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Foundation for Prevention of Disability launched

Staff Reporter

It will work to create awareness about disabilities

ANOTHER FACILITY: Special children at the launch of the Foundation for Prevention of Disability, at Spastics Society of Karnataka Campus, in Bangalore on Monday. — Photo: K. Murali Kumar

Bangalore: In an endeavour to create awareness about various forms of disabilities, the Foundation for Prevention of Disability was launched in partnership with the Spastics Society of Karnataka on its premises here on Monday.

The foundation was inaugurated by P. Balram, Director of the Indian Institute of Science.

"Science is yet to find an answer to the causes for many of the disabilities. There is still only a little information on some of them," Prof. Balram said.

According to S.P. Acharya, founder-trustee of the foundation, the objectives of the institution were early detection and prevention of disabilities and to help in their correction. The foundation would also endeavour to liaison with the Government and give information on disabilities so that policies formulated would be disabled-friendly.

The foundation has also formed a scientific advisory committee, which includes faculty from the St. John's Academy of Health Sciences as well as from the Institute of Social and Economic Change.

He added that the foundation planned to offer subsidised thyroid tests in collaboration with a hospital and would also hold a camp in May to counsel pregnant woman on care during pregnancy to prevent developmental disabilities.

A manual by the foundation on prevention and early treatment of disabilities as well as books on genetic counselling, consanguinity and Down's Syndrome were released on the occasion.

Mathoor Krishnamurthi, Executive Director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, was present on the occasion.

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