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Newsletter

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Vol.8 • No.1 January 2017

Happy New Year 2017 to all Donors & Well-wishers

Quarterly

39 years of

Exceptional Service to Society

Vision

Chairman Speaks

A world without activity limitation for persons with communication disorders.

Dear friends, Season’s Greetings to all our well-wishers and donors!! It gives me great pride in complimenting all authorities, agencies and Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) on the event of passing “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act - 2016” in both the Houses of Parliament. As an NGO, we await eagerly to assist in all endeavours in taking the benefits to the needy and facilitate inclusion.

The ending of the Semester in this quarter kept the staff busy with achieving academic targets and streamlining the activities.

Mission

• Develop need felt world class human resources • Research that ensures human rights • Develop clinical services that promote equal opportunities at affordable cost

Nevertheless, the Donors meet on Founder’s Day on the 5th of October 2016, Instituting Dr. SRC Memorial Award, and participation in Conferences and Seminars, etc have been highlights of this quarter.

• Develop cutting edge science and technology to achieve our vision

The First Dr. SRC Memorial Award was bestowed on Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Minister for Empowerment of Different Abled and Senior Citizen, Women and Child Development, Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka.

• Initiate preventive and pre-emptive action to avoid conditions leading to disabilities

We are eagerly awaiting approval of the appropriate authority for starting of Post Graduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy – a course formulated by Rehabilitation Council of India, from 2017-18, so that the larger initiatives of the State and Central Govt. to provide Cochlear Implant surgery free of cost to the needy can be supported through scientific means by training professionals in Post Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation.

Ever grateful to your patronage.

Happy New Year 2017.

• Develop programmes in a whole life perspective and reduce the burden of family members of people with communication disorders • Create and provide infrastructure, laboratory, library and related facilities as stipulated by University and statutory bodies

Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

Chairman Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, Bengaluru 560 084, India •Cell: 99001 07073

Index

Events and Celebrations....................................................................04

Farewell.................................................................................................17

Felicitations to Well Wishers...........................................................07

Quote of the Quarter.........................................................................17

Senior Staff Being Felicitated...........................................................08 Examination Results..........................................................................09 Awards & Accolades..........................................................................09 Mobile Clinic and Outreach Unit...................................................11 Sunaad School for the Hearing Impaired.....................................12

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act - 2016.....................18 Hearing Aids... From The Consumer’s Perspective....................19 Clinical Services Rendered...............................................................22 News Clippings...................................................................................24

Sign Language Unit............................................................................14

Visitors to the Institute......................................................................26

Mothers’ Training Center.................................................................16

Felicitations to the Donors...............................................................27

Students Association of Speech & Hearing (SASH) Report....17

Professional Development................................................................29

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Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust

Gratitude & Acknowledgement Our special thanks to: • Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director (Technical) • All HOD’s • Dr. Anita Reddy • Ms. Manu G.C. • Ms. Vaishnavi Ramadas • Mr. A. Mohankumar • Mr. C.S. Jayaram • Dept. for the Empowerment of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, Govt. of Karnataka • All Lions & Rotarians for their help • Donors & well wishers • Team CanvasX for design • Omkar Offset Printers for the timely publication of this newsletter

Free Service

For the Weaker Sections

Donations

We welcome donations in cash or kind as well.

Donations to the Institute are exempt U/s 80-G of the Income Tax Act. The cheque or demand draft may kindly be drawn in favour of “Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust” and mailed to The Director, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Hennur Road, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore 560 084, India.

The 32nd Governing Council Meeting held on 4th November, 2016 at Dr. SRCISH Board Room, and discussed the developments of the institute.

The meeting of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust was held on 12th October, 2016 at Century Club, Bangalore and 21st December, 2016 at Dr. SRCISH Board Room, and issues related to developmental activities, allocation of funds and grants for various activities and academic achievements of the institute were discussed.

Founder

Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar (1930 - 2013) Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

Board of Trustees Chairman

Mr. C.R. Jayachandra Setty

Trustee

CA.D.L. Suresh Babu

Secretary

Lion. Shrinivassan

Trustee

Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan

Treasurer

Mr. Vijay Ramaprasad

Trustee

Rtn. M.K. Dattaraj

Trustee

Lion. Kiran Kumar

Trustee

Dr. Prathibha Karanth

Trustee

Lion. P. Pramod Kumar

Trustee

Lion. S. Ramachandran

Trustee

Lion. Ashwathanarayana Swamy Trustee

Lion. Venkatakrishna Reddy

Trustee

Lion. Dr. Krishna T.V. Reddy

Lion. V.K. Shanmugavel

Trustee

Governing Council Members

Dr. Sister M. Genevieve Chair Person Dr. Prathibha Karanth Ex Officio Member Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh Ex Officio Member CA D.L. Suresh Babu Ex Officio Member Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan Ex Officio Member Dr. Madhuri Gore Member Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat Member Dr. B.S. Premalatha Member Prof. R. Rangasayee Member

Chairman Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy

Dr. P.S. Maiya Dr. Shobha Srinath

Dr. M.S. Mahadevaiah

Mrs. Nafis Fathima Member of Syndicate, BU Dr. Lalitha Ashwath Prof. Dept. of Library & Information Science

Trustee

Member Subject Expert & Member Subject Expert & Member University Member University Member

