Govt. Rehabiliation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities, Chandigarh in association with NGO Parivartan, Chandigarh (A Mental Health Support Group) conducted a programme on 24th March 2022 at GRIID Chandigarh.
The life of parent of a special need’s child is full of challenges and the parents themselves know it. Going through lot of emotions and stress, parents have to ensure that not only the child’s but their own life is meaningful too. The...
Financial Planning for a special needs child family means planning for two generations. The crux of the planning is providing financially for the child for the time when you are not there. But even within your life time, meeting the child’s needs is...
A Trustee is trusted for holding a fiduciary responsibility in managing the affairs of the trust. So appointing trustees become a critical role in the formation of a trust. Parents who wish to create a trust for special needs child care generally look...
The year 2019 has just passed by and it’s the time when we review what we achieved and what we will achieve now. The past year has ended on high note for Plan Special Needs. When we entered in 2019 there was a...
This year, in October 2019, I had an opportunity to attend the 3rd International Down Syndrome Conference 2019 at The Lalit, Chandigarh. This conference is organized by Down Syndrome Federation of India. The conference covered a wide range of topics from Therapies, Medical,...
A good annuity product can be a boon for families with special needs children to care. A product like this can generate a fixed income for the lifetime of the child which is the major concern for any parent. However, annuities from life...
Today, i.e. 3rd December 2019, the world is celebrating World Disability Day. This event was started by United Nations in 1992 to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. Every year UN announces...
World Health Organization conducted a study in 2015 on Mental Illness in India. The statistics revealed that one in five Indians suffer from depression. But only 10-12% of these seek help. A further survey done by the National Health Programme of the Ministry...
One of the challenge special need child-parent faces is not knowing what and how to plan for the future. Being unaware of what financial and legal issues may arise many aspects remain unplanned in their life. But this has long-lasting implications especially related...