Milestones

Objectives

Needs & Goals

Proposed Building

Activities 
with Children

Special Education
& Outreach

Vocational Training

Works of SHIRC
Students

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An institution dedicated to "Total care" of the speech and hearing impaired children in West Bengal and Eastern India & Bangladesh from indigent families. Started in 1978, SHIRC today operates from a full-fledged center in Kolkata and from 4 other rural centers. The following is a comprehensive list SHIRC's agenda.

Creating nationwide awareness of:
   - early identification
   - lowering the catchments age 
   - change of attitude towards disability

Early intervention; diagnostic, therapeutic treatment and fitment services.

Parent-professional partnership empowering the Mother for better home training.

Parent Infant & Pre-School Program taking care of the critical age concept (0 to 5 years).

Preparation for integrated and out patient special education, vocational training and day care program.

Special facilities to IED, Inclusion, Higher Education & Higher Vocational Education through Open School System (SOS, NOS, IGNOU).

Reaching uncompromised service and training to the unreached, reducing urban-rural gap. SHIRC has 3 such centers and 7 other collaborated centers.

Human Resource Development. Trains teachers & other allied professionals under RCI.

Action Research, developing modules & replicating modules on larger groups.

Inculcating composite rehabilitation in rural areas.

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