Special School for the Children with Intellectual Disabilities, Kakinada with Sub-center at Jagannaikpur along with Early Intervention Centre for Exceptional & Delayed Developmental Children.

Uma Educational & Technical Society, Kakinada is maintaining a Special School for Intellectual Disabled and Early Intervention Centre in the name of Uma Manovikasa Kendram at Kakinada with two sub-center at Jaganaickpur and Early Intervention Centers at L.B. Nagar, Kakinada under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India New Delhi.

During the academic year 2020-21, 209 children with special needs were enrolled in different centers at Kakinada. We have divided classes according to age of the children related to Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Pre-Vocational and Vocational. According to age, ability and needs we follow the curriculum of activities of daily living, functional, academic, social & communication skills and leisure & recreational activities.

The main objectives of the special school is to provide Medical, Educational & Rehabilitation services to the children with delayed developmental and intellectual disabilities. The following are the services providing to the beneficiaries at these centers.

• Early Identification & Intervention
• Special Education
• Vocational Training
• Speech & Physiotherapy
• Behavioral Modification
• Psychological Intervention
• Music and Yoga therapy
• Curricular and Co-curricular activities
• support of Assistive devices
• Parents counselling and guidance etc.

32 children with special needs have completed 10th class through Open Schooling System during the academic year 2019-20.

Activities.

Following activities performed by our professionals like Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Psychologists, Speech Therapist, Parents and Special educators working for the cause of Disabilities. Apart from the special education & training, this institute is also conducting some special programs, events, in which children with special needs and the faculty of the institute have participated actively in these areas.

• Special education development (IEP).
• Curricular Activities.
• Co – curricular activities.
• Vocational training.
• Skill training programs.
• Outreach programs.
• Medical assistance.
• Self -advocacy programs.
• Home visits.
• Parental training.
• Community development programs.
• Faculty development program.
• Event celebrations.

• Parental training.
• Community development programs.
• Faculty development program.
• Event celebrations.