Programs
"Different Programs under various categories as handled by Pragathi Charities are cited below for your reference and consideration."
Delivery of Services.
 
Prevention, Early Detection of persons with disability and persons afflicted with diseases that will lead to disability conditions.
 
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Public Awareness. (Colleges, High Schools, Nursing Colleges, Engineering, Medical Colleges and general public, trade union workers)
  
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Orientation of the grass root health workers and teachers. (Anganwadi Workers, Nurses, Teachers and Women leaders of Self Help Groups)
  
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Preparation of Awareness materials including book lets, posters etc. Preparation of different materials on disabilities in Telugu pamphlets, Cancer (breast/cervical/throat), HIV/AIDS in Telugu.
  
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Early detection of the persons with disability and persons suffering from diseases that lead to disability conditions.
 
Full Life Cycle Needs (FLCN).
 
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Early Intervention : 

We provide early intervention services to the infants/ toddlers which reduces the extent/severity of the disability.
  
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Special Education :

School for the children with Mental Retardation:

This school has grown up in several ways to meet the increasing case load and developed as a full-fledged school. Out of 141 beneficiaries 80 are hostlers the remaining 61 children are day scholars. The organization has recruited 41 members of staff as per staff pattern and guidelines from by MSJE, GOl, during 2007-08 but the GOl has sanctioned only 31 staffs and the remaining 10 staffs has been met by the organization.

School for the children with Hearing Impairment:

There are 147 students in the school out of which 75 are Hostlers the remaining 72 children are day scholars. The organization has recruited 30 members of staff as per staff pattern and guidelines by Ministry of Social Justice, GOI during 2007-08.

  
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Vocational Training :

We provide vocational training in the following areas:

Tailouring
Carpentry
Photo lamination
Chalk piece making
Plumbing
Wood carving
Electrical work
Computer training etc
  
»Livelihood Programs :

Our livelihood programmes include the following:

Sanitary napkin manufacturing unit
Handicraft
Palm leaf work
Nursery
  
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Independent Living
 
Holistic Development (HD)
 
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Physiotherapy :

Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment/intervention, habilitation and rehabilitation. This encompasses physical, psychological, emotional, and social well being. This department caters the following services to the needy clients with regular follow-ups and evaluation.

Manual methods of treatment

Joint mobilization
Manual stretching
Therapeutic exercises
Soft tissue manipulations
Sporting and lifting techniques
Taping
Bandaging
Strapping
Postural drainage
Aerobics and fitness guidance

Non-manual methods of treatment

Short wave diathermy
Microwave diathermy
Ultrasound
Interferential therapy
Wax bath
Cryotherapy
Hydrotherapy
Electrical stimulation
LASER Therapy
Infrared rays
Contrast bath
Hot packs
Ultra violet rays
Traction
  
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Occupational Therapy :

It is concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. The department of occupational therapy achieves this outcome by enhancing the individual's ability to participate, by modifying the environment, or by adapting the activity to better support participation. Various services provided by this department are:

Sensory integration
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) training
Gait training
Wheelchair mobility training
Cognitive therapy
Skill training
  
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Audiological services :

Audiological assessments and diagnosis are done with the latest tools and equipments.(BERA, Impedence Audiometer, Diagnostic Audiometer, Voice Light, Speech Timer, Doctor’s speech software, etc) The diagnosis helps in drawing the rehabilitation plan.
  
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Speech Therapy & Language Intervention :

Communication includes speech (articulation, intonation, rate, intensity, voice, resonance, fluency), language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), both receptive and expressive language (including reading and writing), and non-verbal communication such as facial expression and gesture. Swallowing problems managed under speech therapy are problems in the oral and pharyngeal stages of swallowing.

This department address people's speech production, vocal production, swallowing difficulties and language needs through speech therapy and language improvement programmes.
  
»Pyschotherapy and behaviour management :

Psychiatric Consultations: Psychiatric consultations are provided to the clients at the centre as a support to strengthen client’s ability to maximize healing options. Experienced psychiatrist provide a variety of services such as assessments, diagnosis, recommendations and suggestions for treatment.
Counseling Services: Achieving quality of life is one of the most important functional outcomes of rehabilitation for individuals. Counseling services are given to help individuals cope and to promote a personal sense of well-being. Both Individual and family counseling are provided at the centre to address systemic issues.
Individual Psychotherapy: Individual psychotherapy offers a powerful setting for the disclosure of secrets, emotions and experiences that may be difficult to discus. Our individual psychotherapy involves regularly scheduled talks between the patient and the mental health professional. This intervention program focus on current or past problems, experiences, thoughts, feelings, or relationships.
  
