Therap Visits The Ceylon Association for the Mentally Retarded (CAMR)
Andalib and Faisal with Mr. Nihal Nanayakkara, President, CAMR, and Mrs. Nandhini Wijayaratnam, Vice President, CAMR, Immediate Past President of AFID The Ceylon Association for the Mentally Retarded (CAMR), is a pioneer and national organization in the field of Intellectual Disabilities in Sri Lanka. They currently have 60 affiliate members in Sri Lanka. They have recently hosted The 22nd Conference on Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. We visited a day care center which is being run by CAMR in Colombo, Sri Lanka. There we had a meeting with the executive committee of CAMR. A demonstration of Threap was provided to the executive committee of CAMR and the benefits were highlighted. The executive committee of CAMR also communicated challenges which are faced by them, in [...]
Closing Ceremony of 22nd AFID Conference
22nd AFID General Assembly being held The closing ceremony of The 22nd Conference on Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities was being held on 7 October, 2015. The ceremony started with live performances by persons with Intellectual Disabilities. There were also presentations done by self advocates of different member countries. They shared their life stories, and how they are coping up with the society. This was followed by the general assembly of The 22nd Conference on Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. There was an open forum, where the review of the conference was done. Delegates and members got an opportunity to express their opinion about the conference. The board meeting followed which elected the next board committee members. With [...]
Delegates from Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), Singapore with Therap, at 22nd AFID
With Tahmina Huq, Special Education Teacher for Ministry of Education, Singapore Andalib and Faisal with delegates from APSN, Singapore. Delegates from Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), were present at The 22nd Conference on Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. The delegation was led by Dr. Francis C. Chen, who is an honorary member of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities (AFID). We had exchange of ideas with the delegates. The idea of use of ICT in the Intellectual Disabilities field was well received by the delegates.
Therap Visits Child Guidance Center in Colombo
Child Guidance Center, No. 11, Wela Road, Pathiragoda, Maharagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka Andalib and Faisal with delegates of 22nd AFID at Child Guidance Center at Colombo, Sri Lanka We along with a group of delegates visited Child Guidance Center, at Maharagama, Colombo, as part of the 22nd AFID. The Child Guidance Center is run by the Department of Social Services under Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare, Sri Lanka. Mrs. G. L. Leela Gunasinghe, Superintendent of the center guided the delegates of the 22nd AFID. There were delegates of Singapore, Japan, Bangladesh and Korea. This center primarily works with early intervention of persons with Intellectual Disabilities. These services develop skills of persons with Intellectual Disabilities so that they [...]
AFID Board Members with Therap at 22nd AFID
Andalib and Faisal with AFID board members (From L-R) Prof. Takeshi Kaneko from Japan, Dr. Francis C. Chen, from Singapore and Mr. Sachida Nand Shrivastava, from Nepal
Presentation by Therap at the 22nd AFID Conference
Faisal Iqbal Presents at The 22nd AFID Conference Therap at The 22nd AFID Conference Faisal Iqbal, Asst. Dir. of Training and Implementation at Therap, presented at a plenary session of the 22nd Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities (AFID) Conference. The paper titled “Leveraging Software to Improve Quality of Care in the Intellectual Disability Community” was presented by Faisal. The paper elaborates on how the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can benefit the Intellectual Disabilities field in Asia. The paper was well accepted by the delegates of the conference, which was followed through with a question answer session and subsequent one-to-one discussions at the Therap booth.
Caroline Essame stops by the booth of Therap Services at The 22nd AFID Conference
Andalib, Faisal and Caroline at the booth of Therap Caroline Essame, who is the Managing Director of CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY AND TRAINING Pte Ltd., came by the booth of Therap Services at The 22nd Conference of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. She is a Consultant Art Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and an Educator based in Singapore. She was very much interested about how Therap works and how it can impact the Intellectual Disabilities field in Asia.
Department of Education officials of Sri Lanka visit the booth of Therap at The 22nd Conference of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities
Officials from Department of Education, Western Province, Sri Lanka, visit the booth of Therap
Opening Ceremony of The 22nd Conference of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities
Inauguration of The 22nd AFID Conference with the lighting of the lamps
Therap Services booth visited by Mrs. Pramila Balasundaram
Faisal Iqbal and Pramila Balasundaram at Therap Booth Faisal, Pramila and Andalib at the conference The booth of Therap Services was set up in the The 22nd Conference of Asian Federation on Intellectual Disabilities. The booth of Therap Servicse was visited by Mrs. Pramila Balasundaram from India. Mrs. Pramila is the founder and director of Samadhan, a non-profit organization operating in India. She is one of the leading advocates for the Intellectual Disabilities field in India. She visited the booth to know about Therap, and the prospect of Therap in the Intellectual Disabilities field in Asia. She is very hopeful about the technology, and hopes this technology will help the schools and services providers in Asia.
