2011-12

Annual Report
2011-12AADI

Action for Ability Development
and Inclusion

2, Balbir Saxena Marg,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016

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Dear Friends,
During the year 2011-12, we found that the boundaries of our work expanded and we were willing to travel
the path less travelled.
As the Planning Commission, with its focus on Inclusive Growth, was gearing itself for the XIIth Plan process inthe country , we were determined to influence and advocate for inclusion of the needs of people withdisability into the planning process of relevant Ministries ,if not all Ministries. NCPEDP, AADI and a few
partners and stakeholders worked together and submitted recommendations to the Ministries of Health,
Education, Labour and Employment, Panchayati Raj, Urban Development, Rural development, Social Justice,Transport and Science and Technology. We realized that unless and until the needs and rights of people withdisability are recognized and resources allocated to ensure access to services, programs and facilities, our
Vision of an Inclusive Society will remain distant and unreachable.
Legislative Reforms, especially the ‘New Law” focusing on the Rights of People with Disability was anothermajor area of focus. Realizing the gaps in the existing draft legislations, AADI, NCPEDP, Muskaan, Saarthak
and key stakeholders in the Disability Sector formed a core group to review current legislations and bringout an ‘Alternate Draft” focusing on ALL rights of ALL people with disability.
We are hopeful that both the processes of ‘legislative reforms’ and ‘XIIth plan’ would usher in not only a
new thinking and working in the disability sector but also generate a lot of awareness, implementation
processes and resources for realization of rights of people with disability in India. We hope for a better
future.
While we continued our direct work with people with disability and their families, across different age
groups, our focus was also on influencing the Education and Training Programs to be more inclusive. We
were able to reach out to more than 1500 people with disability and their families during the year.
The details of our work in Schools – be it on Access or Training or Work with Children is highlighted in thefollowing pages. We started an Inclusive Education Project in partnership Bodh Shiksha Samiti and Good
Earth Education Foundation in Alwar District of Rajasthan. As part of the project we hope to develop Training
Programs and School Practices in Inclusive Education.
An interesting addition to our work was in developing physical accessibility audit tools and conducting thesame. We developed audit tools for Schools and Railway Stations. The highlights are part of the detailed
report.
This year, as part of Badhte Kadam – The National Trust’s Pan India Awareness Raising Campaign on the
Rights of People with Disability, we were able to coordinate and conduct innovative and creative awarenessraising activities across Delhi.
We take great pleasure in sharing the highlights of our work, encapsulated in the following pages. The
financials and the human resource at AADI is listed out at the end of the report. On behalf of the Board, Staffand members of AADI, I thank each and every one who walked along with us and supported us in the work.
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Vision, Mission Statements
Vision:Our objectives are to:

AADI’s vision is of a world in which persons withdisabilities are an integral part of society,participating in the community and living life to
the fullest, with equitable access toopportunities and services.

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Our Mission:
The focus of our work will be to facilitate
enabling environments in the best interest of thechild and the adult thus ensuring equitable,
accessible, quality assured services using a life
span approach. We will be informed and guided
by the needs of persons with disabilities who arefurther marginalized by poverty and genderinequalities.
Through our work we will:
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Facilitate, nurture and support opportunities
for leadership and greater involvement ofpeople with disability in decision-making
regarding their own lives and the processes
within their community.
Influence and develop systems andprocesses to ensure that there is no
exclusion, exploitation or stigmatization of
the persons with disabilities at the levels ofpolicy and its implementation within theircommunity.
Research, develop and implement service
delivery models that can be adapted
according to geographical and cultural
realities/ contexts.
Build technical, financial and humanresource capacities of
Persons with disabilities
Professionals
Larger Community
Build technical, financial and humanresource capacities of AADI

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Reduce the service gap: by increasing access toservices, ensuring quality of services,
addressing all life domains – education, health,
livelihoods, recreation, shelter, well being,safety and permanence of services.
Reduce the inclusion gap: by mapping,sensitizing and building the capacities ofmainstream resources in education, health,
livelihoods, recreation etc.
Reduce the participation gap: by increasing theparticipation of users/user groups in our work,building capacities of people with disability andfacilitating participation in decisions about
activities pertaining to their lives, influencing
membership of people with disability in local
governance and other leadership positions
within the community.
Reduce stigma and exploitation: by increasingawareness about rights and needs of people
withdisability
through
information
dissemination, media watch, social watch, andright to information activities.
Reduce the resource gap: Technical, Financialand Human Resource by: increasing revenue
streams, improving knowledge base, anddeveloping need based and appropriate
professional development programs

Values & Guiding Principles
Our work is guided by the core human values ofrespect, dignity and the autonomy of persons withdisability and their carers. Strengthening capacitiesof all stakeholders will be central to our work. We
will work towards being collaborative, participative,
strategic, transparent, equitable, non-discriminative,
accessible, and accountable in all that we do. We will
follow the norms of safety and quality assured
services in our work.

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CONTENTS
MAJOR EVENTS AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Awareness Raising: Badhte Kadam III ...................................................................................... 4
Education: B-A-G (BSS-AADI-GEF) project ............................................................................ 10
Access Audits of Railway Stations .......................................................................................... 12
Eicher School: Physical Access Audit and Training ................................................................ 13
DIRECT SERVICES
Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Program .................................................................. 15
Care plan Services ................................................................................................................. 18
Education ..................................................................................................................................
Diverse Opportunities and Resources .................................................................................. 20
Inclusive Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 21
Sambhav: National Resource Center ..................................................................................... 23
CAPACITY BUILDING
School of Rehabilitation Sciences ......................................................................................... 24
FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Financial Statements.............................................................................................................. 28
AADI Staff list ......................................................................................................................... 30
Governing body of AADI ........................................................................................................ 32
Governing body of SRS........................................................................................................... 333

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EVENTS AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Social Change can only come about through the advocacy of persons with disability for the full exercise of
their rights as citizens, in an inclusive and barrier free environment. Awareness Raising Campaigns, focusing
on the capabilities and contributions of persons with disability; fostering respect for rights and dignity of
persons of persons with disability will enhance the process of social change. This year the National Trust’s
Pan India Awareness Raising Campaign gave us an opportunity to conduct creative and innovative awarenessraising programs across Delhi.
Accessibility to built environments, information, professionals, communication and other services is essential
for people with disability to live independently and participate in all aspects of life. At AADI, this year, wewere able to focus on developing tools to audit physical and services access in school and railway stations in
Delhi. We are able to conduct the audits at New Delhi, Nizamuddin and Agra (cantt) railway stations. The
physical audit was conducted in one of the schools in NCR. Participation of people with disability was an
essential principle that we adhered to in all of these activities.
Realizing the need for best practices in Inclusive education, we collaborated with Bodh Shiksha Samiti, aRajasthan based NGO, reputed for its quality education work with the underprivileged. This was madepossible by the efforts of Good Earth Education Foundation which was already working closely with Bodh
Shiksha Samiti on best practices in general education. A three year project was thus launched in the current
year with a focus to build in systems, practices and skills to promote Inclusive education in 36 of Bodhshalasin rural areas of Alwar.

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Badhte Kadam III: National Flag Off and Flag In
AADI, as the State Nodal Agency (SNAC) for National Trust, organized the Badhte Kadam national flag off,
flag in and the Delhi state activities, from November 3 to December 2, 2011. Badhte Kadam is anationwide ‘Disability (Discoverability)’ awareness raising campaign to celebrate diversity; to create more
opportunities for participation in the community for persons with disabilities; encourage more
responsibility from the community for persons with disabilities and their parents regarding their rights; andempower persons with disabilities to access National Trust and other governmental schemes.
Flag off ceremony held at Dilli Haat on November 3, 2011

The Flag off ceremony was inaugurated by Mr. Mukul Wasnik, Honorable Minister of Social Justice &Empowerment. Messages of encouragement were received from various eminent people including thePresident of India, Ms. Pratibha Patil. The 400 participants included members of the board from National
Trust, officials from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, staff from National Trust and AADI, a
few District Commissioners’ from Delhi, persons with disabilities, NGO partners (like AFA, Muskan, Society
for Child Development, Pravah, NAB India, Deepalaya, Aastha) District Education Coordinators, teachers,
children from both private and government mainstream schools, media persons etc.

The highlight of the event was the rendition of the silent national anthem, which was signed by children
from the students of the Senior Secondary School for the Deaf, Kalkaji and a fusion dance by an inclusive
group of children from the A.L.P.A.N.A dance group.

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Flag in ceremony at University of Delhi on December 2, 2011
This was a celebration and culmination of the Badhte Kadam III campaign, which took place all over India inthe month of November. The event was held in collaboration with the Equal Opportunity Cell, University ofDelhi. Honorable Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dixit presided over the ceremony as the Chief Guest.

Over four hundred people gathered for this celebration. They included people from different NGOs,
government agencies and departments, Delhi University and various schools.

Badhte Kadam III: Delhi State Activities
Awareness raising programmes were held in the 9 Districts of Delhi (which included five urban slums) alongwith the NCR region, in association with the various local level committees (LLC) and other stakeholders.
AADI had taken a lead in conducting the activities and showcased a variety of activities in raising awareness,on the rights and abilities of people with disabilities. One of the important aspects was inclusion of people
with disabilities in planning and implementing these activities.
North Delhi District
A seminar on career opportunities with a special focus on careers for students with disabilities, incollaboration with the Equal Opportunity Cell, University of Delhi was held on November 18, at the
University of Delhi. More than 100 students participated. Most found the seminar to be quite informativeand enjoyable with many students feeling motivated and encouraged by this coming together andcelebration of diversity. An information booth was also put up at the D.C.’s office, by the LLC, Centre forChild Development, to disseminate information on the UNCRPD, the various National Trust schemes as wellas other government schemes for persons with disabilities.

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West and North West District

Seminar on career opportunities

A planning group comprising representatives from NGO’s, AADI representatives and 4 people withdisabilities living in the area was set up. Athak Prayas put up information desks during the Health Mela held
at Satyawadi Harishchandra Hospital in Narela on November 22 and 23. Nukkad Nataks performances were
held at different times during the day in the mela by M.S.W students of Tata Institute of Social Work. Each
performance had an audience of approximately 150 people. An information desk was put up at Tilak Nagar
Community Center on December 1, by the west Delhi NGO partner, Deepalaya.

Planning group meeting and checking the venue

Nukkad Nataks

East and North East District
Information dissemination kiosks were put up in different locations between November 4 and November 29.
Fifteen kiosks were put up by AADI and 11 were put up by other NGOs and special schools. Kiosks were put
up in NGOs, special schools, gender resource centers (GRC), metro stations, Anand Vihar railway station,
hospitals and shopping malls.

Information kiosks

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Central Delhi
An information kiosks was put up outside the National Trust office, in Rajinder Nagar on November 4 andanother at the bustling market of Ballimaran Chandani Chowk on November 19. “Doing and Learning” wasthe underlying spirit of most activities and games. Simulation exercises were a great hit with school students.
Prabha Institute of Fine Arts and Culture, our partner LLC put up an information kiosk at the D.C.’s office,Darya Ganj.
An innovative idea was the use of Invisible Theatre based on the themes of relationships, accessibility inpublic spaces like places of worship, movie theatres, work and communication, and at railway stations. It
was performed in restaurants, bustling market places, outside temples etc.
Baul Singers from West Bengal, along with a team of artists from AADI, performed in popular markets andmetro stations. The lyrics of the songs, carrying the message of equal rights for persons with disabilities,
were written by people with disabilities and the music was composed by the Baul Singers of West Bengal.

South District

Information kiosks

A winter campaign named ‘SAHYOG’ was organized by DOR members , to collect clothes for homelesspeople in collaboration with other NGOs.The DOR team has been undertaking this activity for the last few
years i.e. collection of warm clothes, sorting, mending, washing, labelling, packing and handing them over togroups for homeless and shelter less.
The first phase of the winter campaign Badhte Kadam III started on November 29. NGOs from south, andsouth west Delhi (Muskan, Akshay Pratishthan, Navjyoti, Astha, Action for Autism, Viklang Ekta Manch,Manzil Society and Janmadhyam) participated in the campaign. DOR members held the meetings with theparticipants and shared their planning process and expectations. The campaign was a huge success increating awareness regarding the abilities of people with disability and supporting organizations like Adhikar
Abhiyan and Aman Biradari in their efforts to gather resources and help the homeless and shelter less .