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Counselling and Guidance :

Counselling and guidance services are provided to the clients and their families to reduce the stress and make them psychlogically healthy.
  
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Provision of Assistive and Augmentative devices :

We have provided more than 10000 various types of assistive and augmentative devices such as:

Prostheses
Orthoses
Tricycles
Wheelchairs
Crutches
Canes
Walkers
Hearing aids
White canes
Low vision aids
Braille type writers
Teaching and learning materials etc.
  
»Family Support :

Family takes care of the needs of the person with disability. We extend support to the families of the PWDs.
 
Access to Environment (A2E)
 
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Awareness Creation :

We create awareness on various aspects of empowerment of persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups through:

Street plays
Skits
Posters etc.

  
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Barrier free environment :

We promote barrier free environment and make arrangements to provide disability certificates, bus passes, railway passes etc. to the persons with disabilities.

  
»Capacity Building :

We give training to:

Teachers
Grassroot level workers/ community development workers
  
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Disabled Persons’ Organization (DPOs)

So far we have formed more than 500 DPOs. Regularly we provide follow up services and strengthen the capacities of the DPOs.
  
»Enabling Environment Programs
  
Services to other Disadvantaged Groups.,
 
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Care & Support Services to HIV/AIDS and TB patients.
  
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Care & Support Services to Leprosy cured patients.
  
»Care & Support services to various diseases that lead to disability.
  
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Care & Support services in Mental Health area.
 
Human Resource Development
 
RCI recognized Long Term Courses
 
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Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (DCBR) – 1 year, Eligibility: Any Intermediate/10+2 pass
  
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Bachelor of Education –Special Education (MR) (B.Ed.Spl.Ed.MR) - 1 year, Eligibility: Any Graduate with B.A.,B.Sc,B.com,  or any other equivalent examination
  
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Bachelor of Education – Special Education (HI) (B.Ed.Spl.Ed.HI) -1 year, Eligibility: Any Graduate with B.A.,B.Sc,B.com, or any other equivalent examination
  
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Bachelor of Audiology, Language & Speech Pathology (BALSP) – 4 years, Eligibility: Intermediate/10+2 pass with MPC/BiPc groups.
  
»Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education - 1 year, Eligibility: Any Intermediate/10+2 pass
 
Continuing Rehabilitation Education Programs
 
Research & Development
 

Over the Period of the existence of Pragathi Charities, it has successfully implemented the following projects I Programs in rural villages and Urban Slum's of Nellore district.
  
Low Cost Sanitation Program supported by ZP funds, Nellore.
School Bag Manufacturing program for women by DRDA, Nellore;
Tailoring and Embroidery Program for women. (Own Funds)
Early Childhood centers for Tribals (Own Funds).
General Health Camps and Environmental awareness.
AIDS/ TB/ Cancer and Malaria Awareness and control program.
Child labour program/ Child Rights Program.
Tie and Die Training Program for 30 SC women by Government of India.
Photo lamination for 50 Disabled Children by DRDA, Nellore.
Supply of Aids and Appliances to the persons with disabilities by ALIMCO.
Vocational Training Center for AYJNIHH, Mumbai.
Pre-School for Hearing Handicapped Children, Mumbai.
Integrated Education Training Program by DPEP, Nellore.
Women Development Welfare, Geriatric care, Self Help Groups and Thrift Promotion.
Cycle Repairing Training Program for 25 disabled persons of Indukurpet (funded by NABARD).
Comprehensive Package Project for disabled children, youth and their families in Indukurpet and T.P. Gudur Mandals of Nellore District under CAPART Scheme, New Delhi (since 01-03-2003) and now follow up programme.

  
New projects :
 
  
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation centre and research institute
Prosthetic and Orthotic centre.
Internet cafe for the persons with visual impairment and other disabled.
Music training centre for the persons with visual impairment.
AIDS, TB, Malaria and Leprosy counseling, care and support centre.
 
Knowledge Management, Documentation & Dissemination
 
Translated the book of David Werner “Disabled Village Children” in Telugu.
 
 
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