Programs – Foundation for the Prevention of Disability

Primary prevention through spreading awareness amongst youth of issues such as avoiding consanguinity and treatment of Rh incompatibility which is statistically linked to higher incidence of disabilities.
Advocating medical and other authorities to encourage mandatory Neonatal Screening of all newborn children for disabilities.
Espousing issues related to improved maternal health and nutrition at grassroots levels.
Conducting mother and child health and early intervention programmes aimed at disability identification and prevention.
Fostering a positive attitude towards persons with disabilities by their families and society by highlighting success stories involving persons born with disabilities.
Training programmes for safe delivery and child-birth.

Educating the less well-informed segments of the population (the bulk) about the causes and ways of prevention and early detection of disabilities.
Generating awareness of disabilities through conferences, seminars, workshops, DVDs, short films, skits and articles in the electronic and print media.
Highlighting the need for prevention of disabilities to the concened authorities to bring about mandatory Neonatal Screening of newborn children.
Organizing Continuous Medical Education (CME) programmes for medical and para-medical professionals from both urban and rural areas across the country.
Shaping societal attitudes towards issues related to disability through workshops, the media, etc; each programme customized to the needs of each target group.