October 2016

Newsletter

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Vol.7 • No.4 October 2016

Quarterly

Celebrate

Challenges Celebrate

Life

Vision

Chairman Speaks

A world without activity limitation for persons with communication disorders.

Dear friends, While thanking you for your continued patronage, I am pleased to inform that the advisory board of the institute met under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy, Chairman of the Legislative Council, Government of Karnataka on 3rd August, 2016.

This period also witnessed a number of activities such as Independence Day celebrations, hosting of a national seminar on Rehabilitation of Cochlear Implant Recipients, a Faculty Development Program and starting of the academic sessions for all three postgraduate programs in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology.

A number of initiatives towards improving and expanding the services of the institute have been taken, thanks to the support of the Management Committee, trustees and the donors.

Nevertheless, certain social and environmental conditions such as inaccessible transport facilities and seasonal changes have altered the pace of work, which we hope will get streamlined in the near future.

I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Dussera, Happy Diwali and a Merry Christmas, with a fervent appeal to continue your benevolent patronage.

Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

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

Mission

• Develop need felt world class human resources • Research that ensures human rights • Develop clinical services that promote equal opportunities at affordable cost • Develop cutting edge science and technology to achieve our vision • Initiate preventive and pre-emptive action to avoid conditions leading to disabilities • 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

Index Festivals and Celebrations................................................................04

Sunaad School for the Hearing Impaired.....................................16

Staff Outing..........................................................................................09

Mothers’ Training Center.................................................................17

Professional Development................................................................10

Sigh Language Cell.............................................................................18

Talks / Training at the Institute.......................................................10

Students Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH)...............19

Seminar / Workshop / Conference................................................11

Clinical Services Rendered...............................................................20

Talks Delivered and Papers Presented by Faculty / Students . ............................................................................12

From Visitors Book............................................................................21 Donors List..........................................................................................22

Faculty Development Programme..................................................13

Congratulation on Awards & Accolades.......................................22

Paper Publications..............................................................................14

Visitors at the Institute......................................................................23

Ph.D. News...........................................................................................14

Advisory Board Meeting...................................................................24

Mobile Clinic and Outreach Unit...................................................14

Clinical Facilities.................................................................................25

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Bangalore Speech & Hearing Trust The meeting of Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust was held on 24th August, 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

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 Canvas 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.

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

Sri R. Nanjunda

Hon’ble Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council, GOK

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

Members Sri K. Jairaj, IAS

Past President - The Institute of Chartered Accounts of India

Trustee, BMS Educational Trust, Bangalore

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

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

CA K. Raghu

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

Congratulations

Mr. M.V. Veda Murthy, IAS

Ex-Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institution & Charitable Endowments, GOK

Rtn. Manandi N. Suresh

Past Dist. Governor, RI Dist. 3190

Rtn. Suresh Bhat

Past Dist. Secretary, RI Dist. 3190

Sri Suresh S. Pathi

CEO/Partner, Pathi Saree Mandir

Sri P.S. Venkatesh Babu

CEO, Omkar Offset Printers

Sri M.C. Ramesh

Founder & General Secretary, Vidyaranya Education Society, Bangalore

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CA K. Raghu

Member of our Advisory Board, has been nominated as Director of Indian Overseas Bank by Ministry of Finance

Festivals and Celebrations

Independence Day at Sunaad School

India’s 70th Independence Day was celebrated with joy and gaiety on 15th August, 2016. Chairman, Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh began the programme by delivering the welcome address. Lion K. Srinivasulu Reddy, President of Lions Club of Bangalore East had kindly consented to preside as Chief Guest for the day. The presence of the trustees greatly encouraged the students to put their best foot forward. The programme included dances, skits and yoga and exhibited national integrity. Lion K. Srinivasulu Reddy distributed prizes to the students for their excellence in various events.

The tricolour was then hoisted by him followed by the National Anthem sung by all children with Hearing Impairment of Sunaad School, Staff, Students of Dr.SRCISH, all the dignitaries and invitees. Sweets were distributed.

India’s 70th Independence Day on 15th August, 2016

Dignitaries from Lions Club of Bangalore East with Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Lion V.S. Shantavadan 04 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Independence Day celebration at Sunaad School

Lion Srinivasulu Reddy, President of Lions Club of Bangalore East, receiving the guard of honour 05 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Azadi 70’ Celebration

As part of Independence Day celebration (Azadi 70’ celebrations), debate competitions were organized for the college students. The debates were moderated by Ms. Daly, Ms. Reeta, Mr. Nitish and Mr. Rinu. The topics given were “Is nonviolence a solution for freedom?” and “Why should Mars be India’s next destination?”. Interesting points were put forth by both the ‘for’ and ‘against’ groups. All the participants were presented gifts for their passionate debating skills.

Participants with Prof. Rangasayee and Dr. Madhuri Gore

Debate in progress regarding Azaadi 70’ Celebrations

Ganesh Chathurthi

Ganesh Chathurthi was celebrated on 7th September 2016 by the Students Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH).

