Samveda Training and Research center a registered NGO dedicated to the

Rehabilitation of children with LD arranged a workshop for all NGOs who have similar objectives, on the 27 and 28 October 2001. 15 such NGOs working in the southern part of India attended the two-day workshop and came to certain conclusions:

?         NGOs dedicated to the field of LD should come under an umbrella organization Learning Disability Network of India. This is because networking helps to establish a good platform to express solidarity and share experiences and expertise. It also helps to initiate a common minimum programme to create an impact on the policies of the government that affect children with learning disability.

?         This umbrella organization should disperse information to its members and share knowledge related to the field of learning disability.

?         It should enable the existing NGOs to consolidate their thinking and initiate collective action for social justice and research related to learning disability.

?         The Learning disability Networking of India should help share information, database, common assessment procedures etc. This will also be useful in creating awareness on Learning disability among parents, children and society as a whole.  Lobbying for the cause of Learning Disability demands authenticity, satisfaction and common understanding among all those who are working in this field and this network would provide all that.

To continue this process of coming under an umbrella organization, these 15 NGOs again met on 24 February 2001 at Alpha to Omega, Chennai. In this meeting the following decisions were made:

1)      Name of the Network: Learning Disability Network of India

2)      We need to draw out a network charter after one or two years of functioning

3)      Member Category.fees/annum:

a.       NGO/Institutional member            Rs. 150/-

b.      Individual (Remedial Teacher)           Rs.   50/-

c.       Parents                                     Rs. 100/-

d.      Student with LD                              Rs.   25/-

e.       Professional (specify)                     Rs. 150/-

f.        Others                                      Rs. 100/-

4)      To have Joint Portal with CBR Network for website support

5)      Symbol/Logo design to be approved in the next meeting

6)      Data Base  to be maintained

7)      Where and who should maintain Data base decision postponed to next meeting

8)      Organization to be formed;

President (All India)

V. P (North)                 V. P (South)             V. P (East)               V. P (West)

                        Secretary (All India)                 Joint Secretary

9)      Electronic Newsletter of the Network to start its activities  as early as possible

10)  Need to meet once in four months, one of them being an annual general body meeting

11)  Till the formalities of the formation of an organization are complete, Surendranth P

      Nishanimut will be responsible for promoting the organization.

12)  Until the time Learning Disability Network of India elects/nominates all the office bearers, Mr Surendranath P Nishanimut is nominated as the interim Coordinator.

All those who wish to join the network are requested to contact:

Mrs. Lalitha Ramanujam , Alpha to Omega Learning Centre, 58, New Avadi Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010. 

E-mail atolc@eth.net 

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