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EDUCATION:
Eva
Integrated High School
It is intended for the orthopaedically handicapped children
and normal children. This school is recognized by the
State Government of Tamil Nadu and children between
5-14 years are admitted in 1st - 10th standards. Apart
from education, therapies like physiotherapy, hydrotherapy
and play therapy are given to these children and special
training in mobility with the help of aids and appliance
is also provided. There are 125 children benefiting
by this school.
Navapraja
School
This
is solely intended for the intellectually differently
abled children. Children between 5-16 years are admitted
who are classified into three groups according to their
IQ level as Educable, Trainable and Custodial. The educable
are given special education and the rest are taught
basic academic skills and self help skills to make them
independent. Special therapies like speech therapy,
exercise & yoga therapy, physiotherapy, music therapy
and hydrotherapy are also given. Presently, 83 children
are given special education here.
Facilities:
Buildings
with out architectural barriers:
All
the buildings of Life help centre, big and small have
easy accessibility by the orthopeadically
differently abled people who are confined to the mobility
aids/ appliances with ramps along with steps or staircases.
Walls of the buildings and toilets are provided
railings for support. Toilets are provided with commodes
specially designed for the
orthopeadically differently abled.
Residential
Facilities:
Hostel
facilities are provided for all residential children
and the dormitory hostel facility is provided for the
physically differently abled where 62 children are staying.
Mentally handicapped children are given cottage type
accommodation where 7 children stay with a caretaker
in a cottage. We have nine cottages accommodating 63
children.
Working
Differently abled Ladies Hostel:
Accommodation is provided for differently abled ladies
working at our centre in this hostel, which is located
out side the campus at a place called Neelankarai. It
has all modern amenities and is structurally modified
for the comfort living of-differently abled adults.
Mess:
As the saying goes, 'Health is Wealth' we give importance
to the health of every individual child in the hostel.
Rich nutritious food prepared under good hygenic condition
is provided for our children. We have a kitchen which
is well equipped with all the necessary assets. We have
large boilers to cook bulk quantities of rice for all
the children and also steamers to cook all types of
steamed foods. The orthopaedically handicapped children
are provided food in the mess, whereas the food is taken
to the respective cottages by the caretakers to be fed
to the mentally handicapped children. The mess is managed
by two cooks and two helpers.
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