““Dakshina Bharathadalli Hudota Krishi”, translated from the original English book written by Mr Nirody, and a short documentary film on the horticulture programme titled “Parivartan” were released.
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and parent groups from Cheshire Homes, Coorg and for students from M.S.Ramaiah Medical College.
The urban team continued to strengthen the ‘centre based therapy intervention programme’. This is currently being serviced in 14 community centres, located in PHCs and government schools. The centres provide services on a weekly basis ensuring therapy intervention, awareness and skill building of parent groups.
Service Rendered No. of Persons
Clinical Assessments 158
Therapeutic services 600
NRO and Physiotherapy 180
Group Therapy Sessions 125
Home Based Support through parents,
home based volunteers & animators317
Mobility Aids 186
Home Accessibility for severely disabled 18
Surgical Support and follow up care 16
235 parents, self help group members, HBE Volunteers and animators were provided short term inputs on rehabilitation and disability management. Interactive child to child programmes were conducted for 68 severely disabled children to promote social integration and improve functional activities.
• At the APD centre, the therapy team ensured clinical assessments for 801 people and therapeutic service for 2050 persons. NRO therapy was provided to 320 persons with cerebral palsy, mental retardation and stroke. Integrated therapy intervention was undertaken for 206 children with Cerebral Palsy and multiple disabilities.
• Audiogram tests were conducted to assess the level of hearing loss in 28 people and hearing aids were provided to 21 persons. 105 children with hearing impairment were supported with speech therapy at Shradhanjali Integrated School, Shishumangala, APD Therapy and Training centres.
• Liaison with major hospitals ensured surgical intervention for 46 persons and APD ensured post-
operative care and training on mobility aids. Mobility support for 208 persons with disabilities was ensured.
• Care givers training was conducted for 80 parents to enable them to independently offer basic therapy to people with disabilities. A one day workshop was conducted for 8 M.Sc student nurses from Ramaiah hospital.
•The team conducted training for 46 SSA volunteers on disability management, home based therapy and education invention. 153 IERTs were trained on disability management, early identification and inclusion of children in the mainstream.
• APD participated in the International Seminar on Assistive Technology and the National seminar on Alternative communication for children with Cerebral Palsy.
• Nine trainees completed the ‘Diploma in Rehabilitation Therapy’ course. Four returned to their NGOs, three candidates started work towards establishing therapy service centres at the district level and two candidates joined APD’s community project. Nine trainees have now joined the second batch.
• Three candidates completed the one year P.G. Diploma in Rehabilitation Therapy.
• The fifth and sixth batches of the Community Therapy Aide course were conducted for 7 and 6 animators of UCBR respectively.
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• 14 new APD staff successfully completed the 20 week course on management and rehabilitation of physical disability.
• Short term training was conducted for 10 District Disability Activists on types of physical disability, hearing impairment & speech difficulty, identification of disability and rehabilitation.
• 13 Orthotics and Prosthetics course trainees completed the one year training programme.
Mobility Reach
Particulars 2009-10 2010-11
Calipers, splints, hand splints, knee brace
and spinal braces. 591 718
Wheel chair, tricycles walkers, crutches,
walking sticks and rollators.369 552
Chaithanya World made Wheel Chairs
Supportive Seating WCs.
175
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Artificial limb (upper and lower limbs) and
foot wear (MCR and others).580 297
Repairs (Orthosis, Prosthesis and Mobility Aids) 216 259
Special Seat, Standing Frame, Toilet commode,
Parallel Bar, Ramps/Railings.196 239
Others(Mobility Accessories) 515 1031
Rentals 59 66
Total 2701 3521
The APD Orthotic unit undertook innovative work during the year, researching new products and new avenues for promoting aids and appliances. The unit worked on Motorized Tricycle, Special Wheelchair, Commode Wheelchair and a new Type of Artificial Limb. Research was conducted on special wheelchairs for children with disability. Production commenced on lower and upper limb prostheses, appliances and tricycles. To support home accessibility, commode chair with folding facility was developed, based on inputs from visits to the homes of several persons with multiple disabilities.
• During the year, 370 wheelchairs including supportive seating, foldable and ‘World Made’ equipment were provided. 312 were given service support and
additional modifications were made for 102 persons.
