OUR STORY
Our organization began its operations in 1984 and now has over one lakh and fifty thousand members, including people with various disabilities.
We have been able to make the lives of disabled people a little easier thanks to our relentless workers and stakeholders. They made it possible to arrange and implement the long and persistent process of mass deputation….
THE INCLUSIVE PRPS MODEL
- 1Enable access to all mainstream systems and services.
- 2Invest in programmes and services for people with disabilities.
- 3Adopt a national disability strategy and a plan of action.
- 4Involve people with disabilities.
- 5Improve human resource capacity.
- 6Provide adequate funding and improve affordability.
- 7Increase public awareness and understanding about disability.
- 8Improve the availability and quality of data on disability.
- 9Strengthen and support research on disability.
EARLY DETECTION
of disability as a precursor to early intervention therefore minimising scale of impact.
IDENTIFICATION
of persons with disability enabling inclusion and assisting them to avail benefits due to them.
ADVOCACY
for disability inclusive policies.
EMPOWERMENT
of the disabled through inclusion, education and economic independence.
ADVOCACY
for disability inclusive policies
EMPOWERMENT
of the disabled through inclusion, education and economic independence
REHABILITATION
of the disabled by providing them with necessary accommodation, aids and appliances.
FINANCE
for the above and for creating necessary infrastructure to improve access to disabled persons.
OUR GENESIS
PRPS is the brain child of Shri (Late) Somnath Chatterjee (Ex Member of Parliament and Speaker of the Lok Sabha) and the organization’s current General Secretary, Mr Kanti Ganguly.
Before PRPS, Dakshin Sahartali Pratibandhi Sammilani (DSPS) an organization for the disabled was formed. However, when the need for a larger forum to represent the entire disabled community in the State arose, PRPS was established in a Convention on Rights for Disabled in Kolkata in 1986.
It was decided that PRPS would collaborate with various stakeholders, particularly the government, to build an inclusive society by protecting the rights of disabled people.
PRPS’s primary mandate at the time was social recognition and economic rehabilitation. However, as new ideas emerged, PRPS evolved as well. PRPS is now one of the few large autonomous organizations that address all types of problems faced by disabled individuals.
OBJECTIVES
Advocate for equal opportunities
and protection of rights of the
disabled to promote an inclusive
and barrier free society.
Disseminate knowledge and
awareness and sensitize the
community at large to provide
equal rights and opportunities to
persons with disability
Promote prevention, identification and early intervention of disabilities and provide education, therapeutic
intervention and vocational
training for rehabilitation of
persons with disability
Organize training for teachers,
therapists, parents and
community workers to develop
skilled human resources
Conduct research for better
advocacy
To emerge as the nodal agency to assist, advocate, rehabilitate, empower and finance in order to develop to the fullest, the potential that lies in each individual with disability and to bring them to the mainstream of the society.
Empowerment
Empowering
By Education
Empowering
by Nurturing Talents
Empowering by Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Empowering
by Employment
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation by Aids and Appliances
Rehabilitation
by Accommodation
Rehabilitation
by Healthcare Support
Financing
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