Story
An opportunity leading to possibilities!
This story is of a 16 year old boy from Ahmedabad name Rohan who is deafblind and communicating, learning and making gradual progress in life.
This story is of a 16 year old boy from Ahmedabad name Rohan who in spite of being deafblind is communicating, learning and making gradual progresses in life.
All children are born equal in the eyes of the Creator. Most children are deeply loved and treasured by their parents. However, not every child is that fortunate and Rohan is one of them. He was found on the streets by an organization called “Manav Sadhna” which works with street children. They were determined to help him but were totally helpless. They didn’t know how to deal with him, how to communicate with him and how to convey their concern to him. Rohan has a dual disability. He is deafblind. He cannot see, hear or talk.
Rohan was totally frustrated and shell shocked. He had absolutely no idea as in how to connect with the world or express himself.
Someone told Manav Sadhna people about the BPA’s Deafblind Programme. The workers rushed with Rohan to BPA and told them about Rohan’s problems.
In a couple of days, Rohan’s life turned around 360°. With the hard work of NAAZ team, he learnt to communicate with people around, learnt sign communication, and started understanding the time concept and day to day life routine. He also had begun to learn activities of daily living. He could then take bath on his own, groom himself with minimal support. He learnt to wash his own clothes and clean his own plate.
Not only that, Rohan started to socialize and help other children in his room.
He was taken for shopping by his caregivers and soon he learnt the concept of money transactions and realized the importance of money in life.
Today Rohan is learning pre-vocational skills and is soon to become a contributing member of the society.
“Blind People’s Association, Ahmedabad is one of Perkins’ oldest and most valued partners. They are a model of commitment and vision not only in India, but for the world. The mutual belief in the power of education to change lives initiated this partnership. Today BPA is a centre of excellence for Perkins International and provides technical support to other organizations.”
