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Aids and facilities for differently abled : Budget 2014

Aids and facilities for differently abled : Budget 2014

For the visually impaired, a proposal for special textbooks, Braille on the currency notes has been put forward. Along with that, 15 new Braille presses are to be established and revival of 10 existing has been announced.

Scheme of Assistance  to disabled persons for purchase/fitting of aids/appliances

Scheme of Assistance to disabled persons for purchase/fitting of aids/appliances

The Scheme aims at helping the disabled persons by bringing suitable, durable, scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances within their reach. The estimates, according to 58th Sample Survey conducted by NSSO in 2002, indicate that there are about 18.04 million persons with various types of disabilities in the country.

People with hearing impairments

People with hearing impairments

These other conditions can result in significant additional handicaps to a hearing handicap. Because hearing impairment varies so greatly, it is not possible to generalise about interacting with people with significant hearing impairment and it is not possible