By Sapna Gupta | Executive Coordinator
Arushi Centre for the differently-abled and disadvantaged sections of the society houses, under one roof, the best facilities and resources for the disabled that are available around the world. We had been discussing the need of establishing a permanent home for Arushi, and once again, volunteers were instrumental in our journey. Sachin Paliwal, an architect by profession, pledged his support whenever work was begun. Edwine Kearney, who was visiting India from Ireland and had spent 3 years at Arushi for training our physio-therapists, advocated Arushi’s cause at her embassy to raise funds. Established with the support of the Embassy of Ireland and Hongkong based Mr. Kan Lakhani, introduced to Arushi by Siddhh Bhau, this centre is home to people with any types of disability. The three-story building is India's first and only completely disabled-friendly building, which means that the building and the resources provided therein are completely accessible to people with any type of disability.
Computer and Internet Centre
The focus is to make the visually impaired self-dependent and capable of accessing electronic text. The computers are equipped with special text to speech screen reading software to enable the visually impaired to use the computer. Trained instructors help people with disabilities to explore the world via the internet, free of cost.
Classrooms
The Centre has 10 classrooms that are used for providing special education to children with various disabilities, teaching them academics subjects but primarily training them in life skills and for developing school readiness skills amongst young children with disabilities. Children who have graduated to mainstream schools also use these classrooms after school hours for their special academic needs.
Therapy Unit
The entre offers advanced physiotherapy, sensory integration, audio-verbal, speech and occupational therapy by trained and experienced professionals to children with orthopaedic problems, developmental delay, polio, cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
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