Vidya Sagar
The Spastics Society of India was born in March 1985 in a garage in Chennai. It was started by Mrs. Poonam Natarajan, the mother of a child with profound disability, since there were no services available for this group. It was renamed ‘Vidya Sagar’ in 1998.Today Vidya Sagar is housed in a building that is designed in a manner that is totally barrier-free, and accessible to persons with disabilities, on land leased by the Government of Tamil Nadu and with community support.Mrs Natarajan who had equipped herself with training in special education started the services with three students and three staff members. The parent training programme under Home Management, was our first project in 1985. Its objectives are to work on strategies that will empower parents of children with neurological impairments to include their children within their homes and support their inclusion in the community.
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu,
India
1, Ranjith Road, Kotturpuram Chennai - 600 085
Autism Associations