Advisory Board

Hon’ble Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council, GOK

Rtn. Suresh Bhat

Past Dist. Secretary, RI Dist. 3190

Sri Suresh S. Pathi

CEO/Partner, Pathi Saree Mandir

Members Sri K. Jairaj, IAS

Sri P.S. Venkatesh Babu

Sri B.G. Nanda Kumar, IAS Ex-Commissioner, Collegiate Education, GOK

Founder & General Secretary, Vidyaranya Education Society, Bangalore

Sri Gopal Hosur, IPS

Ex-IGP & Addl Comdt Genl Home Guards Addl Director Civil Defence, GOK

State Awardee, President, Kolar District Disabled Welfare Association, Bangarpet Taluk

Mr. M.V. Veda Murthy, IAS

CA K. Raghu

Rtn. Manandi N. Suresh

Prof. R. Rangasayee Director (Technical), Dr. SRCISH

Trustee, BMS Educational Trust, Bangalore

Ex-Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institution & Charitable Endowments, GOK Past Dist. Governor, RI Dist. 3190

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Past President - The Institute of Chartered Accounts of India

Events and Celebrations On the 5th of October, 2016, the institute celebrated Founders’ day, Dr. SRC Memorial Award ceremony and Donors meet. Hon’ble Justice Dr. M. Rama Jois, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar was Chief Guest and delivered the Key Note address. The Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Memorial award was conferred on Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare and Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka. The Guests of Honour to Sri P. Ananda, Corporator, BBMP, HBR Layout Ward. Students of Sunaad School added colour to the event with their dance performance. On this day, the mannequin for testing sound levels of personal music players, “Karna” was inaugurated for public use by the Hon’ble Minister.

Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Minister, for Women and Child Welfare, Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, Kannada & Cultural, Govt. of Karnataka lighting the lamp on Donors Day. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, CADL Suresh Babu, Dr. Rama Jois and Ln. V.S. Shanthavadhan look on

Honoring Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Minister, for Women and Child Welfare and Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka with Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Memorial Award 04 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Events and Celebrations

Performance by Sunaad School students on the occasion of Donors Day Celebration

The mannequin for testing sound levels of personal music players, “Karna” was inaugurated by Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare and Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka

Performance by Sunaad School students on the occasion of Childrens Day Celebration 05 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Diwali Celebration To mark Diwali festival, diyas and lanterns were made and painted by students of the children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and parents in Dept. of Psychology and Mothers Training.

NIOS children with painted diyas and lanterns made by them

Diwali Celebration at Mothers Training Centre and Dept. of Psychology

Christmas Celebration

During the Christmas time, the institute wore a festive look.

Department wise decorations are displayed here.

Christmas Tree at the entrance

Speech Therapy Unit

Dept. of Psychology

Dept. of Hearing Studies

Dept. of AVT 06 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Dept. of Speech Language Studies

Felicitations to Well Wishers

Felicitating Dr. Shankaramurthy, Hon’ble Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, GOK by Chairman & Treasurer

Felicitating Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Dr. SRCISH

Felicitating Lion V.S. Shanthavadan, Treasurer

Felicitating Sri CADL Suresh Babu, Secretary

Felicitating V.K. Shanmugavel, Trustee

Felicitating Dr. C. Manohar

Felicitating Dr. H.C. Ramesh 07 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Sri P. Anand, Corporator, BBMP, HBR Layout

Sri. Satish T.M.

Senior Staff being Felicitated

Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director (Technical)

Dr. Madhuri Gore, Principal & Deputy Director Technical

Dr. J. Rashmi Bhat, Vice-Principal

Lions Club of Bangalore East President Lion Sreenivasulu Reddy with Donors

Governing Council Meeting

Governing council meeting held on 4th November, 2016 along with Bangalore University nominated members Mrs. Nafiz Fatima, Dr. Lalita Ashwath 08 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Examination Results

The results for II, III and IV semester examinations for M.Sc. (Speech Language Pathology), M.Sc. (Audiology) and MASLP courses were announced during this quarter. All students have faired well. The proud toppers are as follows:

Subhashini (Topped in MASLP, 2014-16)

MASLP No. of Students Appeared

First Class with Distinction

First Class

High Second Class

Second Class

Total Pass

Fail in Agg.

Fail in Subjects

14 + 1 Repeater

2

10

2

1

15 (100%)

--

--

Pawana P. Poojary (Topped in M.Sc. Speech Language Pathology, 2014-16)

M.Sc. (SLP) No. of Students Appeared

First Class with Distinction

First Class

High Second Class

Second Class

Total Pass

Fail in Agg.

Fail in Subjects

10

2

8

--

--

10 (100%)

--

--

Tessy Henry Gomez (Topped in M.Sc. Audiology, 2014-16)

M.Sc. (Audiology) No. of Students First Class with Appeared Distinction 8

1

First Class 5

High Second Second Class Class --

--

Total Pass

Fail in Agg.

Fail in Subjects

6 (75%)

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Results Awaited

Awards & Accolades

Ms. Sushma of Com-DEALL receiving “Team Leader Award” from PC Mohan, M.P. with Dr. Pratibha Karanth, Director, Com-DEALL, Mrs. Alphanso Joseph, HOD of Psychology 09 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Awards & Accolades

“Pratibha Award” to Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman & Director, Dr. SRCISH from Vasavi Clubs International 9th Convention, Bangalore

Presenting of “Edu Visishta Award” by ISBR Business School, Bangalore to Dr. M.S. Venkatesh 10 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Mobile Clinic and Outreach Unit

In order to extend the reach of our services to the public, free speech and hearing camps were held at various locations in and around Bengaluru. Those who were found to be suffering from speech/hearing disorders were treated/counselled or referred back to the Institute for further detailed evaluations and intervention.

