Minutes of the Meeting of the Technical Committee - Scheme on Research on Disability related...

F.No. 16-1/2015-DD-IIIGovernment of India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (5th Floor, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi) Dated: 9th May, 2015 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Central Sector Scheme 'Research on disability related technology, products and issues.' The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the minutes of the meeting of Technical Committee held on 29th April, 2015 at 3.00 PM under the chairmanship of Shri D.R.Sarin, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Artificial Limb for Manufacturing Corporation of India to recommend the research products and the subjects/topics for surveys, studies etc. to be undertaking under the Scheme, for information and follow up action. Encl as above. (K.V.S.Rao) Director Tele 2436 9054 1. Dr. Gopikrishna K, Scientist - DJ, Science For Equity Empowerment and Development Division, Hall 1, Room No. 4, Technology Bhawan, Department of Science and Technology, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi. ( [email protected]. 2. Shri Chancier Mohan, Scientist - 'D' Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, ( [email protected]) 3. Dr. D.K.Shukla, ICMR, New Delhi ([email protected]) 4. Dr. Ravinder , Singh, Division of NCD, ICMR, New Delhi ( [email protected]) 5. Shri P.V.M.Rao, Professor, IIT, Delhi ( [email protected]) 6. Dr. R.N. Mohanty, Director, NIRTAR, Cuttack ( [email protected]) 7. Dr. Dharmendra Kumar, Director. PDDUIPH, New Delhi. ( [email protected]) 8. Ms. Anuradha Dalmia, Director, NIVH, New Delhi. ( [email protected]) 9. Dr. A.K. Sinha, Director, All Yavar Jung National Institute of Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai. ( [email protected]) 10. Dr. A. Biswas, Director, NIOH, Kolkata ( [email protected] 11. Shri Vishal Gagan, Director, NIMH, Secundrabad 12. Ms. Neeradha Chandramohan, Director, NIEPMD, Chennai ( [email protected] [email protected]) 13. PS to Chairman, ALIMCO, Kanpur ( [email protected]) /Shri R,K.Mathur, Sr. Manager, ALIMCO 14. PREM Division, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, West Block VIII, 2nd Floor, 2nd Wing, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 15. PPS to JS (DD), DEPwD, Minutes of the meeting of the Technical Committee under the Scheme on “Research on Disability related Technology” held on 29.04.2015 at 03:00 5th Floor in the Conference Room, 5th Floor,Paryavaran Bhawan, New DelhiList of participants is at Annexure.2. CMD ALIMCO, Chairman of the Committee Welcomed the members of the Committee participating in the meeting and requested the members to indicate the scope and terms of references of variousresearch/study areas as decided by the Committee in its meeting held on 15.04.2015. 3. The members stated that they would send their inputs on the scope and terms of reference later on. 4. It was decided by the Committee to broadly classify the areas of research/survey/study as decided in its meeting held on 15.04.2015 into 4 broad categories in the order of priority as under2~ (i) Rehabilitation (ii) Education [iii} Prevention and Early Intervention (iv) Miscellaneous5. 16 areas of research/survey/ study identified by the Committee are classified into the above 4 categories as under : Category 1 : Rehabilitation AREA OF RESEARCH SURVEY/ STUDY : 1. New Aids and Assistive devices 2. Psycho-Social Rehabilitation / Socio-economic Studies 3. Impact Assessment Studies inDisability Sector 4. Therapeutic techniques 5. Medical / Surgical Rehabilitation procedure 6. Rehabilitation model /case studies CATEGORY 2 : EDUCATION AREA OF RESEARCH SURVEY/ STUDY : 1. Education and Training modules for empowerment of persons with disabilities 2. Home based education for PwD 3. Education methodology/ e-literacy. CATEGORY 3 : PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION AREA OF R