There was puja, followed by distribution of sweets, games, music, dance. Visarjan was done on the final day.

Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations 06 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Teacher’s Day Celebration

On Monday, the 6th of September, 2016, Teachers’ Day was celebrated in the auditorium by the D.Ed. students.

Students of Sunaad School enthralled audience with their performance.

Inauguration of Teacher’s Day celebration at the Institute On the 7th of September, Teacher’s day was celebrated in the Mother’s Training Unit. The children warmed their teachers’ hearts by presenting them with roses. A few children spoke about Sarvapalli Dr. Radhakrishnan, in whose honour the Teachers Day is being observed. Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat, Head of Department of Hearing Studies presided over the function as Chief Guest.

Master Sanad speaks about Dr. Radhakrishnan

Children present their dear teachers with roses

International Deaf Day Celebration

International Deaf Day was celebrated on the 27th Sept., 2016. Posters and charts were made by the students and put up around the Institute. In the sign language unit, a discussion about the status of the Deaf and the problems they face was conducted. The group consisted of 3 Deaf individuals and 3 normal hearing people. Ms. Maria Goretti, sign language coordinator gave a background about World Deaf Day and its significance with respect to the importance of sign language in communication for the Deaf.

One of the points put forth by the Deaf individuals was that deafness was an invisible disability, especially for those who do not wear hearing aids. She experienced indifference from the normal hearing community as she was mute and deaf.

Furthermore, the Deaf individuals believed that the families only communicate the basic minimum information to them and that conversation was rare. Ms. Prema Lohia, our Deaf instructor felt that there were very few job opportunities for the Deaf, and those employed were either underpaid or not paid at all. She stated that this was due to lack of legal help available for the Deaf. The hearing group felt that Sign language should be made compulsory in schools, a view shared by the Deaf group as well.

The discussion blended the ideas of the hearing and the Deaf on the path towards integrating the Deaf community with the normal hearing community.

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Posters made by the 1st year BSc students in the Department of Hearing studies

Discussion in the sign language unit, between deaf and hearing individuals 08 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Staff Outing On the 27th of August, about 40 staff (teaching and non-teaching) went for a fun trip to Guhantara, a resort on Kanakpura Road. There were many exciting games such as Zorbing, Paint Ball, Go Karting, Foosball, Carrom and a dance floor. The trip was a welcome break for the staff.

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Professional Development Professor R. Rangasayee, Director (Technical) was invited by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association to be a member of the global panel and talk on International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Implementation at the 30th World Congress of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) in Dublin, Ireland from August 21st to 25th, 2016. The talk was on ‘ Use of ICF in India’. He also spoke about ‘Current International Perspectives in Audiology’. His proposal to conduct a workshop on “Global trends and SLP Education: Research Issues and Need” was accepted by IALP and the same was conducted. He was also invited to speak about Primary Hearing Care in a Round Table Organised by WHO.

Dr. Shelly Chadha of (WHO, Geneva), Dr. Somia Tawfik (Egypt), Dr. Katrin (Germany), Prof. R. Rangasayee (India), Dr. Tanya M. Gallagher (USA), and Dr. Helen Grech (Malta)

From left: Dr. Pam Enderby, Prof. Linda Worrall, Prof. R. Rangasayee and Prof. Lilly Cheng

Talks / Training at the Institute Date

Details

Staff

7th July, 2016

Ms. Sangeetha Murali, Asst. Professor, Ramaiah College for Law, spoke on “Know our rights and be empowered”.

Staff and Students

2nd August, 2016

Dr. Meenakshi Bharath, renowned gynecologist spoke about intelligent waste management.

Staff and Students

7th September, 2016

Mr. Anil and Mr. Richard trained the staff on the range of hearing devices offered by Danavox Hearing Aids and the programming techniques.

Staff of Department of Hearing Studies

Dr. Madhuri Gore introducing Dr. Sangeetha Murali

Dr. Meenakshi Bharath, renowned gynecologist spoke about intelligent waste management

Ms. Mithila Poonacha talks about music therapy 10 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Seminar / Workshop / Conference / Product Information / Hands on Training attended by department faculty outside the Institute On the 19th and 20th of August, 2016, an RCI recognized national CRE was organized by the Department of Hearing Studies, titled “Rehabilitation of Cochlear Implant Recipients: Illustrative Case Studies”. The keynote address was delivered by Prof. Asha Yathiraj, Professor of Audiology at AIISH. Her inputs brought a fresh outlook towards therapy.

The resource persons included Ms. Rashmi Deshpande (Medikeri’s Super Specialty ENT Center), Ms. Janani Jeyaraman, (MedEl India Pvt. Ltd.), Ms. Shabnam Fathima M. (MedEl India Pvt. Ltd.), Ms. Mithila Poonacha (Advanced Bionics India Pvt. Ltd), Dr. Madhuri Gore, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing and Ms. Geetha C. (Lecturer, AIISH). The highlight of the seminar was a panel discussion, chaired by Mr. Suresh T. The participants included Ms. Ratna Shetty, Ms. Parimala, three cochlear implantees and their parents and issues with respect to their education and day to day difficulties were discussed.

