Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 8: A two-day training-cum-orientation of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) of persons with disabilities concluded at Sevaniketan, here today.
The training facilitated by expert team from Hope Disability Centre, Kashmir imparted knowledge and understanding to staff and animators of Catholic Social Service Society (CSSS) of J&K on early Identification, prevention, referral, and entitlements/schemes for persons with disabilities.
On the first day of training, the team focused on clarifying the general understanding of definition and types of disabilities besides stages of life during which one person can acquire disability. The sessions helped in clarifying several myths on disability and including changes in terminology overtime.
A session on rights and entitlements helped participants to understand various programs undertaken by the Government for the care and welfare of persons with disabilities. On the second day of training, the facilitators engaged with the participants in clarifying concepts in Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and how this approach could help in maintaining and integrating of persons with disabilities within communities. As a result, the team worked out a detailed CBR intervention plan for the project areas of Jammu.
The expert team from Hope Disability Centre comprised of Shabir Rather, Asrar and Imran Khan who have extensive experience outreach activities in several districts of J&K particularly Kupwara, Poonch and Rajouri. The training organised with support of Jan Vikas Samiti, Varanasi was well attended by coordinators and staff of CSSS besides staff from Shara Special School, Trikuta Nagar and St. John’s Rehabilitation Centre, Mandal.
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