LIFE CYCLE APPROACH FOR THE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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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.

Email ID: grcnln@gmail.com

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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