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Aarti Nair

Aarti Nair

Director of Services at Latika

Aarti Nair is an individual of proven extraordinary ability. She is an internationally renowned Rehabilitation Specialist, acclaimed and respected in the South Asian subcontinent, North America, and the international community of researchers, clinicians and other communities engaged with differently-abled individuals. Ms. Nair is one of a small percentage of people who have risen to the very top of her field and whom we believe is an individual of extraordinary ability in the rehabilitation and vocational intervention of individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities. Due to her extraordinary ability and knowledge, Ms. Nair is regularly asked to present her work, train experts, and provide industry mentorship. Her articles are published in respectable industry journals, such as (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal PTOJ_13079_2021) Due to her proven skills, contributions, and active participation to further develop and research in this growing field, Ms. Nair is considered one of the leading experts in the field and is a critical member of her current employer, the Latika Roy Foundation (â€œLRFâ€) member. Ms. Nair has played a critical role at the LRF (www.latikaroy.org ), an organization providing special education and rehabilitation services to children with special needs since 1994. Recently the Latika Roy Foundation was named in a Bank of America study as one of Indiaâ€™s ten best organizations in the field of disability and profiled by UNESCO (Report of 2019) as one of the best organizations working in inclusive education. LRF is recognized as a disability leader in India. Ms. Nair and her teamâ€™s work has earned LRF the best NGO award by the National Trust in 2012 and the prestigious CNN Real Hero Award in 2015. These awards are partially attributed to Ms. Nairâ€™s work.

India

Abstracts

2024

Everybody is important and has a part to play and we focus on the core

Introduction
In India mothers lack facilities of giving birth safely, treatment for sickness is not easily accessible and challenges for healthy babies are manifold. Child with disability would entail huge financial drain. Parent empowerment is requisite.
Background
“Don’t mop the floor, when the building is on fire”. Many people focus on the small stuff while they should be working on major issues.
The mission of Latika Roy Foundation, “Plan for the most vulnerable, make the world better for everyone” translates to the developing a strong core for most vulnerable children by developing the mother. The Early Intervention Centre of Latika Roy Foundation focuses on parent empowerment in many different ways like believing in the mother being the expert and supporting and developing her skills to help the baby.
Design
The daily routine at the Early Intervention Centre is designed in a manner that children achieve the developmental milestones by attending sessions. It follows a family based approach where all programs are activity based and result oriented. The focus is on the core issues and everything else follows.
Results
Kids with disabilities and mothers get the first taste of socialising, playing and learning therapy through activities. Parents learn to look beyond the problems of their babies and appreciate the positives and differences.
Conclusion
This paper describes how less can be more. The process of training the mother through activities, play and social skills can be developed for development of the child.