Inaugural ceremony. Dr. Madhuri Gore speaks about the seminar as Lion.V S.. Shanthavadhan, Rtn.Dr. M S. Venkatesh, Prof. Asha Yathiraj and Dr. Rashmi Bhat look on

Dr. Asha Yathiraj, Prof. of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysuru, Inaugurating CRE Programme, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, V.S. Shantavadan, Dr. Madhuri Gore, Dr. Rashmi Bhat seen in the picture

Dr. Asha Yathiraj, Prof. of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysuru, felicitated by Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, V.S. Shantavadan, Dr. Madhuri Gore seen in the picture 11 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Talks Delivered and Papers Presented by Faculty / Students Date

Title & Venue

Faculty

Details

18th – 22nd July 2016

International Society for Gestural Studies 2016, Paris

Dr. Jie Y. & Dr. Mili Mary Mathew

Poster presentation: Role of mirror neurons and mentalizing system in gesture production

10th September, 2016

Workshop on Disability Certification, SRU, Chennai

Prof. R. Rangasayee

Held at Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai

Prof. R. Rangasayee (Keynote Speaker)

Focussed on: • Telebased calibration • Sound Level Meter with 2 modes of measurement (SPL and HL) • Single Window Calibration Device for audiological instruments

Advancements in 13th September, 2016 Audiometric Calibration, AIISH, Mysuru

Invited talk : ISHA BC 24th September, 2016 Alternative and Augmentative Dr. Mili Mary Mathew communication 25th September, 2016

ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Mr. Suman N. at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat

Ms. Mary Praisy, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Mr. Alex Mathew, 25th September, 2016 at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Megha Sasidharan

Seminar on “Acquired movement disorders- Medical and speech pathology perspectives” Preferred stimulus for ABR- Clicks or chirps?

Cochlear Microphonics in individuals with normal hearing and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder obtained in ABR**

25th September, 2016

ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Sruthi, Ms. Anisha, at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Mr. Nitish Ranjan Patel

VEMP frequency tuning in Meniere’s Disease: A single case study

25th September, 2016

ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Arya Kesavan, at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Megha Sasidharan

Bilateral External Ear malformation: Complications in Diagnosis and management

25th September, 2016

ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Milda, Ms. Sruthy, at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Mr. Suman N.

CROS/BICROS: A renewed hope for people with asymmetrical hearing loss

25th September, 2016

Ms. Amritha Lakshmi, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Mr. Sarath D. Das, at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Deena Priya B.J.

Confirming Meniere’s disease with pre and post glycerol test- a case study

25th September, 2016

Ms. Saniya Kulsum, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Maria Anju Pious, at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Vaishnavi Ramadas

Asymmetric Auditory Maturation Pattern due to Peripheral Hearing Loss: A Case Study

25th September, 2016

Ms. Maria Anju Pious, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Kiruthika N., at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Visual Perception as a mode to Improve Oral Production in Non-fluent Aphasia – Pre and Post Therapy Report

Ms. Christija Merin Reji, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Teena Andrews, 25th September, 2016 at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Tessy Henry Gomez, Mr. Shobin James

Audiological Manifestation of Vascular Loop Syndrome – A case study

Ms. Rishabha Priya, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Roxanne Briggs, 25th September, 2016 at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Kausalya Sahani and Dr. B.S. Premalatha

Relationship Between Anti phospholipid Syndrome and Stroke: An Observational Study

Ms. Divya Swaminathan, ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held Ms. Nikita Dadlani, 25th September, 2016 at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS Ms. Meera Shoba Srinath, Dr. N. Shivashankar

Relapse of Developmental Stuttering Following Primary progressive Aphasia**

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Faculty Development Programme Date

Title

Faculty

Details

11th to 13th August, 2016

“National workshop on Pedagogic and personal effectiveness for teachers of audiology and speech language pathology”

Mr. Shobin James, Mr. Nitish Ranjan Patel, Mr. Suman N.

Conducted by department of speech and language pathology audiology (KMC Mangaluru)

Seminar on “Acquired movement disorders- Medical and speech pathology perspectives”

Dr. B.S. Premalatha, Ms. H.R. Sreemathy, Dr. Mili Mary Mathew, Ms. Sashirekha, Ms. Kausalya Sahani, Ms. Roxanne Briggs

ISHA Bengaluru Chapter, held at Ashwini Hall, NIMHANS

All Clinical and Teaching Staff

Time Management (Dr. Mili Mary Mathew) Communication Skills (Ms. Sneha Mareen Varghese) Problem Solving Skills (Dr. Anita Reddy) Team Working (Dr. B S. Premalatha) Customer Satisfaction (Dr. Madhuri Gore) Process of Goal Achievement and Action Plan (Dr. Rashmi J. Bhat) Project Management (Prof. Rangasayee)

24th September, 2016

29th September, 2016

Faculty Development Programme

Faculty Development Programme on 29th September, 2016 13 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Paper Publications Details

Staff

Audiological Profile in Osteoporosis Published in International Journal of Rare Diseases and Orphanet Drugs

Bhavya M., Deena Priya B.J., Sashikumar Y., Rakesh C.V.

