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Satya Special School

Annual Report

2015-16

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S.No DETAILS STATUS

1 Full Legal Name SATYA SPECIAL SCHOOL

2 Office Address / Project Address 6,7,8 E.C.R Road, Opp to Siva Vishnu Mahal,

Karuvadikuppam, Puducherry, India

3 Telephone No 0413 - 2263592 4 Fax No 0413 - 2249154 5 E.Mail Address [email protected]

6 Website www.satyaspecialschool.org

7 Registered under Societies Registration Act

1980 Reg. No 521 / 2002

8 Registered under Section 52 of the PWD

Act (Persons with Disability) 27th June 2014 (Date of Renewal)

9 Registered under 3505 National Trust Act Date of Registration – 6th Feb 2013

10 12 AA & 80 G Registered under section 12 AA of the income tax Act &

Exemption certificate granted under section 80 G of the

income tax Act

11 FCRA Registration No 285130094 12 PAN No. AAGAS1322

13 Bankers Andhra Bank, Pondicherry (FCRA Designated A/C)

HDFC Bank, Pondicherry


NO 6, 7, 8, ECR Road

Karuvadikuppam, Puducherry

Ph: 0413-2263592

Satya Centre for Unique Learners

No 278/3,Adiparasakthi Koil street

Rainbow Nagar, Puducherry

Satya Vocational Training Centre

Edayanchavady Main Road,

Kuilapalayam Auroville

Satya Center for Autism

ECR Main Road

Sarukupalayam,Kottakuppam

Satya Village Rehabilitation Centre

No 4,Kaveri nagar,Villianuar

Puducherry


Yogalakshmi Nagar,

Mutrampet, (Kodathur), Vanur Taluk

Tamil Nadu


Perumal koil street, Selimedu

Puducherry

mailto:[email protected]


Mission

Vision: Ch ange the current fragmented rehabilitation system into a more integrat-ed and holistic one dedicat-ed at improving the lives of intellectually disabled chil-dren through individual spe-cialized trainings thereby making social inclusion a reality.

Our Belief: In transparency In professionalism and

dedication In charity with dignity

Our work:

Involves any person with intellectual disabilities, irre-spective of their degree of disability, socio- economic condition and age. Towards eradicating the stigma associated with disa-bilities especially intellectu-al disabilities. Empowering the children thereby making them confi-dent and self-reliant. Improve the quality of life through better health care and individualized rehabili-tation programmes.

Contents

Page No.

1. President’s Note 2

2. Director’s Note 2

3. Executive Committee 3

4. Statistics of Satya 4

5. Awards Received 5

6. Major Projects 6

7. Our Work: Capacity Building Programme 7

8. Recreational Activities 14

9. Unique Initiatives 16

10. Highlights of the year 2015-16 21

11.Volunteer Contribution 27

12. Future Endeavours of Satya 28


President’s Note Greetings to All.

New Year, New Challenges New Milestones. . . . .

It was a challenging moment when we experienced heavy rainfalls in 2015, rendering many homeless and without food for days. For the first week, Satya took the initiative of starting a community kitchen catering to about 600 people living in villages in and around Pondicherry and Cuddalore. Thanks to the full support from Donors, vol-unteers, and our staff who helped not only in the kitchen but in the ground level as well. Basic items such as bed-sheets, mats, mosquito coils etc were distributed to over 2000 households. Reconstruction of houses were also un-dertaken as part of rehabilitation efforts .

Our dream project with our long term partner “You and We Trust , Switzerland” was the construction of the state of art (rural ) Village Rehabilitation Center at Kodathur. Ably supported by the “Charity Challenge UK” who have proved that Charity has no geographical boundaries, 40 Volunteers from Body shop and Santander's groups, UK participated in the construction work unmindful of the October heat with all enthusiasm, replicating all the intervention facilities under one roof. As Mr Anthony from Charity Challenge states - “TOGETHER, With LOVE, We SUCCEED”

Accessibility is on Satya’s priority list for 2016-17, making Pondicherry accessible for the differently abled including the beach, parks, Bus stops and even Commercial establishments. With Pondicherry on the list for Smart Cities, we hope to realise this Dream of an inclusive accessible city . . . .

Directors Note WHAT SATYA IS – A JOURNEY OF CHANGING THE WORLD

Though the French left behind a fairly well planned coastal town – Pondicherry in Southern Part of India, and influenced the life styles, cuisine and pretty much every aspect of social life here, life of CWSNs was that of neglect.

Unable to bear the plight of a young girl, age 10 years being tied to a chair, locked up in a room, everyday for 8 hours, 365 days a year for 5 years, a group of socially minded doctors, social workers, home makers and busi-nessmen started Satya Special School - a Day Care Centre in 2003 with 20 children. Today Satya caters to over 700 children and PWDs with various special needs from as young as 23 days to as old as 45 years.

Years of hard work, dedication and innovation has changed many lives. The successes, the trials and pains, the struggle and its fruits seen in the children being accepted by society, the social change that is sweeping through urban, semi – urban and rural villages due to the dedicated team of community workers, the story of mothers from being ostracized for the birth of a child seen as a curse of GOD due to her Karma or past sins to aiding, ac-cepting and standing by her Special child , who is today elegant, bubbly, loving and an achiever in his/her own terms is the reason for what SATYA is today .

Their experience gives hope to many families faced with similar situations, encouragement for rehabilita-tion workers and promises a great future for thousands around the world in less developed countries and conti-nents.

Every day when a child takes the first step, moves a limb, makes an eye contact, utters a sound brings in hope and enthuses us at Satya, to work harder. With all the support we could gather from our families, like mind-ed individuals, philanthropists, dedicated staff national and international agencies, we promise the children thus “We will not change you for the World but Change the World for You”!!!

