The Sound of Silence: Yogesh is shattering the sound barrier for deaf kids across Maharashtra
In 2009, I participated in COROs Grassroots Leadership Development Program. The facilitators motivated me to work on a problem that I cared about and gave me the tools to begin my own company. The CORO staff taught me how to file RTIs, research government plans, and perform surveys.
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06 June, 2019
Thats why my company developed the taat vati test. All thats needed is for an aanganwadi employee to stay out of sight and bang a katori versus a thali. During a week-long camp, 4,250 aanganwadi employees tested 2.87 lakh kids and diagnosed 89 with hearing problems.
I know other parents with deaf children, however none have started organizations or engaged in political advocacy. Theyre content with giving their kid the finest possible care. Im various due to the fact that of CORO.
He was 95% deaf and we didnt even understand. I understand other moms and dads with deaf children, but none have begun organizations or engaged in political advocacy. Thats when I understood that deaf kids miss out on early interventions because anganwadi workers do not know how to check a babys hearing. This pilot task will judge our success rate versus deaf kids in the rest of the district. Another big win was the federal government sanctioning the Deaf Not Dumb Yojana that allocates Rs 1 lakh for each child detected with a hearing problems.
Im now dealing with the federal government to perform this test on all kids in between 0-6 years in Solapur district. The strategy is to pick one block where we eradicate deafness through hearing help and speech therapy. This pilot task will evaluate our success rate against deaf kids in the rest of the district. Another big win was the government approving the Deaf Not Dumb Yojana that designates Rs 1 lakh for each child detected with a hearing impairment. The scheme is called after a book I co-wrote with my partner. She is now a speech therapist.
As for Prasoon, he is a 19-year-old university student, doing his FYBA. I credit him with beginning us on this journey, and CORO with showing us the method.”
Thats when I realized that deaf children miss out on out on early interventions due to the fact that anganwadi workers dont know how to test an infants hearing. Envision a three-year-old boy who has actually never ever heard a noise.
” My kid was 1.5 years of ages when we recognized that he couldnt hear. He was 95% deaf and we didnt even understand. Thats not uncommon. Most parents dont realize theres an issue until their child turns 3. As soon as we got the medical diagnosis, we fitted Prasoon with a hearing help and began speech therapy. We enrolled him in a traditional school when he began speaking.
