EKAINCLUSION - Key Persons
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- Co - Founder at Adoption Research Centre
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- Founder and President at Global AID
Founder and President at Global AID: Lawyer, Activist,Writer, Singer, Reader, Traveler on Wheels, Para-Air Rifle Shooter, Polio Crusader!
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- Co - Founder, Special Educator
- Founding Trustee, Special Educator
Santhi holds a Master's degree in Human Genetics and a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education. She worked with various International schools in the beginning of her career and later started a special school, EDventure Academy ( www.edventureacademy.com ). She volunteers in a few organisations and is also serving as President of S.E.R.P.A. She is also a Varkey Teacher Ambassador. Her working strategies have been mentioned in one of the bestsellers, a teacher's handbook-"Teaching in the 4th Industrial Revolution ''-1st Edition by 6 internationally reputed authors. Her experience provided her opportunity to work across the disabilities and age groups between 2.5years to 33 years. Her work mainly comprises increasing children's capacities in essential areas like personality development, socio-communication skills, self-belief, academics, vocational and Pre-Vocational skills. Mainstreaming children and young adults into schools and employment are her mission in life and she intends to further her aim by making inclusion a norm. She believes in equality and practices it. She has conducted innumerable workshops and training for teachers, corporates, parents, educators, therapists, etc on various concepts related to special needs, especially on showing inclusion as an attainable concept.
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- Co - Founder, Special Educator
With the Master's Degree from Bangalore University (Child Guidance) and University of Northampton (Inclusive Education) and Diploma from KPAMRC (Learning disability), Sharmila has experience of working in both Inclusive and Exclusive institutes for over 14 years now. She was also co-founder of another organisation. She is also serving as a board member of SERPA. This has broadened her understanding of varied perspectives when it comes to working with children with various disabilities across the age- groups. She firmly believes that for inclusion to become a reality in educational institutes, organisations as well as in society; parents & family members, mainstream educators, Special educators, therapists, friends and the child with disabilities need to work in collaboration with each other, this means taking realistic measures that are attainable, affordable and accessible. She thoroughly believes in teamwork and follows the multiple-intelligence theory in her working methodology. Her experience of using hands-on working models with students has been a key-factor behind her success stories. She is an avid reader and keeps herself up-to-date by reading a lot of research papers & journals online.
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- Lawyer and Founding Partner at Arka Law, Based in Bengaluru
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- Chairman at the Audiology Committee, International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics