ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18

Action for Ability Development and Inclusion
2, Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
Tel: 26569107, 26864717; Fax: 26853002,
Email: aadi@aadi-india.org
Website: www.aadi-india.org
Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Centre,
Dayalpur Primary Health Centre,
Ballabhgarh Block, Faridabad (Haryana)

ACTIONFOR
ABILITY
DEVELOPMENTAND
INCLUSION

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Equality and nondiscrimination

Right to life

Situations of risk andhumanitarian emergencies

Equal recognition
before the law

Access to justice

Liberty andsecurity of person

Freedom from torture or
cruel, inhuman ordegrading treatment or
punishment

Freedom from
exploitation, violence
and abuseProtecting the
integrity of thepersonLiberty of
movement andnationality

Living independently andbeing included in thecommunity

Personal mobility

Freedom of
expression andopinion, and accessRespect for
privacy

Respect for home and thefamilyEducation

HealthHabilitation andrehabilitation

Work and employment

Adequate standard ofliving and social
protection

Accessibility

Statistics and datacollection

Participation in
Participation in
cultural life,
political and public
recreation,
leisurelife
and sport

Vision, Mission Statements
Vision:AADI’s vision is of a world in which
persons with disabilities are an integral
part of society, participating in thecommunity and living life to the fullest,with equitable access to opportunities
and services.

Our Strategic Objectives are to:••
Our Mission:
The focus of our work will be to facilitate
enabling environments in the bestinterest of the child and the adult thus
ensuring equitable, accessible, quality
assured services using a life span
approach. We will be informed andguided by the needs of persons withdisabilities who are further marginalized
by poverty and gender inequalities.

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Through our work we will:
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Facilitate, nurture and support
opportunities for leadership andgreater involvement of people withdisability
indecision-making
regarding their own lives and theprocesses within their community.
Influence and develop systems andprocesses to ensure that there is no
exclusion,
exploitationorstigmatization of the persons withdisabilities at the levels of policy andits implementation within theircommunity.
Research, develop and implement
service delivery models that can beadapted according to geographicaland cultural realities/ contexts.
Build technical, financial and humanresource capacities of:
Persons with disabilities
Professionals
Larger Community
Build technical, financial and humanresource capacities of AADI••

Reduce the service gap: by increasing
access to services, ensuring quality ofservices, 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 thecapacities of mainstream resources in
education, health, livelihoods, recreation
etc.
Reduce the participation gap: byincreasing
theparticipationofusers/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 withdisability in local governance and otherleadership
positions
withinthecommunity.
Reduce stigma and exploitation: byincreasing awareness about rights andneeds of people with disability throughinformation dissemination, media watch,social watch, and right to information
activities.
Reduce the resource gap: Technical,
Financial and Human Resource by:increasing revenue streams, improving
knowledge base, and developing needbased and appropriate professional
development programs

Values & Guiding Principles:
Our work is guided by the core humanvalues of respect, dignity and the autonomyof persons with disability and their carers.
Strengthening capacities of all stakeholders
will be central to our work. We will work
towards being collaborative, participative,
strategic, transparent, equitable, nondiscriminative, accessible, and accountablein all that we do. We will follow the norms ofsafety and quality assured services in our
work.

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Executive Director’s Note
Dear Friends,
The year 2017-18 brought with it a mixed bag of experiences - sad moments, newinitiatives and discoveries, culmination of projects, challenges, hope and a renewedenergy.
We lost Pankaj Kapoor, Alok Sikka and Javed Abidi – yes, all in the same year!
Pankaj Kapoor, at the reception in AADI, was affectionately called “the cheerful face of
AADI”! An active member of the advocacy group and a votary for accessible spaces he ismissed by all at AADI.
Alok Sikka, a strong leader and an advocate for rights of people with disabilities was a
Board member at AADI. He was a member of different committees, organizations andgroups fighting for the rights of people with disabilities. As a champion for rights, hestrongly challenged the mindsets and barriers that did not allow a person with disability tolive in dignity. His presence is missed by all in AADI and in the disability sector.
Javed Abidi (Honorary Director, NCPEDP) with an indomitable spirit was the leader
behind the cross disability movement and the rights discourse in the country. AADI had
joined hands with Javed and the larger disability network on a number of projects - Law
and Policy, Accessible elections, Inclusion of disability in Census etc. His sudden demise
has left a huge void.
On behalf of the Board, staff, members and families at AADI I extend our heartfelt
condolences to families and friends of Javed, Alok and Pankaj.
Our new initiative in Sunder Nagri, an urban poverty area in Delhi, took roots in thesecond year of its inception. We partnered with SEWA to conduct a household survey in
Sunder Nagri. The initial results indicate a 3% prevalence of people with disabilities which
is likely to increase as the work gets established and more people are identified. This
percentage is much higher than the estimates of the National census 2011. The team wasable to establish relationship with key stakeholders, people with disabilities and families
and hold community based activities during the year.
Our work in Ballabgarh, Haryana, covers 82 villages. The team consolidated the survey
results in 25 villages (survey was conducted in 2016) and established a contact with all
persons with disabilities who were identified during the survey. Negative mindsets, lack ofaccess to information and physical spaces are some of the primary barriers that people
with disabilities face on a day to day basis. Girls with disabilities continue to facediscrimination in all spheres of life. The team also continued the individual work withpeople with disabilities and families in the rest of 57 villages. They were able to reach out
to more than 1000 persons with disabilities and address the immediate needs.
The project on Inclusive education supported by UNESCO and Lal family Trust is in the
final stages of completion. The project included a field research in 10 states and thedevelopment of a strategy paper/road map on Inclusive education. The main activities
included a desk review, direct observations in schools, interviews of principals/headteachers and FGDs with parents, teacher and children. The project highlighted the positiveiiexperiences, existing gaps and possible steps in strengthening inclusive education in the
country. The detailed report is available on request. In the coming months, the research
will be published in a National journal and efforts are on to launch the Strategy paper/roadmap.
A new linkage with Oracle added impetus to the planning process of Jeevika, a project on
livelihoods at AADI. There were many interactions with the team from Oracle before thefunding for the project fructified. The project is to be launched in the following year.
Pre-service and in-service training of professionals (educators, teachers, physiotherapists
and occupational therapists) continued during the year.
The events at AADI, Rakhi Mela, Diwali Mela, Art exhibition, Winter Festival, Warm WinterCampaign and Music Festival, provide opportunities for participation to people withdisabilities. They are a major source of inspiration and joy to all those who attend it too.
After every event people discover new talents, new friends, newer opportunities andexperiences to cherish. These events are gaining popularity amongst people/organizations/ larger public for its focus on showcasing abilities and opportunities forinclusion. Please do join us on face book to know more about our events.
Raising resources for our work to continue and expand has always been a challenge. On
behalf of the Board, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our friends, supporters
and donors who believed in our work and provided the much needed financial resources.
The financial and human resource information is provided as part of the report.
We look forward to continuing our journey and welcome your support and suggestions.
In Peace

Syamala Gidugu
Secretary, Governing Board
Executive Director, AADI
Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance andreevaluation.
Success
Mark Twainiii

