Tamana Special School
| Founded | 1984 |
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| Type | Special School |
| Focus |
Disability Special Education Research |
| Location | |
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Area served
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India |
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Key people
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Shayama Chona Tamana Chona |
| Website | tamana.org |
Tamana is a non-profit voluntary organization registered in March 1984 in India, created solely with the purpose of helping the cause of the cognitively impaired, the intellectually challenged, and the autistic. Tamana is recognized by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India, Department of Social Welfare; Govt. of NCT Delhi, Rehabilitation Council of India and is registered with the National Trust.
Recognized nationwide for its contribution in the field of disability and for providing rehabilitative services, its involvement was accredited and granted Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2005.
Founder and president Dr. Shayama Chona was awarded the Padmashree, a Padmabhushan and two national awards for her commendable contribution in the field of disabilities in India.
Tamana offers an individual educational program for every student, aimed at social and economic independence, which incorporates special education, a regular academic program through the NIOS, therapeutic interventions and vocational training. Each Centre of Tamana offers speech, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, life skills training, computer education, music and dance, weight management and physical fitness, sports and extracurricular activities, counseling, behaviour modification, diagnostics and assessment facilities, and family counseling.
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