• The programme was extended to Hassan district where 60 MRW/VRWs and 45 government personnel received orientation. 12 wheelchairs were provided at Hassan.
• 10 distribution programmes, 59 demonstrations and exhibitions were held through which the programme raised Rs.5.83 Lakhs.
• Mobility aids support was provided at the offices of the Department of Welfare of Disabled at Ramnagar, Kolar, Hassan, Chikkamaglur and Chikkaballapur .
• To enhance skills among NGOs on wheel chair prescription and assembly, a three day workshop was organized at the APD rural campus. 13 members took part from nine different organizations. 9 NGO staff also received training on wheelchair service and set up. Visits and follow ups were conducted at 113 NGOs.
• 581 users were trained on usage and maintenance of wheelchairs.
• A three day workshop was conducted for four staff of Samuha, a partner NGO.
• 400 wheelchair users received follow-up support through home visits.
The Navachetana centre at Kolar has greatly strengthened its production capability; thanks to the donation of equipment by Rotary Club of Bangalore South. 120 new assessments for mobility aids were made during the year and 87 orders were executed amounting to Rs. 245000/-.
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During the year, the livelihood team visited 130 higher secondary schools, 70 colleges and academic institutions and 14 vocational training institutions across seven districts in Karnataka, to provide orientation about APD’s activities and programmes. This helped in the identification of 252 persons with disability.
As part of our capacity building initiative, the team conducted two one day workshops for 22 DPO leaders and a one day session for principals of pre university colleges in Kolar District on education, accessibility and livelihood opportunities for PWDs. A four day residential programme was held for staff from 6 NGOs to reinforce livelihood concepts.
A two day mega job fair was conducted in association with Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation (KVTSDC), DET and other NGOs. 2858 young people with disability from across the state were registered and assessed. 50 employers came forward to recruit 171 PWDs.
A new project called “Finishing School” launched by Mahiti, an IT organization, was selected for collaboration on graphic and web design training using open source software.
APD helped 590 persons secure employment - 258 through direct placement, 59 were supported for self employment and 273 were recruited through two job fairs. Pre-employment workshops were conducted to prepare candidates for interviews and work environment. APD networked with 19 new companies from Bengaluru Urban, Tumkur, Kolar and Chikkaballapur to explore employment options. A workshop on diversity and equal opportunities for PWDs was conducted in partnership with Marks and Spencer for Garment Welfare Officers of vendor organizations.
The team continued to work in eight districts reaching 4357 persons, of whom 1554 persons were enrolled and assessed for vocational training and employment. During the year, 394 and 308 PWDs were supported for training/
education and employment respectively. To strengthen local collaboration, the team continued to network with educational institutions, local government bodies, NGOs, leaders among persons with disability and parents groups. Orientation sessions were conducted for 228 VRWs & MRWs, 80 Schools, 38 colleges, 5 DPOs, 16 SHGs, 31 technical Institutions and 10 NGOs.
Mahboob Khan is 23 years old with Cerebral Palsy that impacted adversely his left hand and leg at birth. Born in Lakkuru village in Kolar District, he is the seventh child in a family of 21 people. His father too is physically challenged - his right leg was amputated after an accident. His mother is a daily wage earner and the family’s economic condition is dire. Mahboob could not continue his studies after he completed PUC.
Mahboob was identified through the District Community Programme. APD has provided financial support for a three year Bachelor of Arts course, as part of the scholarship programme.
Hopefully with a degree, he will be able to take up further training or sustainable employment and prepare for an independent future.
Data was collected from the PUC board, colleges and by the UCBR team relating to 143 candidates appearing for their pre university exams. 65 candidates from 56 colleges were contacted and 13 attended a two-day support workshop at APD.
A list of 2629 persons with disabilities, appearing for the Class X exam in 2011, was collected from different districts through RTI. From the list, the team identified 257 students with learning disability, 1226 physically challenged, 340 persons with visual Impairment, 489 deaf and 317 with hearing impairment. A career guidance and preparation workshop for SSLC students was organized at Anand Ashram in Kamthampalli.
The Horticulture programme continued vigorously and 67 persons were trained during the year. Despite general social reluctance and stigma, the programme, which integrates people with different physical disabilities, mental retardation and mental illnesses, managed to
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the ITC this year. They also received inputs on basic communication, English language, life skills, advocacy and leadership and had several opportunities to participate in sports and cultural events. We ensured that our trainees in the Electronic Mechanic programme are included in the Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF) list, so they would be eligible to appear for the All India Trade Test (AITT) examination.
