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The
association offer many services to children with special needs in order
to achieve its message and reach its aims and goals.
The
services offered by the association are:
1)
A rehabilitation house:
there is a rehabilitation house for the children with
special needs. This house submits to the association . it starts work at
7:30 am till 2:00 pm. The house of rehabilitation offers through care
and education through specialists in educating and rehabilitating the
disabled. The house consists of classes and each class contains a number
of children classified according to the degree of their disability
whether physical or mental.
2)
Physiotherapy:
association offers treatment sessions for the physically handicapped
children three times weekly. This is concerning the external cases. The
sessions are held daily for the registered cases. Physiotherapists offer
the sessions. Every session contains treatment exercises and treatment
by electrical equipments for every child.
3)
The medical committee:
the association offers the services of periodical medical examinations
for the children. It also offers the needed medication for free. This
services offered by specialized physicians each in his field. The
association also arranges the admition of children to some public and
upper class hospitals on its own expense.
4)
Communication and
treating speech disorders:
this service was available in the past through hiring a communication
specialist. Because of the high cost, the association recruited one of
the assistants to receive courses in communication. She has already
become a communication specialist who offers her services to anyone who
needs it whether a child listed in the association or an outpatient.
5)
The pharmacy:
the pharmacy of the association contains a large quantity of medicines.
It provides all the needs of children concerning medication. This
service is gratuitous for the children of the kindergarten and sold at a
very low price to the outpatients.
6)
Splints:
the association makes splints and simple substituting equipment for
children at a low price. These equipments are allowed to be taken out by
the children at home. They are also used during the physiotherapy
sessions.
7)
The
workshop:
the association makes presents and frames as a source of income to
provide the material needs of the association. In addition, through the
workshop, we provide an element of occupational rehabilitation for the
handicapped children. The workshop also provide an opportunity to teach
them some simple professions which allow them to go side by side with
their mates in society and achieve a way of getting income in the
future.
8)
The workhouse:
there is a workhouse to teach girls knitting and some handwork to
complete the service of occupational rehabilitation for males and
females.
9)
The committee of public
relations:
this committee organizes the celebrations of different religious,
national and official occasions as well as birthdays. It is also
responsible for external and international calls.
10)
The committee of
nutrition:
which has complete supervision over general cleaning, nutrition, serving
meals containing all alimental elements, taking care of children
suffering from difficulty of swallowing, preparing lists of the
fundamental alimental factors and distributing them to the parents in a
way that suits every child individually.
11)
The committee of family
guidance:
which has supervision over periodical meeting to enhance the parents'
awareness of the manner of dealing with their handicapped children, the
ways of protection from having a handicapped child , the sanitary
protection of the mother before, during and after pregnancy, the
committee also works on supporting the social interaction of the
handicapped child in the family and community.
12)
The committee of trips
and journeys:
which supervises the committee of internal trips it is also responsible
for the programmes of summer resorts for the children of the association
and the families. This provides the entertaining side for these children
just like normal children. The committee also endeavors to provide this
service with a proper traveling level.
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