At times, after an accident, people often sustain partial or temporary damage to limbs or spinal cord. Many accidents have also caused permanent damage causing disability in different degrees. Subsequent to such incidents, a need may be felt to re-orient the direction of life and adapt to a new life-style.
APD organizes courses for not only the people requiring physiotherapy and skills in the appropriate use mobility aids, but also those who are working with such individuals.
APD organizes courses in
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Therapeutic services
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Technician courses
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Community Based Rehabilitation
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Education packages
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Training and Employment packages
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Horticulture training
Thus care and support include both beneficiaries as well as the care givers.
APD works with referrals from doctors or specialists who refer people with disabilities for physiotherapy as part of their treatment or post accident care.
APD in itself is a university of sorts to interning students of affiliated colleges. It provides a hands-on approach that orients students to not only the needs of people with disabilities but also in understanding perspectives. The perceptions formed during internship opportunities are given shape by the students as they are absorbed in various occupational work places. This helps to direct initiatives for people with disabilities for their empowerment and mainstreaming.
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Supporting interventions of APD
Resourceful individuals and organizations can further the objectives of APD in many ways. There are many convenient ways through which they can contribute – be it in terms of mobilizing funds, creating linkages and providing technical inputs.
