Workshops

• SPASTN in collaboration with Aakash, Sundaram Medical Foundation and Tamil Nadu Orthopedics Association, Chennai organized a National Congress on Cerebral Palsy from October 1 - 3, 2004 at SPASTN, Aakash SMF and at Radha Park Inn, Chennai. 300 participants benefited from this Congress. The following papers were presented by SPASTN at the main conference:
  1. Role of SPASTN – Mrs. Annie Shyam
  2. A parent’s perspective – Mrs. Sivagami
  3. ADL and carry over (parent training) – Mrs. Rose
  4. Early screening and management – Mr. Saravanan
  5. Respiratorty problems and management in non ambulatory child with CP – Ms. Khadija
  6. Multisensory environment – Mrs. Anusuya

• Skill enhancement programme on Principles of Neurodevelopmental therapy and sensory integration from 7th - 22nd June, 2004 and 1st - 15th Dec, 2004

• Staff development programmes: 5 day Resource mobilization training course, Colombo, Ms. Jeeva Azhakannan attended a training for three months on CBR (Dec’04 - Feb ’05) organized by National Resource for Inclusion, Mumbai, sponsored by Women’s council, UK

• Independent living skills – 2nd week of May

• Parent training programme, 2nd - 15th May

• How to fund raise by Iian Ewing, Singapore – 5th May

• Ceramic workshop 5th - 15th May at the Vocational training center

• Training of parents and siblings organized by National Trust in the last week of April 2005

• Basic concepts of NDT & SI, 1st - 5th August 2005

• Fund raising and resource mobilization organized by National Trust 18th - 20th August 2005, organised by SPASTN

• National level workshop on Sarva Shiksha Abhayan, Chennai (Education for all), 29th June - 1st July

• National Level SPD’s visit to Thiruvallur District, SSA program

• Exhibition of materials for block resource center, Residency Towers

• Refresher Course in Neurophysiology – 15th - 17th December 2005

Upcoming CRE:
NDT Workshop planned to be held in March 2006.

SPASTN has won:

• State Award for “Best Institution”, Government of Tamil Nadu – 1995

• UNESCAP Award for “Best Institution” for HRD in Disability in the Asia Pacific area – 2000

• National Award for “Best Institution”, Government of India – 2001

• “Excellence in Achievement”, Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi – 2002

• National Award for the “Barrier Free Environment”, Government of India – 2002

• National Award for the “Best Information Centre”, National Trust, Government of India, New Delhi – 2003, 2004

• State Award for the “Best Institution” for Implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Inclusive Education Programme in Tamil Nadu, Government of Tamil Nadu – 2005

• National Award for the “Best Creative Disabled Child”, Government of India – 2005