Support for Teachers Salaries and Hearing and Speech aids for challenged

Children with Hearing Impairments have no access to education, and even when they go to regular schools they are not able to learn anything. There is a dire need of a larger number of institutions that work for the betterment of HI people. Teachers should be trained in sign language, and more opportunities should be provided in employment to the Hearing impaired, especially for Hearing Impaired women.

The proposed project will address these issues as well providing quality education to the Drop out children, proceeding to mainstream them in local schools when ready (~ 50 Children/yr). The school will be a model in the state and through the Community mobilization, parent training, and information material, the Hearing impaired and their parents will have access to the information on service providers and government programs available to them. Our campaigns are intended to build pressure to train teachers in Sign Language.

PHIN advocates the rights of persons with disabilities (in line with UNCRPD, PWDs Act, and RTE) with the support of various organizations and rights-based activists, rehabilitating people with hearing impairments by mainstreaming them in the local schools, orienting the parents, and linking thousands of hearing impaired people to government entitlements and service providers. In addition, PHIN is improving awareness on legal issues through counseling, a large number of domestic violence issues have been solved and cases filed with the Human Rights Commission and District Legal services Authorities

We provide training for jobs in Cosmetology (job of a beautician), tailoring/embroidery, handicrafts, communications, and computers, and placing trained people in various companies to make their lives more meaningful.

A special school for the deaf has the following advantages:

It provides a venue for free communication and social interactions between deaf persons.

It is a “home away from home” for deaf children and provides a comfort zone.

It inculcates a sense of identity.

It provides role models for deaf children.

It provides the opportunity to participate in sports and other activities among peers.

Although mainstreamed schooling has its benefits, such as broadened experiences for all children and the development of a more inclusive attitude, as long as educators are not able to communicate effectively in sign language, it will be impossible for a deaf or hard-of-hearing child to learn to the best of his/her ability.