This is an early intervention and school readiness scheme for children in the age group of 0-10 years with the four disabilities covered under the National Trust Act that aims at providing training (specifically school readiness) and counselling to both children and parents.
The child should be in the age group of 0-10 years. The child should have one of the disabilities covered under the National Trust Act, of 1999, which are Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, and Multiple Disabilities.
Documents required to be brought by Parents or guardians for enrolment in a Disha Centre are:
Diploma in Education-Special Education(Intellectual and Developmental Disability) i.e. D.Ed.Spl.Ed.(IDD).The Program of D.Ed in Special Education (IDD) is developed for an understanding of varying disabilities and their implications.
It is envisaged that such a programme would widen the horizon for the teacher trainee on completion of the course, to teach in special schools, regular inclusive schools at the elementary level, work in early intervention and preschool set up or undertake home-based teaching to support those with high support needs. In all such settings, the trainees who have successfully completed the programme can practice online and blended teaching too with confidence.
It’s an affordable Health Insurance to Person with Disability. It gives a health insurance cover of up to Rs. 1.0 lakh.It has facility for OPD treatment including the medicines, pathology, diagnostic tests, etc, Regular Medical checkup for non-ailing disabled, Dental Preventive Dentistry, Surgery to prevent further aggravation of disability, Non-Surgical/ Hospitalization,
Scheme Description
The scheme envisages delivering comprehensive cover which will: