by Rebecca Manari, Family Advisor at Sethu Centre for Child Development and Family Guidance It’s of paramount importance to give the entire family support to handle the shock that comes from realising they have a child with a disability. Of course, Mom, or the primary caregiver is usually the central …

Riddhi*, 5, lives in a house with a detached bathroom without a commode. Her communication difficulties prevented her from indicating when she needed to pee so she’d do it in her pants wherever she was or when taken to the toilet by a parent. She also had constipation, pooping every …

Resource rooms are classrooms managed by special educators to support disabled students in  mainstream schools. In Goa, they’re of two kinds: