In the "Valley of Gods", discover and follow the progress of the Handimachal programme for special-need children in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh, India).
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Dear reader, dear friend, Don't think that because we are not publishing any new post nothing is happening at the Handimachal Kullu Therapy Unit - in fact, a lot is going on every day and I will able to publish a short summary of the programme progress...
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Dear readers, dear friends, It’s been quite some time since we posted news on this blog. This means we are all quite busy, in Kullu and in France! For the first time since 2009, we decided to close the Handimachal Unit for one full month in January and...
Read moreMore than six years after its creation in Kullu town (Himachal Pradesh, India), the Handimachal programme for disabled children can be roughly summarized and quantified as follows: a local multi-disciplinary team of Indian professionals gradually organized...
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With 2015 coming to end, we have been very busy at Handimachal. Last month we had two Indian volunteers, Raviraj Shetty (Occupational Therapist) and Jill Sanghavi (Counselor) from Mumbai who spent time at Handimachal for a week working with the team in...
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On the Occasion of the World Disability Day on 3 December 2015, the local organizations working in the field of disability in Kullu district came together to celebrate the differences of our special ones. The District Welfare Office hosted the event at...
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During the last week of June, the Handimachal team was extremely lucky to welcome Mrs. Kinnari Bhatt, an Indian OT specialised in ABA services to children facing autism disorders. Thanks to Kinnari and to the support from the Parents' association and...
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On the occasion of 8th World Autism Awareness Day, a painting and awareness program was held for special children and their parents nearby Kullu town. Handimachal, in partnership with Dahuadhar Nirmal Chhya Parents Association, Nav Chetna School, Kaar...
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A nice summary of Tori's experience at Handimachal (and in Himachal Pradesh), as published in the OT Frontiers newsletter (October edition). Thank you Tori for your valuable contribution to Handimachal and to children and families of Kullu district! Experience...
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“Anything is possible” – this is the mantra that I have chanting since being in India. I have discovered it is possible to squeeze 10 persons into a taxi, a shared taxi as they call it here. I have hair-raisingly discovered it is possible for two buses...
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Do you know what APA means? It means Adapted Physical Activities. APA was first started in Canada during the seventies. The idea of APA is to use different kinds of physical activities and exercises which are adapted to a person with special needs to...
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