July, 2016 Clinical Supervisor, Department of Hearing Studies, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing.

Ph.D. News

Congratulations Dr. Mili !!

Dr. Mili Mary Mathew (Lecturer, Department of Speech Language Studies) was awarded Doctorate for “Development of Gestures and Speech in Typically Developing Infants� by University of Mysore.

Mobile Clinic and Outreach Unit

Camp in progress 14 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Mobile Clinic and Outreach Unit In order to reach our services better to the public, free speech and hearing camps were held at various sites in and around Bengaluru. Many individuals who were tested were found to be suffering from speech/hearing disorders and were referred back to the Institute for further detailed evaluations and intervention.

Sl. Camp No. Held Date

Total Clients Total Clients Tested Referred

Camp Held Place

Organiser

Type of Transportation Camp

1

05-07-16 Govt School, Lingarajapuram

12

04

Camp Unit

School

By Walk

2

16-07-16

Good Year School, Hennur Cross

90

06

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

3.

18-07-16 SJR School, HBR Layout

143

14

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

4

19-07-16 SJR School, HBR Layout

99

16

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

5

22-07-16 Divya Downs, Viveknagar

25

25

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

6

31-07-16

Spoorthi Sagarika Public School, Horamavu

69

31

Mr. Vasantha Gowda

School

Mobile Clinic

7

04-08-16

East West group of College, Bharatnagar

65

21

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic

8

08-08-16

Sidhaganga Public School, Vijayanagar

126

48

LNS. Gayathri School Rudresh

Mobile Clinic

9

16-08-16 SJR Public School, HRBR Layout

140

18

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

10

17-08-16 SJR Public School, HRBR Layout

172

26

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

11

18-08-16 SJR Public School, HRBR Layout

177

46

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

12

21-08-16 Chandralayout Circular Park

74

32

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic

13

22-08-16 SJR Public School, HRBR Layout

181

47

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

14

23-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

115

38

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

15

24-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

140

45

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

16

25-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

131

28

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

17

29-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

102

38

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

18

30-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

150

54

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

19

31-08-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

184

90

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

20

03-09-16 Ramakishna Matt, Ulsoor

33

32

Director Technical

Public

College Bus

21

06-09-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

76

16

Camp Unit

School

Mobile Clinic

22

07-09-16 SJR Public School, Kengiri

55

53

Camp Unit

School

College Bus

23

10-09-16

91

39

Mr. Manibushan Tiwary

Public

By the Organiser

24

10-09-16 Elite Donor’s Colony, J. P. Nagar

11

11

Amplifon Public India Pvt. Ltd.

Mobile Clinic

25

11-09-16

Sobha Dahlia Apartments, Bellandur

13

9

Amplifon Public India Pvt. Ltd.

Mobile Clinic

26

15-09-16

Emmanuel Sugunana Jyothi High School, Lingarajapuram

87

74

Camp Unit

School

College Bus

27

16-09-16 Tumkur

137

115

Ln. Shyam Sundar

Public

Mobile Clinic

28

20-09-16

25

22

Camp Unit

School

College Bus

D. B. Schenkar, XL Warehouse IV, Whitefield

Emmanuel Sugunana Jyothi High School, Lingarajapuram

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Sunaad School for the Hearing Impaired Ms. Padma Vijay attended a meeting at Disabled welfare department, K.R. Circle to discuss about direct recruitment of people with disabilities on the 19th of July, 2016.

Parish community at Banaswadi. The parish promotes the rights of differently abled groups. The students were accompanied by teachers Ms. Gowri and Ms. Rukmini.

ISKCON conducted a drawing competition for the students on the 16th July, 2016. On 23th July, 2016, Karnataka state council for child welfare conducted inter school painting competition for differently abled children at Sharanya children home, R.T. Nagar. The students participated with great enthusiasm.

This quarter brought visitors to the School to have a feel of its functioning. On 8th August, 2016, Dr. and Mrs. Rahul from the Bhojkumar family visited the school and interacted with the staff and students. On 22nd August, 2016, Mr. Mohan, Dist. Disabled Welfare Officer, Bangalore Urban paid the school a visit. On 10th September, 2016, Kannada film director Manju and actress Kavitha paid a visit to the school.

On the 20th of July, 2016, an inter-house hand writing competition was held. All the students performed exceedingly well. Three from each house were declared winners. On the 31st August, 2016 “Wealth out of Waste� competition was conducted.

