The school welcomed visitors from APD India this September and discussed the organisation and what they do, as well as how their partnership with Scottish schools affects them.
APD have been working with the St. Aidan’s and a number of other Scottish high schools for sixteen years commenting “we would like to thank our Scottish schools for the great partnership which allows us to do more work for those with disability”. On arrival our visitors met with the school captaincy team. The captaincy team and teachers involved in the project were gifted some traditional Bindis and Gandhi caps. 
Speaking to the APD representatives they commented on what the charity organisation does and the different sectors involved”APD uses a life-cycle approach where they provide services for people of different age groups with a disability”
APD has a school in Bangalore-which our S5 APD pupils will be visiting in June next year- but some of their other services include educating parents on disability, training teachers and a livelihood programme which teaches young adults how to live independently and gain skills such as cooking(hospitality),engineering, gardening and retail. They also have rehabilitation centres based across the sate of Karnataka for those who have suffered from spinal cord injuries.
