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Listed below are various organisations that provide services to visually impaired persons. Click on the name of an organisation learn more about its activities.
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Marica School
Activities / services:
- Integrated education programme
- Recently initiated a new facility – Hostelling within the home, where the school pays a family to care for the blind child without resource and also offers free education at Marica.
Contact details: Ms. Marie Christine
Marica School
9-4-77, 3/29 to 34 Nizam Colony
Tolichowki
Hyderabad 500008
Andhra Pradesh
Phone: +91-040-3393749
Mobile: 9849091563
Fax: +91-040-3392486
E-mail: maricasch@hotmail.com
Website: www.maricaeducationalsociety.com
Bihar Blind Peoples' Care Society
Activities / services:
Bihar Blind People's Care Society primarily works for the welfare of the visually impaired. It also works for people with Autism, Cerebral palsy and mental retardation.
The organizations works towards:
- Educating disabled children of all categories and integrating them into normal schools after 5th class.
- Bringing into mainstream the children with multiple disabilities.
- Restoring vision of people with curable blindness.
- Providing vocational training to talented visually impaired children.
Contact details: Bihar Blind Peoples' Care
Society,
Dr. S N Upadhyay
339,M. I. G. Kankarbagh Colony
Patna
Bihar
Website: www.braille-aids.com/rctcpatna.htm
All India Confederation of the Blind
Activities / services:
- Education upto 8th standard affiliated to the Department of Education, Haryana for both boys and girls. Children after 8th standard are mainstreamed in regular schools
- The institute provides hostel facility at village Behrampur – down Jaipur road, delhi Jaipiur highway
- Provides vocational training in short hand in Braille and computers-jaws
- It has a crisis interevention unit for newly blind – which provides a 3 month traning in orientation and mobility basically plus in braille, crafts and computers also
- Runs placement services for the blind
- It has 22 affiliated bodies all over India
Contact details: Mr. J.L.Kaul
Hon. Sec. General
All India Confederation of the Blind
Sector V
Rohini
Delhi 110085
Phone: +91-11-27054082
E-mail: aicbdelhi@yahoo.com
Blind Relief Association
Blind Relief aims to bring about true rehabilitation of the visually challenged and disabled persons by quality education and skill development thereby ensuring them the means to earn a livelihood and live an economically independent and dignified life.
Activities / services:
- Education – JPM Sen. Sec. School is a government aided school for (the blind) boys affiliated to CBSE.
- Vocational training – Electronic training, book binding, candle-making, relaxation and therapeutic massage training
- Library – The library houses over 3,000 volumes in braille and 1,000 printed texts
- Counselling and placement
- Sports – Indian Blind Sports Association is an initiative of Blind Relief, which promotes national level sports activities among the visually impaired
- Computer training
Contact details: Mr. P. C. Mehta
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg
(Near Hotel Oberoi)
New Delhi 110003
Phone: +91-11-24361376
Fax: +91-11-24364730
E-mail: lbsbra@delhi1.mtnl.net.in
Website: www.blindrelief.org
National Association for the Blind, Delhi
Activities / services:
- Education: This includes components like integrated education programme, preparatory school, centre for multi-disabled blind children, hostel facility and distance education, etc.
- Computer Training Centre
- Employment and placement services
- Braille and large print services
- Talking Book library
- Prevention of blindness
- Services for the elderly blind
- Other outdoor and indoor activites
Contact details: Gen. O. P. Malhotra
President
Sector V, R.K.Puram
New Delhi 110022
Phone: +91-11-26102944, 26176379, 26175886
E-mail: nab@vsnl.com
Website: www.nabdelhi.org
National Association for the Blind, Centre for Blind Women, New Delhi [NEW]
Activities / Services:
- Computer courses for women.
- Handicraft making courses in office stationery, corporate gift, wedding souvenirs, ethnic jewellery and festival specific products.Education no bar for getting admission in this course.
- Orientation, mobility and home science training.
- Training for spoken English and communication skills.
- Other ancillary courses offered are Braille learning programme, study assistance through National Open School.
- No fee is charged for the training courses.
- Hostel accommodation is available for outstation trainees on the basis of availability of seats and on first come first serve basis. Basic food charges to be borne by the candidate. (Concession can be provided to deserving poor candidates).
Contact details: Centre for the Blind Women
C/o National Association for the Blind
L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave
New Delhi 110 016
Phone: +91-11-51656266
E-mail: nabincbw@vsnl.net; nabindiacbw@hotmail.com
Andhajan Kalyan Trust
Activities / services:
Andhajan Kalyan Trust, Dhoraji, a registered charitable trust working for the welfare of disabled people in Dhoraji taluka of Porbunder district.
The organization is actively involved in running Integrated Education Programme for more than 400 disabled children.
Contact details: Andhajan Kalyan Trust
Yogesh War-A-55
Anand Nagar
Near Rly Station
Dhoraji
Gujarat 360410
Blind Welfare Council
BWC is working for blind persons of any percentage without any type of discriminations, for their total rehabilitation and integration – social, psychological and economic. All the necessary activities and projects for the said purpose are being carried out by them.
Contact details: Shri Manubhai S. Patel
Secretary
47/A, Middle Class Society
Near Navyug School
Fatehgunj
Baroda 390002
Gujarat
Phone: +91-265-2792114, 2396119
Blind People's Association (BPA)
Activities / services:
Blind People's Association (BPA), Ahmedabad, Gujarat
The organisation works with and for persons from all categories of disabilities for their education, vocational training, placement and rehabilitation.
- The Association runs programme for special to integrated education.
- The Association works for prevention of blindness and disability to vocational training.
- The Association provides intensive services for persons with dual and multi sensory impairments to extensive outreach services. Also, manufacture and distribute assistive devices
- Large community based rehabilitation programmes, professional and HRD programmes, advocacy and networking are also being carried out by the organization.
Contact details: Ms. Nandini Rawal
Blind People's Association (India),
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Road,
Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad 380015
Gujarat
Phone: +91-79-6304070, 6305082
Fax: +91-79 -6300106
E-mail: bpa@vsnl.com
Kutch Vikas Trust (KVT)
Activities / services:
Kutch Vikas Trust (KVT) is a Registered Charitable Trust based in Raidhanpar village of Bhuj Taluka in the state of Gujarat.
- Kutch Vikas Trust is an organisation working for the marginalised and disabled people of the remote areas of Kutch district (since last 14 years), which is the largest district of the country.
- KVT is implementing various programmes rendering comprehensive services for all categories of disability.
Contact details: Fr. George Elavunkal CMI
Kutch Vikas Trust
Raidhanpar, Nagor P.O.
P.B.No. 14, Bhuj–Kutch
Gujarat 370001
Phone: +91-2832-274286, 274489
Fax: +91-2832-274280
E-mails: kvt1@rediffmail.com,
kvtad1@sancharnet.in
National Association for the Blind, Sabarkantha
Activities / services:
The National Association for the Blind, Sabarkantha district branch was established in 1985 with the aim of providing specialized services for the welfare of the blind.
- It is involved in implementing Integrated Education Programmes in the rural areas of Sabarkantha district. Blind children attend regular schools as day scholars and live with their parents.
- It also runs a hostel for blind girls and besides academics; the girls are given training in house keeping and daily living skills.
- Besides this it also has an employment and placement service for blind candidates and a self-employment programme for blind persons
Contact details: Mr. Jayant J. Shah
National Association for the Blind, Sabarkantha
Behind Satyam Auto Service
Shreenagar Road No-10
Ambaji Highway
Idar 383430
Sabarkantha
Gujarat
Dr. Narendra Bhiwapurkar Andha Vidyalaya
Activities / services:
- Education – Run a school
- Vocational training
- Braille library for school
- Hostel facility
Contact details: Near Jail Quarters,
Camp, Amravati 444602
Maharashtra
Phone: 2662572
Niwant Andha Mukta Vikas Vidyapith
Activities / services:
- The Institution organizes, Exhibition of products used by visually challenged. The items produced are Braille books, Computing tools for maths, Musical instruments, Educational tools etc.
- The organization also provides, Chess and cricket demo and inter action between Visually challenged and other students and creates general awareness amongst sighted person.
Contact details: Niwant Andha Mukta Vikas
Vidyapith
Niwant, S.No.33, Plot no. 75. Vidyanagar,
Pune 411032
Maharashtra
Phone: +91- 22-27172036
E-mail: pushind@vsnl.com
National Association for the Blind
The largest NGO in the country, the National Association for the Blind, with its mission to serve the blind in every possible field, has, since its inception focused its efforts into providing facilities that aid in making the blind self-reliant, economically independent, and competent contributors in society.
Activities / services:
NAB India has a wide variety of activites which include:
- Education : This includes components like integrated education programme, distance education, vocational education, scholarships etc.
- Rehabilitation
- Employment
- Cyber café
- Prevention and low vision
- State Resource Centre
NAB has effectively carved its niche with its presence in 22 states and many districts all over India.
Contact details: Mr. R. T. Vyas
Hon. Sec. General
National Association for the Blind, India
Department of Employment, 2nd floor
11/12, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road
Worli Seaface,
Mumbai 400025
Maharashtra
Phone: +91-22-498 8134
Fax: +91-22-493 2539
E-mail: nabin@bom3.vsnl.net.in,
raman@nabindia.org
Website: www.nabindia.org
The Blind Men's Association
Activities / services:
It caters to the needs of non institutionalised blind persons. It provides the following services:
Educational Assistance: The Association gives financial assistance to the blind college going students as well as able bodied children of blind parents who do not have substantial income.
Free distribution of Educational Material: Under this project the school going sighted children upto 4th std of blind parents from lower income group are provided with educational material e.g. school bags, note books, pencils, lunch boxes, water bags etc.
Medical Assistance: The Association conducts Health camps from time to time and gives medicines to needy blind patients.
Help the Aged Scheme: Homebound, infirm and destitute blind senior citizens above the age of 55 are given monthly assistance in kind
House Repair Scheme: Under this scheme the Association helps needy blind persons residing in dilapidated Dwelling Units.
Self Employment Project: The Association provides things such as Agarbatties, personal weighing scales, long exercise books, cutlery etc. to those enterprising blind persons who would like to undertake a self employment venture to earn their livelihood.
Recreational Programmes: The Association organises annual picnic for the members and their families. It also arranges social gatherings, musical programmes, dramas etc. for the entertainment of the sightless.
Equipment Bank for the Blind: BMA has set up an E.B. for the blind where aids and appliances like folding canes, braille writing devices, braille wrist watches, and many other things which are of utmost use by the blind are provided at a 50% subsidized cost. This is the only equipment bank of its kind in Maharashtra.
Counseling Services: The Association has been conducting counseling service to the people who become blind over a period of time. Counseling is given to home bound visually impaired persons and their family members for the socio/ economic rehabilitation.
Contact details: The Blind Men's Association
Mr. Suhas Karnik
Hon. Gen. Secretary
Akshay Co-op Housing Society
Road No. 5, Tilak Nagar,
Mumbai 4000891
Maharashtra
Phone : +91-22- 2567-8416, 62/2198,
The Helen Keller Institute for Deaf and Deaf-Blind
Activities / services:
The Helen Keller Institute for Deaf and Deaf-Blind, in Mumbai was established in 1977 as the first organisation in India to develop education programmes for deaf-blind children. It focuses on the desire to save deaf-blind children from misconceptions of being labelled as "mentally retarded" and to get them their due attention in society.
The institute has a special residential school for deaf-blind children, with students from different parts of the country.
The organization offers Free/subsidised education, transport, nutrition, hearing aids, medical facilities, uniform.
Counselling services for children, teachers and parents are also arranged for.
Pre-vocational training and every effort to rehabilitate him / her in the society
Contact details: The Helen Keller Institute
for Deaf and DeafBlind
Aditya Birla Centre
CC-1, TTC, MIDC
Shil Mahape Road
Off. Thane Belapur Road
Navi Mumbai 400701
Maharashtra
Phone: +91-22-7697214/7193
Other Branch: The Helen Keller Institute
for Deaf and DeafBlind
Ms Beroz Vacha,
Director and Consultant
Municipal Secondary School
South Wing, Gr. Floor
Near 'S' Bridge, N. M. Joshi Marg
Byculla (W) Mumba 400011
Maharashtra
Phone: +91-22–3019215
Website: www.helenkeller-india.org/program.htm
Association for the Welfare of Handicapped (AWH)
Activities / services:
The Association was founded in 1973 with the mission of "Facilitating rehabilitation of people with all kinds of disabilities and welfare of women in distress and children".
- The organisation has its activities spread in several districts of the state.
- It is involved in multifarious activities in areas of education, vocational training, integrated education, higher education and teacher training.
- The Association runs three institutions under its
umbrella, which are:
- Rahmania School for Handicapped
- Kerala School for the Blind
- Kerala School for the Deaf- Blind
Contact details: Dr. C.P.Aboobacker
Secretary in charge
Association for the Welfare of Handicapped (AWH)
Post Box No. 59, 17/194 A
M’Square Complex
Pavamani Road
Calicut 673001
Kerala
Phone: +91-495-2720434, 2720601, 2724670
Fax: +91-495-2720028
E-mail: awhclt@sancharnet.in
Website: www.awhonline.org
Kerala Federation of the Blind
Activities / services:
- Rehabilitation centres (Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ernakulam)
- Condensed course of education for visually impaired women, Kizhuparamba to enable them to write S.S.L.C examination privately within 2 years
- Helen Keller Centenary Memorial Model School for the Blind, Karimpuzha, Palakkad – classes upto 7th std and hostel for high school students, recognised by State Education Department
- Training centre for the teachers of the visually disabled, Karimpuzha, Palakkad
- Braille shorthand, typewriting and computer training programme, Thiruvananthapuram, Angamaly, Ernakulam
- Braille transcription centre, Pothanicaud
- Louis Braille Memorial Model School for the Blind, Kudayathur, Idukki
- Braille press, braille library, talking book studio, telephone operator training, mobility and orientation training and guidance / counseling service at Thiruvananthapuram
- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram
- Dr. Owen Franklin Dairy Project for the visually disabled, Ottasekharamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram
- National Open School - special accredited institution for the education of disabled persons
- Light engineering training-cum-production centre, Angamaly
Contact details: Mr. Georgekutty Kareparampil
General Secretary
Kerala Federation Of The Blind
Kunnukuzhi
Thiruvananthapuram 695034
Kerala
Phone: +91-471-2304993 , 2304831
Fax: +91-471-2304993
MGRC
Activities / services:
MGRC has developed into a cross disability organization offering institution based services.
- The Centre conducts surveys in different Panchayats to identify the disabled persons. They are then ounseled to get out of their shell of disappointment.
- The Centre arranges for physical rehabilitation according to the need of each individual i.e. medical treatment, corrective surgery, physiotherapy and use of prosthesis and other aids.
- The Centre creates awareness through disability prevention programmes.
- Loans, financial assistance are provided to start small scale business for economic rehabilitation.
- Also, disabled people are trained in personal grooming and given some vocational training like – tailoring, gadget repairing etc.
Contact details: The Hon. Director
Mar Gregorios Rehabilitation Centre (MGRC)
Moonnammoodu
Kodunganoor P.O.
Trivandrum 695013
Kerala
Phone: +91-471-360436
National Association for the Blind, Kerala
Activities / services:
- They are implementing community based rehabilitation programmes for visually impaired in the state of Kerala.
- They run Adult training unit for adventitiously blind people.
- Vocational training, low-vision clinic and integrated education are some of the other activities.
Contact details: President
National Association for the Blind, Kerala
Kerala State Branch
MRA- 80, Manchdivila Road
Plamood, Trivandrum 695003
Kerala
Phone: +91-471-2314267
The Kerala Blind School Society
Activities / services:
- Run a School for the Blind at Aluva, Kerala.
- ORBIK (Organisation for Rehabilitation of the Blind in Kerala) – In ORBIK the visually challenged Ladies are trained and taught so that they can lead a normal life and supplement their family income. At present 20 visually challenged Ladies are undergoing training in Crafts like Candle making, caning of chairs, Tailoring, Printing and Paper Craft.
- Boarding, Clothing and Medical Care are absolutely free.
Contact details: Mr. V. J. Kurlakose
Administrator
The Kerala Blind School Society
Thottumugham P.O.
Aluva 683105
Kerala
Phone: +91-484-2623412
Mitra Jyoti
Activities / services:
Mitra Jyothi provides integrated development services to the disabled, especially the visually disabled.
Audio Cassette (or) Talking Book Library: At present they have more than 21,000 educational and general cassettes with 787 members. More than 13 institutions are covered in this.
Braille Transcription Centre: This Centre was initiated with the purpose of producing academic books in Braille. The need for Braille books is that blind students have a difficulty in remembering the spelling. So, in the primary level it is very important to give them books in Braille to help them improve the vocabulary and make a good foundation.
Independent living skills: Home Management training for the women with visual impairment. Launched in June 1997, this free residential course aims to impart, to women with visual impairment, various skills required for independent living. The duration of this course is for four months.
Mobility and Orientation:
Job Placement Service: A job placement service in Karnataka has been able to place 327 candidates with disability, successfully in different corporate sectors all over Karnataka. At present 1093 candidates are registered with them for job. They have designed a form for registration of the candidates where all the details of candidates are taken down like – personal details, disability details, experience, educational qualification etc. Similarly a data bank of Employees with 450 prospective employers are in the list.
Basic Computer Training: A basic computer programme has been started for visually Impaired.
Skills for the following activities are also provided: Home Management, Personal Grooming, Craft, Stitching and Knitting, Physical Fitness/ Self Defence, Legal Awareness, Women’s health and hygiene.
Contacts details: Mitra Jyothi
Ms. Madhu Singhal
M- 137, 9th A Main Sector-11
LIC Colony Jeevanbimanagar
Bangalore
Karnataka
Phone.: +91-80-2528 8504
E-mail: mjyothi@vsnl.com
National Association for the Blind, Karnataka, Bangalore
Activities / services:
The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka branch was established in 1977 with a wide range of activities for the education, training and placement of blind persons.
- The association is running training centers for imparting mobility training and vocational training to blind persons from all over the state.
- It is also involved in implementing Integrated Education Programmes in the urban and rural areas. Blind children attend regular schools as day scholars and live with their parents.
- Community Based Rehabilitation programmes for the rural blind are also implemented by the organisation.
- Besides this it also has an employment and placement service for blind candidates and a self-employment programme for blind persons.
Contact details:
National Association for the Blind, Karnataka, Bangalore
Dr. Saroja Ramachandran
President
National Association for the Blind
CA-Site-4
Jeevan Bima Nagar
Banglore 560075
Karnataka
Phone: +91-80-2528190
Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled
Activities / services:
- Education – This includes components like free hostel for college going physically / visually challenged girls and boys, Integrated education
- Computer training
- Aids and equipments
- Library facility
- Job placement
- Recreational activities – Cricket for the blind
Contact details: Mr. Pruthvi
11, Villa Suchita,
1st Cross, 17th A Main
JP Nagar 2nd Phase
Bangalore 560078
Phone: +91-80-26592999/26591488
E-mail: mahntesh@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.samarthanam.org
Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy For The Blind (SRMAB)
Activities / services:
Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy For The Blind (SRMAB) was founded in 1969. It offers both direct and indirect services through its Urban, Rural and Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Centres.
- The Academy offers courses to CBR professionals from all over India and overseas at its training centre – Thirumurthy Rural Development Centre (TRDC). The course includes extensive fieldwork in the villages, working in real situations and putting theory training quickly into practice to consolidate learning.
- The Academy offers Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) recognised courses including: a diploma in visual impairment, Bridge course for visual disability and B.Ed in special education. A Bhoj University distance learning module is also available.
- The Academy runs a residential school for the Blind offering free education to visually impaired boys and girls aged 4 to 22 years.
- Vocational training in Computer and Braille transcription, dairy management and horticulture and has its own packaging unit.
- The centre also provides 3-year training and non-formal education in a residential setting and has special units for speech and hearing impaired young people and those who are mentally challenged. The training courses include: agriculture, horticulture, dairy farming, poultry, sericulture and silk weaving, fish culture, beekeeping and tailoring. Free admission is open to male persons with disabilities, aged 14 to 40 years, in May every year.
The institution provides services to challenged people especially visually impaired.
The institution runs an Integrated Vocational Training scheme for visually, physical and hearing impaired people.
Coir products spinning, Khadi spinning, Tailoring, Typewriting, Electrical winding, servicing of Home appliances, assembling of watch and clock are some of the vocations.
Contact details:
Urban Centre: Mr. T.V.Srinivasan
President
Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy For The Blind (SRMAB)
C.A., 1-B, 3rd Cross, 3rd Phase
J.P.Nagar
Bangalore 560078
Karnataka (Karnt.) India
Phone: +91-80-26581076, 26580325
Fax: +91-80-26588045
E-mail: mail@srmab.org
Website: srmab.welcome.to
Rural Centres: Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy
For The Blind (SRMAB)
Thirumurthy Rural Development Centre (TRDC)
Road Jakkasandra
Maralavadi Hobli
Kanakapura Taluk
Bangalore Rural District
Karnataka
Phone: +91-80-7562248
E-mail: trdc@srmab.org
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Projects:
Sangama, AV R Road, Kanakapura
Phone: +91-80-7526167
Samyuktha, Ckikkamuduvadi, Kanakapura
Samudaya, Fort, Maddur, Mandya District
Samudaya, Hanumanth Nagar, Ijooru Layout
Ramanagara, Bangalore (R ) District
Samudaya, Honganuru Road, Channapatna
Samudaya, Krishnaraja Pete, Mandya
E-mail :cbr@srmab.org
Ms. A.K. Ajithakumari
General Secretary
Helen Keller Institute for the Visually Impaired
Vaniyamkulam P.O.– Panayur
Palakkad District 679522
Kerala
Phone: +91-466–2227491
E-mail: hkinstitute@sify.com
Website: www.keralahelenkellerinstitute.com
Gomabai
Activities / services:
Some of the services offered at Gomabai are:
- Routine Cataract extraction and lens implantation surgery.
- Cataract surgery by Phaco Emulsification method through Alcon - Universal II machine.
- Implantation of best known foldable lenses - Centerflex from Rayner and Acrysof from Alcon (with cataract surgery).
- The Organisation conducts a full time course of three years for Diploma In Ophthalmic Techniques, affiliated to Federation Of Ophthalmic Research And Education.
Contact details:
Administrator
Vikas Marg
Neemuch - 458441
Madhya Pradesh.
Phone : +91-07423-220122, 221520,227600
Fax : +91-07423-225600
E- mail : gomabai.nethralaya@rediffmail.com
Jeevan Jyoti Health Services Society
Director
At/ PO Meghnagar
The Meghnagar
Dist. Jhabua - 457799
Madhya Pradesh
Phone : +91 - 07390-84455, 07390-84355
E-mail : thayiljo@sancharnet.in
M.P. Welfare Association for the Blind
Activities / services:
- The primary goal of the Association is to promote for blind and visually impaired, equal participation, socio-economic upliftment and integration in mainstream society.
- The main thrust of the Association is to develop and implement Community Based Rehabilitation programmes for the above mentioned goals.
- It is also involved in producing literary material and establishing libraries and reading rooms for blind people.
Contact details: M.P. Welfare Association
for the Blind
33, B/D Kila Maidan
Indore 452006
Madhya Pradesh
Samaritan
Activities / services:
Samaritan specialises in highly customizable Web-based and PC-based volunteer management, tracking, and recruiting software for large multi-site organizations such as school districts, state and local governments, municipalities, large non-profits, and corporations. Their tools are also designed for inter-organization applications such as volunteer centres, service-learning, disaster preparedness, court-referrals, and outcomes measurement, as well as event management.
Contact details:
Director
Pateri
Mahadeva P.O.
Satna - 485002
Madhya Pradesh
Phone : +91-07672-230098, 225328
Fax : +91-07672-230098
E - mail : samaritans@redifmail.com
Sambhav Social Service Organisation
Activities / services:
Sambhav is a non-governmental organisation working in the field of rural Development since 1987 among the Sahariyas Tribal communities and some Slum communities in Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh.
Sambhav focuses on:
- Strengthening of Panchayat Raj Institutions and Municipal corporation institution.--Supporting Networking of NGOs.
- Community organization activities among the tribal, women and slum dwellers.--Integrated community Health program.
- SAMBHAV has started an eye hospital ‘Padam
Sambhav Eye Hospital’ in Shivpuri. The hospital is providing
following services:
- Preventive Eye care education
- Screening of school children
- Cataract Operations (IOL)
- Basic eye care
- Minor Surgeries
Contact details:
Director
Gargi House
93-A
Balwant Nagar
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh - 474002
Phone and fax: +91 - 751- 2341995, 5011379
E-mail: sambhavgwr@hotmail.com
, janadhar@yahoo.com
Website : www.sambhavindia.org
Tarun Sanskar
- Tarun Sanskar (Task-India) is a voluntary organisation, working with women, children and most deprived section of the society ie. dalits, tribals and Scheduled castes.
- The organisation has developed its capacity within
last 20 years
in the areas of Community Health, Natural Resource Development, Micro Credit, Agriculture Practices, Watershed Development, Human Rights, Networking, Advocacy.
Contact details:
Director
2036, Ranjhi
Jabalpur - 482 005
Madhya Pradesh
Phone : +91-0761-330230
Fax : +91-0761-332045
E-mail : tarunsanskar@vsnl.com
, vpchaturvedi@hotmail.com
The Nehru Sewa Sangh ( Nehru Service Centre)
Activities / services:
The Nehru Sewa Sangh ( Nehru Service Centre) came into existence in 1946.
- The Sangh has many activities like- orphanages, schools and training centres for blind, deaf and mentally retarded, welfare of scheduled castes and tribes etc.
- It has schools for both blind and deaf.
Contact details:
The Nehru Sewa Sangh ( Nehru Service Centre)
Po: Banpur 752031
Distt: Khurda
Orissa
Drishti Sansthan
Contact details:
Drishti Sansthan
Near Jai Shri Off-set
Bihani Chowk
Nohar
Zilla Hanumangarh
Rajasthan 335523
Sri Jagdamba Andh Vidhyalaya Samiti
Activities / services:
It is situated at the international border of India and Pakistan with various activities for persons with disabilities.
- The Society has Schools and Hostels for Blind and Deaf boys and girls
- It also has vocational training centre, computerised Braille press, Teacher training centre for teachers of the visually impaired and a 100 bed charitable eye hospital.
- It is also a proud recipient of the "National Award" for 1996 by the Ministry of Welfare, India.
Contact details: Sri Jagdamba Andh Vidhyalaya
Samiti
Hanumangarh Road
Sriganganagar 335001
Rajasthan
Clarke School for the Deaf and Mentally Retarded
Activities / services:
Clarke School for the Deaf and Mentally Retarded , Chennai, Tamil Nadu was established in 1970 with the aim of giving rehabilitation services to the hearing impaired and intellectually disabled children.
- The organisation has special schools for hearing impaired and intellectually disabled children.
- In addition it has a special centre for deafblind children and a rural extension programme for reaching out to rural disabled children.
- It also implements various government schemes for the disabled and provides free diagnostic services.
Contact details:
Clarke's School for the Deaf
"#3, 3rd Street
Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai
Mylapore
Chennai 600004
Tamil Nadu
Phone: +91-44-8475422
Holy Cross Service Society (HCSS)
Activities / services:
Holy Cross Service Society (HCSS) Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu is a Non Governmental Organisation based in Trichy in Tamilnadu State. It is engaged in the disability field providing comprehensive services to nearly 2700 disabled children and adults.
