NIEPVD (formerly National Institute for the Visually Handicapped or NIVH), is a premier Institute in the field of visual disability working under the administrative control of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The Institute is committed to promote rights and dignity of persons with visual impairments. In order to achieve this laudable objective, the Institute produces trained manpower for providing quality education, vocational training and rehabilitation services to the visually impaired persons. It also undertakes research and developmental activities ensuring emergence of disability inclusive policies, programmes and practices. Its R&D activities have contributed a number of useful tools and enabling technologies for equal participation by the visually impaired persons in different walks of life. The Institute is largest producer and distributor of Braille literature and devices in the country including talking books.

Departments

• Special Education and Research: Check under DSE&R, NIEPVD in Teachers of Visually Impaired (TVI) page

• Skill Development (TCAB): Check under NIEPVD in Training and Vocational page

• Model School for the Visually Handicapped

• National Accessible Library: Check under NIEPVD in Resources page

• Clinical & Rehabilitation Psychology and Research

• Technology Application & Research

• Braille Development: Check under Bharati Braille in Reading & Writing Braille page

• Central Braille Press: Check under Central Braille Press in Braille Production page

National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) was launched in the year 1976 as a 100% Centrally Sponsored scheme with the goal to reduce the prevalence of blindness 

Services

• To reduce the backlog of blindness through identification and treatment of blind at primary, secondary and tertiary levels based on assessment of the overall burden of visual impairment in the country.

• Develop and strengthen the strategy of NPCBVI for “Eye Health” and prevention of visual impairment; through provision of comprehensive eye care services and quality service delivery.

• Strengthening and upgradation of RIOs to become centre of excellence in various sub-specialties of ophthalmology

• Strengthening the existing and developing additional human resources and infrastructure facilities for providing high quality comprehensive Eye Care in all Districts of the country;

• To enhance community awareness on eye care and lay stress on preventive measures;

• Increase and expand research for prevention of blindness and visual impairment

• To secure participation of Voluntary Organizations/Private Practitioners in eye Care

The Social Justice & Empowerment Department is working independently since the bifurcation of Social Welfare Department in the year 1992. The Department is implementing a number of schemes for the care, protection and rehabilitation of socially under privileged. the Department is implementing a number of schemes for the welfare of senior citizens, orphan/destitute children, Widows & destitute women, mentally retarded children, the blind, deaf & dumb, kashmiri migrants, dwarfs & eunuchs minority communities 22 District Social Welfare Officers are monitoring schemes of the department at district level and 3 Government residential institutions functioning in various districts for the welfare and rehabilitation of persons with various physical disabilities such as visually impaired, speech and hearing impaired, orthopedically challenged 

https://socialjusticehry.gov.in/en-us/ 

Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department was established on 20 September, 1995 by Government of Uttar Pradesh The department in-keeping with its goals has established a network of schools catering to different categories of disability and age-group/literacy levels , residential hostels for students , establishment and operation of Braille Press as well as establishment of Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National University for Rehabilitation has been done to provide educational assistance to students affected from various kinds of disabilities .

Department has implemented various welfare measures such as : shelter houses -cum-training centers for Persons With Disabilities ,Skill Development Centers along with provisions of grants ,pension, aids and auxiliary devices/assistive devices

Objectives of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Department

• Implementation of National Policy with respect to the PWDs.

• To ensure social, educational and economic development of PWDs through various planned and non-planned schemes.

• Implementation of policies and programs of the Government of India related to development of PWDs.

• Coordination with National Institution working in the field of PWD-welfare.

• Interdepartmental coordination for developmental work related to PWDs.

• Reservation of PWDs in services and supervision of their employment status.

• Arrangement of assistive devices for PWDs.

• Special and vocational training for PWDs.

• Important Training to NGOs/parents/ government officials and staff.

• Aid and support to NGOs for PWD welfare related works.

• To obtain aid from State and Central public sector enterprises and Private sector enterprises/organizations/Trusts.