Trade No. of Trainees
Fitter Seniors 18
Fitter Juniors 12
Electronic Mechanic Juniors 10
Foundation Course (2009-10) 12
Foundation Course (2010-11) 32
Total 84
• Health Care and medical support: All trainees were assessed by therapists and medical staff. 70 malnourished trainees received nutrition supplements. Self examination charts for breast cancer detection were issued to women trainees. Trainees benefitted from audio gram tests conducted by Rajan Speech & Hearing Centre, a dental camp organized by the Karnataka Marwadi Youth Federation and an eye camp conducted by Vasan Eye Care.
41 persons with speech and hearing impairment underwent training at the APD campus this year. To promote a more inclusive environment, various steps were taken such as building a common sign language, vocabulary enhancement, language building and calligraphy skills to improve handwriting.
APD conducted consultation workshops and trained several in-house staff and trainees in Kannada sign language. Parents of deaf youth collaborated to form a Parents Federation that now has almost 200 members. A residential workshop on livelihood opportunities for 17 deaf adults was conducted in collaboration with B.D. Tatti School and Kurse School for the Deaf.
Special programmes for women with disability gathered
strength with 13 women getting trained at APD campus and 5 at rural centre in Chintamani Taluk. 5 women completed a comprehensive tailoring and embroidery course and are now self employed. Trainees also received medical intervention, individualized counselling and inputs on personality development, community living, management skills and general health. APD also supported the Kutumba Girls hostel at Bengaluru with resources and teaching staff for the tailoring programme.
This programme has now been transferred out of the institutional curriculum and will be outsourced to mainstream institutions in the districts.
At 3 centres in Bengaluru and 2 in Ramnagar District, 38 persons with mental retardation received vocational and pre-vocational training during the year. There was increased networking with service sector industries to find placements for the trainees. The APD Horticulture unit which outsources manure and fertilizer packing, has trained two parents groups. Other revenue generating activities like Kundan work and making wall hangings, book marks and door mats were initiated.
Nava Jeevana Parents Association for the Mentally Challenged
With the emphasis on transitioning operations to parents’ organizations and serving as only a referral mode in the future, APD supported the creation of the Nava Jeevana Parents Association in Bengaluru.
Many young persons and children with MR lead lives in isolation with no focused skill development. Some perish young without realizing their abilities. To address issues of comprehensive rehabilitation of persons with mental retardation and enable them to pursue a basic, sustainable livelihood, the shelter based program was initiated by APD in April 2010.
The Nava Jeevana Association was launched by parents of 5 of APD MR Trainees. The youth had undergone training for 2 years at APD centres and received medical intervention, basic social skills and vocational skills training. Currently 16 young persons with MR are engaged by the association and are involved in metal craft work, making chocolates and cloth covers.
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The education programme moved towards strengthening its structure and increasing collaboration with local and state governments and other non-government organisations. During the year, the team succeeded in ensuring systemic changes in their work areas, transferring responsibilities to different stakeholders and maximizing participation of parent groups
Education programme Reach 2010-2011
UnitTotal reach
2009-10
Total reach
2010-11
Institution, SIS & CLC 245 273
UCBR 684 602
RCBR 749 968
Total 1678 1843
During the year, 162 children with different disabilities were on the rolls of the school. 13 out of 16 students completed Standard VII, and 12 including 3 severely disabled students with cerebral palsy, moved on to regular schools.
Volunteer support was optimized this year, leading to an increase in extracurricular activities, individualized learning exercises and field trips. Students and parents also visited other institutions like Spastic Society to gain awareness on teaching methods for children with CP and Hearing Impairment.
New teaching techniques were adopted to strengthen learning aspects of children with severe and multiple disabilities. Parent groups were provided regular inputs on disability management. An arrangement with Hippocampus introduced a new reading programme for the students. 35 students took part in the sports
meet organised by Department of Disabled Welfare and two won prizes in walking and wheelchair races.
Seven year old Muzzamil lives in the challenging environment of a Bengaluru slum. He has severe hearing loss and mild behavioural difficulty.