Winter campaign

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Nukkad Nataks in Urban Slums
Nukkad Nataks were held in five urban slums of Delhi in collaboration with Pravah volunteers to spread themessage of ‘creating inclusion and celebrating diversity’. These were held at Janta Jeewan, Tigri; Janta
Mazdoor Camp, Zafrabad; Mandi village, Bapu camp; Savda Ghevra, Resettlement colony and Sanjay Colony,
Okhla.

Nukkad Nataks

NCR: Faridabad, Meerut, Ghaziabad
Painting competitions were held in government schools in the NCR regions of Faridabad, Meerut, andGhaziabad. In Meerut, painting competitions were held in collaboration with three schools. In Ghaziabad,
two information desks were put up in a mall as well as in a hospital with the aim of spreading awarenessabout the rights of persons with disabilities and the various schemes they could avail. The awareness raisingdone through this medium was found to be quite enjoyable and informative with many of the collaborating
NGOs and schools, for whom an inclusive event of this nature and magnitude was a relatively newexperience.

Painting competitions

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Education: B-A-G (BSS-AADI-GEF) Project on Inclusive Education
This project is a collaborative initiative of three organizations, Bodh Shiksha Samiti (BSS), Action for Ability
Development and Inclusion (AADI) and Goodearth Education Foundation (GEF). The project is located in
Alwar which is a district in the state of Rajasthan, in India. It aims to ensure that all children with disabilities
have access to quality education, within the catchment area of the thirty nine BSS schools and thus its
objectives are:•
To increase access to educational opportunities for all children, including children with disabilities in
the catchment area•
To equip teachers with information and skills that address diversity in their schools, with a focus onchildren with disabilities•
To equip teachers, parents and community volunteers to access community resources, to address
the needs of people with disabilities•
To document best practices for inclusive education, at the end of the project period
In this initial stage, the focus was on understanding the community and needs of BSS and responding tothem. Three teacher trainings were held which were attended by over 52 Bodh teachers and supervisors.
The trainings focused on developing a perspective and practicing inclusive education.

Trainings

In September the AADI team attempted to understand the needs of all the sixty children with disabilities(out of sixty eight) identified during the survey of 10 schools (at the exploratory stage of the project), at
Bodhgaon.

Relationship building and understanding children

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Furthermore eleven schools were visited by the AADI team during November 2011 and March 2012, with theobjective of understanding the school environment, teaching practices in the classroom and teams also
discussed with the teachers, their initial suggestions about children

Schools visits

Key accomplishments•••

In principle, BSS has believed in inclusion for a long time. However in practice, it was not able toinclude children with disabilities. This project has strengthened BSS belief in inclusive education andthe process of including issues faced by children with disabilities in its work, has begun. There is asense of ownership, about the issues faced by children with disabilities, amongst BSS staff. In the
future BSS is appears committed to include issues related to disability, in all its regular work withteachers including meetings, trainings and workshops.
A total of sixty eight out of school children with disabilities have been identified in the catchment
area after the first orientation program conducted.. More children with disabilities were identified
by teachers after the trainings as well. The team has been able to deliver three comprehensive
trainings, which will provide the base for further skill development. Fifty two teachers have attended
these trainings.
As part of training through demonstration AADI was able to develop customized holistic intervention
plans for each child identified. It has been able to continue to pursue the implementation of theplans and the progress made up by the children, with the teachers

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Access Audits of Railway Stations
AADI undertook access audits of railway stations in response to a request by the CBR India Network which isorganizing the CBR World Congress from 26 to 28 of November 2012, in Agra. Approximately 1500 people
with different disabilities from India and abroad, are expected to attend and of many of them might be usingrail services to reach the venue.
AADI planned and conducted access audits at New Delhi and Nizamuddin railway stations in Delhi and thestation in Agra. The objective was to assess the existing services and facilities and provide suggestions forpromoting accessibility. The team included persons with disabilities and students pursuing M.S.W from
University of Kashmir and members of AADI. The findings have been compiled in a report titled “Accessing
the Railway Station: Some Personal Experiences of Persons with Disabilities”. The recommendations include
both short term and long term suggestions to make rail services accessible to people with disabilities. We
intend to take up the issues with the authorities for both short term and long term solutions.

PNR status Machine

Pre-paid booth on the Paharganj Side

Drinking water facility

Entrance to the Lounge Area

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Eicher School: Physical Access Audit and Training
The Eicher School is a senior secondary school in Faridabad. Over the years, the school has beenenrolling children with disabilities as part of its regular system. It already has consultants in special
education and developmental therapy as part of its team. In addition the school also provides
counseling services for children.
AADI was requested to suggest strategies and provide training to enhance the quality of facilities
and educational services available to children with disabilities. A physical access audit, audit ofeducational services and teacher training program were planned. An access audit tool wasdeveloped by the team and then the audit was carried out. The report generated gives an indication
about the different ways in which accessibility can be enhanced in the school.

Assessing accessibility of the reception counter and the water taps

Approximately 42 teachers of the school attended the trainings conducted by AADI on May 19 , 25 and 26 of
May 2011. The trainings covered the concepts of human diversity, the aims of education, skills, values anddomains of education, needs and rights of persons with disabilities, the social model, various impairments
and assistive devices.

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DIRECT SERVICES
The fundamental principle guiding the work is the person with disability, linking the concern to the context
of the individual’s family and the community in which they live. The work includes careplan services forindividuals and families coming from NCR(Delhi) or from other parts of the country; facilitating educational
opportunities; occupation/livelihood options and quality of life programs through Inclusive Opportunities
and DOR( Diverse Opportunities and Resources) program. The focus is on accessibility and inclusion,working towards linking the resources at the National Resource Center (Sambhav) with the needs of theindividual and their families. A conscious effort is made to adopt participatory processes in all activities
undertaken. All endeavors’ provide opportunities for skill building, forming relationships and other life skills
focusing on well-being and quality of life of the person with disability.
Further, in the rural program, the focus is to facilitate the creation of a responsive community, which fulfils
the needs of people with disability. This includes collaborative efforts with persons with disability, families,
policy makers, in the larger society; capacity building of professionals, volunteers, and institutions fromhealth, education, Employment, and other Sectors; formation of advocacy and support groups at the village,
block and district level. The program focuses on convergence of services that benefit all people in thecommunity.