On 29th July, 2016 Dandu Pradesha Kannada Sangatanegala Okkuta awarded certificates and mementos to students who scored highest marks in the SSLC Kannada exam (2015-16). Likith Kumar (101/125), Mallikarjun (100/125), and Akshay Kumar (98/125) received the certificate and mementos.

Mid-term examinations began on 15th September, 2016.

The students had oral and written examinations.

On the 28th of September, 2016, students from grade I to X participated with great school in Rangoli competition.

On 11th September, 2016, six students participated in the Onam celebrations organized by St. Vincent Pallotti

Story telling class by the staff

On 29th July, 2016 Dandu Pradesha Kannada Sangatanegala Okkuta awarded certificates and mementos to our students who scored highest marks in the SSLC Kannada exam (2015-16).

Drawing, Welth out of Waste, Rangoli competition held at Sunaad School

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The children attending Mother’s Training Programme came dressed as fruits and vegetables as part of Independence Day celebrations. Their performance was much appreciated by the Chairman, and he presented each of the children with a token of appreciation.

On the 30th of August, the children and their mothers visited pottery town to observe and learn about the various materials used for making idols, such as Plaster Of Paris and clay. The children enjoyed the trip and it was a good learning experience for them.

In the Mother’s Training Unit, Ganesh Chathurthi was celebrated on the 2nd of September, 2016. Offerings to God, such as Chakli, Modak and Badam puri were prepared and offered to Lord Ganesha. The children with Hearing Impairment learnt about the story of the birth of the God with the elephant head.

On the 24th of August, the Mother’s Training Unit celebrated Krishna Jayanthi. Pooja was performed and the story of Lord Krishna’s birth was narrated to all. A fancy dress competition was organized for all the children. The girls came dressed as Gopikas and the boys came dressed as Krishna. Their charming attires were judged by Mr. Suman and Mr. Nitish.

Dr. and Mrs. Rahul from the Bhojkumar family visited the school and interacted with the staff and students.

Interclass Hand writing competition at Sunaad School 17 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Sign Language

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The staff of the Sign Language Unit offered their valuable interpretation services to a patient in the ENT clinic and for two victims of criminal cases.

Group sign language classes were conducted for students from Jyoti Nivas College, from July to September, 2016. The group consisted of psychology students and one student from commerce stream. They enjoyed and enthusiastically participated in the Sign language Activities conducted every day. They also learnt the National Anthem in sign language. In addition, they also learn to sign a few words regularly used in day-to-day Psychology practice.

works with deaf children and a woman with hearing impairment who wants to become a trained interpreter for the deaf.

The Sign Language Unit is training two people with hearing impairment in functional English. One of them is being trained for placement. The 1st year Bachelors and students of Diploma in Special Education also began their training in sign language.

Ms. Manisha, a freelance journalist interviewed the staff of the unit for an article about the use of sign language in Bengaluru in the Caravan Magazine.

Two students from IISc who require sign language to be incorporated into their project are taking assistance from the unit.

In this quarter, 9 students have joined for the functional sign language course. This includes Ms. Kalpana Raghavendar, the famous singer of films and stage in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. She is a resident of Chennai, but has chosen our institute to learn sign language. She aims to teach deaf students in schools and colleges. The unit is also training our audiologist Mr. Sujay Dasgupta in functional sign language. We also had 7 students joining for the Level ‘A’ course. This includes a law student from Delhi who wants to help hearing impaired victims, a student from Mumbai who

The staff of Sign language unit with students of Jyothi Nivas College 18 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Students Association of Speech and Hearing (SASH) On 27th August 2016, Fresher’s Day was conducted for the new batches - 1st year BSc, 1st year M.Sc. and 1st year Diploma. The freshers were welcomed by the other batches with dance, music and games. They showcased their talents by dancing and performed various tasks sportively, bringing a smile on everyone’s face.

The freshers’, being welcomed by their seniors Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, and Teachers Day was celebrated on 20th September 2016 with great enthusiasm among the staffs and students. The students put up a wonderful cultural program comprising of singing and dance, representing the traditional culture of Kerala. The faculty were at their best and did an impromptu ramp walk. There was a game of quiz and a video presentation for all the staffs bringing back flash of memories.

The students were awarded for the competitions conducted, such as pookkalam and fashion show, on occasion of Onam. The best pookkalam was awarded to the 1st year Masters batch, 2nd prize to the 2nd year Masters batch and 3rd prize to the 2nd year Bachelors batch. Mr. Onam and Ms. Onam titles were bagged by Mr. Timothy Cherian and Ms. Elan Mariya Babu respectively. The celebrations came to an end with serving of the Kerala special Payasam and a game of tug-of-war for all the staffs and students.

