As we all cope with lockdowns and social distancing ,we ,the rehabilitation professionals at Vidya Sagar are concerned about the persons with disabilities and their families.
Social distancing will be a huge difficulty in practice for people with disabilities and their caregivers .
How do we monitor and ensure hygiene and safety of persons/children with disabilities who have high restrictions in participation .They have to depend on caregiver for all their needs.The caregiver could be their own parent or sibling or a family member or a paid attendant.
Lack of awareness among parents and primary care givers is a major concern.
This is a serious concern as it would affect the health of the person with disability and would have a long term impact .
This type of long isolation holidays may lead to other complications such as deterioration of physical condition due to lack of services like physio therapy, occupational therapy etc.
When students with disabilities return back to school they would have to put in double the effort -coping with physical therapy and academics .
The team from Vidya Sagar is constantly in touch with parents sharing concerns and extending emotional support in this stressful hour .
We are sharing strategies and sending activities to the parents to be done with or by the students.
We also request them to use this time for family bonding, focusing on choice making and decision making opportunities for the person /child with disability and make them part of the family and participate in executing the daily activities.
Food for our beneficiaries staying in remote villages is another concern. Getting their monthly maintenance allowances. The government advance of 1000 for the next 3 months has not yet been received by many people. Most for the village people solely depending on this maintenance allowance for their daily expenditure
Radha Ramesh ,
Parent of two adults with disabilities who have high restrictions in participation
&
Director ,
Vidya Sagar.
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