Ray of hope for Tamenglong disabled children
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, September 30 2014 :
With an aim to identify the disabled children and to felicitate and avail the government facility provide for the disabled persons under Right to Education (RTE) Act, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Tamenglong along with District Health Mission Society Tamenglong will be organising assessment camp in October 2014 at different places of Tamenglong district.
The assessment camp will be held at Phaitol CRC on October 10, at Indoor Stadium Tamenglong on October 13, at New Pallong on October 16 and the last assessment camp will be held on October 20 at Satudai CRC, Khoupum under Nungba sub- Division.
Disclosing this to Hueiyen Lanpao, S.Premananda, District Coordinator IED, SSA Tamenglong said that SSA, SMA Manipur will provide facilities equipment/ Aids and appliances for the CWSN so timely intervene the child could as early as possible could mainstream to regular school.
He disclosed that the SSA, SMA Manipur will also provide free surgical correction for the impaired cases like Squint, PTOSIS, Ear deformities, orthopaedic- clubbed foot, bow leg, limb, hand deformities wary neck, congeniyal cataract and post burn contracture.
The children whose (Children with special need, CWSN) includes, physically impaired/ Orthopedically Handicapped (Injury or damage or deformed in limbs), intellectually Impaired/ Mentally Retardation (slow or incomplete development of brain), visually Impaired (damage or injury to the eyes) or hearing Impairment (damage or injury to the ears) .
He further disclosed that the Right to Education (RTE) Act, every child of 6 to 14 years of age shall have the right free and compulsory education but for the disabled children whose need special care covers up to 18 years.
.SPremananda also appealed to all the village authority social Institution, NGOs, clubs, Scout & Guides and voluntary organization are requested to extend helping hand to identity such CWSNs.
In order to be successful in organizing assessment camp, mobilization has been in progress at the spot, he added.