Organization: Pratibandhi Kalyan Kendra
Project title: “Act Together” – for changing mindsets and making ear and hearing care a reality for all
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Outline of the event:
“Act Together” – for changing mindsets and making ear and hearing care a reality for all – A month-long Awareness Programme Holding Awareness programmes with school teachers and students; Conducting Workshops with geriatric population using hearing aids along with their family members, for better management of the assistive devices and understanding of the related issues; Holding Interactive sessions with parents of early identified deaf children and parents of Cochlear Implant user Children; Conducting an Awareness programme with local clubs, NGOs and community members involving, ENT doctors, Pediatricians, Audiologists, Speech pathologists, Special educators and Social workers to develop proper understanding and appropriate mindset towards the issue of deafness; Arranging hearing aids for few children, hailing from socio-economically backward families; Development of Informative calendar and booklet for awareness Inauguration of a modernised diagnostic and guidance centre on deafness, developed with CSR support
Submitter: Subrata Banerjee