Some of the main activities include:
- Education through regular schools to blind, deaf, orthopaedic and educable mentally retarded children.
- Rural and urban pre-schools for deaf, preparation of deaf children for mainstream.
- Deaf children who cannot be integrated in regular schools are given education through the special school run by the society.
- Children with autism, learning disability and children with special needs are supported through individual intervention plans.
Contact details: Holy Cross Service Society
(HCSS)
96-B, Ettupattai Bungalow
Puthur
Trichy 17
Tamilnadu
Mission to the Blind
Mission to the Blind works among totally and partialy blind people in 12 States of India: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Orissa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkand, Andhra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Activities / services:
- Vocational training
- Computer training
- Braille library
- Hostel facility for young blind
- Aids and equipments
- Counselling
- Self-employment schemes
- Talking Book library
Contact details: Mr. Sam R Thanaseelan
National Executive Director
13 (II Floor) New Avadi Road
Kilpauk,
Chennai 60010
India
National Institute For The Visually Handicapped, Chennai
Activities / services:
- The Institute conducts various vocational training courses, like - Braille Shorthand and Typewriting (Tamil), Computer Operations primarily for employed blind persons and Executive Secretaryship etc.
- The institute organizes sale of aids and appliances.
- Braille Printing is also done at the institute.
- It also has an exciting project running, where in college level books are recorded on audio tapes and is broadcasted over Anna FM Radio (1 hour a day), 6.30 P.M. to 7.30 P.M. The show is broadcasted in Tamil and English.
- Research and Development is another important activity.
Contact details: Mr. A. K. Mittal
National Institute For The Visually Handicapped, Chennai
Regional Centre
(Under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India)
522, Trunk Road
Poonamallee
Chennai 600056
Tamil Nadu
E-mail: nivhchen@tn.nic.in
National Federation of the Blind
Activities / services:
- Braille library
- Typewriting training
- Counselling and guidance
- Placement service
Contact details: Mr. M. Sagadevan
General Secretary
National Federation of the Blind,
Tamilnadu
No. 1 Singaramudali Street
Karayanchavadi, Poonamallee
Chennai 600056
Phone: +91-44-26272256
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind
This is a special school for the hearing and the visually impaired students run by a world renowned educational and religious organization called Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. From the modest beginning in the year 1962. St. Louis is one of the premier institutions of learning and living for the hearing impaired and the visually challenged in India today.
Activities / services:
- St. Louis started a college for the deaf in 1993 in collaboration with the department of Social Welfare, Government of Tamilnadu and University of Madras. The college is affiliated to the University of Madras vide no. AI / V / 94-95: 1585 dt 21.09.1994. The college offers a three year degree course in B.Com with both English and Tamil. The lecturers are specially qualified to teach the hearing impaired. It is the only college offering higher education for the hearing impaired.
- School for the deaf and the blind
- Offers diploma in Printing Technology and certificate course in type writing. Minimum qualification required is Std. VIII pass.
- A well equipped library for the hearing and the visually impaired.
- A Computer lab for the hearing and the visually impaired
- Hostel facility
- A mini gym for the blind and deaf students
Contact details: Director
St. Louis Institute for the Deaf and the Blind
Canal Bank Road
Gandhinagar
Adyar, Chennai 600020
Tamilnadu
India
Phone: +91-44-24910886, 24917556
Fax: +91-44-24421315
E-mail: stlouisadyar@yahoo.com
Website: www.stlouisdeafblindadyar.org
Vidya Vrikshah
Activities / services:
- Vidya Vrikshah brings computer-based education and skills, in all Indian languages, free of cost, to the visually impaired. The software package has been designed and developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, and has the facility whereby keyboard controls are provided to help visually impaired users to navigate the screen for entering or editing text that is already entered. Normal printouts for use by the sighted and Braille outputs for use by the visually impaired are possible in any Indian language or in English Braille. The keyboard input is echoed as speech, (letter-by-letter, word-by-word, or line-by-line) or the entire text is read out in the language used for entry.
- Courses for instructors and volunteers (from training or service institutions) are also organised, to enable them to train the visually handicapped in the use of computers in Indian languages.
- The organization has developed a Braille Kit to enable teaching of Braille and related skills by any literate person, preferably mothers in home, teachers in mainstream schools. This would enable blind children to be admitted freely into large numbers of nearby mainstream schools. The Kit has 6 features, one is Natesan Braille Block, which teaches how to form and read words in Braille etc. The Kit is produced and offered at a price of Rs.300/- , by Worth Trust.
