IdentityI worked as a special educator at Vikas Vihar, Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS) which is a school for mentally challenged children in Tirupati for 16 years.
During my tenure in RASS, I have worked extensively with children in early intervention level to vocational level.
Apart from teaching, I was also assigned as a teacher for training children for Special Olympics Bharat for 5 consecutive times, since I have successfully completed Community Coaches Training program (Level-1 and Level-2).
I have had trained children in cultural activities.
I was also a guest faculty for D.Ed.SE (MR) students from 2008 to 2018 and for B.Ed.SE (MR) from 2014 to 2015.
From 2017 to 2020, I worked as a guest faculty at Samatha Vidyalaya special school, Tirupati. In this period, I was the technical adviser for the special educators in the school.
Other than this, I also handled one-on-one sessions for Autism, ADHD, and mentally challenged children at Tirupati Speech and Hearing Centre, Tirupati.
Finally and above all, I hold a graduate and postgraduate degree in English and Sociology, respectively.
Academic Qualification in chronological order
B.A (English) from Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University from 1994 -1997 (completed).
D.Ed (Special Education - Mental Retardation) from National Institution for the Mentally Handicapped, trained @ Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Tirupati from 1998-1999 (completed).
M.A (Sociology) from Madurai Kamaraj University from 2003 – 2005 (completed).
B.Ed (Special Education - Mental Retardation) from Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University, trained @ Rashtriya Seva Samithi from 2013 -2015 (completed).
Professional work experience in chronological order
Worked as Physiotherapy Assistant @ Vikas Vihar, Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Tirupati from 1994 – 1997 (3 years)
Special educator @ Vikas Vihar, Rashtriya Seva Samithi, Tirupati from 1999 – 2015 (16 years)
Special educator @ Samatha Vidyalaya, Tirupati from 2017 – 2020 (3 years)