In addition, an outreach branch of the Institute functions at Seshadripuram, where speech therapy services are provided.

Sl. No.

Camp Held Date

Total Total Clients Clients Organizer Tested Referred

1

2.10.2016

BEL Circle

18

17

2

8.10.2016

HSR Layout

5

3

Mohan & Co. 27.10.2016 Garments, Bommanahalli

4

5.11.2016

5

6.11.2016

6 7

Type of Camp

Transportation

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic*

-

Amplifon India Pvt. Ltd.

Public

Mobile Clinic*

176

-

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Factory

Mobile Clinic*

Basavanagudi National College Ground

53

24

Shyam Sundar, Rotary

Public

Mobile Clinic*

Basavanagudi National College Ground

49

39

Shyam Sundar, Rotary

Public

Mobile Clinic*

K R Puram Seegehalli 12.11.2016 Primary Health Centre

37

15

ISH Treasurer

Public, School

Mobile Clinic*

18.11.2016

Bright Public School, Lingarajapuram

130

20

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic*

8

22.11.2016

Bright Public School, Lingarajapuram

105

18

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic*

9

27.11.2016

Nagapura, Shankar Matt

44

34

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic*

10

3.12.2016

Kanteerava Stadium

-

-

Camp Unit

Public (exhibition)

Mobile Clinic*

11

9.12.2016

St. Michel’s School

69

40

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic*

12

11.12.2016

Doberspet, Tumkur Urdigere

52

52

Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic*

13

15.12.2016 St. Michel’s School

45

34

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic*

14

18.12.2016 Magadi

12

5

Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic*

15

18.12.2016 Vibuthipura

24

13

Rotary Club

Public

Mobile Clinic*

16

21.12.2016 Bannerghatta

35

20

Mobility India

Public

Mobile Clinic*

Camp held Place

*The Mobile Speech and Hearing Outreach Clinic is a bus with state of the art audiologic diagnostic facility, fitted with audiometric sound treated room as well as portable ramp and electric lift at the footboard to facilitate entry of the elderly and wheel chair users (see back inside cover page).

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Sunaad School for the Hearing Impaired Children’s Day was celebrated on the 14th of November, 2016. The students presented a versatile dance program.In addition, the teachers entertained the students with a dance, a magic show and a fashion show on this occasion. President Rtn P.L. Vijay Kumar and members of Rotary Club of Peenya gave away free hearing aids to the needy students. Thanks are due to Dr. Rekha Shetty, Chairperson of Sound of Music, Chennai for the Hearing aids. After the function, sweets were distributed to children.

An inter-house competition was organized on 30th of November, 2016 in the School. The students came up with new ideas for their collages. Even the tiny tots from pre-school enjoyed and participated enthusiastically.

In November and December 2016, as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a series of competitions were organized at Bal Bhavan, Bangalore by Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare.

Students from Sunaad School participated in the dance and painting competitions. Mahesh B.R. (III grade) came 3rd in the painting competition. Suresh P., Fahadh Arbaaz, R. Vignesh, Syed Furqan and Pallavi S., received consolation prizes. In the dance competition, Suresh, Yugender, Prashanth, Darshan and Ravishankar and Ruchitha, Zoya, Ellaivarasi, Amulya and Lavanya were awarded prizes.

The Karnataka State Council for Child Welfare observed the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on the 3rd December, 2016 at Kanteerava stadium. Teachers, students and their parents attended the programmes.

Students who had applied for scholarship to the DDWO, Government of Karnataka received it on the 21st of December, 2016. We sincerely wish them the best of luck in their academics.

This quarter also welcomed distinguished visitors to Sunaad School. On the 14th of November, Peenya Rotary President Rtn. P.L. Vijay Kumar, and the Secretary Rtn. Meenakshi Sarath visited the school. On the 30th of December, the Head Mistress of Sheila Kothwala School, Mrs. Jessy Samuel and few other teachers interacted with the students.

Sunaad School celebrated Christmas by setting up a crib and decorating it with stars and colourful tinsel. The students were given an explanation about Christmas. A merry Santa Claus brought great cheer to the students. Cakes and chocolates were shared by all.

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Participation of Sunaad School Students at International Day of Persons with Disabilities, conducted by Govt. of Karnataka at Kanteerava Stadium

Christmas Celebration by Sunaad School for Hearing Impaired 13 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Sign Language Unit

On 3rd and 4th November, 2016, a child artist was trained in sign language for a film titled “Ram Rajya- Gandhi Tataandu Ondu Kanasu” at the Kanteerava Studio. In addition, the staff of the sign language unit were requested to be part of the cast in the film. The film is due for release in March 2017.

On November 22nd 2016, Titan watch Company at Hosur, invited the staff from the sign language unit to train 16 of their Deaf employees regarding safety, cleanliness and discipline. Other concerns of the employees were also addressed. The training session was recorded by the franchise company.

This quarter also included interpretation assignments for Ms. Kanika Agarwal (Deaf ) who was presenting a paper on ‘Bilingual System of Teaching for the Deaf ’, at the Azim Premji University Conference at Lalith Hotel Bangalore on the 8th of November, 2016.

Mr. Tollus (Deaf ), a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, USA accompanied by Mrs. Asha Chandramouli visited the institute and the school. The students were inspired by him and interacted with him.

This quarter brought in several training sessions. Four psychology interns from Acharya College attended a half day sign language training session. In addition, 3 people joined the level ‘A’ sign language course. One of them works with Giftabled India and aims to teach the Deaf about Information Technology. Five people enrolled for the functional sign language course. One of them is a PIL Lawyer of Supreme Court and is undergoing the course for the purpose of teaching Law to Deaf students.

Two hearing impaired individuals are being trained in functional English.

Sign Language Interpreter services were provided for victims in a criminal case.

Sign language course for the 1st year BSLPA batch concluded and all the students faired well in the exam. Classes for the Students of D.Ed. SE (HI) are still in progress.

A sign language workshop was conducted on 14th and 15th December, 2016 at Koppal District for teachers, staff and students of Samuha Samarthya, an organization that trains and helps the disabled farmers, women and children. The course was conducted bilingually and the participants were enthusiastic about the sign language activities.

The group was provided with learning material.

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Sign Language Unit

Mail received from Samuha Samarthya, Koppal, appreciating the efforts of our interpreters

A portion of the audience at Samuha Samarthya, Koppal

Mrs. Prema and Mrs. Maria with the Deaf employees of Titan, Hosur 15 | ISH LINK | January 2017

On 28th of October 2016, Diwalii was celebrated. The children listened, captivated to the stories of Narakasura and Bali Chakravarthi. They learned about the activities and celebrations of the festival, while being cautioned about the safety measures while bursting crackers. Puja to Goddess Lakshmi was performed, and sweets (Kajjaaya) were prepared by Mrs. Menaka (mother). Sweets were shared and crackers burst under strict supervision of the mothers and teachers.

Children’s day was celebrated on the 11th of November 2016. The children participated in drawing and painting competitions, memory tests and sports. Mrs. Lovely George, Administrator of Dr. SRCISH distributed the prizes to the children.

During the week preceding Christmas, children and their mothers visited the Saint Basillica Church, Shivajinagar. They were taught the spirit of Christmas and the nativity of Jesus. They visited the stalls which sold stars, Christmas trees and cakes. A crib was set up in the unit and cakes were baked. In the spirit of Christmas, gifts were exchanged.

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Students Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH) Report

Speech and Hearing Premiere League was held on 16th October 2016 by the Speech and Hearing Students Forum (SHSF) in Veterinary College Grounds, Hebbal.

The matches were between the 3 speech and hearing institutes in Bengaluru. Students and staff of Dr. SRCISH secured first place in Girls’ Cricket, Boys’ Volleyball, Girls’ Throwball and Boys’ Football, and secured second place in Girls’ Tug-of-war and Boys’ Tug-of-War. Titles were awarded to players for their exceptional performance in the field. ‘Woman of the match/Series’ was awarded to Ms. Kusuma B.P. (2nd BSLPA) for Girls’ Cricket, ‘Player of the league’ to Mr. Anil Kumar (2nd BSLPA) and Mr. Suman N. (Clinical Supervisor, Department of Hearing Studies) for Boys’ Volleyball, ‘Player of the league’ to Ms. Tanvi (1st BSLPA) for Girls Throwball and ‘Best Player’ to Mr. Pradyumna Rao (2nd BSLPA) and

Mr. Darwin Jacob (1st BSLPA) for Boys Football. Hearty congratulations to the winners!

As part of Sports and Culturals, indoor games including Chess, Carrom, Badminton, Table Tennis, Arm Wrestling, Darts and Skipping were played. Third year BSLPA students scored 450 points, followed by 2nd year BSLPA batch with 385 points. The 2nd year Masters Students secured 3rd place with 190 points, the 1st year BSLPA students with 75 points and the 1st year Masters with 40 points were in 4th and 5th position.

Diwali was celebrated on 30th October, 2016. The entire campus was lit with traditional lamps and sweets were distributed to all. The spirit of Diwali was captured with the bursting of crackers and watching their beautiful display across the sky.

Victorious students and staff of Dr. SRCISH, Speech and Hearing Premiere League organised by Speech and Hearing Forum with Dr. Rashmi Bhat, HOD Hearing Studies, Dr. SRCISH

Farewell

With a heavy heart, we bid farewell to and Ms. Daly Sebastian and Ms. Sreeji K Vijay of Department of Speech and Language Studies and Ms. Rency Rachel Mathews of Department of Hearing Studies. We wish you well in all your future ventures. Your work and contributions will be missed!

Quote of the Quarter “Encouragement doesn’t cost anything, but it means something.

It’s one of the greatest gifts we can give.”

- Dr. L.D. Buckingham

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“The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act - 2016” 1. “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act - 2016” is notified vide Gazette No.59 of 28th Dec., 2016.

The salient features of the Act are: 2. Disability has been defined based on an evolving and dynamic concept.

