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Please the Abstract of the paper published in the Journal as:
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LIFE CYCLE
APPROACH FOR THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL &
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Lakshmi Narayana N, Director
Geo Rehabilitation
Centre. Hyderabad.
ABSTRACT
Among the disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities are
the most marginalized including isolation. Disability need to be given priority
as it works as a cause and consequence with poverty and development. The
training and rehabilitation frame work for PWIDDs has been grouped into five
areas which include early intervention, special education, vocational training,
employment / livelihoods and mainstreaming. Each area has got its own specific
interventions and activities matching to the needs and skills of the targeted
groups with the focus on identification, prevention, preparedness, mainstreaming,
skill development and employment as an empowerment both socially and
economically and further to be part of the community development as a contributing
member. The service delivery systems which include IBR, HBR and CBR are very
specific to reach the targeted groups both quantitatively and qualitatively.
CBR has got several advantages over others and moves with right based
strategies with effective inclusion with dignity and quality as a right. These
models were implemented in the selected CSOs working for the targeted groups
covering the rural and urban parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The
processes adapted have resulted for significant impact in the lives of the
targeted groups with innovation and creativity. The models are simple,
flexible, replicable, scalable and sustainable.
Key
Words: Disability, Development,
Training, Rehabilitation, Empowerment, Inclusion, Sustainability, Quality.
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