Siasen launches music video for children with special needs

Siasen aimed to focus on including and integrating children with special needs into mainstream society.

In a uniquely beautiful and innovative effort, SIASEN (School for Intellectual Ability for Special Education Needs) for the first time ever launched Inclusion through Musical Expression a three-minute long visual. This musical video conceptualised by Roma Sahni and Matisha Kothari Sahni, focuses on the need for inclusion and integration of children with special needs into the mainstream. The highlight of this musical are the actors performing in it. They are not only children from various schools but also the special ones with learning difficulties. Our focus is on inclusion having them all perform together is what makes this visual treat a reality. In fact, theatre has been used as a medium to create a space for Inclusion. Here are some tips for parents -- help your autistic child communicate better.

In an effort, to enjoy the evening and showcase their talents, we organised a Kids Fashion Show. The designers - young minds between the age group of 8 to 14 years - who we teamed up with students from NIFT to create garments for themselves and an accessory for their special partners, along with whom they walked the ramp. Our focus was to collaborate children s creative instincts and their skillful talents for an educational journey. The highlight for this project, are the children and youth joining creative forces to participate with the Special ones. We are thankful for the support of the fashion gurus - renowned fashion designers Anupama Dayal, Malini Ramani, Priyanka Modi, Ashish Soni and Rajesh Pratap Singh - who have were a part of the jury for the fashion show. Read here Negative school experiences may harm autistic kids

Our aim and mission is to create a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of their ability and lives a healthy and independent financially secured future. The aim is to have an educational plan where inclusion exists in reality - The only way is through creative avenues. All future projects and programs the focus is on that direction to achieve the results.