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTSKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, LAW / POLICY REVIEW, ADVOCACY ANDRESOURCE CENTER
 Project on Basic Quality Education for Children with Disability supported by
UNESCO was commissioned to AADI. Under which, field work was undertaken in
25 districts of 10 states. Stakeholder consultations were held with principals,
teachers, parents, children with disabilities and their peers. Study was undertakenof various Educational Components – Curriculum/ Pedagogy/ Textbooks/
Evaluation. Budget analysis was done and recommendations were made for thesame. A Strategy Plan titled Quality Basic Education to Children with Disabilities Evolving Vision 2030 was developed. A study of the data was undertaken to
identify gaps and suggest recommendations.
 Five days Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) Training Program washeld for Special Educators, was attended by 17 teachers.
 Training of Physiotherapy Students from Jamia Milia Islamia on the Frameworkof Assessments based on the ICF.
 An orientation session on disability, development and rights of people withdisabilities was conducted for students of Bachelor of Audiology Speech
Language Pathology (BASLP) Ali Yavar Jung National Institute, Students ofBachelor of Education and Diploma in Education (23 trainees) from Action for
Autism (AFA), trainees of the Guidance and Counseling Course of National
Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development and for students from
Institute of Home Economics.
 AADI was nominated as the Best NGO partner for the year 2017 by SOIL.
 Seminar on “Redefining Disability through Art” was organized by Delhi
University- Two staff members from AADI presented a paper “Art for All”. AADI’smodel of using visual arts and theatre as medium of expression and skill building
within an inclusive framework was showcased.
 International Children’s Day celebrations were held at United Nations Resident
Coordinator’s office. Children with disabilities from AADI and other mainstream
schools joined the celebrations.
 There were 482 visitors to Sambhav Resource Centre this year.
RURAL COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM, Ballabhgarh Block, (Faridabad District,
Haryana) In the year 2017-18, 1037 persons with disability were supported.
 One thousand four hundred and forty seven people with disabilities (1447) identified
during household survey in 2016-2017 were contacted to elicit their needs.
 Direct services were provided to 94 children (0-6 years), 416 children (6-18 years)
and 527 adults with disabilities through individual sessions, home visits and school
visits.
 One hundred and two teachers from were supported in 61 schools.
 Seventy adults with disabilities are engaged in open employment and 28 adults
work as contract laborers. Thirty eight adults with disabilities are self employedrunning their own small shops and 10 adults are engaged in their family occupation.
Fourteen adults with disabilities have applied for government jobs and arepreparing towards securing a job.
 Parents of 116 children and thirty two teachers were given orientation on theprovisions covered under the RPwD Act.
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Seventeen anganwadi workers and helpers attended training on the RPwD Act.
Information about RPwD, UDID, pension schemes, government reservations,vacancies etc. was shared with 123 adults with disabilities.
Eighteen teachers were given information about provisions for examinations by
CBSE and Haryana Board.

URBAN COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM, Sunder Nagri, East Delhi
 The project started in 2016-17 in collaboration with SEWA, to develop a replicableurban community based program for accessible services ensuring participation andinclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
 To identify people with disabilities in Sunder Nagri, a household survey was
conducted for 6448 households in 10 blocks between January 2017 to February
2017 by SEWA and AADI team. Survey Findings –
In 10 blocks of Sunder Nagri, 1039 (3%) are persons with disabilities. A
significant proportion of persons with disabilities (449, 43.21%) have physicalimpairment.
 Out of 1039 persons with disability, 383(36.86%) persons with disabilities arefemales and 653(62.85%) persons with disabilities are males. There was no
information with regard to gender for 3 persons with disabilities.
 798 (76.80%) are adults with disabilities and 241(23.20%) are children withdisabilities.
 798 adults with disability include 520 males (65.16%) and 275 females(34.46%).
 Majority of households have monthly income lower than the monthly minimum
wage. 475 (49.38%) households with disability have a monthly income ranging
from Rs. 5,000 to Rs.10,000 which indicates that half the households covered
have monthly income below the minimum wages.
 Simultaneously, team initiated relationship building with families having a member
with disability through care plan process Continued mapping of resource in education and health services
ABILITY DEVELOPMENT, OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Walk in Services
 In the current year, there were 203 new contacts. 3318 clients have beenregistered since inception in 2008.
 During the current year, 1829 clients were followed up through individual sessions
and telephonically. Effort is to provide holistic services in all domains fordevelopment of the member/client. Most individual/group sessions are followed up
with home visits and school visits. Where possible, individuals are linked toservices appropriate to their age group in community or at AADI for skill
development.
Life Skills and Clubs and Events
 At AADI, a Life Skills Program is run for adults with disabilities with the focus onequipping individuals with useful and functional skills that assist a person to live
his/her life with dignity, purpose, control and togetherness. This year life skills
program reached out to 42 individuals.
A. Four major events were held during the year 2017-18, Rakhi Mela (Snehbandhan)
July 2017, Diwali Mela (Deeputsav) October 2017, Winter Festival (Umang)
December 2017, Music Event (Goonj) March 2018v

Skill Development
 This year Ujala received bulk order for diaries, bags, folders from 19 corporate andindividual customers. It also received 11 special orders for diaries, wooly bags,
saree bags and folders.
 EDaksh - AADI in collaboration with Canara Bank set up EDaksh, an accessible
and inclusive IT training center in November 2015. The aim was to cater to thecomputer literacy needs of people across disability and those marginalized
because of gender and socio-economic disparities. A total of 159 students weretrained in ACC course in 2016-17 and 9 were enrolled in advanced BCC course.
Livelihood
 Jeevika Twenty one adults with disability are gainfully employed either in familybusiness or in sectors like IT (Concentrix), Retail and Hospitality (Lemon Tree
Hotel, Hudson Cafe, KFC).
 New Linkages were explored for internship/ work in the hospitality,
manufacturing and retail sectors Hudson Café, Anamika Tea, Ivy & Bean Spark
Minda, Mittal Stores & Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION A generous support from LAL FAMILY FOUNDATION for research work in
Education, Organisational Development & Infrastructure gave the much needed
impetus to the work.
 Consistent support over the years from LALA DIWAN CHAND TRUST.
 ORACLE started its journey with AADI during this year and the project on
livelihoods will be implemented next year with a grant from it.
 A specific grant from ROTARY DELHI CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST enabled
the purchase of a much needed accessible vehicle.
 A significant contribution from FABINDIA was received for establishing processes
in communities that we work in.
 A spontaneous and generous support from OHM Group helped to strengthen
service delivery.
 AADI was amongst the 714 organizations which cleared the first round of YES! I
Am the Change Film Making Challenge 2018 from over 11,000 film entries.
Same. Difference the film on disability created by Ms. Radhika Chandrasekhar
was much appreciated.
 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) 2017- AADI was the highest fundraising
CSO in the Disability Cause Category where we raised over 21 lakhs. We raised
money through the corporate support of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bains andAbsolutdata, besides fundraising by individual staff members and friends of AADI.
 Music Event Antarang - Priya Kanungo, a Hindustani classical vocalist,
performed Bhakti and Sufi music in the beautiful lawns of AADI on 25th February
2018 at Antarang, fund raising event. DCM Shriram a long time supporter and
SRF Welfare Trust sponsored the event. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative(IFFCO) supported the event.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.
Vision, Mission and Strategic ObjectivesiExecutive Director’s Note
Major Highlights

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SECTION I : KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

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Policy, Advocacy & Research32.

Capacity Building

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3.

Sambhav : National Resource Centre

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SECTION II : HABILITATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

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4.

Rural Community Based Program

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Urban Community Based Program

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6.

Ability Development, Opportunities, Resources and Services

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SECTION III : FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

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7.

Resource Mobilization

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8.

Financial Statements

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9.

AADI staff (as on March 2018)

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10.

Governing Body

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List of Abbreviations

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SECTION I:
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT Policy, Advocacy & Research Capacity Building Sambhav: National Resource Centre

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, LAW / POLICY REVIEW, ADVOCACY
AND RESOURCE CENTER

Over the last 40 years, Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (AADI) has
gained a lot of knowledge through its programs in Law and Policy, Advocacy, Service
Delivery, Research and Capacity Building. This knowledge however needs to bealigned to contemporary perspectives and translated into accessible formats anddisseminated to the larger world of persons with disabilities, families, professionals
and policy makers.
India has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on Rights of persons withdisabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007. This implies that all our National Laws, policies,
programs and schemes have to be aligned to the principles of UNCRPD. The
convention focuses on non-discrimination, inclusion, accessibility, and participation of
person with disabilities in all aspects of life as core principles. However, there is ahuge gap in what is needed and what is present on the ground.
The details of work done in these areas during 2017-18 are encapsulated in thefollowing pages.
Over the next couple of years AADI envisages to build an Institute for Ability
Development and Inclusion. The objectives of the Institute would be to:Create a web based and mobile platform for policy makers, service providers,
civil society and disabled people which will provide access to information andknowledge resources for all impairments and rights of persons with disabilities
Research, design, disseminate and embed capacity building processes for law
and policy makers, disabled people, civil society and existing professionals
from all fields including education, health, mental health, human resource, law
and architecture.

Conceptualize and conduct innovative and replicable training programs forboth specific and inclusive service providers at all levels, in partnership withpeople with disabilities.

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Develop standardized assessment tools and manuals for specific impairments
and age groups for disability specific service providers that would give
guidelines for practice including recommending reasonable accommodations,devising assistive aids and designing environmental adaptations, withparticipation of disabled persons in the process.

