'Happiness is contagious. By giving, we receive'.

These are words of belief, relied on by our Muscular Dystrophy Association India. Planted in early 2000, we have blossomed comfort for a large cohort of Muscular Dystrophy community. And of course we have diagnosis and researches done to ease the hold of the disease. With able support from more like minds, things would prove ever positive.

Chennai, January 21st and 22nd, 2012

Dr P.C. Reddy,Chairman Apollo Hospital, inaugurated the MYOCON 2012 in Chennai.

MYOCON 2012 was organized on 21st and 22nd January in Chennai. Various international and national neuro muscular experts, including Dr Eric Hoffman and Dr Kate Bushby, participated in MYOCON 2012.

This event was inaugurated by DR P.C. Reddy on 21st JAN at Hotel Grand Chennai.

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First of its kind in India. The school has five large class rooms made uniquely child friendly with paintings of cartoon characters on the walls. The school is barrier free with free access on wheel chairs from the gate to the class rooms.

There is enough space for a bus to come in to the school campus and drop the children and pick up the children from the school. The school has very carefully chosen "Matt finish" flooring tiles to avoid skidding for these children as they are very unsteady on their feet and can fall easily.

The bathrooms have been made wheel chair friendly with wide spaces on the corridors as well. The wash basins have been placed at such a level that wheel chairs can go underneath that and the child can himself wash his hands. There are stainless steel hand railings provided all along the sides on the corridor and the bathrooms so that the children can go to the toilets themselves easily. There are three bathrooms provided with fitting and railings so the child can easily get up from the toilet seats by holding on to the bars without looking for any support from any one else.

For children in the higher classes like the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th it is proposed to integrate them with the other regular school here so and bring the class rooms to the ground floor and provide ramps. This way they will also feel that they are like any other normal child although they are wheel chair bound.