Chitra Shah, Director

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Executive committee 2003—2015

Newly formed Executive committee 2016-17

Ms. Bindu Modi Mr. Nallam Krishna Babu Ms. Chitra Shah

Dr. Nallam. V

Ms. Sita Ram Kumar

Ms. Sita Ram Kumar

Ms. Chitra Shah Ms. Bindu Modi

Mr. Nallam Krishna Babu Ms. Maya Chandrasekar Dr (Ms). Asha Oumachigui Dr. Chandrsekar

Dr (Ms) Chidambaram Dr. Velumani

Mr. Madhavan

Dr (Ms.) Nalini Ranganathan

Mr. B.Narayanaswamy Mr. Mukesh Jain Mr. Sumitro Sen Gupta

Ms. Nalini Kamra Dr. Sibnath Deb Mr. AroquiaRadje Ceas-

Ms. Monique

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Stat ist i cs of Satya

4


Life time Achievement Award by Balaji

Vidyapeet University on occasion of International

Women’s day March 2016

Child Friendly School Award

December 2015 by TYCL & Mugil Social Welfare

Organisation

Puducherryin Real Heroes 2015 – Big Social Ini-

tiative for 2015-16 by Reliance Foundation & 92.7

Big FM – awarded by Public voting

Child Friendly Teacher Award

December 2015 by TYCL & Mugil Social

Welfare Organisation

Child Friendly Parent Award

December 2015 by TYCL & Mugil Social

Welfare Organisation

Satya Special School recognised as

a Model of Excellence for Early

Childhood care by the University of

Oregeon , USA

Awards Received (2015-16)

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Community based

rehabilitation

supporting our

Village Rehabili-

tation Centres.

Arohan -

Children with

Special Needs

Project

India

Winterim

Program

Kodathur village

rehabilitation centre

Early childhood Intervention

and Centre for Unique Learners Mobile Therapy Unit

Sports for the Disabled

The Grace & Gratitude Trust

Infrastructure

Sponsorship

Major Projects

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CBP for Students

Sl.

No

Topic Presented /

Organised By Objective

1 Session on Dance & Move-

ment Therapy/ Mr. Sivam,

Dancer & Choreographer

To focus on movement

behavior as it emerges in the

therapeutic relationship.

2

Exposure Visit- Learn to

travel by public transport from

Karuvadikuppam to the local

Market / Special Educators

Enabling students to learn to

use public transport inde-

pendently as a key functional

activity that builds the child’s

confidence.

3

Storytelling Session :

Ms. Banu Priya, Storyteller

To encourage children to

observe skill learning on

drawing, coloring and story-

telling activities.

4

Unique Activity Based Learn-

ing Making a climber box

space & Gardening with Early

Intervention-Autism:

Ms. Afsan Marium

To enable students to learn

the importance of gardening

5

Group Therapy for EIC

children : Team of Physio-

therapist and Special Educa-

tors

To impress upon the im-

portance of group therapy

among parents and the role

these sessions can play in

building confidence and mo-

tivating parents.

6 Clay Sessions- Autism Class-

room: Ms. Afsan Marium To develop hand eye coordi-

nation using clay.

Capacity Building Programmes (CBP)

Satya strives to train and develop the abilities and skills of not just its students but also

the staff and parents. These Capacity building programmes (CBP) are carried out

throughout the year, they include various internal and external workshops, certified

trainings and skill building activities .

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CBP for Parents

Sl.

No

Topic Presented /


1

Speech Therapy — Orientation

and Training Programme /

Satya Speech therapists - Ms. Sivapriya and

Ms. Agilandeshwari.

To make parents understand and gain

knowledge regarding assessments, fac-

tors affecting speech and language, nor-

mal speech and language development,

visual and auditory stimulation, Oro motor

exercise, voice articulation, fluency, proso-

dy problems.

2

Activities of Daily Living and Toi-

let Training Programme/

Ms. Bora Sai Lakshmi, Principal - Satya Special School

To draw attention towards the importance

of activities of daily living and toilet training

from an early age for children with multiple

disabilities.

3

Guardianship Programme for

Parents of CWSNs/

Ms. Nathiya, Counselor,

SNAC, Puducherry

To create awareness on the Nirmaya

Health Insurance Scheme amongst par-

ents of PWDs

4

World Physical Therapy Day/

Physiotherapy Department,


Presentation was made by Parents on

their child’s journey and improvement due

to Physiotherapy and Home Based pro-

grammes as part of World Physical Ther-

apy Day celebrations.

5

Life Skill Training Programme for

Parents of CWSNs

Ms. Vijaya Ramanujam

A motivational programme for parents on

instilling life skills in CWSNs and to sup-

port them in the process.

6 Autism Centre- Interaction and

Discussion with Parents : Autism

Division Staff

To discuss the experiences of the parents

of children with autism and to need for a

separate Center for Autism.

7

Toilet Training Programme for

Parents : Ms. Jeya Thamarai

Ezhil- Paediatric Physiotherapist- Sensory Integration Unit

To highlight the importance of Toilet train-

ing and the steps involved in enabling their

children to independently use toilets.

8

Workshop on Joint Liability

Group for Parents of CWSNs :

Mrs. Uma Gurumurthy, District

Development Manager, NABARD

To create awareness amongst parents on

NABARD’s – Joint Liability Group scheme

that allows members to start small busi-

nesses enterprises.

8


CBP for Parents

Sl.

No

Topic Presented /


9 Home Programme

Management : Mr. Senthil

Kumaran, Physiotherapist

To create awareness amongst parents on

the status of the child such as tone and

tightness, techniques on positioning, re-

laxation, splintery, types of exercises

beneficial for cognitive development.

10 Parents Interaction on special

education : U. Malarveni, Spe-

cial Educator

To drive home the importance of IEP, the

need for quarterly assessments and the

role played by parents as co-therapist in

the entire intervention programme.

11

Autism Parents Support Group

Meeting- Mothers : Mr. Nara-

yanswamy, EC Member

Ms. Geeta Narayanswamy- (Parent ) and Ms. Raji–

Resource Trainer

To initiate a self driven group that will

come together to discuss, share experi-

ences, help in problem solving and sup-

port each other towards supporting their

children’s further.

