Working with special children for more than half of his life had made Caven S Mcloughlin ever-so-slightly nervous about having children of his own. And that is why the Professor of Paediatric Psychology at Kent State University ended up becoming a dad much later in life. Giving birth to children with a disability can be a life-changing event for any parent. Parents have to be acceptant of the fact and a lot more sensitive.
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a slew of measures for enhancing school education which included grant of Rs 1,263.53 crore for constructing buildings for 1,054 schools which have been upgraded as high schools during 2010-11 and 2011-12.
He saw Shubhangini tend to her daughter Laila’s day-to-day needs and eventually make her independent enough to come back and care for her mother. An everyday challenge – for Laila, who is wheelchair bound and has cerebral palsy and also Shubhangini to understand and meet her needs. The life of the Laila, completely depended on the bond Shubhangini created with her. But that is a storyline of Margarita with a Straw.
Editor's Note: We welcome Courtney Tabor-Abbott as a new contributor to FamilyConnect. Courtney works for the Perkins School for the Blind, is a parent of two sighted children, and is willing to share her perspective and tricks of the trade as a mother who is blind.
Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, September 22
As part of measures to improve accessibility for the disabled, ramps are being spruced up, and pedestrian-friendly tiles laid, at the Mass Rapid Transit Railway System (MRTS) station at Light House. A ramp is also being constructed at the Velachery station.
CHENNAI: In an attempt to empower persons with vision-related disabilities with computer skills, the Karna Vidya Technology Centre in Guindy will start its Third batch of computer training course from October 7.
Bringing into focus the plight of disabled people, the Supreme Court today fumed at several states not filing responses as to steps taken to implement various provisions of the Disability Act.
KOCHI: Group of Technology Companies (GTech), an industry body of IT/ITeS companies in Kerala, has come forward to support the Cricket Association for the Blind in Kerala (CABK).
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