3. The types of disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 and the Central Government will have the power to add more types of disabilities. The 21 disabilities are given below: 4. Blindness 5. Low-vision 6. Leprosy Cured persons 7. Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing) 8. Locomotor Disability 9. Dwarfism 10. Intellectual Disability 11. Mental Illness 12. Autism Spectrum Disorder 13. Cerebral Palsy 14. Muscular Dystrophy 15. Chronic Neurological conditions 16. Specific Learning Disabilities 17. Multiple Sclerosis 18. Speech and Language disability 19. Thalassemia 20. Hemophilia 21. Sickle Cell disease 22. Multiple Disabilities including deafblindness 23. Acid Attack victim 24. Parkinson’s disease iii. Speech and Language Disability and Specific Learning Disability have been added for the first time. Acid Attack Victims have been included.

Dwarfism, muscular dystrophy have has been indicated as separate class of specified disability.

The New categories of disabilities also included three blood disorders, Thalassemia, Hemophilia and Sickle Cell disease. iv. In addition, the Government has been authorized to notify any other category of specified disability.

v. Responsibility has been cast upon the appropriate governments to take effective measures to ensure that the persons with disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others.

vi. Additional benefits such as reservation in higher education, government jobs, reservation in allocation of land, poverty alleviation schemes etc. have been provided for persons with benchmark disabilities and those with high support needs.

For strengthening the Prime Minister’s Accessible India Campaign, stress has been given to ensure accessibility in public buildings (both Government and private) in a prescribed time-frame.

Reservation in vacancies in government establishments has been increased from 3% to 4% for certain persons or class of persons with benchmark disability.

The Bill provides for grant of guardianship by District Court under which there will be joint decision – making between the guardian and the persons with disabilities. xii. Broad based Central & State Advisory Boards on Disability are to be set up to serve as apex policy making bodies at the Central and State level. xiii. Office of Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities has been strengthened who will now be assisted by 2 Commissioners and an Advisory Committee comprising of not more than 11 members drawn from experts in various disabilities. xiv. Similarly, the office of State Commissioners of Disabilities has been strengthened who will be assisted by an Advisory Committee comprising of not more than 5 members drawn from experts in various disabilities.

The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and the State Commissioners will act as regulatory bodies and Grievance Redressal agencies and also monitor implementation of the Act. xvi. District level committees will be constituted by the State Governments to address local concerns of PwDs. Details of their constitution and the functions of such committees would be prescribed by the State Governments in the rules. xvii. Creation of National and State Fund will be created to provide financial support to the persons with disabilities. The existing National Fund for Persons with Disabilities and the Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will be subsumed with the National Fund. xviii. The Bill provides for penalties for offences committed against persons with disabilities and also violation of the provisions of the new law. xix. Special Courts will be designated in each district to handle cases concerning violation of rights of PwDs.

The New Act will bring our law in line with the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which India is a signatory. This vii. Every child with benchmark disability between the will fulfill the obligations on the part of India in terms of age group of 6 and 18 years shall have the right to UNCRD. Further, the new law will not only enhance the free education.

Rights and Entitlements of Divyangjan but also provide viii. Government funded educational institutions as effective mechanism for ensuring their empowerment well as the government recognized institutions will and true inclusion into the Society in a satisfactory have to provide inclusive education to the children manner. We rededicate to the speedy and complete with disabilities. implementation of this Act. 18 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Hearing Aids... From The Consumer’s Perspective Hearing aids have improved over decades making listening comfortable. But even now there is a stigma attached to it, there is always a population which refuses to wear the hearing aids on a regular basis. In this article I have focussed on addressing this issue from a client’s perspective.

1. I am having difficulty in hearing, what do I do now?

The thought of losing your hearing can be worrying.

However, if you experience any of these situations, you may have hearing loss.

• Others seem to mumble rather than speak clearly to you.

• People often have to repeat things for you before you understand what they say.

• You have difficulty understanding what is being said in noisy places, such as wedding or restaurants, even though other people manage to have conversations.

• You find it hard to understand conversations when talking to a group of people.

• You find it tiring to listen to conversations because you have to concentrate a lot to understand what is spoken to you.

• Others think your television or music is too loud but you cannot hear it properly if they turn it down • You often have difficulty hearing on the telephone.

In any case, if you experience any of the situation(s) listed above, or you are worried about your ears or hearing, contact your family doctor or take an appointment with an ENT specialist or an Audiologist near you.

2. Ok, what next?

Acknowledging that you might have hearing loss and accepting that you may need to take action is an important step, but remember that there is plenty of help and support available. Talk to your family, friends and colleagues. Make them aware of any difficulties you are having, so that they can provide you with the help and support that you need. And also get your hearing evaluation done.

3. Where do I get my hearing evaluation done?

Hearing evaluation can be done at any hospital, Institutional setup or private clinics offering audiological services. You also need to check if the practitioner working as Audiologist is registered under Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). The educational level of the audiologist should at least be a Bachelor Degree in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, obtained after a four year degree program. Often persons with Diploma in

The author, Mr. Prashasti P. Poovaiah, Lecturer, Dept. of Hearing Studies, Dr. SRCISH Speech Language and Hearing (DHLS), obtained after a one year training program do this work.

Ascertain before undergoing your hearing test or hearing aid testing.

4. What could have caused my hearing loss?

Most cases of hearing loss in adults are from damage to the inner ear, where tiny hair cells turn sound vibrations into nerve impulses that nerve cells carry to the brain. The most common causes are aging and cumulative effect of exposure to loud noises. A family history of severe hearing loss could signal that you’re at increased risk. As this kind of hearing loss is irreversible, and hearing aids are the best proven solution.

