Christmas
cards, curio items, dish washing powder, medicinal covers etc.; profit
out of the sale of these products are distributed to the children, thereby
giving them the feeling that they are also productive members of the society.
The Early Intervention Program provides physical therapy and other related
services, and trains the parents to repeat the process at home.
Those
parents who cannot bring the children to the Centre are trained at their
homes by the Centre’s staff. With assistance from the PTA,
the Centre is providing free lunch and medicine to poor children.
It has started a monthly publication Punerjeni (meaning new birth) to fight
for the rights of the handicapped.
PHYSICAL
TRAINING
Includes physical
exercises like running, jumping, shuttle cock and hand ball, outdoor and
indoor games, toilette, brushing teeth, bathing, eating, grooming
etc. A section of yoga is carried out daily.
PRE-VOCATIONAL
PROGRAM
Teaches them to make candles,
garlands, greeting cards, money purses, paper flowers, curios, cleaning
powder, medicinal envelopes and vanity bags. Profit out of selling these
items is being distributed to the children so as to create in them a sense
of self respect and confidence in their abilities.
EARLY INTERVENTION
PROGRAM
Clinic based Delivery aims
at providing children below age of five years with physical therapy
and other remedial measures, both at the centre and at home, in the latter
the teachers visit homes of the mentally disabled and train parents.
A feedback is obtained when the parents attend the quarterly group sessions
at the centre.
COUNSELLING CENTRE
Many parents of the mentally
handicapped carry certain taboos and superstitions about their children’s
mental handicap. They believe that mental handicap is God’s punishment
for parental sins. It takes strong professional counseling to make
them realize the real reasons of mental handicap. For this purpose the
Janey Centre has a Counseling Centre headed by an individual with a terminal
degree in Counseling and two medical doctors, Pediatrician and Psychologist.
Free Counselling is provided by experts on a one-on-one basis to help them
cope up with their personal/ family problems.
THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION
PUNERJENI can create community awareness about
the problems of the mentally disabled. Create possible outlook towards
their problems and provide information about available welfare measures.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
AND FREE LUNCH The Centre Charges only very
nominal fees for its services, and that too from only those who can afford
to pay. Poor students are excepted from paying fees of all kinds and are
provided free lunch and medical aid.