Tug-of-war, as part of Onam Celebrations

Dr.SRCISH College Students celebrate Onam 19 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Clinical Services Rendered Department of Hearing Studies

Types of Clients INSTITUTE Infants VANI VILAS HOSPITAL CSI HOSPITAL (Including neonatal K C RAJU HOSPITAL screening) TOTAL Children Adult Geriatric Total

July 2016 39 124 51 6 220 234 268 118 840

AVT Unit

Types of Clients

July 2016 28 105 28 105

No. of Cases No. of Sessions No. of Cases No. of Sessions No. of Cases No. of Sessions No. of Cases No. of Sessions

Infant Children Adult Total

August 2016 35 116 29 04 184 253 197 134 768

September 2016 25 37 14 08 85 186 154 97 522

August 2016 01 3 40 165 01 03 43 174

September 2016 42 117 01 07 43 124

Department of Speech Language Studies

Type of clients New F/U New Children F/U New Adult F/U New Geriatric F/U New Total F/U Grand Total Infant

July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 Assessment Therapy Therapy Assessment Therapy Therapy Assessment Therapy Therapy Cases Cases Sessions Cases Cases Sessions Cases Cases Sessions 04 05 04 01 03 02 94 85 260 94 92 374 42 90 284 27 213 598 22 233 843 39 225 242 11 05 18 18 11 32 05 07 27 05 04 13 03 12 47 03 10 30 02 02 01 02 111 90 278 57 103 406 53 97 311 34 217 611 28 245 890 46 235 272 145 307 889 145 348 1296 99 332 583

Psychology Unit (Assessment) Developmental Delay

Poor Communication Average Skills IQ with LD

Mentally Retarded

Developmental Delay

Poor Communication Average Skills IQ with LD

Mentally Retarded

Developmental Delay

Poor Communication Average Skills IQ with LD

Mentally Retarded

16

09

-

02

10

-

July 2016

06

07

-

Child Adolescent Adult Total

20

11

July 2016

Slow ASD/ ADHD Learner PDD-NOS

05

05

01

August 2016

Slow ASD/ ADHD Learner PDD-NOS

08

09

0

September 2016

-

49 06 04 59

Slow ASD/ ADHD Learner PDD-NOS

-

-

August 2016

-

52 05 03 60

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Behaviour Issues

Personality Test

Depression/ Anxiety

Total

03

59

Behaviour Issues

Personality Test

Depression/ Anxiety

Total

03

60

Behaviour Issues

Personality Test

Depression/ Anxiety

Total

01

03

-

0

0

September 2016

-

-

78

-

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

Dr. Rahul Vemula •E-mail: rahul319@gmail.com

Thank you very much for taking the time to show us your very wonderful and impressive institution.

It was a pleasure to learn about all of the wonderful things that are being done here to enrich the lives of the hearing impaired. We are humbled and honoured to be your guests. We wish this institution continued success.

Dr. Krishnamurthy, Zion Hospital, 83/1, 2nd Cross Road, Off Kammanahalli Main Road, Behind Doctors Diagnostic Center, Keerthy Layout, Kamanahalli, Bengaluru 84 Ph: 4351 8000 Dr. B.Y. Srinivasn, Srinivasa ENT Care Centre, Behind 11 Town Police Station, Neear RTC Bus Stand, Madanapalle 517 325, Chittoor District Ph: 94403 57833 Department of E.N.T. - K.C. General Hospital, Malleswaram Circle, Bengaluru J.S.S. Institute of Speech and Hearing, Near Tapovana, Sri Shivarathreeswaranagar, Kelageri, Dharward 580 007 Dr. V.T Ananad, ENT Surgeon, Manipal Hospital, HAL Airport Road, Bengaluru 17 Ph: 4011 8000

Department of E.N.T. - Bowring Hospital, Lady Curzon Road, Tasker Town, Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru 01 Ph: 2559 1325 Dr. Gopalakrishna, 3rd Cross, Lalbagh Road Bengaluru 07 Ph: 2223 9412 Dr. Arun Raykar N., Shakti ENT Care, 58/5, 17th “A” Cross, 8th Main Road, Malleswaram, Bengaluru 55 Ph: 94818 52144 Department of ENT - Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain Hospital, Millers Road, Vasantha Nagar, Bengaluru 52 Ph: 2220 7640 Dr. Prashanth M.V., Omkar Child Speciality Clinic, No.384, BRS Complex, Next to Vidhya Spoorthi School, Near Tennis Court, Thindlu Main Road, Vidhyaranyapura, Bengaluru 560 097 Ph: 94803 60855 Dr. Rani, Koshy’s Hospital, Tambushetty Playa Road, Ramamurthy Nagar Extension, Bengaluru 16 Ph: 2565 8011 / 22/ 23 Mallige Medical Centre Pvt. Ltd., 31/32, Cresent Road, Bengaluru 01 Ph: 2220 3333 Meenakshi ENT Speciality Centre, #2232 & 2233, 23rd Cross, BSK 2nd Stage, Bengaluru 70 Ph: 2676 4621 Rafi Life Care Hospital, 1, Opp. to K.G Halli Police Station, Nagawara Main Road, ACpo, Bengaluru 45 Ph: 2544 1568