A second, easier-to-treat type of hearing loss originates in the middle or outer ear and reversible problems such as impacted earwax, fluid build-up from an infection, or the use of certain medications.

Older adults often have a mix of both types of loss.

5. Now that I have hearing loss due to ageing, what kind of hearing aid can I wear?

Hearing aids come in all different shapes, sizes and types. They have a built-in microphone that picks up sound, which is processed electronically in the hearing aid. The resulting ‘signals’ are then passed on to a receiver – like a tiny loudspeaker – where they are converted back into louder sounds that you can hear.

Hearing aids can: • make sounds louder • help you hear on the telephone • some can reduce certain background noises, and above all • increase comfort in listening Some people think hearing aids will make your hearing poorer. This is not true – hearing aids will not make your hearing worse. But they won’t necessarily make sounds perfectly clear and you may still find it difficult to follow what people are saying in noisy places. Even then you will be comfortable wearing them then without them.

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The different types of hearing aid are as follows: Behind the ear (BTE) hearing aids

BTE aids have a earmould or a ear-tip that fits snugly inside your ear, while the rest of the aid rests behind your ear. Some models have twin microphones, which let you switch between all-round sound and a more directional setting that helps you focus on what you want to hear in noisy places.

BTE hearing aids with ‘open ear fitting’ have a small, soft earpiece at the tip of the tubing instead of an ear-mould.

Receiver in the ear (RITE) hearing aids Receiver in-the-ear / canal (RITE/RIC) aids are often smaller than BTE aids because some part of the device sits inside the ear. Like open ear BTEs, they can be easier to put in than an ear-mould.

There are different RITE hearing aids for different levels of hearing loss. If your hearing loss is severe, you may need a type where the receiver sits in an earmould.

In the ear (ITE) hearing aids These fit entirely into your ear.

The working parts are either in a small compartment clipped to the ear-mould or inside the moulded part itself.

Body worn hearing aids These have a small box that you clip to your clothes or put in your pocket. This is connected by a lead to the earphone. Some people find the controls less fiddly than those on smaller hearing aids. Some body-worn aids are very powerful.

Bone conduction hearing aids These are for people with conductive hearing loss or people who can’t wear conventional hearing aids.

They deliver sound through the skull via vibrations.

6. How much does a digital hearing aid cost?

Digital Hearing aids range from approximately 14,000/- to 2,50,000/- per unit. It depends on how the processing takes place in the hearing aid and also how natural the speech sounds in your hearing aid. The more natural your hearing aid sounds, the higher is the cost.

7. Should I take trial before buying a hearing aid?

Of course ‘yes!’ Based on the recommendations made by the Audiologist, you would be asked to try out each hearing aid and give accurate feedback regarding your hearing through that hearing aid.

For making the fitting better, your audiologist would do some tests with and without hearing aid which would show which hearing aid helps you.

You may also receive a sheet with questions which you would need to answer concerning the outcome with hearing aid. This would help your audiologist to ensure that the hearing aid recommended to you is useful.

The trial of the hearing aid would be done in clinical setup. Some practitioners also give hearing aid on trial for some time, so that you can try them out at your home.

8. Is taking trial with one company hearing aid is better or should I try multiple brands?

Company outlets will deal with only their hearing aids. Many other clinics may deal with more than one company hearing aids.

Completely in the canal (CIC) hearing aids These are even smaller than ITE aids, so they are less visible.

They are unlikely to be suitable if you have severe hearing loss or frequent ear infections.

Each company hearing aid has its own technological advantage and the company that benefits one may not benefit the next. Anyhow you will be asked about your hearing preference on a day to day basis and then your audiologist would try hearing aids for you.

9. I have seen people wearing aid in one ear, should I wear two?

It depends on how much of loss is present in both the ears. More often than not, it would be best to wear both due to following reasons: a. Better understanding of speech b. Better understanding in group and noisy situations

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c. Better ability to tell the direction of sound d. Better sound quality e. Keep both ears active resulting in potentially less hearing loss deterioration f. Feeling of balanced hearing 10. Is

As you know, inner ear problem can’t be cured.

Hearing aids are like spectacles, they help to hear better and not cure the problem. As the aging progresses hearing may worsen, so there is a need to have follow-up evaluations every 6 months or as advised by your Audiologist.

it just first fit with hearing aids or is 12. Are there any insurance agencies following up necessary? funding for hearing aids?

The day you buy your hearing aid/aids, your audiologist will ask you to come for follow up after a week or two. You would need to observe the response from hearing aid and report it back to your audiologist so that sound from your hearing aid can still be made better so that it would provide maximum benefit.

It can take time – sometimes several months – for you to get used to wearing new hearing aids, as they will change how you experience sound. Things might not sound completely natural at first and your own voice might sound strange. But keep trying and you will find that hearing aids can make a huge difference to your life.

11. Should I wear hearing aid all the time, and will it cure my hearing problem?

Hearing aids can be worn all the time apart from when u sleep and take bath. You can’t wear them while you take bath because they are not completely water proof but splash proof. While sleeping, if you sleep with the hearing aid touching the pillow or bed, then it would result in whistle from hearing aid and is annoying.

In India, as of now devices such as hearing aids, spectacles are excluded from the health insurance policies. Some companies may have health policies which would cover the cost for their employees.

