page_title: Spastic Society of Gurgaon
section_title: Inclusive care
hierarchical_section_title: Spastic Society of Gurgaon / Inclusive care
caption_attribution_description: English: Shekhar Vidyarathi, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon
context_page_description: Spastic Society of Gurgaon covers within its scope the programs on occupational therapy, counseling, vocational training and psychotherapy of the children with autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and multiple disabilities in Haryana, India. It is India's first non-profit disability sector organization which was awarded ISO certification by United Kingdom Accreditation Service: United Registrar of Systems for quality of services rendered by it.
  It also works in the field of imparting counseling and psychotherapy to the parents and guardians of the disabled children. Mass camps are conducted for welfare of children with disabilities. Multiple single window services like assistance in issuance of disability certificates, NIRAMAYA cashless insurance cards, medical check ups, distribution of medicines and medical aids are rendered to the disabled in such camps. Being sponsored by Haryana Government it undertakes disability audits of organizations for assessing accessibility compliance by them.
  It was founded by Rajesh Bhola along with some eminent doctors and social workers drawn from different super specialty fields.
context_section_description: A very sterling role has been played by Shekhar Vidyarathi, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon and his administration aide Ekta Chopra, City Magistrate, Gurgaon in genuinely understanding the needs of the disabled and empathizing with the physical constraints they confront in course of their daily lives. These two positive minded human beings proved instrumental in amelioration of the lot of the disabled. Shekhar Vidyarathi was clear in his objectives regarding managing disability when he said that "The overall goal for ongoing care of individuals with cerebral palsy is to help them reach their physical, mental and emotional potential. Generally this includes living as much as possible in the mainstream of their society and culture. People with cerebral palsy tend to be happiest when they go to school with, live with and work with their peers. They also love to be listened to and caressed."
  Ekta Chopra, City Magistrate, Gurgaon feels the greatest pain when a child with disability is denied admission to a school in Gurgaon. The children with disability have the right to go to mainstream schools, where teachers can be imparted training regarding the different teaching techniques and adaptations which can be provided. Child centric teaching methods will help these children and promote inclusion.
  Shekhar Vidyarathi strongly advocates that more and more people should volunteer for helping these people in their own interest because people closely associated with such spastic or severely disabled children are more spiritually inclined as their level of consciousness gets heightened and prayer and meditation comes naturally to them. They get closer to the inner core of their being. It is also observed that the persons connected with such children develop more emotional control and better understanding of human problems, shun trivia and focus on more useful issues facing society. It unfolds further dimensions of their heart and mind. Not only that, people associated with such children connect themselves better with others, communicate better and feel their intuitive powers continually being recharged and expanded. They feel they have found a sort of mission in life and it keeps them in better frame of mind – positive, healthy and holistic. Probably this is the key to angelic aura and saintly contentment that the visages of great social and other selfless workers so distinctly reflect.
caption: Shekhar Vidyarathi, Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon
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