Srinagar, Aug 18, KDC: Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC- Srinagar) is organizing five days Refresher Programme on “Research Methodology in the field of Special Education and Disability Rehabilitation” from 18th to 22nd Aug, 2022. The programme was inaugurated on Thursday by Professor Qayyum Hussain the Vice Chancellor of Cluster University of Srinagar in the august presence of Dr. Lalit Narayan Deputy Director of PDUNIPPD New Delhi as Guest on honor.
Dr. Mir Zaffar Iqbal, the Director of CRC, Srinagar while welcoming all the Dignitaries, Resource Persons and Participants of the programme and elaborated about the programme and informed that the refresher programme is accredited and funded by Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi and this is the first Refresher Course organized ever in Jammu and Kashmir dedicated to Persons with Disabilities.
Zaffar informed that Participants from 05 different States will be present throughout and eminent Academicians from esteemed Universities and Institutions will share their knowledge and experiences as resource persons in the Programme.
Dr. Lalit Narayan, the Guest of Honor present, delivered the keynote address and emphasized the importance of research in the field of Disability Rehabilitation and appealed to the Professionals working in Special Education and Disability Rehabilitation to undertake research studies on different problems related to Persons with Disabilities.
He also appreciated the efforts made by Director CRC Srinagar and his team for organizing such a meaningful programme in Kashmir.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor, Cluster University, Srinagar Professor Qayyum Hussain highlighted the basic characteristics of Research Methodology and issues faced by the Researchers during conducting the Research Studies. He also expressed his gratitude to the Director CRC and CRC staff for conducting such programmes for the betterment of Rehabilitation Professionals and students.
He also appreciated the developments and changes that had taken place in CRC from the recent past and assured meaningful collaborations with his university in the area of research, skill development and Professional studies.
The programme was also attended by eminent NGO representatives, Officers of state Govt, and Scholars of different institutes. The vote of thanks is delivered by Dr. Ramesh Pandey, Director CRC Lucknow. (KDC)