12

Autism Parents Support Group

Meeting- Fathers :

Mr. Narayanswamy– Executive

Committee Member and Parent

To create a support group for parents of children with autism . The goal is to initi-ate a self driven group that will come to-gether to discuss, share experiences, help problem solve and support each oth-er towards supporting their children further.

13

Session on causes of disabil-

ity— Dr Sethuraman,

Vice Chancellor, Mahatma

Gandhi Medical College

Interaction with Parents on the various

causes of disability and the possible inter-

vention services available. Emphasis was

on the importance of prevention and the

initiatives taken to achieve it.

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Parents awareness

Programme on Niramaya

Insurance Scheme:

Vocational Training Centre

Ms. Nathiya, Counselor,

SNAC, Puducherry

To create awareness on the

NIRAMAYA SCHEME amongst the

parents of disabled children and to im-

prove their economic status of the family.

9


CBP for Staff

Sl.

No Topic Presented/


1

Fund Raising Schemes :

Mr. Ananth Arumugam,

V-Solve Consultancy

Services, Bangalore

To discuss various fund raising

schemes for Satya's such as pay roll

giving, Domestic Fund raising, ECS

fund raising and Tele calling fund

raising schemes.

2

Yogic Concept of Health :

Mr. Arokiyaraj Ceaser, EC

Member , Parent & Yoga

Trainer

To understand how yoga/ yoga ther-

apy in our life could reduce Stress- the cause of all ailments.

3

An interactive session on un-

derstanding children with

autism and suggestions for

changes: Dr. Lakshmi

Prasanna, Autism Expert

To help parents of children with au-

tism understand certain behaviors of

their children and various techniques

of handling them.

4

Therapeutic Theatre :

Ms. Annabelle Jaccard,

Clinical Psychologist and Art

Therapist

To use theatre as a means of thera-

py for children in order to develop

imaginative, creative and expressive

skills as well as the ability to work in

a group enhancing communication.

5

Wheelchair Orientation Pro-

gramme : Mr. Satish Kumar,

Physiotherapist

To orient the staff on the manage-

ment of wheelchairs.

6

Workshop on Oral Hygiene

for Satya Staff : Dr.Sendhil

Kumar- Head of the Depart-

ment, Dr.Baskar– Pedestrian

Dentist, Dr.Ramesh– Dentist,

Indira Gandhi Institute of

Dental Science.

To create awareness about oral hy-

giene with special focus on brushing

techniques, dental care for CWSNs

amongst the care givers & special

Educators.

7

Awareness Programme on

Lifestyle Diseases and Laws

of Health : Mr. Abhijith- Life-

style educator- II year stu-

dents from Institute of Life-

style Diseases, Nagarkoil and

Mrs. Rose Pushpa Wesley,

Primary Health Worker

To discuss the various causes of

lifestyle diseases.

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Sl.

No Topic Presented/


8

Wheelchair service training pro-

fessional course-Intermediate

level by Mobility India in

Bangalore : Mr. Sathish Kumar,

Physiotherapist

Training programme cover-

ing Assessment , Funding

and Ordering, Product prep-

aration , Fitting , User train-

ing , Maintenance and fol-

low up of wheelchairs

9

Communication & soft skills

Training : Mr. Sumithro Sen

Gupta, Executive Committee

Member

To improve Satya Staff's

communication skills in

English language with

regard to project activities.

10

Workshop on Oral Hygiene :

Team of Dentist from Indira

Gandhi Institute of Dental

Science.

To discuss the possible

roles special educators

could play in ensuring oral

health and hygiene for

CWSNs.

11 Economic empowerment through

Micro Credit and Finance :

Mr. Christopher, ACCION

To understand the activities

of ACCION and the kind of

support extended by them

towards micro finance & the

possibility of a partnership

between ACCION & Satya.

12

Interactive session with Director,

Keystone Institute India :

Ms Elizabeth Neuville, Director,

Keystone Institute India

Interactive session on

Organizational Vision

13

Teaching Techniques for Young

Children- Ms Val Close and

Ms Judy Newman , Early Child

Care programme, University of

Oregon

Discussion on Multiple

Learning opportunities,

Specific teaching tech-

niques, Modelling & physi-

cal prompting etc.

CBP for Staff

11


CBP for Stake Holders

Sl.

No Topic Presented/


1

Sibling Meeting /

Ms. Sai Lakshmi,

Principal, Technical

Staff

To make the siblings aware of their role and

responsibilities in the lives of their different-

ly abled sister or brother.

2

Women from SHGs

Focused Group Discus-

sion / Mr. S Abraham,


To initiate a dialogue between SHGs on

the status of CWSNs in their Community.

To help undertake a need analysis of the

community , to help draft programme s to-

wards awareness creation & plan interven-

tion services.

3

Programme on Mixed

Play : CWSNs of Satya

Special School and

Students of Navodaya

Vidyalaya, Kalapet.

To bring about an interaction between chil-

dren with special needs and children from

mainstream schools in order to create

awareness and promote inclusive play.

4

Sensitization

Programme on Inclu-

sion—Team of Special

Educators from Satya

To train Government school teachers from

around Villianur commune on disability

awareness and importance of inclusive ed-

ucation.

5 Screening of “Margarita

with a Straw”

The film on Disability & Sexuality featuring

Kalki Koechlin was screened for an elite

audience of philanthropist, well-wishers and

partners of Satya.

6

Disability sensitizing

Workshops by Satya

Special School support-

ed by Department of

Social Welfare,

Puducherry

The main objective of world disability day

program at the local level is to promote an

inclusive society and awareness on the

issues of disabled people to the community

and society at large.

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External Training Programs for Staff

Sl.

No Topic/ Presented/


1

Wheelchair Service

Training Package

Mobility India Campus,

Bangalore

Training programme for therapists

on : Referral and appointment; As-

sessment; Funding and Ordering;

Product preparation; Fitting; User

training; Maintenance and follow

ups.

