A New Song for Anshuman
In 2020, Anshuman, 7, was getting into trouble at school for his aggressive behaviour and language. Diagnosed with autism at Gubbara, our assessment center, he began after-school remedial lessons four afternoons a week at our Child Development Center (CDC). In addition to academics, we worked on helping him express himself constructively. In the ‘chit game’, […]
Dhamaka on International Day of People with Disabilities 2022
Over 250 students, trainees, parents, staff and supporters of the Latika Roy Foundation (LRF) commemorated the International Day of People with Disabilities on December 3 with a 2-km walk from the Vasant Vihar market area. The participants covered the distance on foot, in wheelchairs and a motorcade of four vans, five e-rickshaws festooned with balloons, […]
Asad and Umar: From Tears to Triumph
As a young bride, Ruhinisha’s dream was to give her future children a good education. A graduate in Urdu from Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi, she believed in the power of education to change lives and turn weakness into strength. When her first, long-awaited child Md. Asad was born she had no idea how much life […]
Siblings Club Launches at LRF
For most parents, the birth a child heralds the lifelong feeling of their hearts walking about outside them. If the child is disabled, that feeling often goes hand in hand with fear, especially as the children grow into adulthood and the parents age. “What will become of my child after I’m gone?” is the most […]
“Sachin, Tu Jah Yahan Se” – The Long Road to Inclusion
Photo for representational purposes only. Inclusion in mainstream education is an extended process that begins with acknowledging that all children have the right to education, interaction with others their age, and participation in every aspect of community life. At the Latika Roy Foundation (LRF), our Wabi-Sabi Inclusion Program helps prepare our children academically, socially and […]
Himanshu and the Art of Sitting
Five-year-old Himanshu was a little tornado when he enrolled at the Latika Roy Foundation’s Early Intervention Center at the age of three. Diagnosed with autism and hyperactivity, all he wanted to do was run around the playground from the moment he entered until he left. Over the past two years, our multidisciplinary team of special […]
Latika Roy Foundation-Adhyan Foundation Fellowship
Announcing the first Latika Roy Foundation-Adhyan Foundation Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Developmental and behavioral disorders are among the most common pediatric conditions. Here’s a great opportunity to develop competencies in providing care both independently and in the context of an interdisciplinary team, in close association with parents and families, schools and community. Apply […]
Inclusion Workshops at Two City Schools
The Foundation’s Wabi-Sabi inclusion program carried out workshops on ‘Classroom and Behavior Management’ for 25 teachers at Summerhill School and Himalayan Academy recently. In line with our efforts to promote neurodiversity in the classroom, the workshops focused on social and emotional curriculum, sense of community, positive language, interactive modelling and logical consequences. The teachers discussed […]
Legal Guardianship for Five LRF Families
Five families from the Latika Roy Foundation’s (LRF) Center for Vocational Training (CVT) received legal guardianship for their children this month. Praveen Kumar Sharma, father of Mudit, 30, and one of the parents who acquired legal guardianship said, “It’s very important for us to acquire legal guardianship of our children because it’s useful later on. […]
No country for the disabled? Activists share their views
Ekta Bhyan, Paralympian, Ira Singhal, IAS Officer, Dr. Uma Tuli, Social Activist and Educationist, Jeeja Ghosh, Disability Activist and Jo Chopra, Latika Roy Foundation’s Executive Director, Mukesh Jaiswal, Deputy Director at the National Power Training Institute, Ministry of Power, spoke about the attitudinal barriers that disabled people face and how inclusive education can be an […]