When he was identified by the UCBR team, Muzzamil had never been to school. He was just a smart kid who loved to play with the other children, did not understand any form of language and communicated using basic gestures.
He was enrolled into APD’s Community Learning Centre where the team drew up a special rehabilitation plan for him. His parents and teachers were trained to understand his difficulty in self expression and he was taught basic sign language.
For two years the team worked with Muzzamil and when he was re-assessed last year, he was found to have improved substantially. The boy was admitted to Shradhanjali Integrated School in the nursery section. He completed the year successfully and has now moved on to the next level.
The CLC at Chamrajpet and the Shishu Mangala CLC at the APD campus continued their efforts to support children and encourage greater involvement of parents and caregivers. The 2 CLCs supported 49 and 23 children respectively of whom 14 are now well prepared to join regular or special schools. Shishu Managala, which was opened just last year, has grown significantly and the staff have been trained to deploy all structured activities.
The new CLC in Ulsoor is fully equipped with therapy material, teaching aids and resources to enhance learning interest among the children. The centre supported 22 children in its first year of operation of whom 4
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disability related work independently. Shishumangala and Ulsoor centres directed their efforts on neighbouring slums including 200 children in regular schools and 50 in the CLCs.
In D.J.Halli two new learning centres were initiated in schools to help 22 children with disabilities. The team worked with the IERT and Block Education Officer to implement home based education and to ensure transportation payments by SSA to 27 children.
The Urban team has coordinated with 35 regular schools and ensured educational inputs for 150 children with HI and MR in schools and learning centres. Also, a sports meet was organized on World Disability Day in which 230 children took part.
Through APD’s RSO programme, deaf education has been supported for 34 children at the Gnanamandira School in Thalagunda and for 52 children at United School in Alipur.
111 children were supported with language building, 45 teachers, IERTs and SSA staff and 29 parents were trained in different aspects of deaf child management, Kannada sign language, IEP and maintenance of hearing aids.
The programme has focused on promoting parents groups at the State level and setting up a formal federation. 35 parents have joined the federation in the last few months. Two rural staff completed their Art Becomes Therapy (ABT) Training and can now explore alternate therapy for children with HI and multiple disabilities. 20 teaching kits with pictures and words were distributed. A 10 day sign interpreter training programme was held in partnership with Deaf Way.
A needs assessment survey to evaluate the condition of deaf children was conducted in partnership with Deaf Child Worldwide, reaching 365 respondents in Gadag, Koppal, Tumkur and Chikkaballapur districts. The results were an eye-opener and we found there was considerable work to be done in these districts, on account of high school dropout rates on account of limited learning, lack of awareness among parents about alternate methods of intervention or education and the absence of any kind of early intervention system.
are ready to go to mainstream schools and 2 have been referred to special schools.
General medical checkups were conducted for children from all CLCs and 8 were supported with appropriate mobility aids.
APD made a strategic decision last year to withdraw from certain areas in a structured manner and refocus its resources on new geographies. 150 villages have been handed over to community organizations and people have been connected to the existing framework of DPOs, federations and other stakeholders. During the year work was significantly expanded in Gudibande Taluk in Chikkaballapur district through workshops and capacity building exercises, focused on parent groups.
The urban education programme has been restructuring its activities and strengthening education and rehabilitation efforts. The CLC has been redesigned as the focal point of CBR work in a 10 sq km radius around it. Phased withdrawal from communities around Chamrajpet has begun as an internal survey revealed that the community is in a position to sustain
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The key goal this year was to optimize the use of local resources for the development of skills and expansion of employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. The livelihood programme was extended to Hassan and Chitradurga and now covers eight districts in Karnataka. Two job fairs conducted together with the Karnataka Vocational Training & Skill Development Corporation Ltd. in Bengaluru and Bijapur, created 273 new employment opportunities. The programme reached 6130 persons with disability, of whom 3441 persons were identified for further follow up.
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/MI
Self
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Tota
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01
0-1
1
Direct
Training in
APD
407 96 40 31 69 44 0 0 31 0 311
Support
in Main
Stream578 98 71 48 63 0 207 0 37 0 524
Sub Total 985 194 111 79 132 44 207 0 68 0 8 3 5
Employment 771 52 76 49 65 0 13 273 3 59 59 0
Total 1756 246 187 128 197 44 220 273 71 59 1425
• Career Guidance and Placement: During the year, 1773 candidates were provided career guidance and counselling. 353 persons were supported for pre vocational and vocational training in IT, Tailoring, Orthotics, Office Management and different courses at the Industrial Training Centre. 172 persons were given placement assistance, 130 were supported for higher education, 469 were provided medical intervention and 44 received general guidance. 9 persons completed the project communication training programme as preparation for employment.