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Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Program
The Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Program is based in the Ballabhgarh block of Faridabad district ofHaryana. Its focus is to facilitate the creation of a responsive community and development of inclusive
services, which fulfil the rights of persons with disabilities.
It works in 83 villages and 9 colonies in the peri-urban areas. Presently 831 persons with disability and theirfamilies are part of the program. Fifty five persons with disabilities were identified this year. The otherpeople that the program influenced were approximately 60 Sarpanches, 40 doctors, 550 volunteers, 7000
members of the general public, 650 teachers, and other 750 professionals like aaganwadi workers, helpers,
chowkidars, asha workers, secretaries, veterinary staff etc.
Health
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A total number of 483 people with disability or their family
members were referred to appropriate health resources thisyear.
84 persons with disabilities acquired 86 new aids throughvarious resource agencies this year.
111 persons with disabilities, who have epilepsy continued to besupported through regular follow-ups
24 persons with disability who have spina bifida were sensitizedand trained along with their families to look after their medical
and management needs.
An awareness raising workshop was conducted for families
about NIRAMAYA. 85 families attended the workshop. Family
members already using the scheme shared their positive
experiences which motivated others to register as well. 114
families who are from BPL have Rashtrya Swasthya Bima Yojna
Cards. 1 family has taken Jivan Vishwas for his son.
Besides this 251 people from the general population have beenreferred to general health services this year.

Mohan, a 3 year old child waslinked to a resource fortreatment of pressure sores.
The doctor made a cast toenhancehis
independent
mobility and for healing thesores. After 8 castings, his footcame into shape for weightbearing. He was operated on
again for functional mobility.
Now he is able to walk with an
assistive device.

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270 children with disability, who are in regular schools, continue
to be supported for accessing education, for accessibility, forcommunication and for increasing their participation in schools.
50 children with disabilities were supported in becoming readyfor their inclusion in mainstream schools in the next academic
session. 12 children/ persons with disability appeared in board
exams this year in class 10 and 12. 30 children appeared in 9 and
11 class exams.
Schools are now familiar with the facilities provided by thegovernment to children with disability. Teachers themselvespush parents to avail of these facilities. This year 12 new schools
admitted children with disability.
Regular support to teachers helped to build the capacity of 250
teachers in 132 schools to identify the needs, barriers faced andto work towards removing those barriers. 162 teachers from
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Vimla is a B.Com, first year
student in Agarwal college.
After her admission when she
started going to the college,
she found that the building waslargely inaccessible. Due to thebarriers in the building she
found it difficult to move fromone room to another to attend
regular classes. Initially, otherstudents also hesitated tosupport her…

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Government schools were supported to adopt effective teachingstrategies in primary sections.

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17 teachers, 6 principal and 5 Physical training instructor (PTI)
facilitated inclusive activities on a regular basis to encourage
participation of children with disabilities.
72 parents attended a workshop on the Right to Education Act.
15 parents became members of school management committee
to work for school development under Right to Education Act.
12 new resource people are ready to give teaching inputs on
regular basis to children with disabilities in the community. These
people are teachers, young women from neighborhood andsiblings of children with disabilities who are studying. 26 children
have shown remarkable improvement in their academics due tothis support.
22 persons with disability were supported to gain access tohigher education institutions.

…A sensitization activity about
accessibility was conducted in
the college. Vimla herself gave
an application about thebarriers she was facing in thecollege.
Thereafter,thePrincipal
committed
toremoving the physical barriersin the college premises byconstructing ramps etc. Ramps
were constructed immediately
on the ground floor and Vimla
now has access to the classes,
the canteen, the toilets, thecomputer room and thegarden.

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13 persons have joined mainstream employment. 3 persons withdisability started their own small shops. 75 persons withdisability continue to work in their own agriculture fields, cattle
rearing along with their family members.
3 persons with disability applied for loan from NHFDC. A loan
was sanctioned by NHFDC for 1 person with disability to open agrocery shops.
Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) conducted a one
month full time sewing machine operator course, free of cost for
persons with disabilities. . 2 women with disability joined thiscourse.
Rural Syndicate Employment Training Institute recently started
training for rural youth from the BPL category. 1 person got
admission and completed the course

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A woman with disability cameback to her maternal home witha 4 year old daughter from her
in-laws house, due to domestic
violence. She decided not to go
back and to learn skills to earna living and to look after her
child’s needs herself. Supportand information was provided
to her about the options
available to her. She finallyjoined the ATDC swing machine
operator course.

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Awareness raising activities about the rights of persons withdisabilities were held in 60 villages, which were attended byapproximately 7000 people
On the event of the World Disability Day 7 awareness raising booths
were set-up in rural and urban areas where 3 booths were organizedwith the support of parents and persons with disability. 836 people
registered themselves and took information from these booths.
103 families from the community applied for the Ladli schemes, 5families with children with disabilities got the Smart (Health
Insurance) Card this year, 6 families of people with disabilities havebeen given Rs.45000 each under the Indira Awas Yojna.
17 families of persons with disability got possession for a plot under
the Mahatma Gandhi Gramin Basti Yojana. 23 mothers of children
with disability got benefits under the Janani Suraksha Yojna.
Information regarding the Right to Information Act was delivered in 7
villages. Around 105 people and 23 people with disability weresensitized about it. 1 family, 1 person with disability and 5 otherpeople from the community used the RTI.
Detailed information was provided about the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in 10 villages. 30 persons withdisability and 445 other people from the community received thisinformation. Job cards were made in 1 village for 11 families of
persons with disability, where 11 persons with disability have theirnames in the family job cards.
15 Health talks were conducted in 15 villages focusing on the healthof the mother and the child. 8 mal nourished children were identified.
341 women were sensitized through these health talks including 52
family members of persons with disability.
6 carpenters were used as resources for making adapted furniture forfulfilling specific needs of children with disability.

60 Sarpanches from Faridabad attended a workshop about the rightsof persons with disabilities and the available opportunities in thecommunity.
72 girls in Agarwal college have been sensitized about disability andthe barriers faced by persons with disabilities.
18 family members are members of SHGs in 14 villages.

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A Sarpanch from Panhera
Kalan was contacted forsupport in Niti’s admission
to a Government school.
He went to meet the
Principal to get her
admitted but the Principal
did not agree to admit her.
He told the Sarpanch that
Niti should go to a special
school. The Sarpanch with
the
other
Panchayat
members tried to convince
him but the Principal did
not budge. The Sarpanch
supported the family infiling an RTI (which was
filed by the grandmother)and the father to make acomplaint to the DC, theDEO and the Education
Minister. An enquiry was
conducted after which the
Principal agreed to admit
Niti and apologized for his
action.
This
incident
impacted other Principals
and a Pincipal in theneighboring village, who
hadearlierdeniedadmission to a child withdisability, admitted thechild.

