Policy Papers in Disability and Rehabilitation
1. Evolution of Comprehensive Health Care ? Trends in Rehabilitation. Policy Paper.
2. Disability ? Current Status and Future Directions of Rehabilitation Services in India. Policy Paper.
3. ACTIONAID?India and Disability. Policy Paper.
4 .Disability and Rehabilitation ? The Role of Funding Organisations. Policy Paper.
5. ACTIONAID and Disability. Paper presented at the Symposium of Funding Organisations Supporting Disability Programmes in India, conducted by ACTIONAID, 26 March 1990, Bangalore.
6. Research in Rehabilitation ? Proposed Strategies of the Disability Division, ACTIONAID?India. ACTIONAID Disability News, 1992, Vol. 3, No. 2.
7 .The Disability Division of ACTIONAID?India. ACTIONAID Disability News, 1992, Vol. 3, No. 2.
8. Need for Technical Support in Rehabilitation in Developing Countries, Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 8, No.2, 1997
9. Implications of Urbanisation of India on CBR Planning. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 12, 1, 2001.
10. Critical Issues Related to Policy and Planning of Community Based Rehabilitation in South Asia. Keynote Address at The Osaka Forum, International Forum on Disabilities to mark the end of the Asia and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, Osaka, Japan, October 2002.
11. Challenges in Rehabilitation of Persons Affected by Leprosy. Paper presented at the International General assembly of The Leprosy Mission International, UK, June 2003
12. Addressing Concerns of Women with Disabilities in CBR. Paper presented at the UNESCAP Workshop on Women and Disability, Bangkok, August 2003.
13. CBR Interventions for Persons with Mental Handicap. Paper presented at the 16th Asian Conference on Mental Retardation, Tsukuba, Japan, 2003.
Concept Papers in Disability and Rehabilitation
1.Community Based Rehabilitation ? What do we understand by it? Editorial, ACTIONAID Disability News, 1990, Vol.1, No.1.
2.Technical Aids for Disabled People ? Where Are We? Editorial, ACTIONAID Disability News, 1991, Vol.2, No.1.
3.The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Developing Rehabilitation Services. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone, 13 and 14 October 1990 at Bangalore.
4.The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Developing Rehabilitation Services. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 1991, 14, 89 ? 93.
5.Planning, Financing and Management of Community Based Rehabilitation Programmes. Invited article for the Indian adaptation of David Werner's `Disabled Village Children', Voluntary Health Association of India, New Delhi.
6.Community Based Rehabilitation. Paper presented the Seminar on Science and Society organised by the Association for Welfare of the Handicapped, 23 February 1991, Calicut.
7.Women and Disability. Book review, published in Common Cause, the Magazine of ACTIONAID, Jan?March 1992.
8.Community Based Rehabilitation in India ? An Emerging Trend. Indian Journal of Paediatrics, 1992, 59, 403 ? 408.
9.Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities ? International Perspectives and Strategies for India. Paper presented at the National Network Seminar on Job Development, 12 & 13 November, Bombay.
10.Strategies for Rehabilitation in India. ACTIONAID Disability News, 1993, Vol. 4, No.1.
11.Planning Strategies for Rehabilitation in India. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Community Based Rehabilitation, organised by ACTIONAID, Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust and Akshya Pratisthan, 5 & 6 February 1993, Gwalior.
12.Strategies for Rehabilitation in India.Paper presented at the Seminar of NGOs on Problems and Issues Affecting Disabled Persons in SAARC Countries, 7?9 May 1993, Kathmandu, Nepal.
13.Programme Planning and Implementation of CBR ? Some Issues. Paper presented at the Regional Seminar on Disability, Government of West Bengal, 14 May 1993, Calcutta.
14.Building Linkages between Centre and State Governments and between Government and NGOs for Networking and Free Flow of Information. Paper presented at the National Seminar on Disability, Ministry of Welfare, Government of India, 20?22 September 1993, New Delhi.
15.Disability and Rehabilitation ? The Emergence of the Community Based Approach in India. Paper presented at the Conference on Asia in the 1990s : Making and Meeting a New World, Dept. of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 29?31 October 1993.
16. Programme Planning and Implementation in Community Based Rehabilitation. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.5, No.1, 1994.
17.Community Based Rehabilitation in India ? The Phase of Consolidation. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.5, No.1, 1994.
18."Community Based Rehabilitation in India ? The Phase of Consolidation". Paper presented at the SAARC Workshop on Disability organised by the Ministry of Welfare, Government of India, Secunderabad, 28?30 November 1994.
