November, 2019

 
Protocols and official procedures took a back seat as the couple went around greeting and interacting with everyone including the children. They were seen sharing some lighter moments with the students as they high-fived one of our toddlers and lifted another one who rushed towards them. The couple was shown around the centre and familiarized with the challenges a person on the spectrum is posed with and the many ways it could be managed.

 

They took time to learn and understand the various facilities such as the blue room, sensory path, ADL (activities of daily living) room and so on, which are not common to mainstream schools. They appreciated the efforts of the team and wished the school success to scale greater heights and be a role model to other schools across the country serving individuals on the spectrum.

Few of our staff at CADRRE attended the workshop conducted
by K-DISC (Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy
Council) in association with KSSM (Kerala Social Security
Mission). The workshop was in connection with the project
“Talent Search for Youth with Disabilities” conducted at
Thiruvananthapuram. The aim of the project is to identify and
engage youth with disabilities who stand out as being
motivated, creative, talented and passionate to nurture their
talents. 45 participants attended the program. After the
program, an individual talent support plan was prepared for
the participants to encourage them to pursue their talents
further.
The program is based on the success of the program which
Magic planet, Trivandrum had conducted earlier as part of
“Anuyathra” initiative by the government. Magic Planet has an
MPower center to train the disabled children in Magic and they
have been conducting shows regularly.
The impact of this program for children was evaluated by Child
Development Centre, Kerala (CDC). They did a retrospective

assessment to evaluate the improvements in these children.
They found remarkable changes in all the domains that were
evaluated. One drawback however, was that the baseline
assessments were not done for these children before they
enrolled in the program.

The goal of the current workshop was to prepare a module-
behavior, personal grooming, therapy and training modules for

the participants, decide on the expected outcomes of the
program, enlist the support needed for the participants, create
a schedule of the training to be given to the individuals and
prepare assessment forms for baseline assessment and post
assessment.
CADRRE staff interacted with experts from various disciplines to
plan the program and the challenges that could arise and also
plan strategies to ensure effectiveness of the program. Such
interactions prove helpful to CADRRE while devising programs
for our children and such collaborative associations go a long
way in helping out institutions that engage in the betterment of
the differently abled.

Staff Accomplishments

We are happy to let you know that S Vyshnevi Maya, sign
language interpreter and class facilitator with CADRRE secured
first rank in Diploma, Indian Sign Language Interpretation,
issued by the Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre,
New Delhi & Nisha R K, psychologist with CADRRE secured
fourth rank in MSc Counselling, University of Kerala. Join us in
congratulating them on their achievement and wish them well
for all their future achievements.

S Vyshnevi Maya

Nisha R K

Organization Announcement

Two professionals joined CADRRE. Please join us in
welcoming them to the CADRRE family.

Nisha R K
Psychologist

Sangeetha Venugopalan
Consultant – Finance