2 Awareness Through The

Body/ Amir and Tamara,

Auroville

To raise concentration, self

knowledge and awareness among

children and adults.

3 World Physical Therapy

Day/ Mr. Jaising To discuss on the on the topic of

handling early intervention children.

4

20th Partners Meet- Mobility India /

Mobility India Campus,

Bangalore

To discuss strategies for fund rais-

ing for rehabilitation services and

further plans for capacity building

of human resource.

5 Engaging creatively with

waste

‘Waste to Wealth’ workshop organ-

ised by the Department of Science,

Technology and Environment

(DSTE) and Puducherry Pollution

Control Committee as part of the

World Environment Day celebra-

tions

6

Waldorf Education

Training Programme:

Dr. Lakshmi Prasanna,

Catherine and Patricia

Orange, Organized by

IRA, Institute of

Teacher Training

To understand the Waldorf system

of education and curriculum and to

look into possibilities of incorporat-

ing the same into special education

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This includes Outings, Celebra-

tions, Festivals, activities like

dance, music and drama. Satya

strongly initiated these activities

to encourage and build the

strength and abilities of the chil-

dren. This also allows their fami-

lies to unwind and enjoy them-

Recreational Activities

Christmas Celebration

Childrens at cultural

event during Pondicher-

ry Water Festival beach

Anjali National

children’s Festi-

val, Orissa

Planetarium Visit

Art Session

14


Apart from education and thera-

pies, Satya believes in providing

children with a fun filled learning

experience and allowing opportu-

nities for them to integrate in so-

ciety.

Recreational Activities Fun day, of pizza making ,

juggling and dancing

Teacher’s Day

Bakery Workshop

(Students) with Eat My Cake

Children’s day celebration

Bakery Workshop (Mothers)

with Eat My Cake

Fun with Clowns

Art break Day Competitive Indoor Games

Water festival drawing

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Unique Initiatives

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Satya has always focused in improving lives of

CWSNs. To achieve this, we have partnered with vari-

ous institutions, national & international experts in

the field of rehabilitation.

Satya’s Collaboration with Institutions:

MOU with Mahatma Gandhi Medical College

and Research Institute (MGMCRI), Pondicher-

ry

Through this MOU an institution of high re-pute MGMCRI would help CWSNs with periodic health checkups treatment and follow up. It would also provide experts on various aspects of health and wellbeing to interact with parents, staff & the rural community to help create a better understanding of CWSNs and their conditions.

MOU with Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental

Science, Pondicherry

The purpose of this MOU is to establish a collaborative relationship between Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, and Satya Special School. The MOU will cov-

er screening & providing a comprehensive oral health

programme at Satya’s various premises with special focus to cover the most severely challenged through a Mobile Dental Unit by visiting them at their homes.

MOU with Mobility India

A technical partnership with Mobility India by way of this MOU would facilitate the necessary assistance by way of assessment camps, pro-curement & actual setting up of the Prosthetic and Orthot-ic Unit of Satya and capacity building programmes & in

house training programmes for the therapist techni-cians, parents & caregivers.

The India Winterim Program is an intensive 2 -3 week field based program that

provides students from the University of Iowa,

the opportunity to directly interact with non-

profits and academic institutions and gain a deep-

er insight into the work and functioning of these

organizations. Further, it exposes the students to

the cultural diversity of India. Groups of students

are sent to different parts of India of which 35

students and 2 professors visited Pondicherry.

Satya was the host organization and arranged for

the exposure visits to different organizations such

as Aravind Eye Hospital, Meenakshi Hospital, Ma-

durai, Baby Sarah Home, Help Age India, SAR-

VAM and our school and its centers. The students

along with their faculty spent a few days observ-

ing the work at all the organizations and then

students either worked in small groups or indi-

vidually carried out small projects that would

benefit the NGO they were working at. In Satya,

we had around 14 students who carried out

different projects that supported our existing

work. Some of the projects were: Preparation of

Informational materials , A Reading Project, Pen

Pal Project, Preparation of sample Weight Lap

Pads and Vests for Children in the autism spec-

trum and Profiling lives of families of CWSNs.

As part of their exposure to India’s heritage &

culture, the students participated in Yoga ses-

sions, visits to Mahabalipuram and Gingee and

celebrating Pongal with the Satya staff. “It was

an enriching & life changing experience” says

Ms Rebacca , a student who was part of the

IOWA team.


Therapeutic interventions:

Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) Unit:

Prosthetic and Orthotic unit was inaugurated on 4th

November 2015 to provide assistive devices not only

to students of

Satya but also to

the public as well.

So far 50 children

received applianc-

es free of cost. Our

technical partner,

Mobility India pro-

vided support in

making the appliances. Our physiotherapists made

the necessary assess-

ments prior to prescrib-

ing appliances like

splints, bracers, belts

etc. Regular camps and

trainings with staff and

parents were carried out

to provide continuous

support to the P&O unit.

Music Therapy by Dr. Nigel Osborne:

Satya

is grateful to

Dr. Nigel Os-

borne and his

team from

the Universi-

ty of Edin-

burgh, UK for

their continu-

ous support and interest in conducting Music

Therapy Workshops every year for Satya’s chil-

dren. He used music therapy ‘bio-psycho-social’

approach for CWSN’s, educators, therapists, par-

ents to make them understand the importance of

music in improvising CWSN’s speech and psycho-

motor skills. The aim is to use music as a means to

communicate with each other, to play with

rhythm, sound stimulation, and storytelling along

with musical sounds.

Music in Psychophonie method can help chil-

dren with Cerebral Palsy during hydrother-

apy :

Psychophonie method helps to manage the

type of energy that the children need. We have

special melodies that give more or less energy

to the child. We can stimulate some specific

places like the head, feet, arm and breath. We

can also help children feel more relaxed in

their muscles or if they are stressed.