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1. POLICY, ADVOCACY & RESEARCH
A. Project on Basic Quality Education for Children with Disability
Focus Areas for the Project Desk Review was undertaken at policy level through a study of national/
international literature.
 Field work was undertaken in 25 districts of 10 states. The states covered were
Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland,
Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
 Stakeholder consultations were held with principals, teachers, parents, children
with disabilities and their peers. Fourteen schools per state were included aspart of the study.
 Study was undertaken of various Educational Components – Curriculum/
Pedagogy/ Textbooks/ Evaluation.
 Budget analysis was done and recommendations were made for the same.
 A study of the data was undertaken to identify gaps and suggest
recommendations.
 A framework of human resource & institutional mechanisms for effective
implementation was developed.
 A Strategy Plan titled Quality Basic Education to Children with Disabilities Evolving Vision 2030 was developed.
Budget Analysis
 The Inclusive Education (IE) budget is a small part (about 2 % during 2014-15
and 2015-16) of SSA’s total budget at the Union level. At the state level, theSarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) is itself a small part of the total education budgetof respective states.
 Under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), for IE 3.38% wasreleased in 2014-15 and 5.82% in the year 2015-16.
 The audit reports of SSA for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 show high levels of
underutilization of the IE budget in majority of the states included in the study.
Some Recommendations
 Develop a policy for IE and a detailed manual for implementation of the policy.
 Align RTE 2009 and RPWD 2016.
 Education of all children with disabilities to be covered under Ministry of Human
Resource Development (MHRD).
 Census 2021 to identify all children with disabilities.
 Process for enumeration to be evolved to identify all types of disabilities listed in
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act).
 Disaggregated reliable data to be made available from Census 2021.
 A time bound plan to remove the backlog of vacancies of human resource
available to promote Inclusive education.
 The current ambiguity/ role clash between general/ regular teachers and special
educators must be addressed.

3B. Research Study by Ashoka University
Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Madhavilata Maganti Kari, students
from Ashoka University conducted a research study on the perspectives of children
with Cerebral Palsy on their abilities, using the components of the International
Classification of Functioning (ICF).
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Semi structured interviews were conducted focussing on daily routine, within
the home, school & community. It included areas from the ICF like play, selfcare, interpersonal interactions, mobility, communication, learning and elicited
information of barriers. The data is yet to be analyzed.

C. Linkage with Ministry of HRD
MHRD sought a presentation from AADI and 6 other Non Government
Organization (NGO) working in the field of inclusive education on their experienceand research in the field of inclusive education. The focus was To develop a National, State, District and Cluster based plan to implement
inclusive education.
 To develop inter ministerial collaboration and detail out the roles of government
agencies and NGOs in the area of inclusive education.
AADI was a member of the core group to detail out the roles, expectations fromdifferent stakeholders and the various activities & processes that would promote
inclusive education.
Post the consultations, MHRD held national level convention to share the details of
the action plan, take feedback from stakeholders and develop a national plan ofaction.

2. CAPACITY BUILDINGKey Trainings Conducted by AADI for In Service Professionals
 Five day Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) Training Program forSpecial Educators - “Implementing RPWD Act 2016 in Inclusive
Education” The course aimed at understanding the key aspects of RPwD Act
2016 especially sections linked with Education of children with disabilities andthe role of teachers. A total of seventeen teachers including special educators,
general teachers from Government & Private schools attended the program.
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The internship and mentoring process of advance level trainees ofPhysiotherapy/Occupational Therapy course and Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC) course (23 trainees) conducted last year was completed
in earlier part of the current year. This entailed individual coaching and skillbuilding of the trainees.

4Valedictory Event of AAC CourseWorkshop on use of Avaz – Avaz is an Android Mobile Communication App
meant for people with communication difficulties. Developed by Invention Labs
Chennai, it has both a laptop and a tablet version. It can be customized forindividual user and is available in Hindi and English from Play Store. AAC
users, families and professionals from AADI attended the workshop which
demonstrated its usage.

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Orientation on disability related issues was conducted for 10 staff members of
Salaam Baalak Trust.

Key Trainings Programs for Pre-Service Trainees undergoing Professional
Courses Students of Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Education (23 trainees)from Action for Autism (AFA) underwent training at AADI on perspectives to
Disability and Inclusion, UNCRPD, AAC & orientation to specific impairments
like Cerebral Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida and Epilepsy.
Training of Physiotherapy Students from Jamia Milia Islamia on the
Framework of Assessments based on the ICF.

An orientation session on disability, development and rights of people withdisabilities was conducted for students of Bachelor of Audiology Speech
Language Pathology (BASLP) Ali Yavar Jung National Institute.

A session on Cerebral Palsy was held for trainees of the Guidance andCounseling Course of National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child
Development.
5Orientation/ Internships: Graduate/Post Graduate
Students of various
Universities An orientation session on disability, development and rights of people withdisabilities was conducted for 72 students from Institute of Home Economics.
Twenty students volunteered for summer Internships from Amity University,
Ambedkar University and Delhi University.

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Four students from School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL), a Management
Institute worked along with people with disabilities to develop a plan of action
for three projects: Accessible cab service in Delhi; Business plan for Ujala;
instruction manual for diverse users of the new accessible lift at AADI. AADI
was nominated as the Best NGO partner for the year 2017 by SOIL.

Key Trainings/ Conferences attended by AADI Staff
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AADI is represented on the board of the Indian Chapter of International
Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). A
meeting of the Indian Chapter of ISAAC was held at Indian Institute of Cerebral
Palsy (IICP), Kolkata which was attended by the said board member on Skype.
Knowledge sharing session for trainers working with deaf children
organized by V Shesh, an NGO. The findings from their research projectemphasized the use of sign language by children with hearing impairment inschools. AADI advocated for children to exercise a choice between sign
language and oral form of communication based on their abilities andpreferences.

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Talk on Urban Road Challenges by Prof. Geetam Tiwari- Three AADI staff
members shared the needs of people with disabilities as users of public
transport and the importance of integrating the needs in the planning stage.
Suggestions made by people with disabilities who participated as experiential
experts were well received.

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Review of ADIP Scheme–Pt. Deendayal Upadhayaya Institute for the
Physically Handicapped (IPH) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment(MSJE) formed core groups (impairment specific) to review the ADIP scheme inthe light of RPWD 2016 Act. AADI participated along with representatives from
Indian Spinal Injury Centre, National Institute for Loco motor Disabilities,
Kolkata and ALIMCO. An exhaustive list of aids was drawn up and the need for
different sizes & customization was emphasized.

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Seminar on “Redefining Disability through Art” was organized by Delhi
University- Two staff members from AADI presented a paper “Art for All”.
AADI’s model of using visual arts and theatre as medium of expression and skillbuilding within an inclusive framework was showcased.

A shoot for a program on Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 washeld in Dec 2017. It got aired on Rajya Sabha TV. The shoot was attended by
two staff members.

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Sahas-2018- Dhanak an NGO organized ‘Sahas 2018,” an open competition to
showcase secularism and humanity. They invited entries in form of Art/Films.
AADI submitted a film focusing on people with disability and the need forcompanionship. It won a certificate and a cash award. The film ‘Togetherness’
was conceptualized and directed by Ms.Radhika Chandrasekhar.

AADI being awarded at Sahas 2018 for the film ‘Togetherness’Launch of Disability Tracker on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)- The study focused on ‘tracking SDGs
from the perspective of disability’ covering 100 Panchayats in Chhattisgarh &Jharkhand. A staff member from AADI attended the meeting.

3. SAMBHAV: NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE

Assessment for assistive aids being conducted at Sambhav
Resource Centre
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Sambhav Resource Centre showcases assistive devices, hardware and software for
persons with disabilities. It also demonstrates concepts of universal design andindependent living which can be applied in different domains of life.
There were 482 visitors to Sambhav this year. Sambhav Resource Centre was also
used for conducting assessments. Assessments were conducted for persons withdisabilities in the areas of Communication, Self- care and Mobility.
The visitors included persons with disabilities, their families, professionals from training
institutes and NGOs such as Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA),
Shaurya, Muskaan, Action for Autism and students of architecture from Delhi, Amritsar& Chennai. The visitors were keen on understanding the significance of universal
design and its application on products used in the kitchen, living areas and toilets.
Communication software and hardware devices for people with disabilities displayed at
Sambhav generate a lot of interest amongst the visitors.

