People may be said to resemble not the bricks of which a house is built, But the pieces of a picture puzzle, Each differing in shape, But matching the rest, And thus Bringing out the picture

Ehsaas Foundation …Reaching the Unreached… A Centre for Children with Special Needs

Our Vision ‘An equitable world where persons with disabilities are provided equal opportunities to work alongside non-disabled persons and enjoy equal rights leading to full participation in society as productive members.’

Our Aim - To promote welfare of persons with disabilities through rehabilitation activities by reaching the unreached.

Our Activities Awareness and Advocacy - To create awareness and sensitivity for attitudinal and behavioural changes among persons with disabilities about issues in disability, prevention and management. - To enable and enhance capacities of PWDs, their families, communities and organizations for the development of sustainable approaches for inclusion of PWDs and realization of their rights. - To network with Organizations, People’s movements and Government at all levels for influencing policy, action, legislation for inclusion. - To promote, support and strengthen movements of Persons with Disabilities.

Early Intervention An early intervention session in progress To cater to infants and toddlers with suspected or at-risk of delayed development in the age group of birth to 6 years. To give parents guidance regarding immunization, nutrition, feeding, sensory-motor development, speech and language development and psychosocial interventions. Create awareness in Nursing Homes and Clinics on milestone delay and early indicators.

Posters Designed for Early Identification of Disabilities

Home Based Services for the Severely Disabled To cater to children with such severe disabilities that they can not attend school. To make them independent, as far as possible, in their daily living activities. Shubham’s special ed session at home

Special Education To provide special education services in which children are assessed for current level of functioning in various skill areas such as self-help skills, gross and fine motor skills, functional reading and writing skills, time, money and related cognitive skills. Learning to match coins

Remedial Educational Services Resource Room teaching for children with learning problems Catering to children with specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, Autism and slow learners. A remedial session in progress

Vocational Training To provide socio economic rehabilitation of persons with disabilities promoted through the service of vocational training and job placement.  To place adults with mental retardation in generic training initially and on-the-job training subsequently.    Long-term support to be provided till they are able to carry on the job independently at the job site. Learning cross-stitch

Some products made by the children at Ehsaas Bookmarks, bags, cards, envelopes, to name a few

Physiotherapy To provide need-based treatment to individuals to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and function throughout life. Deepak exercising

Occupational Therapy To focus on helping people achieve independence in all areas of their lives. Provide positive, fun activities to improve cognitive, physical, and motor skills and enhance self-esteem and provide a sense of accomplishment. Developing finger dexterity

Sensory Integration Therapy Children with sensory integration dysfunction frequently experience problems with their sense of touch, smell, hearing, taste and/or sight. Along with this will often be difficulties in movement, coordination and sensing where one's body is in a given space. To provide sensory integration therapy as part of our regular sessions.

Community based Rehabilitation The target group is the poorest of the poor from all strata of society in unreached rural and urban areas, people with multiple and severe disabilities, women and children.

Conducting Surveys To conduct surveys in the community for identifying persons with disabilities and providing intervention services. To maintain a database of such persons with disabilities. 24 children with disabilities have been identified in the first quarter of 2010 itself and appropriate services have been provided.

Our first Success Story Deepak Learns to Stand !!! PERSISTENCE PAYS !!!

At Ehsaas we believe…

…The Only Disability In Life Is A Bad Attitude Come … Let us celebrate diversity…

A Society Registered under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860