People from various walks of life have joined hands to make efforts to arrange for long-term care of such children; and also to help their parents live life fully, purposefully and contentedly by bringing them closer to each other, by creating coordination between various agencies, social workers, professionals and infra-structure providers.
Efforts are also being initiated to make environment of Gurgaon, the millennium city of India, more spastic friendly.
[2][7] SSOG has been appointed as NGO Member of Local Level Committee (LLC) Gurgaon by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
While mastering specific skills is an important focus of treatment on day-to-day basis, the ultimate goal is to help children grow into adulthood with as much independence as possible.
For parents to accept a child's disabilities and come to grips with the extent of their care giving responsibilities will take time and support from different professionals.
Many signboards and other visual materials are displayed at prominent places for spreading awareness amongst people about precautions to be taken at prenatal, at time of delivery and at post natal levels to avoid incidence of deformities.
Cerebral Palsy was first identified by English surgeon William Little in 1860 who raised the possibility of asphyxia during birth as a chief cause of the disorder.
All types of cerebral palsy are characterized by abnormal muscle tone, posture reflexes, motor development and coordination.
Noninvasive rehabilitation procedures are the only methods for enabling persons with cerebral palsy to lead their lives to the best possible ways.
Shekhar Vidyarathi was clear in his objectives regarding managing disability when he said that "The overall goal for ongoing care of individuals with cerebral palsy is to help them reach their physical, mental and emotional potential.
It is also observed that the persons connected with such children develop more emotional control and better understanding of human problems, shun trivia and focus on more useful issues facing society.
Probably this is the key to angelic aura and saintly contentment that the visages of great social and other selfless workers so distinctly reflect.
A Local Level Committee (LLC) has been set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in every district in India, to monitor and govern issues related to disability.
All the major hospitals of Gurgaon have been advised to display an essential signboard (as per a specified content and design), which would help spread awareness on 'How to prevent Disability'.
The lack of knowledge on the part of women, at the stages of pregnancy, delivery and child rearing, contributes significantly to the problem of disability.
A camp for measles vaccination of disabled people, and for needy children, will be organised at the Spastic Society of Gurgaon premises before this[when?]