Government employees have some schemes which would provide financial aid. Enquires about these can be done at the respective human resource department.

13. What should I expect from my hearing aid?

Your hearing aid is a device which is helping you in communicating in your natural environment. It is neither a replacement nor a complete solution to what your natural ears can do. Whatever is the level of hearing, most people find it helpful to watch people’s faces when in conversation. Everybody lip-reads to some extent, especially in noisy places.

Gestures and expressions are also an important part of communicating. Even with hearing aids, learning to lip-read can be useful.

Acceptance of outcomes and being practical about the solution will give you a sense of happiness.

Inauguration of Rooms at College Block

Class Room

HOD Room 21 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Clinical Services Rendered

Department of Hearing Studies

Dept of Speech Language Studies Speech Diagnostics

Total: 816

October 2016

Total: 164

Total: 161

October 2016

November 2016

Infant Children

Total: 887

Adult

Total: 122 November 2016

Geriatric

December 2016

Speech Therapy Infant

Children

Geriatric

Adult

Total: 650 965

37 6

232

21 1

Geriatric

Auditory Verbal Therapy Unit

5

2 48

173 7

2016

231

2016

56 4

Total: 55

October 2016

December

2

211 13 2

Psychology Unit

Audult

December 2016

45

7

Total: 58 November 2016

5

Children

November 2016

1

153

October 2016

52

October 2016

Infant

79

890

December

12 1

December 2016

Adult

November 2016

235

Children

November 2016

Infant

October 2016

December 2016

October 2016

806

November 2016 Total: 52

Adolescent

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Children Adult

Donors during this Quarter Mr. Nazare Nath Premkumar

Dr. P.S. Maiya

No.1/1, 6th Cross Car Street, Bengaluru 08

Ms. Geetha Prasad President Rotary Club of the Caldewell, USA

Rtn. M.S. Mallappa

No.66/1, 7th Cross 8th Main, Sadashivanagar Bengaluru 80

Bull Temple Road Bengaluru 19

Mr. B.V. Chalapathy

Donation of Hearing Aid

Pampanagar, Chickmagalur

Donating the Hearing Aid to Institute

Dr. Navin Machado, #306, Nehru Road, HRBR Layout, 3rd block, St. Thomas Town, Bengaluru 560 084

Our sincere thanks to all the Hospitals/Doctors/ENT Surgeons for their trust

NMPC Hospital, #66, Jayaram Reddy Layout, 9th Main, Horamavu Post, Bengaluru 560 043 Ph: 080-2542 0632 Kavery Speciality Hospital, 15/2, 4th cross, Hosur Main Road, Madivala, Bengaluru 68 Ph: 080-2553 7036 / 93413 73782 Dr. Suresh Gowda K., Rainbow Children Hospital, Sy.Bi, 8/2, Marathahalli, K.R. Puram Outer Ring Road, Dondanakundi, Marathahalli, Bengaluru 37 Ph: 080-4241 2345 / 90085 85500 Mediscan Nursing Home, #9 & 10, Pillanna Garden, 3rd Stage, Bengaluru 560 045, Ph: 080-2547 5332

Dr. T.P. JOST, 24/1, Davis Road, Cookes Town, Bengaluru 84 Ph: 080-2547 9568 Shantha Poly Clinic, 39/1. Mani Business Center, Frazer Town, Bengaluru 05 Dr. Bhavitha Anand, Hrushi Health, ENT Clinic, #913, 5th “A” Cross, HRBR lay out, 1st Block Kalyana Nagar, Bengaluru 43 Ph: 080-4157 2225 Dr. Salim A. Bhatib, #201, 2nd floor, 28/3, Robertson Road, Frazer Town, Bengaluru 05 Ph: 080-2580 6274 Department of ENT, St. Therasa’s Hospital, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru 560 010 Ph: 080-2347 2772 Manipal Poly Clinic & Nursing Home, 253/1, Ist Floor, Manipal Nursing Home, Ramamurthy Nagar, Bengaluru 16 Ph: 080-2590 9853 Dr. Rani K. George, #4C, 324, 5th Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bengaluru 43, Ph: 99450 15382 Dr. Shalini Rao, Rashmi Hospital, #190, Double Road, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

Dr. Shailaha, Sumukha Poly Clinic, #700/3. Ist Floor, Near Metro Station, T. Dasarahalli, Bengaluru 57, Ph: 080-2846 3933, 96204 29063 Good Shepherd Hospital, #1, 9th Cross, 9th Main, Hennur Cross, Kalyananagar, Bengaluru 43 Dr. Chikkanarasa Reddy, Shushrutha Hospital, B.B. Road, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 64, Ph: 080-2846 3933, 96204 29063 Bangalore Nursing Home, Nagawara Main Road, K.G. Halli, (Next to Police Station), Bengaluru 45, Ph: 95352 71129 Dr. Venugopal Clinic, #726, RSC Complex, Old M.M. Road, Bangarpet 563 114 Ph: 08153-254425 Dr. Krishnamurthy, Rithani Clinic, #18, Buddha Road, Jai Bharath Nagar, Maruthi Seva Nagar, Bengaluru 33 Ph: 88610 29685 Dr. N.V.S. Krishnan, 631, Ist Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 38 Ph: 080-2226 5150 Cavalier Hospital, #702, Cavalier Tower, 7th Main, 4th “B” Cross, Opp.Hennur Banaswadi Club, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru 84