Contact details: N.Krishnaswamy
9, Tiruveedi Amman Street
Rama Krishna Nagar
Chennai 600028
Tamil Nadu
Phone: +91-44-493 7926
Fax: +91-44-493 6358
Website: www.vidyavrikshah.org
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, Dehradun is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
This institute is an apex body which has been established for human resource development, research and development, and designing delivery of model rehabilitation services, extension and out reach services. It is also engaged in production of braille / audio books and assistive devices for the visually impaired .
Activities / services:
- Home-bound services for visually impaired children with additional disablities are also being extended.
- Model school for the visually disabled - This is one of the few co-educational secondary schools for visually impaired children in the country. It provides education to both blind and low vision children from pre-school to 12th standard. The school also provides education to Visually Handicapped children with additional disabilities. All children are provided free tuition, boarding, lodging, clothing, medical care, pocket money, books and equipment.
- The Central Braille Press produces text books, reference books and material of general reading for the blind. The reading material is supplied to the blind individuals and organisations.
- The Institute's Training Centre for the Adult Blind (Men and Women) imparts vocational training to the adult blind in the age group of 18-40 years. All are provided free training, boarding, lodging, clothing, medical care, pocket money, books and equipment. Chair caning, handloom weaving, light engineering, braille stenography (Hindi), typewriting (Hindi and English), computer operation, etc, are some of the vocations in which training is imparted.
- Manufacture of Braille Appliances workshop (MBA) - This workshop was set up in 1953 for producing aids and appliances for the use of blind. The Workshop manufactures a wide range of aids and appliances for writing, computing, mobility and recreational purposes. These aids and appliances are supplied to the visually impaired students/trainees and to the organisations working for blind people.
- National Library for Print Handicapped - Braille Library contains more than 50,000 volumes of braille literature which includes braille books, journals, periodicals. The library circulates the books to members free of cost who visit the library. Facilities are also available to out-station readers through free postal services.
Contact details: Mr. Salil Jain
116, Rajpur Road
Dehradun 248001
Uttaranchal
Phone: +91-135-27444979
Fax: +91-135-2748147
E-mail: nivh@sancharnet.in
Website: www.nivh.org
Shikshit Yuva Sewa Samiti (SYSS)
Activities / services:
Shikshit Yuva Seva Samiti is a registered charitable trust working towards the rehabilitation of disabled persons and its activities are spread in the whole district.
- The organisation has been implementing Community-based Rehabilitation and Integrated Education programs for the rural visually impaired since 1994.
- It has provided social, educational and economical rehabilitation services to more than 1200 disabled persons till date.
Contact details: Shikshit Yuva Sewa Samiti
(SYSS)
Pandey Bazar, Basti
Uttar Pradesh 272002
Phone: +91-5542-85442, 85825
Fax: 05542-85442, 81007
E-mail: syssbst@vsnl.com
Contact Persons:
Gopal Krishna Agrawal, Director
or
Vinod Kumar Upadhyay, Coordinator (Education)
Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy
Activities / services:
- School for the blind / low vision
- Vocational training
- Computer training
- Braille library
- Hostel facility
- Scholarships
- Others
- Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Training
- Regional Braille Press – the languages covered by the press are Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Assamese, Oriya and Manipuri
- Swimming pool Project
- Community-based rehabilitation project
- Advanced music classes
- Regional teachers training Centre
Contact details: Mr. Sunilbaran Pattanayak
Principal
Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy
Narendrapur
Kolkata 700103
Phone: +91, 33, 24772201(3 lines)
Fax: +91, 33, 24772070
E-mail: bbakm@vsnl.net
Training and Education Centre for Handicapped Rehabilitation
Activities / services:
- Education
- Training
- Employment
- Entertainment
Contact details: Mr. Bidyut Pal
Director
Post office Janai(Ghosh Para)
District Hooghly
West Bengal 712304
Phone:+91-3212-237558
Vivekananda Mission Asram
Activities / services:
- It has a Residential Vocational training Centre for the Adult Blind, imparting training in Cane, Bamboo works, weaving of cloth dusters, food products from pulses etc.
- The organization runs a residential blind school for blind children.
- Community Based Rehabilitation programs are being conducted.
- A Training Centre for Computerised Braille Transcription System has opened new avenues for higher education to the visually impaired.
- V M A Netra Niramay Niketan is a 100 bedded eye hospital providing eye care services.
- It also runs V M A Institute of Ophthalmic Training offering diploma courses.
Contact details: General Secretary
Vivekananda Mission Asram
Vivekanagar
P.O. Chaitanyapur (Haldia)
District Purba
Medinipur 721645
West Bengal
Phone: +91-3224–286221/286081
Fax: +91–3224–286106
E-mail: vmarsb@rediffmail.com
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