Institute for Ability Development and Inclusion
The Institute is envisaged as the capacity building and knowledge management organization
which runs in tandem with community based habilitation and rehabilitation programs as well as
the advocacy programs of AADI. These programs will be the practice school for the Institute.
The programs and knowledge collated and created at the Institute will eventually be available
through the web based knowledge platform of AADI.
The Institute will eventually use contemporary methods of delivery, such as webinars and web
based courses for dissemination of training to large numbers and in remote areas of India. It willdevelop Teaching-Learning Material that can be used by others conducting the training in the
future.
The Institute is envisaged as a training body, which is supported by partnerships amongst
diverse mental health, disability, child rights, counter trafficking and women’s rights
organizations across the world.

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BUILDING CAPACITIES

10SECTION II:HABILITATION AND REHABILITATIONSERVICES

Rural Community Based Program
Urban Community Based Program
Ability Development, Opportunities,
Resources and Services11

I LIVE, I ASPIRE, I ACHIEVE…

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HABILITATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR PERSONSLIVING WITH DISABILITY IN DELHI AND BALLABHGARH
Article 26 of UNCRPD states that all State Parties shall take effective and appropriate
measures, including through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain andmaintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, andfull inclusion and participation in all aspects of life.
4. Rural Community Based Program, Ballabhgarh Block, (Faridabad District,
Haryana) covers 82 villages (under 67 Panchayats) and works with a cross disability andlife span approach responding to changing needs irrespective of age. The focus of the
Rural Program is to facilitate the creation of a responsive community, which fulfils theneeds of persons with disabilities; provide accessible services; promote equal
participation and opportunities to persons with disabilities.
The program initiated a project with The Hans Foundation in 25 villages to identify people
with disabilities early through household survey, train a cadre of Asha workers andAnganwadi workers to integrate disability into their ongoing work, increase participation ofpeople with disabilities, facilitate inclusive services and create a barrier free environment.
The details of the work are detailed in the following pages.
5. Urban Community Based Program, Sunder Nagri, East Delhi a new initiative
started in collaboration with Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), aims towork in urban poverty areas in Delhi and integrate disability into ongoing community work.
The aim is to facilitate an urban community based model for accessible services ensuring
participation and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life. The
highlights are presented in the following pages.
6. Ability Development, Opportunities, Resources and Services
The project includes:Walk in services that provide avenues to people with disabilities, families toshare issues, gather information about resources and work out solutions forincreased participation across life domains.

Health including Mental Health Services

EducationLife skills program including interest and hobby clubs

Skill Development – E Daksh inclusive computer training program and Ujala,an enterprise in creation of block printed paper products
Livelihood Program

Parent Training Program
Legal Support

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4. RURA
AL COM
MMUNITY
Y BASEED PROOGRAM, Ballabh
hgarh Block,
B(Fariddabad District, Haryana)H
The program woorks with a cross disability annd life spann approacch respondding tochanging needs irrespectivve of age. The focus
s of the Ruural Progra
am is to fac
cilitatethe creeation of a responsive community, whic
ch fulfils th
he needs of persons withdisabillities, and provides accessibleaservices anda promoote equal pparticipatioon andopporttunities to persons with disa
abilities. Focusing ono disabilitty, poverty
y and
gende
er issues, thhe program
mme workss towards convergen
nce of servvices that benefitb
all peo
ople in the
e communiity. The gooal of this programm
me is towarrds an equuitablesocietyy in whichh every peerson withh disability
y is an inttegral partt of the soociety,participating in th
he commu
unity and living life too the fullesst, with equuitable acc
cess toopporttunities andd services.
Geogrraphical Area
A
Covered by thee Rural Pro
ogram

AADI worrks in Ballaabhgarh block comprrising of 82
2 villages whichw
are governed by 67
Panchayaats. The tottal populattion of Ballabhgarh BlockB
is 2144894. In th
he year 2017-18,1037 perssons with disabilitydw
were
supported (Refer to the gra
aph below)).

Total nu
umber of clientscaccording too genderThe bar chartcon ne
ext page indicates thatt
there is no signiificant diffe
erence in figuresfwhen it coomes to geender of ch
hildren beloow 6 years
s of age. In
n addition, as childre
en with14

disabilitiess grow in theirtage, thet girls with disabilitties do nott continue to avail se
ervices
because ofo various reasons.
800
600
400
200
0

583
3
315
49
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F
FEMALES

Tottal numbe
er of clientts
according to geender and age

85

BPL
M
MALES

Economic Status of Famillies

Major Hig
ghlights of the Workk
 Thee primary workers in various villages workedwwith families to facilita
ate theproocess of procuring the mand
datory documents to enable
e them to avail
govvernment schemessa facilitie
andes.
Documents/ SchemesNummber of people whoo procureed thedoc
cuments

Birth Certificate

91

Aadhar Card

985

Ration Ca
ard

858

Voter ID

321

Bank Account773

Disability Certificate
e

765

UDID

466

Niramayaa, ESI and otheroHeallth Insurance40

Numberr of person
ns having variousv
doc
cuments an
nd availingg schemes

Disabilityyor Caaste Finaancial Su
upport Diisability Pension
Pbased Scholarshippforchildrenn not
goin
ng to schoool

Guardian
nship

168

46

25

33
32

Guardians
ship, Scholarships annd pensions availed byb people w
with disabilitiesOn
ne thousannd four hun
ndred andd forty seven people with disabilities ide
entifieddurring houseehold survvey (villages marked
d in the map) in 2
2016-2017 wereconntacted to elicit their needs.
Goovernment recently mandatedmregistratio
on of Unique Disability ID (UDDID) &
Dissability Ce
ertificate (DDC) for peersons witth disabilities. The p
primary workers
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disseminated information to persons with disabilities regarding the registration
process. Community resources such as Common Service Centres (CSC) andAtal Sewa Kendra (ASK) were sensitized on disability issues. Nine CSC
workers got trained in doing the on-line registration of persons with disabilities
for UDID.
Seven persons with disabilities and 3 family members availed Swavlamban
Health Insurance Scheme.

Direct Services include conducting assessments & sessions for skill building andtraining in self care, mobility, communication, education, health, etc. in different
settings. Direct services were provided to 94 children (0-6 years), 416 children (6-18
years) and 527 adults with disabilities through individual sessions, home visits andschool visits.
Mobility and Self Care
Mobility training sessions were held for 64 children with disabilities (0-6 years).
Five children were provided five mobility aids. Sixteen children (6-18 years)
were given 16 mobility aids and 17 adults with disabilities have been identified
for new aids.
Self care training sessions were held for 79 children (0-6 years) and 339
children (6-18 years). One hundred eighty two adults with disabilities were
provided skill building in self-care. Fifty three adults with high support needs
were provided training in mobility, health and personal care.
Communication
Sessions for auditory, speech and language training were conducted for 55
children (0-6 years). Speech, language and communication sessions wereconducted for 69 children (6-18 years).
HealthFifty four children (0-6 years) were linked to health services like access to
medicine, nutrition, orthopedic/cardiac/neurological consultations by doctors.
One hundred twenty five children (6-18 years) were linked to health services
like access to medicine for epilepsy, nutrition, orthopedic, cardiac, neurological,
ENT, ophthalmological, dermatology consultations. One hundred twenty adults
with disabilities were linked to health services like access to medicine andconsultations for epilepsy, orthopedic, neurology, ENT, ophthalmology,
dermatology, endocrinology, gynecology and psychiatry.
Education
In 0-6 years, 9 children (0-6 years) got admitted in mainstream schools and 27
children were prepared for schooling. Three hundred sixteen children (6-18
years) continued in schools and 264 out of them were regular in attending
school.
Scholarships under various schemes were availed for 168 children in the agegroup of 6-18 years.
Eighty nine children (6-18 years) were supported for specific rehabilitation andcoaching services.
One hundred and two teachers from were supported in 61 schools.

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Sessions were conducted in life skills’ training for 59 children (6-18 years) and
269 adults in self-care, domestic work and agricultural work.
Livelihood
Seventy adults with disabilities are engaged in open employment and 28 adults
work as contract laborers. Thirty eight adults with disabilities are self employedrunning their own small shops and 10 adults are engaged in their family
occupation.
Fourteen adults with disabilities have applied for government jobs and arepreparing towards securing a job.
Information Dissemination
Parents of 116 children and thirty two teachers were given orientation on theprovisions covered under the RPwD Act.
Seventeen anganwadi workers and helpers attended training on the RPwD Act.
Information about RPwD, UDID, pension schemes, government reservations,vacancies etc. was shared with 123 adults with disabilities.
Eighteen teachers were given information about provisions for examinations by
CBSE and Haryana Board.

