Established in 1994, We work towards the welfare and development of people with disabilities

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About Us

Shri B D Tatti(A)Memorial Charitable Trust Laxmeshwar

We work for the upliftment & development of the needy and underprivileged disabilities in various Districts of Karnataka.

Shri B D Tatti (Annavaru) Memorial Charitable Trust established in 1994, works for the welfare and development of persons with disabilities in Karnataka. Over the years, the Trust rapidly expanded its work and has reached persons with disabilities, including children, youth and adults in 11 Districts of Karnataka till date. KEY PROGRAMS: • Sushravya Pre-Primary School for Oral Deaf Education • Shri B D Tatti Residential School for the hearing impaired • Early Intervention and Early Education • Livelihood • Aadhar Outreach

Our focus areas

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An integrated approach to build a equitable and empowered society

EDUCATION

HEALTH

LIVELIHOOD

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Our Programs

Sushravya Pre-primary School for Oral Deaf Education (Hearing Impaired)

It is a residential school like no other. For those who study and stay here are not just children with speech and hearing impairment but also their mothers. Yes, each day brings with it a new reason for the mother and child to cheer about, as they learn the oral deaf education and speech therapy. A mother says,” Now, I understand when a son is able to tell me if he is having stomach pain”. They stay till the child is ready to mainstream in regular primary school.

Residential School for Children with Hearing Impairment

The B D Tatti Residential School for Children with Hearing Impairment, the first Programme of Shri. B D Tatti (A) Memorial Charitable Trust began in a rented space with just ten children. Now about 200 children across North Karnataka are studying from 1st Standard to the 10th Standard in a spacious and well-designed school.

Vocational Training for Youths with Disability Opportunities for Continued Education and Vocational Training for Hearing Impaired and other Disabilities

Shri. B D Tatti (A) Memorial Charitable Trust is motivating persons, in particular the youth, to be self-reliant. It is providing educational opportunities wherever relevant, facilitates linkages with vocational training Programme. Many youth have benefitted from courses such as computer operations, spoken English and technical courses. The youth and adults also get the much needed career guidance, counselling support and referrals for placement. As their own exposure and networking is very limited, these disabilities spread across 24 Gram Panchayats in Shirahatti Taluka have benefitted. The organization has been successful in going beyond institution based services, and initiating an integrated framework by engaging stakeholders and care givers. It has organized training programmes for Village Resource Workers and Panchayat staff members.

Community Based Rehabilitation Programme

In order to reach out to a larger segment of people with disabilities, Shri. B D Tatti (A) Memorial Charitable Trust initiated community based services. It worked with different stakeholders to identify children, youth and adult with different disabilities, assess their need and then facilitate various opportunities to meet their requirements. During this process, it built the capacities of stakeholders, especially the Anganwadi workers and school teachers, to identify children with disabilities. Thus, early identification and interventions have helped many children with disabilities to lead an improved quality of life. The education Programme of CBR focuses on ensuring primary and secondary education for all children in its working areas through community programmes.

Adult Deaf Education

This is bridge course for hearing impaired students who pass/fail in SSLC results. They are trained for about one year in basic Kannada, English grammar, sign language, mathematics, and craft skills, the hearing impaired adults. Subsequently, an assessment camp is conducted for those attended for the bridge course and guided to join a suitable technical course.

Members

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Board Members

Shri Somanath Mahajanashettar

Hon'Secretary

Dr. Siddalingeshwar Jayabasappa Tatti

Chairman

Mr Andaneppa Dandappa Manvi

Trustee

Shri Prabhushekhar Channabasappa Ajjampur

Trustee

Mr Anand Somashekharappa Tatti

Trustee

This program is the dream program of our Chairman and Hon. Secretary of the organization. It was begins with 10 students only during the time of establishment. Presently we have 192 students with HI are studying happily. Here, in this program we have sufficient infrastructure to all respective classes and using total communication for the benefit of deaf students to get clarify from the teaching of various concepts. 

Resources object (1034) KEY PROGRAMS

Sushravya Pre-primary School for Oral Deaf Education (Mother Care Centre).

It is Specialised School in North Karnataka. It is only one centre to provide and implemented oral deaf education to the deaf child at early age in the North Karnataka. We reached 40 parents and their children have finished this education and studying in the Normal schools. <o:p></o:p>