During the hydrotherapy session, music can

follow or direct the exercise rhythm. Some ex-

ercises require calm and slow movement; the

musician will play a slow melody with down

notes. If the exercise requires speed and fast

movement, the musician will play fast music

with exciting notes (high notes). Only playing

or singing a well-known (familiar) song or

melody will relax the child, and he will feel

more in confidence. Customized melody can

be created with the name of the child or any

other aspect the child relates to easily . This

will yield good results as the child is able to

identify it emotionally and hence responds bet-

ter.

We have to also consider that in a swimming

pool space, the acoustics are totally different.

There is more resonance, reflection, and obvi-

ously more vibrations. So, everybody will re-

ceive the music not only with their ears but

with the entire body (skin and bones). With

some adaptation we can mix the aerial vector

and liquid vector, and deliver the sound

(music instrument or voice) in a three commu-

nication system.

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How music through psychophony, can help

deaf children with muscle disorder during

hydrotherapy and how it can improve and

stimulate language and help in speech

therapy.

With any muscular disorder we work in

the same manner as children with Cerebral Pal-

sy. In the case of deaf children we have to insist

on vibrations in both aerial vector and mostly in

liquid vector. Deaf people can hear a part of mu-

sic but they can feel music through their body

(skin and bones conduction) with vibration.

We will use the same well known melody

and song as in the individual speech therapy

session. The difference here will be the vibra-

tion field. In individual sessions when we use a

vibrator we can only feel the vibration in a small

part of our body. During a hydrotherapy ses-

sion, vibrations are magnified where it can be

felt by the whole body due to the water.

In terms of lan-

guage, children

clearly receive

more vibra-

tions for the

respective pho-

nemes. When the child can feel the music or

voice throughout his body, he can understand

language rhythm with greater clarity. Due to

muscle disorders, the child may not be able to

use all the phonetic macro-movements from

verbotonale method (from Prof. Guberina from

Zagreb), but in the water, that can be a little bit

more easy.

Impact of Psychophonie on children with au-

tism during Education through Art session-

Judykaël

On Illustra-

tion 1 & 2,

we can see

the first

session in

Education

through Art

without music or Psychophonie stimulation. In-

ba drawn some lines very light and thin, with a

good center. The

speech therapist

was on his left

side, we can see

one line little bit

larger on the left

side on the

blackboard.

For the second session, we proceed exactly like

the first session for the beginning. The result is

similar than the first one (Illustration 3). After,

the speech thera-

pist introduce mu-

sic with Psy-

chophonie melody.

He was on the

right side of Inba.

We can observe on

the Illustration 4 that Inba draws some strong

lines on the right side. This exercise can be a

symbolization of relationships/communication,

so we can suppose that Inba feels a strong link

with oth-

ers when

music is

played as a

support of

relation/

communication.

Illustra

tion 1

: Inba

S. S

ession

Illustra

tion

2: Inb

a S

.

Illustra

tion

1: Inb

a S

.

Illustra

tion

2: Inb

a S

.

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Taping Technique:

Taping technique is a

new method applied by

the Department of Phys-

iotherapy of Satya to

help activate weaker

muscles and relax tight

muscles for children

with a wide range of musculoskeletal or neuro-

logical conditions. The tape used is a specialized

tape designed with

an elastic component

and it has the unique

ability to promote

tissue healing and

function by reducing

pain and swelling.

Special Activities at Satya:

Kootanchoru:

A collective

cooking’ was

initiated by

Satya for CWS-

N’s. The Blue

Yonder – a

travel company propagating conscious tour-

ism joined hands with Satya Special School

in Pondicherry for training the children,

their mothers and staff at Satya Special

School on innovative, creative cooking so

that they can be self-reliant and earn income

by their own skill. This training has been

very useful for PWDs as they would cook

local cuisine for tourists. The objective is to

also sensitize tourists to the social issues or

social needs of the differently abled and to

promote a more inclusive Puducherry.

Training on computer and Non-computer ac-

tivity - AMBA

A six day camp

was conducted by

AMBA training

Centre, Banga-

lore, where stu-

dents of Satya

along with one

special educator

got trained on

non-computer and computer activities, such as

learning high quality and accurate back office

visual data entry for mainstream industries

like Telecommunication, Hospitality, Insurance

etc. 80 children were selected for the AMBA

training program.

In the non-computer training, students learned

identification of capital and small alphabets,

numbers from the newspaper, pack of cards,

magazines etc. Then the students are trained

to learn basic computer skills such as, switch-

ing on computers, identification of icons, creat-

ing new folders, work on Microsoft word , file

opening, file saving, using short cut keys etc.,

this training camp has also simultaneously de-

veloped their social skills, communication skills

and working skills and also built up their self-

confidence.

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Mapping- Training on Google My Maps for

Satya staffs:

A training on Importance of Mapping was con-

ducted by Mr. Mayuresh Ellappan, Social Work

Student, Pondicherry University. The objective

was to enable the community organizers and

field staff to plot their specific geographical

coverage, distribution of CWSNs in the speci-

fied area, facilities available etc. Mapping also

helps in planning transport services ensuring

routes of various vehicles do not overlap and

helps in ensuring cost effective services.

By mapping the exact distribution of children

based on their condition, it could help generate

data for possible qualitative & quantitative re-

search in various aspects such as concentra-

tion of specific disabilities in a certain area ,

health facilities in the area and the role in pre-

vention & identification of PWDs, Inclusive

communities and their outlook towards disabil-

ity etc. The advantage of mapping is that it

gives a visual representation of the beneficiary

locations and adjustment services.

Adventures beyond Barriers :

Along with therapies and special activities

Satya focuses on gathering experiences from various

experts of the world by conducting Inspiring talks.