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Care Plan Services
The care plan process aims to facilitate access to services by linking persons with disabilities and families toresources in the community. It also provides guidance to persons with disabilities and families about therights of persons with disabilities, using a life span approach.
A total number of 1837 people have been registered since it began. 343 new families and persons withdisabilities were reached this year. Out of these 229 were males and 114 were females. Furthermore 146
belonged to the 0 to 6 age group; 97 in the 6 to 12 age group; 47 in the 12 to 18 age group and 53 wereabove 18. Also, 74 of the 345 were from out of Delhi. 31 children were admitted in schools (20 mainstream
and 11 special schools) and thirteen children who were out of school got linked to AADI's Education Program
where they attended the preparatory classes.
The care plan process started in July 2008, with the aim of developing comprehensive services for a personwith disability taking into account abilities, barriers, avenues for participation and opportunities along with
the impact of impairment the person with disability experiences. Comprehensive assessments, building
capacities, linking the families to resources, developing/creating access to services/resources/events,
training of parents/caregivers, crisis intervention, direct interventions are a part of the care plan process.
Eventually the care plan process would be linked with the urban community project.
Currently the program provides a platform for walk-in-service to anybody who has a need – a family, aperson with disability, professionals, volunteers, students etc. This program is largely supervised by thesenior team members who assist in maintaining the quality of service, especially in the area of
understanding needs, capacities of the person with disability, barriers which hinder their performance andspecific assessments required.

Education
The education program aims to support children with disabilities to access educational services in thegeneral education system. To ensure retention and the quality of education being received it supports thechild, the schools and families through regular follow ups. It continues to run bridge programs for out ofschool children with disabilities and supports them in the admission process into mainstream government
and private schools.
School level work with mainstream schools
Facilitating admissions and retention in schools: This year 26 children from the preparatory classes wereadmitted in different government and private schools. Follow-up with schools, teachers, parents is an
ongoing area of work with the provision of individual support to children being provided where required.
Support in planning and implementing academic and non-academic work is provided to teachers.
Two of the Government schools have now employed part time staff, as caregivers/support staff. Earlier staff
from AADI was supporting more than 12 children in both these schools. A basic training in care giving was
conducted in both these schools.
Teacher training programs were undertaken in all the seventeen schools this year. Approximately 406
teachers were trained on different aspects of inclusive education. A major focus was also on understanding
the needs of children with autism and on specific issues like communication, self care etc. In addition a lot of
support is provided to the resource teachers appointed by the Government.

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This year one parent became a member of the Parent’s association at Shahpurjat School and one became
member of the School Management Committee at Sarojini Nagar School. There was a concentrated effort todisseminate information on the Right to Education Act to all parents who were associated with the
Education program.
Preparatory classes for Out-of-School children with disability
Thirty children, in the age group of 3 to 8 years were identified and supported with educational services
which would enable them to enroll into mainstream schools in their neighborhood and facilitated theadmission process. The program not only worked with children but also conducted parent training program.
Children’s Day Celebrations
Children’s day was celebrated on November 14. It provides an opportunity for all students to get together
and meet old friends. The response this time was tremendous.

The children participated in puppetry, pottery making, tattoo making, dancing, games and organic plantation
workshop by Beej Bachao Andolan. At the end of the workshop the children sowed some seeds in small pots
to take away with them.
Alumni group of AADI School
This year the group met twice –at India Gate and at Lodhi Gardens. Attempts continue to increase theparticipation and activity level of the group.

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Diverse Opportunities Resources (DOR)
DOR (Diverse Opportunities and Resources) a process with adult persons with disabilities, is run inpartnership with Saarthak, an organization working in the area of mental health. Through this process an
endeavor is made to improve the quality of life of adult persons with disability, to create resources and links
so that people’s dreams can become realities. Participatory processes are adopted to conduct all activities
undertaken. Various activities, events and celebrations continued to be organized this year as well, which
provide opportunities for capacity building in areas like communication, forming relationships and other life
skills.
Clubs
This year as well the art, music, hobby, movie, gardening, book, games clubs and the English conversation
class continued. In the art club this year members started using extensively other mediums like ink color
acrylic colors; learned pottery; learnt to make different decorative items using beads and other craftmaterials; and to make folk art e.g. Worli art of Maharashtra, Gond painting from Madhya Pradesh,
Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh and Madhubani from Bihar. Gardening club members decided to take up apatch in the garden and plant flowers and vegetables. They also gave it a new look by designing it withmarbles and other stones.
Celebrations
Diwali, Christmas and birthday celebrations were also held this year. While for Diwali members mainly
painted diyas, for Christmas members formed various committees and organized a party. Members enjoyedfood, music and giving gifts to each other. They also enjoyed the fact that they had made all thearrangement themselves. For birthday celebrations, members cut the cake together.
EventsEvents are an integral part of the DOR process and they showcase the achievements of the group as a wholebesides providing opportunities to practice the skills learnt. The three major events this year were the DOR
mela, the flower show and the annual winter campaign.
Flower Show: This year members got an opportunity to organize the flower show in February. Since this wasa new opportunity, members began by learning about different flower shows that had been organized atvarious places in the past through internet, articles etc. After that they started planning for the show.
Various groups were formed namely the venue group, the decoration group, the reception group amongst
others. The members named the show ‘Basant Bahar’. Members, AADI staff and friends of AADI participatedin flower show by contributing pots of flowering and other plants.

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The flower show was held at AADI and it was inaugurated by Dr. Shanti Auluck of Muskaan.

Members also put up a rangoli table, stalls of gajra, saplings, holi colors and food.

Each member who had contributed for the show by bringing their pots got a certificate of participation. All
participants and the guests enjoyed Basant Bahar equally.

