SYNOPSIS Specialization in all round development of Born Deaf Children of Age 0 to 6 years and integration of the children to normal school after gaining good Speech o Trustee of an NGO and Trustee of Medical Institution Moraya Hospital Chinchwad (From last 18 Years) o Director Education of an NGO in Pune- Cochlea Pune for Hearing and Speech (From last 18 years) o Secretary of N C E D (The National Convention of Educators of the Deaf) for West Region (From last 3 years) o Zonal Coordinator for West Zone by Rehabilitation Council of India EXPERIENCE SUMMARY o Specialization Early Detection & Intervention of Deaf Children o Counseling of Parents o Impart Speech training on one to one basis initially to every new child entering the organization o Preschool management & introduce new methods of teaching the children o Develop & implement new curriculum for the teachers in the organization to upgrade their knowledge & skill o Managing the day to day affairs of the Preschool including safe travel of the children from home to school & back o Organizing and conducting various activities for the benefit of the children o Planning & Coordinating with external agencies for smooth conduct of the programme o Interaction with support agencies under CSR for funding & implementation of the programmes o Organize & conduct Diploma Education programmes & Parent Training programme and close Liaoning with concerned Govt agencies for smooth conduct of examinations o As Director & Trustee of the organization attend various meetings & conferences EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS o Diploma in Deaf Education (Hearing Impaired) from VR Ruia College Pune o Sangeet Visharad in Music from Gandharv Vidyalaya Miraj o BA- Arts from Yashwantrao Chavan Open University Nasik o MA-Psychology Yashwantrao Chavan Open University Nasik 2 o PIP (Parent’s Infant Program) Course of one month at Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) K.C. Marg, Bandra (W) Reclamation Mumbai o AVT (Audio Verbal Therapy) Training Course done. AREA OF EXPOSURE o Started with One Speech Therapy Center in Chinchwadgaon with 1 child One Teacher Concept – September 1998 o Then It got expanded with 4 Children and One Teacher – Year 1999 o To bring awareness amongst parents about deaf children, organized various camps and conducted survey at Baramati, Daopli, Chinchwad, Shivaji Nagar, Ichalkaranji between year 1999 to year 2002 o New Speech Therapy center started at Hinjewadi from Year 2002 to 2006 o Attended One Month Special Training Course for Speech Therapy Parent Children Education at Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) K.C. Marg, Bandra (W) Reclamation Mumbai o Further Expansion of Speech Therapy Center at Chinchwadgaon with 8 Children– Year 2004 o Initiated New Innovative Project of Home to Home Training to make awareness amongst worker class at Hinjewadi every Wednesday and Thursday -Year 2003 to Year 2005 o New Speech Therapy Center started at Ahmednagar every Tuesday and Saturday – Year 2005~2006 o New Speech Therapy Center started at Pawarwasti, Chinchwad – Year 2006 o Presented Research Paper at Chennai during NECD’s Annual Conference – Year 2006 o Conducted 3 days’ workshop at Mumbai on Audio Visual Therapy at Mumbai – Year 2007 o Started Teacher’s training program to create Qualified Teachers for Speech Therapy – year 2008 o Started Conducting lectures of Psychology for DTY and DHLS Courses run by Cochlea Pune - Year 2008 o With Increasing in Demand for Speech Therapy, started Pre-School for the age group of 0- 6 years called Swaranad as an Education Director – Year 2009 o Presented Paper on Deaf Children- Early Intervention at NCED’s Annual Conference at Meghalaya – Year 2007 o Presented Paper on Parent’s Training on Early Intervention of Deaf Children at NCED’s Annual Conference at Nagpur – Year 2008 o 1 st achievement from Chinchwad’s Speech Therapy center by integrating 21 children to Normal School at 1st standard – Year 2009 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Khed- Rajgurunagar – Year 2011 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at YCM-Pimpri Pune – Year 2012 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Manchar – Year 2014 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Goa (Parvari and Fonda) – Year 2014 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Velha – Year 2016 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Dapoli– Year 2017 o Started new Speech Therapy Center at Bhor and Naryangaon – Year 2018 o Taken additional responsibility of managing all 11 Speech Therapy centers right from 1st one started at 1998. o Doing multitasking roles by applying all Management Skills to take care of 100 to 110 Children at Center and 225 Children from Swaranad School including 37 teachers. o Very much actively involved in managing DTY and DHLS courses run by Cochlea Pune for Hearing and Speech o Additional task which are being taken care are Managing CSR Activities, Support in Fund Raising, Yearly/Quarterly Reports about CSR Fund and Finance Management, Visiting Different Companies for raising fund to run NGO Etc. o To keep all Teacher’s Knowledge updated, conducting test on quarterly basis on Phycology o Monthly Meeting with Parents to impart knowledge n Early Intervention of Deaf Children and giving them confidence with proven examples 3 o Management of Swaranad School by performing tasks like resolving administration issues, Maintaining School buses, Resolving Bus Driver’s issues, Regular Teacher’s meeting o Counseling of Children graduated from Swaranad Pre-School and getting integrated into main School o Managing different Academic and Cultural Programs through out the year at Swarand PreSchool and at All 11 Speech Therapy Centers. o Being continuously invited by various Institutes for Lectures on Development of Language and Speech o PIP Programme curriculum designed and provided for Kolhapur and Aurangabad Training Institutes CAREER HIGHLIGHTS o 1st Woman trustee of Ashwin Medical Foundation, Moraya Hospital, Chinchwadgaon, Pune. o Selected as Zonal Coordinator for West Zone by Rehabilitation Counsel of India o Got an opportunity to Present Paper on “Multi-Disciplinary Approach for Deaf Child in Rural Area “at World Disability Rehabilitation Conference (International Level) o at Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) K.C. Marg, Bandra (W) Reclamation Mumbai appointed myself as the Inspection Officer for Deaf Schools located within Maharashtra o Received following awards 2006 -Best Paper and Best Innovative paper award at National Conference for teachers of the deaf. 2006 -Yuva Garav Puraskar from Chinchwad Municipal Corporation 2007 - Best teacher award- Rotary Club of Pune, Shivaji Nagar Branch 2013 -Lokmat Sakhi Sanmaan Puraskar by Lokamat 2015- Ranwara Puraskar in the year 2016-Chentana Puraskar for Publication of Book “Yes Every Deaf Child Will Speak