About
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Headquarters
Hyderabad, Telangana
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Since
1991
Manasa Institute, also known as MICHADS, is committed to enhancing child health and disability services, aiming to improve the lives of children, indi Read moreviduals with disabilities, and their families. It achieves this through service delivery, training, and research initiatives, both within facilities and communities. MICHADS focuses on contextual training and research programmes to address the specific needs of its target beneficiaries. Its vision is to be a global leader in promoting child health, rights, and the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities and their families. MICHADS works towards this vision by building capacities, improving processes, utilizing technology, and engaging all stakeholders for professional excellence through research, extension, and development efforts. Its objectives include implementing programmes and projects aligned with relevant legislation and international conventions, offering education and training programmes to address human resource gaps, conducting research and publications on various child health and disability issues, and creating innovative empowerment models with a rights-based, community-centric approach. Additionally, MICHADS focuses on developing the capacities of professionals involved in child health, inclusion, and disability empowerment while strengthening systems and community assets.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Programs
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Clinical Services
It conducts comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments and offers short and long-term rehabilitation services for children with various impairments like Intellectual, Physical, Vision, and Communication, disorders such as Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, and ADHD. The clinic arranges aids and appliances like spectacles, hearing aids, and braces, while a team of specialists including physical, occupational, and speech therapists utilize standardized assessment tools to address mental abilities, motor skills, and speech issues. Additionally, it provides optometry and low vision rehabilitation, audiology and auditory rehabilitation services, and holds weekly case conferences involving special educators, therapists, and parents to monitor progress and offer parent counselling for the child's improvement.
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Special Education Programme
It provides special education services for over 100 children with intellectual disabilities, autism, ADHD, multiple disabilities, and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. Qualified special education teachers implement individualized education programmes (IEP) for each child, collaborating with departments such as physical therapy, audiology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and early intervention for integrated development. Weekly case conferences involving educators, therapists, and parents monitor progress, with periodic evaluations and parent counselling conducted by the director. Following detailed case history and assessment, children receive tailored interventions from health and rehabilitation professionals before admission to the special school.
Impact Metrics
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No of Children in Special School
Program Name
Special Education Programme
Year-wise Metrics- 2020-21 90
- 2021-22 112
- 2022-23 64
Leadership Team
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTM2020K
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Registration ID
668 of 1991
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VO ID / Darpan ID
AP/2011/0040906
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12A
AABTM2020KE20219
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80G
AABTM2020KF20217
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FCRA
010230498
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
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Headquarters
Survey No. 135, Mohan Nagar, Besides TSSPDCL Nagole - Kothapet Road, Hyderabad, 500035
Directions
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Society