Major Issues and Next Steps Health and nutrition needs of young children with disabilities are neglected.
Hence, officials in Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS), Primary
Health Centre (PHC) and Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) need to
be sensitized to include the needs of children with disabilities and use theprovisions mandated in the RPwD Act 2016 in the government facilities,
services and trainings.
 Most children with disabilities with a high support need are still out of school.
Schools do not enroll them willingly. Even after securing admission in school,
the children are unable to attend school regularly due to attitudinal and physicalbarriers.
 Parents/ family members need to be encouraged and motivated to avail/demand services from local authorities.
 Training of School Management Committee (SMC) members on inclusive
education is lacking. Hence it is recommended that all education related issues
must be referred to the District Education Officer.
 Rules for implementing RPwD Act in Haryana are yet to be framed. NGOs andpeople with disabilities who are self advocates need to prepare draft rules andtake the matter forward.
 People with disabilities are exploited in the organized sector – they are paidless and are expected to work for longer hours. People with disabilities would
need to become stronger advocates for their rights.
 A large number of families fix marriage of their ward with disabilities without
sharing adequate and correct information with prospective suitors. In somecases, it was found that wards were inadequately prepared for a significant life
event such as marriage. People with disabilities and their families have to besensitized so that ethical consent is ensured.
 Health insurance schemes is a need for all including persons with disabilities.
Policies with regard to health insurance need stronger attention.
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5. URBAN COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM, Sunder Nagri, East
Delhi
AADI selected Sunder Nagri area for its urban community work since the North East
district of Delhi is densely populated and not many services for person with disabilities
are available.
Secondly, AADI had a strong presence in East Delhi for many years and initiatives tolink with existing resources and build a community project were part of the ongoingwork.
Sunder Nagri is one of the largest re-settlement colonies of the 1975 – 1976 ‘Clean
Delhi Drive’ by the Government of India, where displaced people were relocated.
Following this mass migration, more people started to move into this area fromneighboring states and countries.
The project started in 2016-17 in collaboration with SEWA, to develop a replicableurban community based program for accessible services ensuring participation andinclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
The present population of Sunder Nagri is around 64500 and it is surrounded by
Tahirpur, Nand Nagri, Mandoli, Seemapuri, Dilshad Garden, Harsh Vihar and
Sahibabad area of Uttar Pradesh. Sunder Nagri is divided in sixteen blocks.
In Sunder Nagri, majority of adults are employed in the unorganized sector. A few run
petty shops while others do job work like decorating bangles etc. from their homes.
Women and children too are involved in the job work.
The focus of the project is to identify people with disabilities; create awareness about
the needs of people with disabilities; identify & train primary level work force; build
skills of people with disabilities & families; link people with disabilities to information &services to improve quality of life and decrease impact of impairment, map theresources available in the community & build capacities of community resources toaddress the needs of people with disabilities.
Household Survey
To identify people with disabilities in Sunder Nagri, a household survey was conducted
for 6448 households in 10 blocks between January 2017 to February 2017 by SEWA
and AADI team. The main objectives of the survey were to: Identify persons with disabilities living in Sunder Nagri
 Study Socio-economic status of persons living in Sunder Nagri
 Study access of persons with disabilities to entitlements and services
 Study the support available to persons with disabilities
Survey Findings
Disability Prevalence In 10 blocks of Sunder Nagri, 1039 (3%) are persons with disabilities. A
significant proportion of persons with disabilities (449, 43.21%) have physicalimpairment.

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Out of 1039 persons with disability, 383(36.86%) persons with disabilities arefemales and 653(62.85%) persons with disabilities are males. There was no
information with regard to gender for 3 persons with disabilities.
798 (76.80%) are adults with disabilities and 241(23.20%) are children withdisabilities.
798 adults with disability include 520 males (65.16%) and 275 females(34.46%).

Economic Background Majority of households have monthly income lower than the monthly minimum
wage. 475(49.38%) households with disability have a monthly income ranging
from Rs. 5,000 to Rs.10,000 which indicates that half the households covered
have monthly income below the minimum wages.
Social Status 343 (35.65%) households with persons with disability belong to other backward
classes 20 (30.8%) people with disability have never been to school
 Among 1039 persons with disability, 973 (93.65%) persons have Aadhar card
Simultaneously the team engaged in the following activities: Initiated relationship building with families having a member with disability
through care plan process Continued mapping of resource in education and health services
 In June 2017, an inclusive summer camp for children in 6-18 years of age group
was held in Deepak Public School, Sunder Nagri. It had a participation of 30
children with disabilities and 49 non-disabled children. SEWA primary workers
were part of the planning, coordinating and implementation team.
 Conducted awareness and sensitization program on the right of children withdisabilities to inclusive education.
 Facilitated on-line enrolment of children with disabilities into mainstream
schools.
 Conducted workshops/ meeting with parents to disseminate information about
schemes, process of making DC, Right to Education (RTE), etc.

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6. ABILITY DEVELOPMENT, OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES ANDSERVICES
A. Walk in Services
The walk-in services provide a platform to anybody who has a need – a person withdisability, a family member, professionals, volunteers, students etc.
A care plan process is initiated for persons with disabilities who get registered withAADI.
The care plan process started in July 2008; with the aim of developing comprehensive
services for a person with disability taking into account the abilities, barriers, avenues
for participation and opportunities along with the impact of impairment the person withdisability experiences. Comprehensive assessments, building capacities, linking
families with resources, developing/ creating access to services/ resources/ events/
training of parents/ caregivers, crisis interventions and providing direct services arepart of the care plan process. The process aims to ensure that persons with disabilities
have access to avenues to share issues, gather information about resources andworking out solutions for increased participation across life domains.
In the current year, there were 203 new contacts. 3318 clients have been registeredsince inception in 2008.
During the current year, 1829 clients were followed up through individual sessions andtelephonically. Effort is to provide holistic services in all domains for development of
the member/client. Most individual/group sessions are followed up with home visitsand school visits. Where possible, individuals are linked to services appropriate to theirage group in community or at AADI for skill development.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REACHED OUT TO DURING THE YEAR

Number of Clients214

18 & above

438
277

6 to 1874

0 to 6 years
0

100

689

137
200

300

400

Female

Male

500

600

700

800

Number of clients according to age and gender
The team worked to ensure that people with disabilities were able to procure thenecessary documents and was able to access the schemes implemented by theGovernment. The details of people reached out to is given on next page:-20Documents
Disability Certificate
Voter ID
AadharNumber of people who have documents
763
251
786
Number of clients who have documents

Schemes
Legal Guardianship
Disability Pension
Sponsorship
Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme

Number of people
schemes
98
315
60
220

who have/ availed

Number of clients who have/ availed schemes

School Education
Vocational
Higher Education

Number of persons enrolled
663
31
44
Number of clients who have been enrolled

This year 36 customized postural aids were made at AADI resource centre for people
registered in the first contact process and 8 were made for children in an inclusive
MCD school in Sangam Vihar.
Children in Vulnerable Situations
District Courts in Delhi have sought support of AADI’s special educators to aid theinterpreters for victims with disabilities having communication difficulty. A special
educator is required to play the role of an interpreter in the proceedings. In the current
year, a special educator made 3 visits to Tis Hazari Court to support a child victim inher communication needs.
Similarly Child Welfare Committee (CWC) approached AADI this year to support inworking with a child having communication difficulty who was found abandoned.
It has been observed through these experiences that a systemic approach insupporting people with disabilities in vulnerable situations is missing. While AADI
continues to support as and when required, a systemic approach with trained humanresource and financial resources is required to support victims/people with disabilities
in vulnerable situations in a meaningful manner.

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Early Yea
ars

Regulaar and ong
going pareent training program
m to suppo
ort early e
education andcare ofo children
n below 6 years of age
aB. Education
AADI provvides educcational services to childrencwitth disabilities from 3--18 years ofo age
and workks with schools & teachers to createe a posittive & incclusive lea
arningenvironme
ent for all children,cinncluding ch
hildren withh disabilitiees.
Preparato
ory Prograam
The program focusses on preeparing ch
hildren,their pa
arents/families and neighbo
orhoodschools fo
or admissiion & retention of ch
hildrenwith disabbilities in schools. Individual/ groupsessions are held through the year. Parent
n programms are cooncurrently held.
education
Support is available for onlin
ne admisssion to
private andagove
ernment schools underdisadvanttage grou
up categoory. During thecurrent yeary
100 children / families were
supportedd for admissions. 20 ch
hildrenattended group sesssions as partp of enha
ancingself care, mobility annd communicate skills.
P
Preparator
ry Group
School YearsYPro
ogram forr In-Schoool children
n- All mains
stream sch
hools curre
ently are noot fullyequuipped to address th
he needs ofo children with disabbilities. Ind
dividual atttention
in specific subjects tot addresss gaps and transsfer of leearning, sp
pecific
y, commun
nication annd self carre areacccommodattions, skill building in mobility
proovided to childrencafte
er school hours.
hA groupgof 20
2 children attend thee programm regularly.. It is an oongoing pro
ogram
and
d children can join th
hrough thee year for specificsshhort term nneeds as well
w as
cerrtain long termtneedss.