Dr. Suchitra, Specialist Hospital, 216, 7th Main, 80 Ft. Road, 1st B2K, HRBR Layout, Kalyana nagar, Bengaluru 43 Dr. V. Sridhar, Dr. Venugopal Clinic, # 726, RSC Complex, Old Madras Road, Bengaluru 14 Dr. Akram Pasha, No.709, 6th main, 9th Cross, HBR Layout, 3RD Block, 1st Stage, Bengaluru 43 Ph: 94482 49779 Dr. Chandrasekhar, # 487/1, Kaveri Complex, 80 Ft. Road, Mysore Bank Calony, BSK Ist Stage, Bengaluru 50 Ph: 2669 7222 Dr. Shafath Ahmed, ENT Surgeon, 4th Cross, New Bamboo Bazaar, Cockburn Road Cross, Near Coles Park, Bengaluru 51 Ph: 4214 0173 Banaswadi Medical Centre, #904, Ist Block, HRBR Layout (Near Over Head Water Tank), Outer Ring Road, Banaswadi, Bengaluru 43 Dr. Arfath Ahmed Khan, Park View Clinic, #127, St John’s Church Road, Near Coles Park, Bengaluru 05 Dr. Chandra Shekar Kamat S., Kids Health Link, Ayyappa Nagar, K.R. Puram, Bengaluru Dr. Santhanam, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu State

Avian Medicare and Research Centre, 1210 & 1211, I main, Ist Stage, 3rd Block, HBR Layout, Bengaluru 43

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Donors during this Quarter Grants from Govt. of Karnataka

Received Rs.14,13,000/- under Child Centric Grant for Sunaad School

Lions Club of Bangalore East

Received Rs.1,73,053/- Towards Milk Expenses for Sunaad School

REV. DON. Grantapt 001 Dr. P.S. Maiya

Elegant Hebron No.149 MM Road, Fraser Town Bengaluru 05

Bull Temple Road Bengaluru 19

Mr. N. Puttarudra (Social Worker)

No.14, Shanthidhama, Ground Floor, 10th Main, 1st Cross, 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 38 Ph: 99453 40314

S.A. Vasudeva Murthy

Chairman & Managing Director Ratnagiri Impex Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru

Welcome We extend a warm welcome to the newest members of the Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing family – Ms. Roxanne Briggs, Ms. Kausalya Sahani and Ms. Navomi Mery Sunil in the Department of Speech and Language Studies and Ms. Megha Ravindran, Ms. Tessy Henry Gomez and Ms. Jinumole Daniel in the Department of Hearing Studies. We wish you all the best in your professional endeavours with us !

Congratulation on Awards & Accolades Students Choice of 2016 conducted by collegesearch

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Visitors to the Institute

Kannada Film Director, Mr. Manju & Actress Kavita visit to Sunaad School

Dr. and Mrs. Rahul from the Bhojkumar family visited the school and institute.

Sri Nagaraj Vemula, Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Prof. R. Rangasayee seen in the picture

Inspection Team to Sunaad School

Inspection Team of Child Centric Grant Visited to Sunaad School on 22nd August, 2016.

Mr. Mohan, Dist. Disabled Welfare Officer, Bangalore Urban, Women & Child Welfare Department, Govt. of Karnataka, discussing with the teachers of Sunaad School 23 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Advisory Board Meeting An advisory board meeting was called on the 3rd August, 2016, under the chairmanship of Sri D.H. Shankaramurthy, Hon’ble Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, Government of Karnataka.

Sri D.H. Shankara Murthy, Hon’ble Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, welcomed by our Chairman Dr. M.S. Venkatesh alongwith Secretary CA DL Suresh Babu and CA K. Raghu

CA K. Raghu, Member of our Advisory Board, has been nominated as Director of Indian Overseas Bank by Ministry of Finance, Congratulated by our Chairman Dr. M.S. Venkatesh

From L to R - Prof. R. Rangasayee, Sri Jayachandra Setty, Mr. M.C. Ramesh, Lion. V.S. Shanthavadhan, CA DL Suresh Babu, Sri D.H. Shankara Murthy, Rtn. Dr. M.S. Venkatesh, Sri CA K. Raghu, Rtn. Manandi N. Suresh, Sri Nanda Kumar B.G., IAS (Retd.), Sri Venkatesh Babu 24 | ISH LINK | October 2016

Department of Hearing Studies

Clinical Facilities

Audiometry: Institute’s Audiometry facility is adequately equipped to measure hearing acuity of patients for variations in sound intensity and pitch, tonal purity, thresholds and frequencies.

Hearing Aid (HA) Prescription and Fitting: Our team of experienced Audiologists and Technicians select the right hearing aid based on individual’s need, degree of hearing loss and comfort level.

Custom Ear Mould Making: Hearing Aids are ideally fitted to a patient’s ear through a carefully custom-crafted Silicone ear mould. Our in house facility meets this requirement effectively.

Hearing Aid Repair and Service: Hearing Aids are a miniature marvel of modern technology and require regular servicing, maintenance and expert repairs. The team at the Institute has all the expertise for this service.

