SPECIALIZED CLINIC FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT

CLINIC SERVICE

The Department of Disability Studies offers a specialized clinic for children and adults with hearing impairments. The clinic functions twice a week every Tuesday and Thursday at the Ayati Center. The clinic offers assessments, on-going intervention and management, reviews, follow-up and also necessary Audiological testing, Consultation and counselling for individuals with hearing impairments as well as their families. This particular clinic offers both individual and group therapy with the support of other relevant professionals: Speech Therapists, Educational therapists, occupational therapists and many more. The Audio team of the University of Kelaniya provides necessary hearing aids for identified children who have financial difficulties. The university sign language unit also contributes to overcome various kind of communication difficulties as a part of the intervention program of individuals with hearing difficulties.

APPOINTMENTS

Regular clinics are offered on Tuesday from 8.30 qm to 4.00 pm Thuraday 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
Please call Ms. Supuni on 0115960050 on weekdays during working hours (9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.) to get an appointment.

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PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC

This clinic offers services to children up to 18 years. Infants and newborns with early intervention and at risk of development delay, children with gross motor developmental concerns, neurodevelopmental disorders, cerebral palsy and Down’s syndrome are more commonly seen in this clinic.

SERVICES

All children referred for physiotherapy intervention undergo standard and specific gross motor physiotherapy functional assessments based on best available evidences. Including the physiotherapist, child will be assessed by a multidisciplinary team at the first visit in order to fulfill a holistic approach for further continuation of treatments and protocols. Also as clinicians who involves in the team to assess an infant at risk of development delays offers services such as correct handing positioning and nurturing care as a team. This clinic offers follow up physiotherapy interventions including assessments such as GMs (general movement assessments) GMFM (Gross Motor Function Measure), HINE (Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination), AIMS (Alberta Infant Motor Scale). Moreover specified protocols are maintained on hip surveillance assessments which are an important component of this clinic. With the collaboration of consultants and specialists Botox administration is offered methodically, where records are maintained such as pre botox and post botox for further assessments. A standard gait lab is provided for children for gait training and for further assessments with a trained staff. The clinic aims to approach a multidisciplinary intervention accompanied with consultants, specialists, parents and caregivers.

APPOINTMENTS

This clinic is held on Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm. Please call Ms. Supuni on 0115960050 on Monday to Friday 9-4 pm for appointments.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CLINIC

This clinic provides interventional strategies for helping children cope with and overcome their disabilities. Occupational therapists analyse the child’s functional performance to identify the child’s strengths and limitations.

SERVICES

Occupational therapist as a clinician involves in a multi-disciplinary team to assess new born infants at high risk development delays. A screening process will follow up with planning and interventions for further assessments. Ongoing therapy programmes such as sensory motor stimulation through play based activities, parenting and nurturing care, correct positioning and handling on new born with proper follow up evaluation protocols are offered in this clinic. Services are being offered for kids diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, other neurodevelopmental disorders and sensory processing disorders. As a team member treat for kids with cortico visual impairments and kids with other sensory defensiveness. This clinic carry out following Assessments such as GMs ( General Movements assessments) COPM (Canadian Model of Occupational Performance) , SHUEE ( Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation), fine motor observational checklist, learning disability checklist, play skills, pre writing and hand writing skills and self-care activities of daily living for cerebral palsy and other young disabled children.

APPOINTMENTS

This clinic is held on Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 4.00 pm. Please call Ms. Supuni on 0115960050 on Monday to Friday 9-4 pm for appointments

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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT (SE) CLINIC

This clinic acts as an information hub. It offers key and accessible information to persons with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds on Supported Employment. It offers links with Supported Employment Officers (SEOs) working in the community, colleagues at the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and with organizations offering supported employment in the open market. In collaboration with the speech and language therapy service and through speech and language therapists and students working under the supervision of a clinician, it offers individual and group therapy on developing communication skills for accessing employment and for accessing employment-related training courses. The clinic also undertakes onward referrals to the Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Educational Therapy services to support the development of independence skills and literacy skills that may be required as pre- requisite skills to access employment.

APPOINTMENTS

SE consultations are currently undertaken as per the referrals received on appointment.
Please call Ms. Supuni on 0115960050 Monday - Friday 9- 4 pm for appointments.

COORDINATORS