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News Clippings

Vijayavani 07-10-2016

Chirantana Vysya Prabha 16-10-2016

Sanje Samachaar 29-12-2016 24 | ISH LINK | January 2017

News Clippings

Kannada Prabha 07-10-2016

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Visitors to the Institute

Hon’ble Dr. Justice M. Rama Jois, Former Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court & Former Governor of Jharkhand & Bihar welcomed by the Chairman, Treasurer & Trustees of the Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust

Welcoming Sri P. Ananda, Corporator, BBMP, HBR Layout to the institute

Rotarians of Rotary Club of Peenya welcomed by Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of the Institute

Smt. Umashree, Hon’ble Mister for Women & Child Development, Empowerment of Different Abled, Kannada & Culture, Govt. of Karnataka welcomed by the Chairman, Treasurer & Staff of the Dr. SRCISH

Judge Sri Vasudevmurthy visited the Institute with Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of the Institute, Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director (Technical), Dr. SRCISH

Dignitaries of Rotary Club of Peenya with Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Chairman of the Institute, 26 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Felicitations to the Donors

Chairman and the Board of Trustees of Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust felicitated the donors on the occasion of Founders Day Celebrations of Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech & Hearing.

Donor: Dr. Justice Rama Jois

Donor: Mrs. Lalitha Chandrasekhar

Donor: Sri Vasudevmurthy 27 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Donor: Sri Vijaya Ramprasad

Donor: Sri Ashwatnarayana Setty

Felicitations to the Donors

Donor: Mrs. Kalpana Venkatesh

Donor: Mrs. Padmavathi Shantavadhan

Donor :Sri Raghu

Donor: Sri M.S. Jaiprakash

Donor: Sri Nagaraj Setty

Donor: Lion Satyanarayana

ADMISSIONS OPEN 2017-18

MASLP, M.Sc. (Aud) and M.Sc. (SLP) Programs BSLPA - Bachelor in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology Please contact the Institute for more details on the Eligibility, Admission Procedure and Fees Structure •E-mail: dr.srcish@gmail.com Interested candidates and families are welcome to visit our institute and know more about the courses.

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Professional Development

Talks/Training at the Institute Date

Details

Delegates

18th October, 2016

Dr. L. Govinda Rao, Former Director of NIEPID and NIPMED delivered a talk on ‘Sustainable Development for PwD’. He emphasized 5 Ds viz., Development, Delivery, Documentation, Dissemination and Discovery.

Being Creative and Innovative are important to facilitate implementation of SDGs to PwDs, he said.

Staff and Students

25th November, 2016

Mr. Shobin James, Mr. Vivek Somalingam, (Marketing Director for Cochlear Ms. Megha Sasidharan, South Asia) and Mr. Devaiah Kekkada (Product Specialist) Ms. Vaishnavi Ramadas, spoke about their new off-the-ear processor “KANSO” Ms. Deena Priya and Ms. Tessy Henry Gomez

14th December, 2016

Mr. Hiremath, M/s. Flexitron, Bangalore delivered a lecture to commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities on “ Fostering Innovation to realise Sustainable Development Goals”. He gave examples of low cost innovations that have improved quality of lives of many persons with disability.

Staff and Students

14th December, 2016

Mr. Avinash Grubb from Phonak gave an insight on the new products brought out by the company. He also demonstrated the use of wireless products and rechargeable hearing aid.

Staff of Department of Hearing Studies

Mr. Vivek and Mr. Devaiah speaking about Cochlear’s off-the-ear processor “Kanso”

Mr. Grubb demonstrating the newest products released by Phonak

Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director (Technical) introducing Mr. Hiremath, M/s. Flexitron, Bangalore 29 | ISH LINK | January 2017

Professional Development

Talks Delivered and Papers Presented by Faculty Date

Title

Faculty

10th to 12th November, 2016

AUDICON 3, “Speech Audiometry “Speech Audiometry Ms. Vaishnavi Ramadas The Essentials in its Development and as an outcome and Application: Scopic Review”, organized measure post cochlear Ms. Megha Sasidharan by Dept. of Speech and Hearing, SOAHS, implantation” Manipal

10th to 12th November, 2016

“Easy Common Phrase Test (ECPT) in Indian English for children with hearing devices”

Ms. Tessy Henry Gomez, Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat and Ms. Megha Sasidharan

AUDICON 3, “Speech Audiometry The Essentials in its Development & Application: Scopic Review”, organized by Dept. of Speech and Hearing, SOAHS, Manipal

11th November, 2016

“Rehabilitative Application of Speech Audiometry”

Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat (Resource person)

AUDICON 3, “Speech Audiometry The Essentials in its Development & Application: Scopic Review”, organized by Dept. of Speech and Hearing, SOAHS, Manipal

22nd December, 2016

“Organizational Culture”

Prof. R. Rangasayee

All staff

Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat, being honoured by Dr. Shivashankar and Dr. Kanaka

Details

Ms. Tessy, being presented with best paper award by Dr. B. Rajasekhar, Dean of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University

Prof. Rangasayee explaining the 7 levels of Organizational Consciousness

Workshop/Seminars Date

Title

State level workshop on “Oro - motor therapy for 28th to 30th improving swallowing and speech in children with November, 2016 neuro - developmental disorders”

Faculty

Details

Ms. Sashirekha

Organized by Spastic Society, Chennai

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