Organisation in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Category: Community Engagement
Overview:
Through its education arm, HSI supports rehabilitation centres for hearing-impaired children, helping them transition into inclusive mainstream schools.
Services Provided:
Technical capacity-building for local service providers
In-service and outreach training for medical students, nurses, ENT residents, and special educators
Advocacy for inclusion of children with disabilities in national education plans
Impact:
Empowering professionals and caregivers to better serve children with developmental disabilities.
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What are developmental disabilities?
According to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behaviour areas. These include but not limited to: Hearing Loss, Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Kernicterus, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. These conditions may begin prior to, at birth, or shortly thereafter and usually last throughout a person’ s lifetime. Children who experience delay in reaching expected developmental milestones as they grow are often distinguished as having developmental delays rather than disabilities, which is permanent. A developmental delay may improve with intervention and can disappear altogether once the child catches-up in his or her development. It is possible for a developmental delay to develop into a developmental disability if left untreated. Further reading:
