Institute of Community Development Services

Welfare of the Disabled

Sr.Catherine Model School Inaugurated

The Institute took good efforts to correct the defects or reduce the handicaps of the child population by arranging periodical medical check-up, atteneded by eminent medical personnel. The Institute also availed the free labour of the generous medical practictioners in the line, who could contribute their expertise, free labour and material.
Freedom Trust from Chennai came forward initially, to help these people. The Institute felt that, the rehabilitation of the disabled was a major social problem, which had to be tackled, the institute devoted its time to identify the needy in all the villages adopted, and thus 60 persons were selected for necessary assistance:- The assistance was in the form of counselling education, arranging physio-therapy programmes, supply of physical aids etc.
A special function was arranged in the institutes premises, when the District Collector Shrl.K.Rajamanickam, I.A.S., participated and distributed Aids to disabled in the presence of Dr.Sunder the Director of Freedom Trust; 42 handicapped persons benefitted. Special follow-up sessions were conducted at the Institutes premises as well as in the patients localities, on how to use these aids and appliances.
Another program to benefit this section of the people held in colloboration with Indian Red Cross Society of Tamilnadu Branch was the distribution of aids and appliances to 25 physically challenged persons from our area.
The third one was arranged by ‘Jeevodaya’ located at Chennai. They came forward with free supply of tri-cycles to 3 disabled persons.
In connection with the valedictory function organized in collaboration with the District Federation of Voluntary Organizations, tricycles distributed to physically challenged persons.