About Us
Re-creation, a voluntary agency was initially started with the objective of empowering woman & child in the State of Manipur. During its initial stage, the focus was mainly on the issues related to woman & child, like early childhood care and development, health & nutrition of pregnant and lactating women, skill development and income generation for women, formation of self help groups, training programme on embroidery, tailoring, wool knitting, food processing etc.
The main motto of the agency is RECREATING a new way of living ……..Keeping this in mind we have strive for innovation over the years and have been successful in our ventures.
With the initiative of the Secretary, Laishram Tokendra Ricky and Director , Sushma Rajput a dream project by the name of Spastic Society of Manipur was established in 2004 and focus of the agency was shifted to disability issues in the State.
Spastic Society of Manipur is a rehabilitation cum educational centre for children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities at Ghari, Airport Road, Imphal (west).
It is a dream project of Re-creation , a voluntary agency with a vision that all children inflicted with cerebral palsy and other multiple disabilities are adequately rehabilitated and mainstreamed in the society and a mission to rehabilitate all children with various disabilities as early as possible in order to include them in regular schools through early intervention , therapeutic and multi- disciplinary approach.
The main aim of the project is early identification, early intervention, habitation and education of children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities.
Vission and Objective
Re-creation, a voluntary agency was initially started with the objective of empowering woman & child in the State of Manipur.
Services
Under this project early intervention of hearing impaired children is also undertaken for better development of speech and language skills in these children.
In order to achieve our goals, following services are provided by the centre
1. Physiotherapy and occupational therapy
2. Speech and language therapy
3. Audiological evaluation and hearing aid fitting
4. Fitting of Aids and Appliances
5. Special and Remedial Education
6. Parent counseling
7. Psychological evaluation and intervention
8. Sensory integration and stimulation
9. Training Progammes
10. Mobile early intervention cum CBR programmes
Early intervention for hearing impaired is undertaken by team of Audiologist, speech and language therapist and special educator and of course the parents with early identification, hearing aid fitting, ear mould fitting, auditory training, speech and language intervention, speech reading, special education as the prime activities. The team is using a total communication approach in which not only speech but also signs and gestures are taught to the child but oral communication given prime focus.
The centre was also functioning as state resource centre for locomotor disabilities under NPRPD as a result of which the centre also caters to other locomotor disabilities such as muscular dystrophy, spinabifida, amputations , poliomyelitis etc. The centre has imparted training to grassroot level workers , anganwadi workers regarding identification and referral of various disabilities .Pamplets on identification of locomotor disabilities, cerebral palsy, How to handle C.P children and Identification of various disabilities and PWD Act 1995 is translated and distributed in regional language. At present we are the State Resource Centre for Hearing Impairment.
The centre has over the years formed strong association with the Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt of Manipur and have organized many events , outreach camps, disability day celebrations , workshops and training programmes for the state. Free diagnostic camp at Govt. Deaf and Mute school, Takyel and refresher course for the teachers of the Govt. school of Deaf and Mute was organized in association with Social welfare department, Manipur to train the teachers in latest educational techniques and new advances made in the field of hearing impairment. The agency has organized assessment camps, aids distribution camps, celebration of disability days etc with the Department.
The centre associates closely with Indian Council for Agricultural Research, ICAR ,Imphal where persons with disabilities and their family members are given training in food processing, income generation activities , food and nutrition etc.