On 2th January, 2016 Mr. Divyanshu Ganatra, a Visu-

ally impaired Entrepreneur, Psychologist and Travel-

er shared his life experiences and about his NGO

Adventures beyond Barriers. Being India’s first

visually impaired solo pilot, it was the ability to

think beyond barriers that made him an achiever

and a true source of inspiration to both able bodied

and disabled people. His organization involves peo-

ple from all walks of life and abilities to participate

in adventurous activities and encourages them to

look beyond their disabilities and limitations.

The purpose of organizing such meeting was

to let the World at large especially the service

providing NGOs, Corporates, educational institutions

know that the disabled persons/people too can per-

form activities or compete with other citizens and

make contributions as equal to others in this world,

provided they are given an equal platform rather

than just giving them the menial jobs that make

them sitting ideal in a place. The audience from

different field like NGOs staff, representatives, and

Professors from Pondicherry University, graduate

students from Universityof IOWA , Parents of disa-

bled children and their siblings heard his inspiring

journey of achieving in spite of obstacles.

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Highl ights New Facilities: It is our constant endeavor to improve and provide state of the art facilities

for special children at different locations. This year we added a few newer facilities in order widen

both the services and ensure that our services reach the unreached. They are:

Satya Village Rehabilitation Centre, Muthurampattu

was set up with a mission to provide state of the art rehabilitation

facility to rural CWSNs. This center has the best of equipment,

disabled friendly barrier free environment and could accommo-

date 75-100 children from the age of 3 month to 18 years. The cen-

ter provides physiotherapy, solar powered hydrotherapy, speech

therapy, activities for daily living, a disabled friendly outdoor play

equipment and a kitchen with dining hall to serve nutritious food

for children. The center will be a model that could change the lives

of many rural deprived children

Satya centre for Autism, was started in April 2016. The

centre was envisioned to provide a safe space for all partici-

pants and stakeholders (children with autism, caretakers,

facilitators and community members) to explore and ex-

press themselves through a dynamic process of learning.

The aim of the project has been to help individuals with au-

tism realize their full potential and develop the abilities to

integrate themselves into society.

The centre, can hold up to 50 children along with

staff and support staff. The space has been created to provide a home like atmosphere. This is to en-

courage the children and community to feel a sense of ownership. By co creating a space with the

children, we will be able to understand the needs of the children better and support them as they

grow with us. The curriculum for the programme will have three major components, such as: Func-

tional academic curriculum, Life skills and Complementary therapies .

Satya Vocational Training Centre (VTC) inaugurat-

ed on 8th June 2016 will fulfill a long felt need of having an

independent facility for adult empowerment & skill training.

The new facility provides the necessary infrastructure for

both skill training and entrepreneurial initiatives such as

paper cup making, mat weaving, paper quilling, Satya bakery

just to name a few. The main objective is to ensure financial

independence for PWDs there by increasing their self esteem

and making them confident adults capable to facing the

world.

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Step toward Inclusion

NIOS STUDENT 1st Batch From SATYA SPECIAL SCHOOL:

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) provides the flexibility

for the children to write examinations based on their capability. It

also provides number of vocational and community oriented cours-

es which are easier for the children to grasp. The children are given

option to choose their subject of interest and study.

Satya Special School initiated NIOS at Rainbow Nagar, Puducherry

and the first batch of class of 11 special children had cleared all the

three subjects in the SSLC examination with flying colours. Parents

of all the 11 children were taken by surprise when the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) re-

sults were announced. At least five children have scored more than 75 per cent. Out of the 11 students,

nine have scored more than 60 per cent.

“My child was in a private school till VIII standard. She had to face a

lot of difficulties and humiliation. Hence, we decided to enrol her in

the Satya Special School. They do not compete with other children

here. Instead, help each other in their studies,” said Parameswari.S,

Parent.

Considered misfit in the mainstream schools, these children were iso-

lated and jeered at for being slow. They were asked to leave the school

as they were unable to cope with the exam-oriented school education.

All the 11 children pursued subjects such as painting, data entry, home

science, business studies and English. “We want to continue our educa-

tion and enter college someday,” says

15-year old Ajay.

Ensconced in their classroom, where is a thermocol plate clock and

charts made by the special children hung on the walls, the children

are now learning Business Studies and English. “They will give their

exams for these two subjects in October 2016. We combine visual

learning with traditional classroom teaching, this helps them under-

stand and remember,” says Kamalakannan, their teacher.

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Anil– Satya’s Pride

Anil’s journey with Satya began almost 11

years ago. His story is that of deep struggle that

only made him stronger and a life of isolation to

now a life of inclusion. Born with Cerebral Palsy

and Learning Disabilities, Anil was rejected by

his grandparents and father for a long time.

When he was just a year old, due to his inability

to use his legs properly, he was often left in a

corner with his legs tied up. Unable to bear this

kind of treatment towards her child, his mother

Ramsita was absolutely determined to find a

way out of this dreary situation. Her husband

found a job in Pondicherry and despite his un-

willingness to have his family move in with him,

Ramsita shifted Anil and his twin brother Akhil

to live with her husband. While both the broth-

ers were placed in a mainstream school, Anil

struggled to cope as the school couldn’t cater to

his special needs. As a result the school suggest-

ed that he be placed in a special school. Thus,

began his journey with Satya in 2005.

With the various therapies and special education services that were provided along with the

individual attention that was given to Anil, he began to show immense improvement in no time. His

mother was so touched by the change in Anil that she soon became a teacher at Satya. Over the years,

Anil was able to talk, walk, communicate with confidence and make friends. He participated in nu-

merous events such as Special Olympics running 50 metres and winning a gold medal. He has a yel-

low belt in karate and has won a few medals along the way. His mother hoped that Anil would be able

to study a little bit of academics as well. He proved that he could when he sat for the NIOS exam and

passed. Currently pursuing his 12th grade, his mother is confident that Anil can do whatever he wants

if he works hard enough to achieve it.

Anil Mother says “We suffered a lot. But God changes everything. I never thought my son will

walk and speak. But now everything is possible, because of Satya Special School. When my son was in

10th std., it made me to complete my 10th class and recently I also completed my 12th class. I feel proud

that my motivation is my son. Now Anil father is also more supportive and helpful. I thank all the staff

for the efforts to help Anil achieve his dreams. I am sure he will be a college graduate soon”.