22Out of School children- A group of 18 out of school children are provided life
skills training. The sessions are oriented to help them manage their daily lives.
Others are referred to centre in their community and individual support isensured through parent’s training and individual skill building sessions.

C. Life Skills and Clubs and EventsAt AADI, a Life Skills Program is run for adults with disabilities with the focus onequipping individuals with useful and functional skills that assist a person to live his/herlife with dignity, purpose, control and togetherness. This year life skills program
reached out to 42 individuals.
The Life Skills Program includes training in Communication
 Self-Care Domestic Life Interpersonal Relationships
 Literacy & Numeracy Skills
Based on the individual assessment, individual goals and group goals in different life
domains are made. The activities are subsequently planned in such a way so as totake care of the individual needs while being part of the group. Diverse experiences
are created to promote learning new skills and reinforce previously acquired skills
through creative means as per interest via activity clubs. Members get opportunity to
use the planning and organizing skills during the club activities and in the events.
Participation of members in organizing melas and managing the stalls has increased
considerably during the year.
Club
Art
CookingMusic
TheatreMembership
22
23
25
25

Frequency
Twice a week
Twice a week
WeeklyFortnightly

Sessions in the year
84
88
40
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Art Club
Art Club at AADI provides a regular opportunity for adult members to facilitate selfexpression. It leads to personal development and enhances the artistic abilities. In the
Art Club, members learn to paint on paper and/or canvas using different mediums,
color and tools such as brush and sponge. Members having high support needs areable to participate with the support of adapted equipment and human support. There
has been a remarkable change and evolution in the skills of many members especiallywith regard to choosing colors independently, sketching of still life, etc. There has
been a steady increase in the vocabulary of the members with respect to art material.
There were six members who were ready to learn finer skills in art and thus have been
inducted into Art Studio.
The art club is facilitated by Ms. Prenita Dutt, an artist who understands abilities ofmembers and is able to suggest modifications for reducing impact of impairments.

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Adapted material being used at the Art Club
Cooking Club
Cooking club is an avenue to learn basic cooking skills which facilitate independenceof adults with disabilities. This encourages them to contribute to cooking chores athome. Members having high support needs use a range of adaptive and assistiveequipment such as thick handled knives & peelers, choppers, slicers, etc. The
members are made aware of all aspects of safety while using kitchen tools andequipment. Maintaining hygiene is an integral part of the cooking process. Ms. Neelam
Sharma is the resource person in the Cooking Club who shares a warm bond with themembers.
The emphasis this year was on increasing participation at home. Most of the members
have started supporting their parents in kitchen activities. This has increased theirlevel of confidence and self-esteem.
The cooking club members invited their parents on 6th May 2017 to a lunch preparedand served by them. The parents were amazed to see the skills and confidence of
their wards.
The members also got opportunities to showcase their skills learnt during the year indifferent events held at AADI by preparing and serving food items.
Music ClubMusic club formed two new sub groups this year: Vocal and Instrumental. This was asignificant step as individual skills and talents of members were identified for more
focused training. Ms. Garima Sharma, a member OSA Drum Circle, a well known
Delhi based group, joined as a Resource Person for the Percussion group. The vocal
group is supported by Ms. Preeti and Mr. Saad, young singers from Manzil Mystic
group. There has been a steady growth in the appreciation and expression of music
especially percussion and rhythm amongst the members. Singers of the music clubcontinued to build on their performance skills. They were invited to perform at theannual festival of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). The inclusive
platform became an opportunity for the young singers to share their talent with a large
audience. Their performance of two popular film songs was greatly appreciated andapplauded.

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Theatre ClubWith the view of creating a group of active theatre enthusiasts, an inclusive theatre
club was started. Participants of the summer workshop 2017 held at AADI took acollective decision to start the club with the aim of furthering their interest and skills intheatre. The theatre club is being facilitated by a theatre person, Mr. Zubair Idrisi who
has wide experience in working with diverse groups. The process of the theatre clubencourages collaborative work and follows three different stages of knowing self andothers, basics of theatre and creating a performance. Members engage with a range ofactivities such as theatre games, exercises of body, space, imagination,
characterization, improvisations, building a performance. Members staged a short play
“Apni Paathshala” at the World Disability Day celebrations held at India Gate on 3rd
December, 2017. The theatre club is a space where members feel inspired to draw
from their life’s experiences and transform them into theatrical expressions. The
theatre club members aspire to perform in diverse public spaces.
Campaigns and Events – Opportunities to Learn and Showcase SkillsWarm Winter Campaign is a drive organized by the adult members forhomeless people through which they contribute back to their community. They
mobilise families and other people to donate sweaters, pullovers, quilts, blankets
etc. In an assembly line set-up, an inventory is made, garments sorted, mended,washed, packed and labelled according to size. These are then handed over toAshray Adhikar Abhiyan (AAA), an organization which runs shelter sheds during
winter months for the homeless people in Delhi. Winter Campaign gives
immense satisfaction to all the participants and contributors.
The events at AADI offer an opportunity to people from cross interest clubs andgroups to organize and showcase their abilities, learnings and talents. The
events are a major draw for people linked to AADI. Four major events were held
during the year 2017-18.

Rakhi Mela (Snehbandhan) July 2017o Production of accessible rakhis and pooja thalis by adult memberso Participation of adult members in trading and selling stallso Participation of families in putting up the stalls

DiwaliMela(Deeputsav)
October 2017o Ministry of Tribal affairs,
SEWA, Planet Abled andPet Adoption were few suchorganizations
which
participatedo An activity corner for
painting diyas and toransmade the event moreparticipatory and interactivefor visitors
Children painting diyas during Diwali mela25Winter Festival (Umang) December 2017o Photo booth was a
huge
draw
where
visitors
could
getthemselves
clickedagainstcreativebackdrops
o Foodpreparedbyprofessional chefs wasa huge attraction for
the visitors
o Young chefs from thecooking club prepared& served hot soupo Magic show kept all thevisitors across age
groups happy andamusedMagic show at Winter Festival 2017Music Event (Goonj) March 2018o Diverse performers and audienceo Performance by music club memberso Performance by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) band andthe friends of AADI, Koyal & Samriddhi
o Performance by Dr. Subramanian, Rotary Delhi Central Charitable Trust
membero Performance by the OSA Drum Circle
o Goonj was partly sponsored by Rotary Delhi Central Charitable Trust

Performers from Music Club AADI at Goonj

D. Skill development
Ujala
It is a unit where persons with disabilities produce block-printed handmade paper
products. It aims to raise awareness about capacities and abilities through hand26

crafting prroducts. Ujjala runs in
n collabora
ationwith netw
work of peo
ople with disability whow
contributee in all aspects of prod
duct
developm
ment from sourcing,smmanufactur
ring,
packagingg to marketing.
Ujala ennsures skill enha
ancement formembers through their invvolvementt invariousprocesse
esforprocuremment,coordinatiion with ve
endors, coo
ordination withstores, qualityqchecks, maanagementt ofproductionn unit toge
ether with participatiopon invarious salessand marketingg activitiess. Ujala prrovides intternship aand employment
opportunitties for peo
ople with disability.
dUjala offe
ers a range
e of beautifful statione
ery and utiility block-p
printed pap
per produc
cts aresold throu
ugh NavRa
ang Shop located at AADI or throught
incclusive salles opportu
unitiesthrough stalls in corrporate offiices, RWA
As, collegess, schools, embassie
es, diwali melas,metc.
This yearr Ujala recceived bulkk order forr diaries, bags,bfolde
ers from 19
9 corporatte andindividual customerss. This yea
ar 11 speccial orders for diariess, wooly ba
ags, sareee bagsand folderrs were completed fo
or individua
al customeers and corrporate offices.
An analyssis highligh
hts that sa
ales are th
he highestt during Diwali
Dthrou
ugh the sttalls in
corporate offices. Th
he details area given below.
b

FEESTIVAL SALESS
Rakhi

DiwaliCh
hristmas

Holli

7%3%
12%

78%
%

Ujalla Sales ac
ccording totFestivvals

Number of stalls a
at differennt
venues

NavRangg Shop
NavRang shop at AADI
A
provvides a pla
atform to peoplepwithh disabilities to show
wcase
a
a
and
skills through product developm
ment. NavvRang pro
ovidestalents, abilities
opportunitties for skill develop
pment and livelihood in retail sales.
s
It dissplays andd sells
products from Ujalla. The prroducts in
nclude a widewrange of stationery, jew
wellery
householdd items, ba
ags etc.