19."Principles of Community Based Rehabilitation in Relation to Traumatic Brain Injury, with Specific Reference to India". Paper presented at the International Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury organised by CAMHADD, WHO and USAID, Bangalore, 13?16 November 1994.
20."CBR and Community Development". Paper presented at the Asia Regional Symposium on Research and Evaluation in Community Based Rehabilitation, Bangalore, 5?7 December 1994.
21."Integration of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation into Community Based Rehabilitation Programmes in India" ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.6, No. 1, 4?6, 1995.
22."Community Based Rehabilitation in India ? An Overview" Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Trivandrum,23?25 March, 1995.
23. Sustainability of CBR Projects. Paper presented at the RI Asia Pacific Region Pre?Conference Workshop on `The Future of CBR ? Crucial Issues', Solo, Indonesia, 7?10 September, 1995.
24. Community Based Rehabilitation in India. Paper Presented at the Regional Seminar on Disability, Ministry of Welfare, Government of India, National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, 18?20 September, 1995.
25. Complexities of Developing Models in CBR for Developing Countries. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1996.
26. Selection and Training of Manpower in Community Based Rehabilitation. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1996.
27. CBR in Developing Countries - The Shifts and Changes in the Last Decade. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol.8, No. 1, 1997.
28. The Importance of Vocational Rehabilitation in Community Based Rehabilitation. CBR News India, December 1996.
29. Community Based Rehabilitation for Persons with Visual Disability - The Role of Special Teachers. Paper presented at `Challenges and Visions', Workshop organised by the Christoffel Blindenmission South Asia Regional Office, Bangalore, March 1997.
30. Community Based Rehabilitation for Persons with Visual Disability - The Role of Special Teachers, Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 8, No.2, 1997
31. Disability and Rehabilitation, in Francis CM (ed): State of People’s Health in Karnataka, Bangalore, Voluntary Health Association of Karnataka, 1997: 151-168.
32. Controversies on some Conceptual Issues in Community Based Rehabilitation, Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 9, No.1, 1998
33. Controversies on some Conceptual Issues in Community Based Rehabilitation, paper presented at the Second International Exhibition and Congress on Rehabilitation, Dubai, March 1998.
34. Education of Hearing Impaired Children in Cross Disability CBR Programmes in South Asia, in ‘LISTENING TO SOUND AND SIGNS, Christoffel Blindenmission, Bangalore, 1998.
35. Integration of Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation into Multi-disability Community Based Rehabilitation Programmes, in Neurorehabilitation Principles and Practice, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, 1998
36. Friday Meeting Notes, Friday Meeting Transactions, Vol.1, No.1, 1999
37. Rehabilitation Notes, Friday Meeting Transactions, Vol.1, No.1, 1999
38. Getting messages across about CBR, CBR News, No. 11, September - October, 1998.
39. Enhancing Community Participation in Programmes in Developing Countries, The Leprosy Mission International, UK, in press.
40. A Discussion on the Shifts and Changes in Community Based Rehabilitation in the Last Decade. Paper presented at the 2nd World Congress on Neurological Rehabilitation , Toronto, April 1999.
41. A Discussion on the Shifts and Changes in Community Based Rehabilitation in the Last Decade. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, in press.
42. The Influence of Cultural Factors on Disability and Rehabilitation in Developing countries. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 10, 2, 1999.
43. A Discussion on Some Critical Aspects of Planning of Community Based Rehabilitation. In Maya Thomas and Thomas MJ (Eds) Selected Readings in Community Based Rehabilitation, Series 1: CBR in Transition, Bangalore, January 2000
44. Community Participation in CBR. Paper presented at the Technical Reference Panel of the Leprosy Mission International, London, October 2000.
45. Changes in the Understanding of CBR Over the Last Decade. Paper presented at the School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK, October 2000.
46. Planning for “Community Participation” in CBR, Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 12, 1, 2001.
47. Community Participation in CBR. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference of the Islamic World Council of Disability and Rehabilitation, Khartoum, Sudan, February 2001.
48. Implications of Urbanisation of India on CBR Planning. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 12, 1, 2001.
49. A Personal View of Some Controversies in Community Based Rehabilitation. Paper presented at the World Congress of Neurology, London, June 2001.
50. A Discussion on Some Controversies in Community Based Rehabilitation. Keynote address at the African Regional Conference on CBR, Kampala, Uganda, September 2001.
51. Status of Women with Disabilities in South Asia. In Thomas M, Thomas MJ (Ed). Selected Readings in Community Based Rehabilitation, Series 2 : Disability and Rehabilitation Issues in South Asia, Action for Disability, UK, January 2002.