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Satya’s Microcredit Programme- Dream to Reality

In the initial years, Sakthivel and Lakshmi parents of Satish, a child

with severe cerebral palsy were working as daily wage workers

with a canteen contractor. It was a 12 hour job and very laborious.

Given Satish’s physical condition he needed constant medical atten-

tion and the parents were unable to make ends meet. They would

borrow money from their employer due to which they were made to

work for long hours without proper wage compensation (over

time). Though admitting Satish into Satya meant regular therapeu-

tic and educational intervention the parents still struggled to

achieve basic standard of living. They were quite keen on starting their own business venture and

even explored soliciting support of various financial institution and bank. Unfortunately, since they

did not either have a guarantee or any physical assets most banks rejected their application.

When Satya started the microcredit program they were one of the first beneficiaries to avail the assis-

tance. The Mother, Lakshmi borrowed a loan of about Rs. 10, 000 to start a Mobile Ironing unit.

While she was able to repay her loan, she still could not make profit

as the price of coal was increasing. She then converted a small por-

tion of her house into a laundry unit and even managed to get regu-

lar washing and ironing jobs from a resort/hotel. Delayed payment

from the resort left a huge strain on her and she incurred debts like

before. In the meantime her husband also suffered burn injuries at

work and was out of work for a few months. The mother had to

work over time in a sweet shop to compensate for the dad’s absence.

She took this opportunity to learn, preparation of large quantities of

Indian sweets and savouries, pricing, packaging skills, etc... She could understand that the profit mar-

gins were good especially if they could exploit festival seasons. Just before Pongal in January 2015,

they took a loan of Rs.30, 000 to start a sweet and savoury unit. They tied up with local sweet shops

and took orders. They made good profits and were able to repay all their old debts .They also had

some money left. Initially they wanted to repay the loan taken

from Satya but on discussion and as advised by the Microcredit

officer, they went to the local co-operative bank. With a small con-

tribution of Rs 25,000 as the beneficiary contribution they took a

loan of Rs. 50,000 to buy a mobile cart and they started a

panipuri/snacks cart. Though they work long hours, they are able

to make about 500-750 Rs. sales every day with a profit of 300-

350 Rs. Lakshmi and Sakthivel feel that they could also diversify

into making chips and Indian snacks. Satya is discussing with

NABARD to train some of the microcredit beneficiaries to make

Millet based snacks which is both healthy and high profit.

Lakshmi is keen on expanding her enterprise and providing employment to at least 3 PWDS in the

Sakthivel with his mobile food

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Sports

Athletic Sports meet was held in YMCA Col-

lege, Chennai, jointly organized by Kreeda Sports

meet for person with multiple disability and Inner Wheel

Club of Madras Fort on 8th January 2016.

13 Special schools participated

of which Satya Special School

represented Pondicherry. The

sport meet included games such as 50 meters, Standing Jump, Bocce.

Seven special athletes from Satya Special School participated in the

track & field events and Four of them participated in Bocce. The

medals won and other details are given in the table below:

Winners in 50 mtrs.

Name Prize

Vimal Raj 1

Tamil Maran 1

Preethi 1

Visalatchi 1

Arun Kumar 2

Kamlesh 3

Vijayalalaitha 3

Winners in Standing Jump

Name Prize

Visalatchi 1

Kamlesh 2

Arun Kumar 2

Preethi 2

Tamilmaran 2

Vijayalalitha 2

Vimal Raj 2

Winners in Bocce

Name Prize

Kamlesh 2

Vimal Raj 2

Vijayalaltha 2

Preethi 2

Inclusive Cricket Match was held at Palmyra cricket

ground at Auroville, Pondicherry on 31st January 2016. The 54

over match was between 4 teams. Each team had 6 academic

students and 4 Special students from Satya Special School and

Baby Sara Special School. The main aim of the Inclusive cricket

match is to use sports as a medium to help children interact with

CWSNs and also understand the difficulties faced by them. This

helps build a bridge between the children and paves the way for

an inclusive society.

West and South Regional 5 A side Foot Ball Championships.

Special Olympic Bharat Tamil Nadu conducted this Championship

in Salem. Five teams participated from Pondicherry, Kerala,

Trichy, Chennai and Maharashtra. From Satya Special School

eight students were participated. There was intense competition

amongst the teams and Satya special school won third price in

this football championship.

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Flood Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction

The floods that hit costal

areas of Chennai,

Puducherry & Cuddalore

had devastating impact on

lives of many. CWSNs

along with their family

members also faced hard-

ships and suffered huge

loss to personal belongings

& property. In addition to

providing immediate re-

lief including food, cloth-

ing and shelter, Satya

with the support of its do-

nors and well-wishers also

undertook reconstruction

of damaged huts and in

most cases rebuilt them

into permanent concrete

houses so that they are

safe and capable of facing

any natural calamity in

the future.

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Volunteer Contribution

Every year, group of French Volunteers

Visits Satya in July. Through their paint-

ing and colours they bring life to Satya’s

walls & make our infrastructure more

child friendly.

Rishi and Nandini, student volunteers of Life-

lines International fund UK spent 2 weeks with

the NIOS secondary level students teaching

them English grammar & communication skills.

The children not only enjoyed the sessions but

also developed a lot of confidence in speaking

the English language.

Apart from visiting and observing Satya’s

work, 8 French Osteopaths shared inputs

on the growing field of Osteopathy and

its benefits. It also gave an opportunity for

sharing of experiences and learning be-

tween our physiotherapists and the visi-

Representatives from Santander's & The

Body Shop Foundation through Charity

Challenge UK volunteered to build Satya

Village Rehabilitation Center. Around 50

volunteers help construct a state of the

art rural rehabilitation center at

kodathur.