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EDaksh
AADI in collaboration withCana
ara Bank set up ED
Daksh,an accessible and inclus
sive IT
trainiing center in Nove
ember
2015
5. The aim
m was to ca
ater tothe computercliteracy nee
eds ofpeop
ple acrosss disability
y and
those
e marginallized because ofgend
der and socio-eco
onomicdispa
arities.
Youtth with dissabilities beforebjoininng EDakshh go throug
gh theCare
e Plan proccess at AA
ADI forneedds
assesssment.
Trainee usingu
JAW
WS Softwa
are
Subssequently,
reaso
onableaccommoodations arre plannedd with the person whichw
may be in term
ms of harddware,
software, specific fu
urniture, language off learning etc.
e E Daksh is also open to fa
amiliesof children
n with disa
abilities andd support staffsof AAD
DI. Studen
nts with hig
gh support needs
for whomm reachingg EDaksh is difficult are also provided transport supportt. The
outcome of the training is either learnin
ng the skills for dailyy use and//or employ
yment.
The non-ddisabled ad
dolescentss and youth
h belongin
ng to lowerr socio eco
onomic gro
oups inthe neighborhood are
a enrolled directly in EDakshh and giveen free traiining to ad
ddressfinancial challengesc.
Co
ourses Con
nducted at
a EDaksh
At EDakssh, two co
ourses are
e conducte
ed which are guided
d by Natioonal Institute ofElectroniccs and Info
ormation Te
echnology (NIELIT). They are:-I. The AwarenessA
in Computer Concepts (ACC) is a basicc course thhroughwhich the studen
nts acquiree basic kno
owledge on
n computerr & its usag
ge.
II. Basic Computer Course (BBCC) equip
ps the studdents with the skills to use
the computers inn day-to-da
ay life for professionap
al and perssonal use.
A total of 159 studen
nts were trrained in ACC
A
in 2016-17 and 9 were enrrolled in BCCC.
Oth
her Trainings
I. TALLY
Y: Three students wiith disabilitty are gettting training in TALLY
Y. Forimpartting TALLYY training, EDaksh teeam seekss support frrom the Financeteam ata AADI.
II. PYTHO
ON: One students
is receivingrsupportsfor PYTHON..
velihood
E. Liv
Jeevika – Opportunities for Inclusive Livelihoods
The objecctive of Jeeevika is to create and support multiple livvelihood ooptions for adults
with disability, bessides addrressing thee barrierss to open employm
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preparing persons with disabilities for the job market by strengthening their abilities
and facilitating a link with internships and work placements.
Employment
Twenty one adults with disability are gainfully employed either in family business or in
sectors like IT (Concentrix), Retail and Hospitality (Lemon Tree Hotel, Hudson Cafe,
KFC).
New Linkages were explored for internship/ work in the hospitality,
manufacturing and retail sectors Hudson Café, Anamika Tea, Ivy & Bean Spark
Minda, Mittal Stores & Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group.
Internships
Internships are the first step towards the work skills’ training. The internship process
helps develop social, communication skills and teamwork amongst the trainees. It
builds their self esteem, confidence and independence. The allowance or stipend paid
during this period gives them a sense of pride in being able to contribute towards theirown expenditure. There is an endeavor to identify opportunities both inside andoutside AADI for the same.
Ujala & NavRango Five adults reached the next level of training in block-printing, store
management and managing NavRango Eight others were inducted into the packing work in Ujala
EDaksho Six of the EDaksh students got internship opportunity to do data entry ofsurvey forms of Sundernagri project
Apart from data entry and Ujala, internship opportunities were available for anotherthree adult members in the finance department and for gardening.
Internships outside AADI
o This year various organizations and individual business people were
contacted for livelihood opportunities as a result of which the followinginternships got fructified:
Sector/Work
Horticulture-Gardening
Retail-packing
Beauty-Salon
Health-Medical Store
Hospitality-Lotta Cafe

Number of Interns
1
2
1
1
1

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SECTION III :FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCESResource Mobilization
Financial Statements
AADI Staff List
Governing Body of AADI

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7.

RESOURCE MOBILIZATIONThe sustainability and growth of AADI since its inception has been through focusedmanagement of human, financial and material resources. A democratic approach ingovernance, transparency of operations and accounts, compliance to statutory
requirements, diverse and contemporary systems of reporting satisfy the requirementsof domestic and international agencies. These have contributed to AADI being a
respected, reliable and credible organization.
The annual expenditure at AADI is approximately 3.6 crores. Eighty percent of therecurring expenditure is towards delivering professional and support services to people
with disability and their families. AADI is able to raise money for 50% of theexpenditure through income from rentals and interest from investments. The balance
is what we need to raise every year through a variety of sources – specific grants from
Government and other organizations, fund raising events, corporate and individual
donations.
We acknowledge and deeply appreciate the support received from all our donors,
volunteers, resource people, family and friends of AADI.
Major Highlights
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A generous support from LAL FAMILY FOUNDATION for research work in
Education, Organisational Development & Infrastructure gave the much needed
impetus to the work.
Consistent support over the years from LALA DIWAN CHAND TRUST.
ORACLE started its journey with AADI during this year and the project on
livelihoods will be implemented next year with a grant from it.
A specific grant from ROTARY DELHI CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST
enabled the purchase of a much needed accessible vehicle.
A significant contribution from FABINDIA was received for establishingprocesses in communities that we work in.
A spontaneous and generous support from OHM Group helped to strengthen
service delivery.

AADI was amongst the 714 organizations which cleared the first round of YES! I Am
the Change Film Making Challenge 2018 from over 11,000 film entries. Same.
Difference the film on disability created by Ms. Radhika Chandrasekhar was muchappreciated.
Ms. Tarini Chopra, a friend and supporter of AADI working at Google Cloud in
Singapore, raised Rs. 50000 through Giving Week Campaign apart from raisingawareness on disability.

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Highlightts of Funddraising Ev
vents
A. Airtel Dellhi Half Ma
arathon (AADHM) 201
17
The focuss of participation at ADHM 20
017 was tw
wofold- aw
wareness raaising abo
out therights of personspwitth disabilityy and mob
bilizing fundds for AAD
DI’s work.
AADI wass the highe
est fundra
aising CSO
O in the Disability CauseC
Cateegory whe
ere weraised ovver 21 lakkhs. We raaised monney throug
gh the corrporate su
upport of Kotak
Mahindraa Bank, BainsB
andd Absoluttdata, bes
sides fundrraising byy individua
al staffmembers and friends of AAD
DI. For thee first timee, there wasw
participation of young
fundraiserrs with scchool children from British Sc
chool, Sanskriti Sc
chool & Sardar
S
Patel Viddyalaya. We
W thank ouro youngg enthusias
stic fundra
aisers - Aa
ashray, Aaahaan,
Anand, Ke
eertannya and Mahirra.
We had the large
est ever contingenct of 270 participants in all the categories
combinedd (Corporatte Cares, 10 km Charity Run, Great Delhi Run, Senior Citiz
zens &
Championns with Dissability). ThereT
was great enthhusiasm andafervor with messsages,
slogans anda songs on the theeme of disa
ability whilee the particcipants we
ere waiting in theholding area. Our participatiopon was alsso coveredd through Face bookk Live on social
media.