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Inclusive Opportunities
Inclusive opportunities, is a process that attempts to provide inclusive and accessible opportunities forlivelihoods to persons with disabilities. Supported businesses, internships, placements and open
employment are some of the means of providing these opportunities. It attempts to create newopportunities for internships, mentoring existing interns to move towards independent assignments byplanned enhancement of skills and exploring employment opportunities in the community.
Supported BusinessUjala: Ujala runs in collaboration with people with disability, contributing in all aspects of productdevelopment from sourcing, manufacturing, packaging to marketing. This year the team introduced a few
new products, namely, dustbin, tissue box, writing pad etc. Ujala products are marketed through a Ujala
Shop located at AADI and also through various melas. This year, there were bulk orders from Educom
Solutions, American Institute of Indian Studies, MESH and Green the Gap. Special orders, where customers
choose specific blocks and design for printing, were received from the Vista Team for newspaper bags, fromthe New India Photo Company for Newspaper bags & other products, from the Tota Maina for labeled
Newspaper bags, from IAFT for Block-printed bags and from AIIMS for Block-printed bags & Writing Pads.
Besides this the team sold also products by participating in 30 melas, which also help in raising awarenessabout abilities of persons with disabilities.
Photocopy work at Supreme Court: Photocopy work of the Copying Section at Supreme Court of India had
been allocated to AADI in November 2010 for one year. This was an endeavor to create an opportunity fortwo persons with disability to do the photocopy work in mainstream environment and also to sensitize
people around to believe in the abilities of people with disability. This was successfully completed in
November 2011.
Internships
Internship is an important aspect of the inclusive opportunity process. The aim of the internship is to provide
an opportunity for people with disability to use their current skills and enhance their skills to be able to takethem towards meaningful occupation and livelihood. Each person in the internship process is supported by
an Internship Mentor whose role is to facilitate the process of learning and acquiring new skills.
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Finance department: One member who has been in internship in the Finance department has now
progressed to doing data entry work.
Ujala Store: It is the place where raw products, raw material and finished products of UJALA are stored. Twomembers have completed 2 years of their internship there.
Ujala shop: The member who is undergoing this internship at Ujala Shop is becoming familiar with the
products and learning skills of stock taking and doing a monthly inventory.
Newspaper Bags Manufacturing: Two members are using their skills to make news paper bags for the Ujala
Shop and a local shop in their neighborhood.
Small Shop Management: The member undergoing this internship is getting to learn the skills of stocktaking, customer interaction and money transaction.
Photocopy work: The person doing photocopy work is now independent in making sets of documents and allother kind of single/double side work. He has learnt to identify numbers up to 30 through this work.
Front-Desk Training: The person at the Front-Desk internship is learning to welcome people as they come in
and asking them the purpose of visit and guiding them thereafter.
Open Employment
Two persons with disability who were employed by AIRCEL in 2010 continue to be provided ongoing support.
Further open employment opportunities were also explored with Green the Gap, Tatva Café and Aegis.

Sambhav: National Resource Center
Sambhav Resource Center is a project of National Trust in collaboration with AADI and Saarthak. It is basedon the concept of universal design and showcases how to make inclusion possible for persons withdisabilities.
Since its inception 1652 persons have visited the center. Visitors are usually taken around for ademonstration with explanations being given about the displayed aids and equipment. This year 884 people
visited Sambhav. Out of the total approximately, 219 were college students from various backgrounds{mainly nursing (95) and architecture(68)}, 200 were persons with disabilities and their family members,around 44 were from different NGOs, 49 were from various ministries and government bodies and all therest were professionals and individuals from various fields. People sought and were provided information
about aids for persons with visual impairments (colored keyboard sticker, plastic magnifier, computer screen
magnified); 25 people for communication aids (Gup Shup book, Avaz, Sanyog, Kathamala); 61 for self care;
33 for mobility aids; and 33 for aids to enhance learning. Contact details of a variety of vendors forrecreation and leisure aids were also shared
With rapid advances in technology the products in the hardware and software section in Sambhav need tokeep abreast with the latest available products. To keep upgrading, recently Awaz (Tablet Version(2{one inEnglish and one in Hindi}) and PC Version(1)) have been added to the Sambhav collection.
A visitor’s book is maintained where all visitors are requested to write their comments after the visit. Some
comments are shared below:“This is an excellent concept. We should popularise this in every state so that the persons with disabilities
can have their own choice. The cost factor is which we need to tackle in some equipment. Hope in the
future we may be able to bring out our own innovation. Congratulations”: Dr. M.K. Muneer, Minister forSocial Welfare, Kerela“A very impressive demonstration of what can be done and what should be done..”: Dr. Surajit Nandy “A
totally inspiring place. The entire idea, designing and construction is so wonderful and gives a new meaning
for the word ‘possible’. I take it as my personal voyage now to spread awareness about ‘Sambhav’ and be apart of this movement you have created.”: P.Deepa, JNU, Delhi
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CAPACITY BUILIDING
School of Rehabilitation Sciences is the training wing of AADI. It conducts two post –graduate Diploma
courses in Special education and Developmental Therapy and also undertakes specific training programs
such as technical training to update skills of working professionals; Training of Course Directors to conduct
caregivers training program; Internship opportunities to professionals/individuals from otherorganizations/training institutes; material development and participating in Seminars and workshops for
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School of Rehabilitation Sciences
The School of Rehabilitation Sciences develops and conducts holistic training programs to build humanresources at various levels to work in the field of disability & development. The two professional course it
conducts are the Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education (Multiple Disabilities: Physical & Neurological)(PGDSE) and Post Graduate Diploma in Developmental Therapy (Multiple Disabilities: Physical &Neurological) PGDDT. Both the courses are recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India and affiliated to
Delhi University. Some highlights of the year are as follows:
Batch 2010-2011
The months of April -September 2011 marked the culmination of the course for the batch 2010-11. Twenty
two students enrolled, 20 students completed the course, with 10 first divisions and 3 distinctions in the
PGDSE course. This batch had 15 students in the PGDSE course and 5 in the PGDDT course. This period
included Placement II, the Rural program visit, exams and internship.
Internships: The internship began in July had 8 rotations (of varied durations from 1 week to 2 weeks) in the
span of 12 weeks. The various internship sites for PGDSE students were Ankur, National Association of theBlind, National Association for Hearing Handicap, Bodh Shiksha Samiti, Care Plan, DOR, Inclusive
Opportunities (IO), Jeevan Jyoti, St. George’s School, St. Mary’s School and Bluebells School. The PGDDT
students were placed in Care Plan, RCBR, DOR, IO, Ankur, East Program (Mangalam), Jeevan Jyoti, Muskaan,
Bodh Shiksha Samiti and St. Mary’s School. The batch finished their internship on September 30 with afarewell being given to them by the students of the new batch, 2011-2012.
Job Placements: Out of the 20 students, all have successfully completed the course. Eighteen students are
currently employed in the disability field in various schools and organizations including AADI.
Batch 2011 -2012
The total number of candidates selected was 20 for the special education course and 5 for the therapy
course.
However, only 1 candidate registered for the Therapy course. As a result, it was not possible to offer thiscourse for the year 2011-12.
Seventeen students enrolled for the special education course. However, during the year, 3 students dropped
out of the course due to personal reasons, leaving a total of 14 students enrolled in the PGDSE course.
The selected students in the education course are from varied background such as Psychology, B. El. Ed, B.
Ed, and English, with seven of them having completed their Master’s degree as well. The students are fromdifferent states of India such Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Ladakh, Delhi and Bihar.
Semester one was completed by December 2011, placements were at St. George’s School and Fr. Agnel
School and exams were held in December 2011. All students successfully cleared the papers.