Auditory Verbal Therapy & Post Cochlear Implant rehabilitation: Children with speech disabilities are trained by our expert therapists to understand speech and learn to talk after they have been fitted with a hearing aid or treated with a cochlear implant. For those children who have undergone cochlear implant, a thorough rehabilitation process is undertaken that helps the child utilize the auditory signals and to naturally integrate the various components of communication such as listening, speech, language, reading and thinking.

Mapping for Cochlear Implant: A Cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that helps provide a sense of sound to a child who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. It consists of an external part that sits behind the ear and an internal part that is surgically placed under the skin. Together they are a combine of a tiny microphone, speech processor, transmitter and receiver, an electrode array that collects the impulses from receiver and sends them to different regions of the auditory nerve. Complex as they are, they need regular ‘mapping’ using advanced computer technology, to meet the response of the child and gradual tuning to meet the child’s comfort needs.

Our experts in the institute effectively carry out this specialised service.

Noise Measurement: Identifying ‘noise’ as a cause for hearing loss, our Institute provides services to measure the noise levels in factories, work places and public areas. Our experts with appropriate noise measuring equipment do extensive stury and report on the permissible or hazardous limits, by which measures can be taken to prevent hearing damages of the people in those environments.

Department of Speech Language Sciences Voice Clinic: Our Institute is adequately equipped with talent and technology to diagnose and treat voice disorders such as hoarseness, scratchy voice, breathy voice, difficulty with loudness, pain or discomfort while speaking or singing, etc.

Endostroboscopy: The Institute is equipped with state of the art Endostroboscope facility to assess vocal cord vibration patterns, mucosal pliability, study the underlying layered structure of the vocal folds, etc. This accurate diagnostics help the patient to get the most appropriate treatment.

Speech Therapy Services Dr. S.R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing deals with a number of investigatory and treatment protocols related to speech disabilities.

With eminent practitioners, it offers treatment and rehabilitative services to many disorders associated with speech.

Misarticulation - a speech defect in which an individual substitutes, omits, adds or distorts the speech sounds which results in the speech being unintelligible.

Stuttering - is a speech disorder in which sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or prolonged, disrupting the normal flow of speech, sometimes accompanied by struggling behaviors.

Cleft lip and Palate - refers to a physical condition wherein a child is born with a split or torn lip(s) with a hole in the roof of the mouth leading to speech disorders.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) - reflects a non progressive group of disorders affecting body movement and muscle coordinations due to anomaly of the developing brain.

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Autism - a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior which manifests within the very first two years of life.

Aphasia - the impairment of language function which results from strokes and other injuries to the language areas of the brain.

Dysarthria - an acquired speech problem caused by paralysis, weakness, or inability to coordinate the muscles of the mouth.

Learning Disability - a neurological condition that prevents a person from learning or severely impairs the learning process in one or more academic areas, despite being intelligent.

Dysphagia - is a condition that causes difficulties in swallowing.

Laryngectomy - is a procedure that involves removing part or all of the voice box usually as a result of a cancerous tumour in the larynx resulting in loss of voice and requiring to learn new methods of speaking.

Psychology Unit The Institute has eminent expertise to conduct developmental assessments on children to identify developmental delays (DQ/SQ).

IQ Assessment: Intelligent quotient (IQ) or IQ tests are conducted to measure aptitude and intellectual capacities and provide an estimate of an individual’s mental abilities.

Intelligence Tests: Studies the general intellectual abilities of an individual to measure not only a single trait but also a range of abilities including memory, verbal ability, reasoning skills and numerical ability.

Personality test: Aims to describe aspects of a person’s character that remain stable throughout that person’s lifetime, the individual’s character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

Behavior modification: Is a treatment approach, based on the principles of operant conditioning, that replaces undesirable behaviors with more desirable ones through positive or negative reinforcement.

Psycho-educational Assessment or Learning Disibility Assessment: Evaluates an individuals psychological and academic issues and spells out the needs for special education placement and services required for effective remediation of the child.

School for children with Autism and Learning Disability, slow learners.

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The Bachelor & Master Courses are Affiliated to Bangalore University & Recognised by Rehabilitation Council of India. Separate Hostel accommodation is available for Boys & Girls.

Opt for Rewarding, Job Guaranteed and Career Oriented Professional Courses :

B.Ed. Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

BSLPA - Bachelor in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology

MASLP - Master in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

M.Sc. (Audiology) Master in Audiology

M.Sc. (SLP)

Master in Speech - Language Pathology

Ph.D. in Speech & Hearing D.Ed.Spl.Ed.(HI) - Diploma in Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

On successful completion of the professional courses, students will be placed in: • Hospitals • Special Schools • Industries • Speech & Hearing Institutes / Colleges • Hearing Aid Manufacturing Industry • NGOs working with the Rehabilitation Centres • Independent Practice 70 +% of our Students, after PG Course, take up jobs abroad within one year of completion of course

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