52. Group Formation as a Strategy to Empower Disadvantaged Persons in the Community. Paper presented at the Technical Reference Panel meeting of The Leprosy Mission International, London, April 2002.
53. Self help groups to empower disadvantaged groups. Health Education and Media Advocacy2002; 1(3):4-6.
54. Community based Rehabilitation –History, Current Understanding and Future Challenges. Paper presented at a Workshop on Community Based Rehabilitation organised by JANNET, Tokyo, August 2003.
55. Addressing needs of women with disabilities in CBR. Behinderung und Dritte Welt, Vol 3, 2003, 118-123
56. Self help groups as a tool for empowerment of people with disability. WFNR Update, Spring 2005
57. Community based rehabilitation as a tool for inclusion and empowerment of persons with disability. Behinderung und Dritte Welt, 2005, 94-98
58. Evolution of CBR in south Asia, Paper presented at the WHO Regional CBR Congress, Santiago, Chile, December 2006.
59. Partnerships/alliance building in CBR: NGOs and Civil Society. Paper presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Congress on CBR, Bangkok, February 2009.
Research Papers in Disability and Rehabilitation
1.The ACTIONAID Disability Programmes ? Experiences in Early Identification and Intervention. Indian Journal of Paediatrics, 1992, 59, 697?690.
2.Evaluation of Health Programmes of Non?Governmental Organisations. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Health Administrators, 5 & 6 November 1992, Bangalore.
3.Identification and Needs Assessment of Disabled Beneficiaries in Community Based Rehabilitation Initiatives. ACTIONAID Disability News, 1993, Vol. 4, No.1.
4.Evaluation of Health Programmes of Non?Governmental Organisations. ACTIONAID Disability News, 1993, Vol. 4, No.1.
5.Identification and Needs Assessment of Beneficiaries in Community Based Rehabilitation Initiatives. Disability Division, ACTIONAID, 1993, Bangalore.
6.Community Based Rehabilitation in India ? A Model. Paper presented at the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Washington, D.C, on 5 November 1993.
7.The Sourabha CBR Project ? An Evaluation Study. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol 5, No. 1, 1994.
8.Community Based Rehabilitation ? A Comparison of Rural and Urban Programmes. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol 5, No. 2, 1994.
9.Introduction of Evaluation Based Planning for Rehabilitation in India. in O'Toole B and McConckey R (Eds) "Innovations in Rehabilitation in Developing Countries", Lisieux Hall Publications, Chorley, U.K. 1995.
10."Mid?term Evaluation of an Urban Community Based Rehabilitation Project ? A Discussion on Family and Community Involvement" ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol. 6, No.2, 56?58, 1995.
11."Evaluation of the Urban Slum CBR Programme of the Association of the Physically Handicapped ? Some Findings and Inferences." ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.6, No.2, 58?60, 1995.
12."Evaluation of an Urban Community Based Rehabilitation Project at Baroda ? A Discussion." ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.6, No.2, 60?63, 1995.
13. Evaluation of the Sahaya CBR Programme ? A Report. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.6, No.2, 1995.
14. Identification and Needs Assessment at Amarjyoti CBR Project. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.7, No.1, 1996.
15. Identification Survey in Twelve ACTIONAID Supported CBR Projects ? A Discussion on the Prevalence of Different Disabilities. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.7, No.1, 1996.
16. Prevalence of Disability in ACTIONAID supported CBR Projects and its Significance in Programme Planning. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.7, No. 1, 1996.
17. Discussions on Some Findings from the Evaluation of Amar Jyoti CBR Project. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol.7, No.1, 1996.
18. Assessing Community Participation as Part of Project Planning in CBR Projects. ACTIONAID Disability News, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1996.
19. A Brief Report on the Innovative Use of Local Resources in community Based Rehabilitation Programmes. Paper presented at the REHASWISS Annual Seminar, Thiruvananthapuram, January 1997.
20. Pathways to Scaling-up in Community Based Rehabilitation Agencies, International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Vol. 20, 1997.
21. Influence of Cultural Factors on Disability and Rehabilitation in Developing Countries, paper presented at the 7th European Regional Rehabilitation Conference of Rehabilitation International, Jerusalem, November 1998.
22. A Review of the Support Provided by the Technical Support Group for Development Organisations , Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal,Vol.10, 1, 1999.
23. Feasibility of Integrating People with Disabilities into Savings and Credit Programmes in Bangladesh. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 11, 1, 2000.
24. Feasibility of Establishing a CBR Training Institute through Local Collaboration. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 12, 2, 2001.