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CBR trip to Bodh Shiksha, Alwar

The second and final semester began in January 2012 and ends in May 2012. Semester two included
placement II and a CBR trip to Bodh Shiksha, Alwar.
SRS Students Course Feedback (2010-11): Some of the comments of the last year’s batch of students wereAmritha Renganath, PGDSE student- “A lot of lessons have been learnt in terms of compassion, respecting
others, dealing with difficult situations, learning to be patient, learning to manage emotions and being
passionate about the cause of disability.”
Ruchika Kaushik, PGDDT student- “Honestly speaking my attitude has completely changed towards humanbeings and persons with impairment. A person has the right to live independently; he/she should have thepower of making choices and decisions for self. And this is no charity; this is the right of each person.”26

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Visits and placements
Sensitization of students in professional courses is done through visits and placements of people, from otherorganizations, throughout the year. It helps the School of Rehabilitation Sciences to create an awareness aswell as exposure about the working of AADI among the trainees: The following visited AADI:
25 DSE (CP) trainees from open learning systems in March 2012
Students of 2 years diploma in special education (MR) from Prayas, Jaipur
3 Social work students from university of Kashmir for their internship2 persons from SCORE foundation
60 M.S.C. and 4thyear B.Sc. Nursery students from Pandyarjah Ballal Nursing Institute, Mangalore Karnataka
55 Nursing students from Jamia Hamdard University
19 nursing students and 4th years B.Sc (Hons) students from St Stephan Hospital College of Nursing and
38 students of Master of Social work from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Care Givers Training
To ensure the quality of training provided by Course Directors of the caregivers course (for National Trust) to
the faculty of their respective organizations, an Audio-Visual Tool was developed in collaboration with
Saarthak. In the month of December 2011, the second phase of the Course Directors Training on training of
Caregivers was conducted. Eleven organizations participated in the training. The audio-visual tool developed
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FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

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Financial Statements

PARTICULARSSUMMARY OF AUDITED INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2012
31st March,2012
Rupees (in Lakhs)

INCOME
DonationsInterest
GrantsIncome from other sources
TOTAL :
EXPENDITURE
Administration / Establishment
Depreciation
Expenses on the objects of the Society
TOTAL :
Amount transferred to Earmarked Fund

31st March,2011
Rupees (in Lakhs)

22.46
47.93
27.87
139.65237.91

33.80
38.62
36.10
115.84224.3689.47
12.33
155.60257.40(19.49)

61.87
14.35
142.76218.98
5.38

Compiled from the Audited Financial Statements of the Society
For CHANDIOK & GULIANI(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)FRN No. 001199N
For Action for Ability Development & Inclusion
V.K.LALLA
SECRETARY / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(PARTNER)
M.No. 80847

PARTICULARSSUMMARY OF AUDITED BALANCE SHEETAS AT 31ST MARCH 2012
31st March,2012
Rupees (in Lakhs)

LIABILITIESCorpus Funds
Earmarked Funds
Current liabilities

31st March,2011
Rupees (in Lakhs)

TOTAL :

595.98696.2278.12
1370.33

595.00695.2549.75
1340.00

TOTAL :

94.53
409.0095.31
771.491370.33

105.87379.00103.12752.011340.00ASSETS
Fixed Assets
Investments
Current assets And Loans & Advances
Income and Expenditure A/cCompiled from the Audited Financial Statements of the Society
For CHANDIOK & GULIANI(CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS)FRN No. 001199N
For Action for Ability Development & Inclusion
V.K.LALLA
SECRETARY / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(PARTNER)
M.No. 80847
Place: New Delhi
Dated: 21st November,2012

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AADI Staff(As On March 2012)
Executive Director■ Gidugu Syamala
Deputy Executive Director■ Madhu Grover

Director■ Renu Anuj

Managers / Coordinators of Activities■ Anita Lodhi ■ B. Anuradha ■ Charulekha Khandelwal ■ Manavi Jalan ■ Manjula Mehra ■ Meenakshi
Sharma ■ Neelam Dutt ■ Nidhi Jalan ■ Shahana Chakraborty ■ *Vandana Trivedi ■ *Anita Prasad ■ Meenu
Manchanda ■ Rupa Rastogi ■ Sheetal Batra ■ Praveen Kr. Singh ■ Darsana Khir ■ Shaila Khan ■ Mridul
Sawhney
Rehabilitators (Associates)■ Chandeshwari Tiwari ■ Dev Bhushan Pandey ■ Jitender Tomar ■ Narender Pal Kaur ■ Raminder Kaur
■ Sushma Kumari ■ Vinita Rawat ■ Vinita Nagpal ■ Manuja Mishra ■ Dimpi Raisinghani ■ Shweta Ladsaria■ Md. Saukat Hossain ■* Padmaja Mohanty ■ *Shefali Aggarwal ■ Mohita ■ Puja Lalchandani ■ Indernil
Chakrovarty ■ Deepak Jain ■ Sarfaraz ■ *Amritha Sai Marle ■ Namita Bhutani ■Shipra ■Ruchika ■Vikas
Kumar ■*Naveen Yadav ■ Anushree Das ■Yoginder

Administration, HRD, Finance & Resource Mobilization Staff (Urban)
Manager/Coordinator of Activities■ R. K. Sahani ■ Seema Ghosh ■ Gavender Kumar ■ M.S. Sridhar
Associates / Asst. Executive Officer■ Harpreet Mehta ■ Saranjeet Kaur
Assistants■ Dolly Das
Secretaries / Telephone Operator■ Meenakshi Sharma ■ Nisha Sawhney ■ Rajeev Uppal ■Yuna Noor ■ Vinay Viz
Jr. Assistants / Receptionist■ Muthu Subramanium ■ Neena Sharma ■ Pankaj Kapoor ■ Sanjay Sharma ■ Uttam Mandal ■ Chetan
Razdan ■ Atul Mohan Mehta ■Gurucharan Singh■*Kailash Umrodkar ■*Vivek Dubey

