The handover of a certificate for equipment for a mobile resource room took place at the Vitebsk Regional Centre for Correctional and Developmental Education and Rehabilitation. This will help conduct classes with children who have serious health problems in various regions of the Dvina area.
Participants in the meeting included Vyacheslav Durnov, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Dmitry Khoma, Head of the Main Department for Education of the Regional Executive Committee, representatives of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus, and Priorbank OJSC.
A speech therapist's "smart mirror," noise-cancelling headphones, communicators, magnifiers, training equipment, standing frames, and play kits – all of these will be used to equip the mobile resource room, which can travel to where it is most needed. It will assist specialists, parents, and guardians in the rehabilitation and full development of children with disabilities and other impairments that complicate their lives and social integration. As a result, boys and girls from different parts of the Dvina region will have more opportunities to learn, master important actions, and acquire skills.
“Today, we are seeking new approaches, techniques, and forms of work using modern equipment for a higher quality assessment of the situation and to provide assistance to families with children with disabilities,” explained Marina Fyodorova, Director of the Regional Centre for Correctional and Developmental Education and Rehabilitation.
The investment in assistive and rehabilitation equipment amounted to 50,000 Belarusian rubles. The equipment for the mobile resource room was acquired within the framework of the humanitarian project "Prevention of Institutionalization and Deinstitutionalization of Young Children and Children with Disabilities in the Vitebsk Region" and its program "A Family for Every Child
— We have quite a lot of children with disabilities and developmental disorders in the region, — noted Vyacheslav Durnov. — They require special care and specific work with them. Today we saw how our children skillfully showcased their creative performances. It is very important to find each child's unique talent and develop their abilities. And, of course, new equipment will help in this — to identify children's difficulties and problems at an early stage, to see what support is needed for families raising such a child.
Vyacheslav Durnov emphasized: a great advantage of the new resource room is its mobility.
— Not all parents have the opportunity to bring their children here, to the centre for correctional and developmental education and rehabilitation. But now specialists will be able to come to people directly in the district, — he specified.
Rustam Khaydarov, Representative of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus, expressed confidence that the implementation of the "A Family for Every Child" program in the Vitebsk region will soon yield good results. He said that cooperation aimed at the full integration of children with disabilities into society will continue. Speaking of specific activities, two inclusive playgrounds are planned to be installed in our region — in Vitebsk and Polotsk. This will allow boys and girls to play together regardless of their health conditions.
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by