About NGO:

ADAPT has an innovative model for the education of children with neurological & physical disabilities, combining education & treatment. The aim of the ADAPT is to alert the nation to their needs and demonstrate how the govt. and the community can help these children to fulfill their potential. The activities consist of:-

• Demonstrating and providing inclusive education at anganwadis (pre - school nurseries) in the slums.
• Inclusion of children with disabilities into mainstream schools.
• Providing treatment and therapy services (speech/physio/occupational) to schools
• Providing vocational training for employment
• Networking at the local, state and national level to influence policy change in the area of universal inclusive education.
• The ADAPT rights group works towards sensitizing the community creating awareness and advocating the rights of persons with disability.
• Women empowerment group for children's' mothers
• Training teachers, therapists, parents, community workers and government officials for inclusive education

Fund Usage:

Adapt will use the donation received from the 2012 mumbai marathon for following projects:

• Empowement course : training of disabled people , their families and allies to build self advocates.
• Access audit: architectural narriers were analysed in both these view to encourage employment of disabled.
• Advocacy and sensitization of community : sensitizing the community
• To therights of disabled people, by conduting Aeareness Programmes across the nation.
• Job fair for disabled people : Facilitatig Employment Opportunities for disabled persons by promoting the creation of accessible work plaes through our access audits, vocational guidance, training and
• Job placement, housing an annual job fair for the disabled.

Empowermet Course	Rs. 2,00,000/-
Access Audits	Rs. 1,00,000/-
Advocacy & Se. Comm	Rs. 2,00,000/-
Job fair for disabled	Rs. 2,00,000/-
Total	Rs. 2,00,000/-

Impact:

ADAPT rights group has now conduct 3 empowerment courses. Last year empowerment courses has been conducted at standard chartered bank, community initiative i.e. courses (Asia pacific course), special educators.

Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo129_adapt.htm

Founded Year: 1972

Cause category: Disability