National Conference on Employment Leads to Independent Living of Persons with Intellectual Disability 25th - 27th February 2014 by NIMH, Secunderabad

ANNOUNCEMENT OF

National Conference on Employment Leads to Independent Living

of Persons with Intellectual Disability

25th - 27th February 2014

Auditorium, NIMH, Secunderabad

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The conference PwID constitute around 94 in one lakh in our country as per the records of the National Sample Survey Office Publication in 2003. The service providers in the area of intellectual

disability are around 1200 in our country. It is estimated that around 60% of the service providers have provision for vocational training for PwID of 18 years and above. In the present scenario our country does not have a uniform pattern of transition, vocational assessment and vocational training, placement and follow up procedures. The concept of independent living is far from reality. The surveys done in this regard, show that the organizations working for the adult persons with ID are engaged in various types of training without a proper curriculum package. In order to meet the requirements of the above mentioned lacunae a continuous interaction with the service providers is essential. This workshop will be an initiative to develop models so that a uniform pattern is followed as in the case of special education services offered for children with ID attending special schools.

The primary aim of the national workshop on “Employment & Independent Living of Persons with Intellectual Disability” is to connect and network with members in the field of vocational rehabilitation of persons with intellectual disability, to arrive at a roadmap which would be a guideline for planning and implementation for future services for PWID.

1. National experts will be invited from various disciplines: Psychology, Special

Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Social work from the field of rehabilitation of

Persons with ID.

2. Research papers will be presented by professionals from various disciplines

3. Practitioners as vocational trainers, counselors, teachers who have experience in training & placement of PwID will be invited from all over India to actively participate in the small group discussions based on their experience so that a road map could be drawn

4. The highlight of the conference will be a panel discussion with officials from Department of disability affairs and other significant departments and organizations.

Workshop will be open to professionals, personnel, students, parents, siblings and guardians and

general public.

NIMH request you to be prepared for group discussions centred on the subthemes given in the brochure. You may please send your registration form and abstract by email:

nimh.nce2014@gmail.com, immediately. 

NIMH is Looking forward to meet you all..............

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