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Non-Technical Staff■ Ajit Baxla ■ Amar Singh ■ Anita Devi ■ Bimla Chauhan ■ Birender Kumar ■ Gyanesh Tyagi ■ Hans Narayan■ Jai Singh ■ John Kindo ■ Jokhu Ram ■ Kaleshwar Singh ■ Kamini Prasad ■ *Lawrance Kiro ■ Mahipal (Jr.)■ Meen Bahadur ■ Meena Singh ■ Meera Devi ■ Nagender Yadav ■ Nand Lal Sharma ■ Nirmala Devi ■ Om
Prakash (Jr.) ■ Om Prakash Chauhan ■ Ratankali ■ Shanti Paswan ■ Sovan Singh ■ Sunehar Singh ■Surender Mishra ■ Suresh Kumar ■ Upender Yadav ■ Vishwajeet* Left during 2011-2012

Rural Centre at Dayalpur
Rehabilitators, Support Staff and Volunteers■ Chaman Lal ■ Devender Singh ■ Indira Vashisth ■ Kamla Devi ■ Kanta Devi Sharma ■ Krishna Devi Arya
■ Rajpal Singh ■ Ramesh Chand ■ Richpal Kaur ■ Roshini Sarah ■ *Sarabjit Singh Dagar ■ Sarbati Lal ■Sukhbiri Devi ■ Kailasi Devi ■ Omvati Devi ■ Rajwati Devi ■ Shakuntala Devi ■ Phoolwati Devi ■ Kela Devi ■Kela Bati* Left during 2011-1231

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Governing Body of AADI
Chairperson
Mr. Sunil Mehta

Vice Chairperson
Ms. Vandana Bedi

Treasurer
Mr. Rajesh Kathuria

Secretary & Executive Director
Ms. G. Syamala

Permanent Invitees
Dr. Divya Jalan

Ms. Sushmita Nundy

Members
Mr. Alok Sikka

Ms. Shukla Haldar

Dr Achal Bhagat

Mr. Rajesh Thadani

Ms. Kamla Bhasin

Dr. Mathew Verghese

Ms. Veena Kumar

Mr. Praveen Kumar Gurunath

Ms. Seeta Sharma

Ms. Madhu Grover

B. Com. (Hon.), (Delhi University)
Chartered Accountancy, (Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia, Delhi)
Alumni, Wharton School of Management, (University ofPennsylvania) U.S.A
Country Head & CEO , American International Group (AIG) Inc. India
President, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce

Chartered Accountancy( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
Delhi)
Practicing Charted Accountant

Founder Member
Dip. Physical Handicap (London University)
M. A. Early Childhood Education (London University)
Ph. D. Education (SNDT, Mumbai)
Consultant (Education)

Dip. OT (IPH, Delhi)
P. G. Course in Management of CP
M. Sc. Occupational Therapy – Pediatrics (UK)Consultant (Disability & Development)

M.A. Psychology, ( Delhi University )P.G. Diploma in Special Education (AADI)
Executive Director, AADI

Founder Chairperson
B.A. (Hon.) (London School of Economics)
M. Phil. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)
Founder Chairperson, AADI

B.A. (Delhi University)
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism
Journalist

M.A. Fine Arts , (University of Chennai)
Diploma from London Montessori Centre (Kolkata)
Chief Facilitator, Panchatantra Montessori School

B.Sc.(H) Botany (Delhi University)
M. Sc. Environment Sciences (Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Delhi)
Masters of Forest Science (Yale University)
M. Phil, PhD. Forest Ecology & Mgmt (Yale University)
Executive Director, CEDAR

MBBS(UCMS, Delhi), MD (Psychiatry), PGIMER, Chandigarh,
MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Director, Division of Mental Health & Quality of Life , Medanta
Chairperson, Saarthak

M.A (Economics) Rajasthan University
Advisor, SANGATMS Orthopedic (Surgery)
Director, St. Stephens’ Hospital

M.A. English ,(Kanpur University)
Volunteer, Resource Mobilization

MSW, (Community Development )Programme Manager , VSO

B.A. (Hon.) Geography , (Delhi University)
M.A. (Hon.) Geography, (Wollongong University Australia)
Regional Program Officer – Asia, Dan Church Aid

M.A. Psychology ,( Delhi University)
P.G. Diploma in Special Education (AADI)
Deputy Executive Director, AADI

Ms. Renu Anuj Singh

M.Sc . (Agra University)
P.G. Diploma in Special Education (AADI)
Director, RCBR

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List of Governing Body Members of School of Rehabilitation Sciences
University Representative on Governing Body
Prof. Bharti Baveja
Department of Education, University of Delhi
Prof. Sanjai Bhatt
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi
Nominees on the Governing Body of SRS
Dr. Anupam Ahuja
Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education, NCERT
Ms. Anshu Beniwal
Academic Coordinator, Good Earth Foundation
Dr. S. Srinivasan
Senior Consultant Pediatrician ,National Chest Institute
Dr. Amod Kumar Tyagi
Senior Consultant & Head ,Department of Community HealthSt. Stephens Hospital
Ms. Shivani Gupta
Founder Director, Access Ability
Ex Officio
Dr. Achal Bhagat
Director, Division of Mental Health & Quality of Life,
Medanta-The Medicity
Chairperson School of Rehabilitation Sciences, GB;
Chairperson, Saarthak
Ms G. Syamala
Secretary/ Executive Director, AADI
Ms. Charulekha
Principal, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, AADI
Teacher Representative
Ms. Nidhi Jalan
Asstt. Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, AADI
Ms. Manavi Jalan
Asstt. Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, AADI

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WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held highWhere knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
-Rabindranath Tagore

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aadi
Action for Ability Development and Inclusion
Formerly The Spastics Society of Northern India
2, Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016
Tel.: 26569107, 26966331, 26864717
Fax: 26853002; E-mail: aadi@aadi-india.org
Website: www.aadi-india.org
Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Centre
Dayalpur Primary Health Centre
Ballabhgarh Block, Faridabad (Haryana)