Community Based Rehabilitation programme for the differently-abled
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for the differently-abled people is an integrated programme component of CORD which works toward
List of
National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped
National Institute for the Orthopaediaclly Handicapped is an apex organization in the area of locomotor disability Orthopaedically Handicapped) which came into the nations’ service since 1978 as an autonomous body under the ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training
Patients with locomotor / orthopaedic disabilities due to various ailments like poliomyelitis, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Deformities, Leprosy, Burn contracture, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia etc.
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
Is being established at Muttukadu, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, (about 30 km from Chennai Central railway station, Mofussil bus terminus and airport) to fulfill the objective of serving as a national resource center for empowerment of persons with Multiple Disabilities such as those with
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped
As per National Sample Survey Organization’s (NSSO) Survey 2002, the number of disabled persons in the country is 18.49 million and they formed about 1.8% of the total estimated population. The census 2001 indicates that 2.2% of the total population is affected by disability.
Role Of Important Institutions
There exist six National Institutes alongwith their respective regional centres in each of the major area of disability.
Legal Rights Of The Differently abled persons In India
The Constitution of India applies uniformly to every legal citizen of India, whether they are healthy or disabled in any way ( physically or mentally).
Guardianship for Differently Abled Person
A guardian is a person who has assumed the care and protection of another person, and is responsible for all legal decisions on behalf of that person, and his property.
Scheme & Aids for Differently Abled Person
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aims at helping the disabled persons by bringing suitable, durable, scientifically- manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances within their reach through a scheme
Facilities/concessions are available for the disabled children under the following programmes
The degree of disability should be at least 40% in order to be eligible for any concession/benefits. All persons with Mental Retardatation are eligible for concessions/benefits.