aamal presentation

New Day … New Hope

10% of the world’s population have a disability There are 400 million disabled people in developing

countries 20% of population are effected when families are

taken into account Only 1-2% of persons with disabilities in developing

countries receive an education Only 1-2% of people with a disability in low income

communities receive the rehabilitative services they need

What causes disability?

• Malnutrition• Poor maternal health• Child birth• Intermarriages• Vehicular crashes• Work injuries• Conflict• Illness – e.g., TB, polio, measles, HIV/AIDS,

diabetes, etc.

MEDICAL MODEL

Charity

Nothing about Us without Us

SOCIAL MODEL

Community Based Rehab

Establishment

AAMAL is a non-profit organisation established in 2002 to provide

services and rehabilitation to the disabled individuals and their

families

Our Vision

By spreading knowledge & awareness, securing treatment & rehabilitation,

and advocating for inclusion

To empower Individuals with

disabilities toward living

life in full

Our Mission

By acting as a catalyst for change, pursuing an integrated approach and

networking with others to achieve the broadest impact

We strive to make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities

1- Academic and Training Program2- Rehabilitation Program3- Deaf Support Program4- Social Awareness & Knowledge5- Governmental Advocacy

AAMAL’s Programs

5784 trainees from 235 institutions

Target Groups:

AAMAL staff

Master students

Specialists in government NGOs

Rehab centres

Families

1- Academic and Training Program

1- Speech & Language Pathology Centre (SLP):Rehabilitation services for a wide variety of communication

disorders. 8000 cases were treated

Stuttering

Voice & swallowing disorders

Speech and language disorders

Aphasia

2- Rehabilitation Program

2-Audiology Centre:850 cases are served on annual bases Hearing screening Identify type, location and

degree of hearing loss

Audiology evaluation

Assess candidacy and calibration

for cochlear implant

2- Rehabilitation Program (cont.)

3- Autism Centre:752 cases have been screened

546 cases have been diagnosed

72 children are in Autism center

Diagnosis services

Teach daily skills through

behavioral modification

Train parents on modification techniques

2- Rehabilitation Program (cont.)

4- The Educational Centre for the Hearing Impaired (ECHI)

28 children in the center

30 children have been included

Into mainstream schools

Develop Social and

interactional communication

Develop academic skills

Establish an individual educational plan for every child

2- Rehabilitation Program (cont.)

5- The Educational Centre for the Visually Impaired (ECVI)

One on One treatment

Teach people with visual

impairment daily living skills

Train people with visual

impairment on utilizing “Braille”

Train people with visual impairment on visual interaction

2- Rehabilitation Program (cont.)

The Deaf Support Programme is the newly established

program in AAMAL that focuses on research on deaf culture

provisions and bilingual learning of deaf children.

It pledges to uphold the right of the deaf people everywhere

to have equal access to information and knowledge.

3- Deaf Support Program

AAMAL’s various programs and activities aim to promote social inclusion of people with disabilities into communities. This is an on going process, which includes:

Organizing awareness campaigns

Celebrating special events related to disability

Establishing family forum

Bridging people, organizations, countries with the same experience to mutually teach and learn

4- Social Awareness & KnowledgeCrosscutting activities

AAMAL has contributed in governmental advocacy through:

• The promulgation of laws (34) and (36) in 2004. which are the first laws in Syria dedicated to disability

• The development of internal procedures for social day care centers

• Presenting the National Plan for the Rehabilitation of Disabled People which was endorsed in Syria by 2008

5- Governmental Advocacy

The National Plan for Rehabilitation People with Disability

Main Activities:1- Developing legislations and issuing a report on the state of

disability.2- Studying the current state of disability and creating the national

disability registrar.3- Building capacities in disability media, early intervention,

treatment, rehabilitation.4- Prevention and early detection.5- Community accessibility and Inclusion in society.6- Social awareness campaigns.7- Establishing and operating rehabilitation and vocational training

institutions for disability and prostheses production centres.

1- Establishing NGO forum for disability 2- Initiating Disability Trust Fund3- Starting new academic programs4- Starting new services (i.e. Occupational Therapy, IQ tests, Learning Disorder).

AAMAL’s Expanding Activities

Rehabilitation International International Federation for Rehabilitation Arabic Network for Autism Partnership with various International

Universities and NGO’s

AAMAL in International Structures

धन्यवा�दPrepared and presented byDr. Rami Y. Khalil

Executive Director of AAMALrami.khalil@aamalsyria.orgwww. aamalsyria.org

New Day … New Hope 2010