Urban playground from the UK is a highly

experienced Parkour and Performing arts

company that has worked with children

and adults of all abilities. They made their

first visit to India and was collaborating

with Chennai Parkour taking Parkour to

different organizations in Tamil Nadu and

Puducherry. On 12th January ar Sharanam

Community Centre, Poothurai village, ur-

ban and rural students of Satya above 12

years participated in the workshop. They

learnt to coordinate their movements and

steps and work in small groups. The group

planned to visit Satya and work together

in future.

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A step forward: Future Endeavours of Satya .

Centre for Autism will

focus on working with children

with autism in a holistic manner,

integrating various traditional

and alternative approaches that

will cater to the specific needs of

each child. The aim is to tap into

the inner world of the child and

have a space for it to be ex-

pressed. We are also working to-

wards creating an active and

strong parent support group.

Accessibility:

The aim is to make Satya and the

city of Pondicherry completely

disabled friendly and accessible.

We are working on a Red Ramp

Project that will aim at making

the beach wheelchair friendly. In

addition to tourist places being

accessible, the aim is to get ac-

cessible transport facility in

Puducherry there by helping so-

cial inclusion of CWSNs.

Inclusive Education:

We are working with govern-

ment in setting up inclusive

classrooms in both rural and

urban primary schools.

Jobs for Youth:

We will empower young

adults with special needs by

identifying jobs in industrial

establishments, corporates

and ensuring financial inde-

pendence for PWDs. We will

aim at setting up small scale

enterprises run and managed

by PWDs such as the Satya

Bakery, Paper Cup making

Unit etc. just to name a few.

Therapeutic garden-

ing activity not be just for

CWSNs but also for persons

suffering from long term ill-

nesses like cancer and stroke

patients.

Capacity Building:

Regular upgradation of skills

of the staff, parents & aware-

ness generation for various

stake holders will continue.

The focus would be on shar-

ing experiences and learning

best practices from like mind-

ed organisations.

Adult Independent Liv-

ing Program - an initiative

to build independence among

young PWDs. We have already

commenced this process with ses-

sions that would help improve

communication skills of PWDs .

Research:

We intend to carry out qualita-

tive and quantitative research

in areas connected to

disabilities by tying up with

various universities and

institutions.

Geospatial Infrastruc-

ture(GIS):

Satya has planed to initiate GIS

so that this would support to

collect, store and archive loca-

tional or geo-referenced data,

develop software and hardware

systems to analyze and visual-

ize such data, and train people

and develop institutions to uti-

lize such evidence-based out-

comes in decision-making, re-

search and the policy process

for special needs.

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Thank You for the support

The Grace & Gratitude Trust

OUR PROGRAMME PARTNERS

SRI AUROBINDO SOCIETY, PONDICHERRY

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,USA

INDIA WINTERIM— UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, USA

DEPT. OF SOCIAL WORK, PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY

DEPT. OF PYSCHOLOGY, PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY

HOLY CROSS SOCIETY, TRICHY

PIMS, PONDICHERRY

ARUPADAIVEDU MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PONDICHERRY

AFID, UK

MOBILITY INDIA, BANGALORE

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, PONDICHERRY

MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE , PONDICHERRY


Visitors – Views on Satya I am very impressed

by your facilities and

the individual atten-

tion offered to the

kids. Brilliant to have

the mothers and sib-

lings involved and

hope to see more fa-

thers in the future.

Really glad I made

time to visit and will

be glad to do so again.

Kalki. K

Film Actor

It is a very beautiful

school and I am

amazed to see how

much love and

effort all the teach-

ers put in to sup-

porting the chil-

dren. I wish all

teachers and chil-

dren all the very

best for the future.

Agnetha Henne,

London

The place and the

project are very in-

teresting. We see and

feel that children are

happy because of a

very dedicated and

professional team.

We hope the best for

the continuation of

this beautiful project.

student’s group

from France

A true inspiration

to ‘MANKIND’

who have not been

at all kind. Thank

goodness for you!!

Keep going…

Melodie Pope,

UK

Totally blown

away by you all,

truly inspirational.

The difference you

are making is tru-

ly amazing, lots of

love.

Stephanie

Gordner,

UK

Fantastic facility

and really put into

perspective what

we are working for

the hard work and

heat well worth it.

Inspirational!!

Jo Strong,

UK

To see the love,

care and patience

shown by the staff

and the spark in

the eyes of the chil-

dren was inspira-

tional. What a fan-

tastic organization!

Simon Allchin,

Charity Alliance,

UK

Amazing !!!! you

have created an

absolute safe heav-

en. A fantastic

experience.

Colette Freek,

UK

Very much impres-

sive this institution

is doing wonderful

work.

Dr.Kalimuthu,

MD, NRHM

Was completely

floored. It was a

pleasure talking to

the parents who

were eager to do

some livelihood ac-

tivity. Hats of Satya!

Uma Gurmurthy,

NABARD

A heart warming

experience with the

committed teach-

ers, and supportive

mothers. Satya

special school fol-

lows the footsteps

of Mother Teresa

Dr K.R.Sethuraman,

MD, Dean, SBV

I am so inspired

from this beautiful

school. I hope to

come here again

with my friends

and spend more

time with Beauti-

ful kids

.

Juhee Shin,

South Korea

I was delighted to

see the human

service being ren-

dered to the most

disadvantaged

group children by

the Satya Found-

ers. “Hats off to

them”

Vallavan. E

Labour

Commissioner

It is an amazing

place. What you are

doing is indeed god’s

work. I am deeply

touched by your

passion and dedica-

tion. We would like

to be of support and

work with you in all

possible way.

Subramanian. G.V,

Swami Vivekananda

Rural Community

College

I am really im-

pressed and

touched by the

efforts of Satya

school in impart-

ing skill training

to special children.

I complement Mrs.

Chitra Shah and

her team for out-

standing efforts

for their passion.

A.k. Gawar, IPS,

SSP (C&I)

Puducherry

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