Glimpsess of ADHM
M 2017
Tata Mummbai Marathon (TMM
M) 2018
We were able to raaise a little
e over one
e lakh through one ofo our well wishers, Mr. K.
Vishwana
ath, who pa
articipated in the Mu
umbai Marrathon to raiserfundss for AADI. Next
year we hopehto moobilise bothh individual and corpo
orate support for TMM
M (2019).
B. Music Ev
vent: Antarang
Priya Kan
nungo, a Hindustan
ni classicall vocalist, performedd Bhakti an
nd Sufi muusic inthe beauttiful lawns of AADI ono 25th Fe
ebruary 20
018 at Anttarang, fun
nd raising event.
She sangg Kabir and Meera Bhajans
Ban
nd a Hori as the evvent happe
ened arounnd thetime of Hooli. The eventeenab
bled us to connect withw our frieends, supp
porters andd wellwishers in
n a vibrant and joyous atmosphhere.
DCM Shrriram a lon
ng time su
upporter anda
SRF WelfareW
Tru
ust sponssored the event.
e
Indian Fa
armers Ferrtilizer Co
ooperative (IFFCO) supportedsd the event.
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Glimpsees of Antaarang
C. Brochuree Inspiratioons
The Brocchure titledd Inspiratiions, brouught out ono the occasion of Antarangg, wasconceptuaalised aro
ound the theme of inspiring people andaexperriences. Itt also
containedd a reflectio
on of the majormeven
nts at AADI in the ye
ear 2017. W
We raised nearlyfive lakhs through ad
dvertiseme
ents that werew
soliciteed from ou
ur supporte
ers and don
nors.

Cover Photo off Inspiratio
ons 2017--18

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8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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9.

AADI STAFF (AS ON MARCH 2018)

Executive Director: Gidugu Syamala
Deputy Executive Director: Madhu Grover

Director: Renu Anuj

Managers / Coordinators of Activities
Charulekha Khandelwal
Manavi Jalan
Manjula Mehra
Meenakshi Sharma
Nidhi Jalan (on leave)
B. Anuradha
Jyotsna

Shahana Chakraborty
Sheetal Batra
Praveen Kr. Singh
Darsana Khir
Jitender Singh Tomar
Mohammed Sarfaraz

Rehabilitators (Associates)
Narender Pal Kaur
Raminder Kaur
*Vinita Nagpal*Chandeshwari Tiwari
Manuja Mishra
Dimpi Rani Raisinghani
Anushree Das
Yogendra Kumar

Shweta Ladsaria
Md. Saukat Hossain
Mohita Mitla
Puja Lalchandani
Indernil Chakrovarty
Deepak Jain
Chanchal Lata

Administration, HRD, Finance & Resource Mobilization Staff (Urban)
Manager/Coordinator of Activities
Gavender Kumar
Seema Ghosh
M.S. Sridhar
Associates / Asst. Executive Officer
Harpreet Mehta
Saranjeet Kaur
Secretaries / Telephone Operator
Meenakshi Sharma
Nisha Sawhney
Rajeev Uppal
Yuna Noor
Jr. Assistants / Receptionist
Muthu Subramaniam# Pankaj Kapoor
Uttam Mandal
Atul Mohan Mehta
Vinay Viz

Neena Sharma
Sanjay Sharma
Chetan Razdan
Gurucharan Singh36

Non Technical Staff
Ajit Baxla
Amar Singh
Anita Devi
Vimla Chauhan
Virender Kumar
Gyanesh Tyagi
Hans Narain
Jai SinghJohn Kindo
Jokhu Ram
Kaleshwar Singh
Min Bahadur
Meena Singh
Meera Devi

Nagender Yadav
Kamini Prasad
NandLal Sharma
Nirmala Devi
Om Prakash (Jr.)
Om Prakash Chauhan
Ratankali
Shanti Paswan
Sovan Singh
Sunehar Singh
Surender Mishra
Suresh Kumar
Upender Yadav
Bishwajit

Rural Centre Dayalpur
Rehabilitators, Support Staff
Chaman Khan
# Richpal Kaur
Sarbati* Krishna Devi Arya
Ramesh Chand
SachinIndira Vashisth
Kamla Devi
Kanta Devi Sharma
Rajpal Singh
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10. GOVERNING BODY
Chairperson
Dr. Achal Bhagat
MBBS (UCMS, Delhi), MD (Psychiatry),
PGIMER, Chandigarh,
MRCP Psych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
Chairperson, Saarthak

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

Treasurer
Mr. Rajesh Kathuria
Chartered Accountancy(Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,
Delhi)
Practicing Charted Accountant

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

Founder Member & Permanent Invitee
Dr. Divya Jalan
Founder Member
Dip. Physical Handicap (London University)
M. A. Early Childhood Education (London
University)
Ph. D. Education (SNDT, Mumbai)
Consultant (Education)

Former Chairperson & Permanent Invitee
Mr. Sunil Mehta
B. Com. (Hon.), (Delhi University)
Chartered Accountancy, (Institute ofChartered Accountants of India, Delhi)
Chairman & Managing Director, SPM
Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Alumni, Wharton School of Management,(University of Pennsylvania) U.S.A.

Members# Mr. Alok Sikka
B.A. (Delhi University)
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism
Journalist

Dr. Mathew Verghese
MS Orthopedic (Surgery)
St. Stephens’ Hospital
Ms. Veena Kumar
M.A. English, (Kanpur University)
Volunteer, Resource Mobilization

Ms. Kamla Bhasin
M.A (Economics) Rajasthan University
Advisor, SANGAT
Mr. Praveen Kumar Gurunath
MSW, (Community Development )Program Manager, VSO

Ms. Anjali Kapoor Bissel
M.Sc. (Health Care Administration)
Hospitals Administrator
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals

Mr. Amit Misra
MBA- International Business,
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi
Management Consultant, IMS Health

Mr. Rakesh Thukral
Graduate
Managing Director
Edelman India Private Limited

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

Ms. Madhu Grover
M.A. Psychology, (Delhi University)
P.G. Diploma in Special Education (AADI)
Deputy Executive Director, AADI
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List of Abbreviations
AAA

Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan

AAC

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

AADI

Action for Ability Development and Inclusion

ACC

Awareness in Computer Concepts

ADIP Scheme

Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing of Aids/Appliances

ADHM

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon

ALIMCO

Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation

APL

Above Poverty Line

BCC

Basics in Computer Concepts

BPL

Below Poverty Line

CBSE

Central Board of Secondary Education

CRE

Continuing Rehabilitation Education

CSC

Common Service Centre

CSO

Civil Society Organizations

CWC

Child Welfare Committee

DC

Disability Certificate

DCM

Delhi Cloth & General Mills

DS Group

Dharampal Satyapal Group

EMCEE

Master of Ceremonies

ENT

Ear Nose Throat

ESI

Employees' State Insurance

FGD's

Focused Group Discussions

GST

Goods and Services Tax

ICDSIntegrated Child Development Services

ICF

International Classification of Functioning

IE

ISAAC

Inclusive Education
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with
Physical Disabilities
International Society for Augmentative and Alternative
Communication

IT

Information Technology

KFC

Kentucky Fried Chicken

MCD

Municipal Corporation of Delhi

MHRD

Ministry of Human Resource Development

NCPEDP

National Center for Promotion of Employment for Disabled PeopleNGO

Non Government Organization

NIELIT

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology

IPH

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NIFT

National Institute of Fashion Technology

NIOS

National Institute of Open Schooling

NIPCCD

National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development

OSA Drum Circle Old Springdalians Association Drum Circle
PHC

Primary Health Centre

RBSK

Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram

RMSA

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

RPwD Act

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

RTE

Right to Education

RWA

Residents’ Welfare Association

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SEWA

Self Employed Women’s Association

SMC

School Management Committee

SOIL

School of Inspired Leadership

SSA

Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

TALLY

Transactions Allowed in a Linear Line Yards

TMM

Tata Mumbai Marathon

UDID

Unique Disability ID

UN

United Nations

UNCRPD

United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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AADI Staff

Equality and nondiscrimination

Right to life

Situations of risk andhumanitarian emergencies

Equal recognition
before the law

Access to justice

Liberty andsecurity of person

Freedom from torture or
cruel, inhuman ordegrading treatment or
punishment

Freedom from
exploitation, violence
and abuseProtecting the
integrity of thepersonLiberty of
movement andnationality

Living independently andbeing included in thecommunity

Personal mobility

Freedom of
expression andopinion, and accessRespect for
privacy

Respect for home and thefamilyEducation

HealthHabilitation andrehabilitation

Work and employment

Adequate standard ofliving and social
protection

Accessibility

Statistics and datacollection

Participation in
Participation in
cultural life,
political and public
recreation,
leisurelife
and sport

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18

Action for Ability Development and Inclusion
2, Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016
Tel: 26569107, 26864717; Fax: 26853002,
Email: aadi@aadi-india.org
Website: www.aadi-india.org
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Dayalpur Primary Health Centre,
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