An Innovative Training Module for Community Workers for Prevention,
           Early Detection of Disabilities and Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
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ABSTRACTS OF GUIDE BOOKS 1,2,3

  • Book-1 - -Mother and Child Care: Promoting Health, Preventing Disabilities highlights infant and mother care practices which promote health and reduce disabilities. Has information on antenatal care, delivery, infant feeding, immunization and diarrhea among others. It is well illustrated with built in exercises and questions. It is a 30 page book with 21 illustrations and 4 photographs.

  • Book-2 -Early Detection of Childhood Disabilities and Persons with Disability in the Community explains the concept of early detection of disabilities and moves on to give information on causes, early signs and prevention of all major disabilities. One chapter is also devoted to informing the reader about the services and schemes available for PWD by the government, attitudes towards PWD. A total of 58 pages with 80 illustrations and 16 photographs.

  • Book 3- Stimulating Development in Young Children with Disabilities at Anganwadi and at Home: A Practical Guide. This book is about inclusive early childhood education. Gives the concept of Inclusive Education and Inclusive ECE. One chapter each is devoted to general principles for managing CWD in anganwadi/class/home and adaptations required for this. This book is a cache of ideas for activities to be taken up at ECE centres and Inclusive ECE. This book consists of 89 pages, with about 210 pictures and illustrations.

  • All three books are written in simple communicative style and are profusely illustrated.

This website presents the work undertaken by Dr Geeta Chopra, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Childhood Studies, Institute of Home Economics, Delhi University on developing, field testing and validating a Training Module for Community Workers on Early Detection of Disabilities and Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Education programmes. The work has spanned over 15 years and now is available to all for wider use.