The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : “Provide certificates to persons with multiple disabilities”

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“Provide certificates to persons with multiple disabilities”

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: Persons with multiple disabilities must be provided appropriate certification to enable access to government welfare schemes, participants at a workshop here on ‘Perspectives on Multiple Disabilities’ said.

Over 100 representatives from various fields, including social work, medicine and management, along with the directors of several national institutes working with the disabled, took part in the workshop organised by the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD).

Director of NIEPMD Neeraja Chandramohan said participating organisations would work together with the government for the holistic rehabilitation of and early intervention for the disabled.

Chairperson of National Trust Poonam Natrajan said certification of the disabled is yet to be developed.

The National Trust was established by the Central government for the welfare of those with autism, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities.

Minister for Social Welfare Poongothai Aladi Aruna said there was a need to re-look at the inclusive education policy to decide who can be included in mainstream classrooms. The severely mentally disabled, for instance, required some sort of special education.

Early intervention centres for the hearing impaired have been set up in all the State’s districts, she said.

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