A two-day ISAAC India conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, organised by the Centre for AAC and Sign Language, Centre of Excellence, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in association with the India chapter of International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) began at the AIISH here on Thursday, January 11.
Dr. Sudha Kaul, former president of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) and the founder and former director of the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy in Kolkata inaugurated the conference.
In her inaugural address, Dr. Kaul said care (CARE) is very significant in improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities. She associated four Sanskrit words as an expansion for each letter of the word ‘CARE’, which is said was key in the lives of persons with disabilities. ‘C’ in CARE stands for the word ‘Chitta’ meaning ‘knowledge’, ‘A’ stands for ‘Aacharan’ meaning ‘action’, ‘R’ stands for ‘Raksha’ meaning ‘rights’ (rights of people with disabilities) and the last letter ‘E’ stands for ‘Esha’ meaning ‘way forward’, she explained.