• Information Technology (IT): 96 persons graduated from various IT courses during the year. 51 have secured gainful employment in different sectors through the efforts of our placement cell.
Course No. of trainees
Advanced diploma in Multimedia 45
Adobe Project 17
Office management 10
Short term module based training 07
Data entry 17
Total 96
Graphic design support was provided for all captive requirements such as the Kolar Directory, Namma Dhwani magazine and a documentary movie on the CLC.
• Industrial Training Centre: 84 persons were trained at
31
31
Disability: Polio, left leg
affected.
APD Support: Therapy,
Mobility aids, Education.
Now: Starting an NGO for
disabled people. Married
with two sons.
30
26
Disability: Polio both legs
affected.
APD Support: Education,
Surgery, Sports activities,
Exposures visits.
Now: He is working in TCS as
System Engineer.
And support his famaily
26
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Surgery,
Education, Sports activities,
Exposure visits.
Now: Working in TCS
as Systems Engineer.
16
23
Disability: Visually impaired.
APD Support: Mobility
aids, Horticulture training,
Placement.
Now: Working as
a gardener in Medico
Pastoral Association.
29
36
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Training in
tailoring, Mobility aids.
Now: Working as tailor and
running a small shop in
Pathur Gaddahalli village.
28
23
Disability: Speech &
hearing impaired.
APD Support: Training in
Electronic Mechanic Trade,
Job Placement
Now: Working in TIMI
System, Bangalore.
17
33
Disability: Spinal cord injury.
APD Support: Mobility aids,
6 months rehabilitation,
Computer training.
Now: Running a BPO Centre
in rural area and training
others to get employment.
18
24
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Surgery,
Therapy, Education,
Mobility aids.
Now: Teacher at Al Hazar
Education Trust School.
34
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Mobility aids.
Now: Found self
employment in rearing
sheep at Manjarapalli
village, Kolar.
33
Disability: Spinal cord
injury.
APD Support: Mobility aids.
Now: Running his own
flour mill in Bellutti Village,
Chikbalapur. Married and
has a child.
27
49
Disability: Spinal cord
injury.
APD Support: Mobility aids.
Now: Running his own
shop in Laksmipura,
Kolar. Married and has two
children.
26
29
Disability: Polio, Left leg
APD Support: Therapy,
Education in mainstream
school, Mobility aids,
Training in Community
Based Rehabilitation.
Now: Working in BBMP
32
Disability: Spinal cord injury.
APD Support: Therapy,
Mobility aids, Training on
daily living skills, Financial
support and placement.
Now: Craft designer in Diya
Foundation (NGO)
19
25
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Training in
tailoring, Mobility aids.
Now: Working as
tailor and also training
village girls in tailoring.
20
34
Disability: Polio, right leg.
APD Support: Training in
Electronic Mechanic Trade.
Now: Owns Sneha Book
House. He has given
employment and business
training to 500 youths.
25
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Mobility aids.
Now: Started a Garment
Factory. Given employment
to 12 people.
27
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Training in
Electronic Mechanic Trade.
Now: Working as a
Supervisor in Real Power
Vision, Bangalore.
24
38
Disability: Spinal cord injury
APD Support: Therapy,
Mobility aids, Training on
daily living skills.
Now: Running a
small shop and a tender
coconut stall.
24
Disability: Polio, both legs
affected.
APD Support: Surgery,
Therapy, Education,
Mobility aids.
Now: Owns a fish aquarium
shop.
21
46
Disability: Mental illness.
APD Support: Medical
intervention and counseling.
Now: Working in building
construction. Married and
has three daughters and
one son.
22
34
Disability: Mental illness.
APD Support: Medical
intervention and counseling.
Now: Working as a house
maid. Living with her
mother.
32
Disability: Mental illness.
APD Support: Medical
intervention and counseling.
Now: Married and has one
son and a daughter. She is
staying with her mother.
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