25. Evaluation of CBR Programmes : A Search for Appropriate Indicators. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Vol 25 (3), 2002.
Other papers
1. Marital Disharmony in Neurotics. Thesis submitted for Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology to Bangalore University (1986).
2. An Examination of Interaction Theory in Neurotics and Their Spouses. Mind, 1985, 2, 29?33.
3. Communication Disturbances and Marital Disharmony in Neurotics. Indian J. Psychiatry, 1985, 27, 315?319.
4. Family Pathology and Intervention in the Treatment of Alcoholism. Medical Service, 1986, 6, 15?20.
5. Marital Role Conflicts in Neurotics. Indian J. Clinical Psychology, 1987, 14, 65?67.
6. Alcoholism ? Some Observations. Medical Service, 1987 (Oct)
7. Marital Disharmony in Neurotics. Indian J. Psychiatry, 1988, 30, 389?393.
8. Affectional and Domination/Submission Conflicts in the Marriages of Neurotics. J. Psychol. Researches, 1988, 33, 59? 62.
9. Human Resource Development in Hospitals. Paper presented at the Workshop on Hospital Management conducted by the CSI Council of Healing Ministry, Church of South India, on 23 and 24 June 1989 at Bangalore.
10. Motivation in Health Services. Paper presented at the Workshop on Hospital Management conducted by the CSI Rainy Hospital, Church of South India, on 22 April 1990 at Madras.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Seminar of NGOs on Problems and Issues Affecting Disabled Persons in SAARC Countries, 7?9 May 1993, Kathmandu, Nepal.
2.Conference on `Asia in the 1990s : Making and Meeting a New World,' Dept. of Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 29?31 October 1993.
3.SAARC Workshop on Disability organised by the Ministry of Welfare, Government of India, Secunderabad, 28?30 November 1994.
4.International Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury organised by CAMHADD, WHO and USAID, Bangalore, 13?16 November 1994.
5.Asia Regional Symposium on Research and Evaluation in Community Based Rehabilitation, Bangalore, 5?7 December 1994.
6. International Workshop on Community Based Rehabilitation, organised by AIFO, Italy and WHO, Rome, 31 January?6 February, 1995.
7. International Seminar on Training Needs of CBR in Developing Countries, organised by WHO and ICH, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 6?12 June, 1995.
8. The Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region Pre?Conference Workshop on `The Future of CBR ? Crucial Issues', organised by the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled and the Prof.Dr. Soeharso CBR Development and Training Centre, Solo, Indonesia, 7?10 September, 1995.
9. The First World Congress on Neurological Rehabilitation, organised by the Academic Unit of Neuro Rehabilitation, Regional Rehabilitation Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K, 24-28 June, 1996.
10. World Congress on Psychosocial Rehabilitation, organised by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, 27-30 March 1997
11. 11th Rehabilitation International Conference of the Asia Pacific Region, Hong Kong, September 1998.
12. 2nd World Congress on Neurological Rehabilitation, organised by the American Society for Neurorehabilitation, Toronto, Canada, 14-17 April 1999.
13. 4th International Conference of the Islamic World Council of Disability and Rehabilitation, Khartoum, Sudan, 10-12 February 2001
14. World Congress of Neurology, London, 18-21 June 2001
15. World Congress of International Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, 7-11 July 2001.
16. African Regional Conference on community Based Rehabilitation, Kampala, Uganda, 10-14 September 2001.
17. Third World Congress of Neurorehabilitation, Venice, Italy, 2-6 April 2002.
18. Rehabilitation International and ESCAP International Forum on Disabilities, Osaka, Japan, 20-23 October 2002.
19.International Review of Training in CBR, AIFO, Bologna, Italy, February 2003.
20. International consultation on Reviewing CBR, organised by WHO, Helsinki, May 2003.
21. International General Assembly of The Leprosy Mission International, UK, June 2003
22. UNESCAP Workshop on Women and Disability, Bangkok, August 2003.
23. 16th Asian Conference on Mental Retardation, Tokyo, August 2003
24. Workshop on Poverty and Disability, UNESCAP, Bangkok, July 2005.
25. Workshop on Review of Biwako Millenium Framework, UNESCAP, July 2006.
26. WHO Regional CBR Congress, Santiago, Chile, November 2006
27. Workshop on evolving disability specific targets and indicators for the MDG., UNESCAP, Bangkok, November 2007.
28. Pre-Congress workshop on Leprosy and CBR, Hyderabad, India, February 2008.
29. 1st Asia Pacific CBR Congress, Bangkok, February 2009.