• Plans budget estimates and other administrative matters related to PWDs.

• To explore new avenues in light of global policy and initiative/exchange-programmes/technical support etc.

http://uphwd.gov.in/en 

The Rehabilitation Council of India(RCI).On September,1992 the RCI Act was enacted by Parliament and it became a Statutory Body on 22 June 1993.The Act was amended by Parliament. The mandate given to RCI is to regulate and monitor services given to persons with disability, to standardise syllabi and to maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register of all qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education. The Act also prescribes punitive action against unqualified persons delivering services to persons with disability. 

Objectives

• To regulate the training policies and programmes in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities

• To bring about standardization of training courses for professionals dealing with persons with disabilities

• To prescribe minimum standards of education and training of various categories of professionals/ personnel dealing with people with disabilities

• To regulate these standards in all training institutions uniformly throughout the country

• To recognize institutions/ organizations/ universities running master's degree/ bachelor's degree/ P.G.Diploma/ Diploma/ Certificate courses in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities

• To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign universities/ institutions on reciprocal basis

• To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education

• To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals/ personnel

• To collect information on a regular basis on education and training in the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and abroad

• To encourage continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special education by way of collaboration with organizations working in the field of disability.

• To recognize Vocational Rehabilitation Centres as manpower development centres

• To register vocational instructors and other personnel working in the Vocational Rehabilitation Centres

• To recognize the national institutes and apex institutions on disability as manpower development centres

• To register personnel working in national institutes and apex institutions on disability under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 

National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Regional Centre, Chennai came into existence on October 9, 1988 by the then Union Minister for Welfare, Government of India. This Regional Centre, Chennai, serves as an extended arm of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, an apex body, governed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, devoted to the welfare of the visually impaired throughout the country.

The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Regional Centre, Chennai, has been established with a goal to function as an institution to work for the benefit of the visually impaired, their family members and professionals working with them in the Southern States including the Union Territory of Puducherry. This Centre seeks to open up new vistas of opportunities for the visually impaired adults, including men and women, literate and illiterate, by conducting innovative training programmes and also to facilitate empowerment of the visually impaired through employment and other rehabilitation services.

Activities: Vocational Training, Regional Braille Press, Research and  Development, Orientation of Personnel through Short Term Training Programmes, Placement, Library Science, Composite Rehabilitation, Camps, Equipment Bank, Broadcast of reading Material, Modern Resource Centre For Disabled.

The Composite Regional Center (CRC).The center has been providing comprehensive rehabilitation services like Behavior therapy,Cognitive Behavior Therapy for various psychiatric Disorders and assessment of IQ ,ADHD,Autism etc.Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech therapy, and Special Education for Mentally Retarded, Visually Impaired, and Hearing Impaired, besides providing Prosthesis & Orthosis ,Mobility Aids and Hearing Aids, Vocational Guidance & Counseling, to persons with disabilities in and around the city. The institute also conducts out-reach Camp services to the persons with Disabilities population of Uttar Pradesh state and organizes skill training programs.

Services:

Physiotherapy,Occupational therapy,Speech & hearing assessment & intervention,Clinical psychology,Special education,Orientation & mobility training,Prosthetic & orthotics,Medical consultation for general persons persons with disabilities,Vocational training for person with disabilities

The Composite Regional Centre, Sunder Nagar is an extension of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD ). The primary objective of CRC is to create the requisite infrastructure for training, manpower development, research and to provide services to persons with disabilities. CRC functions as the outreach centre of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities and facilitates the process of capacity building at local levels, in the region.

Objectives:

• To serve as the Composite Regional Centre for rehabilitation and special education of persons with disabilities.

• To establish linkages with existing medical, educational, and employment services following the principles of community-based rehabilitation, and offer extension services in the rural areas.

• To stimulate growth of services by encouraging and supporting voluntary organizations, parent groups and self- help groups.

• To undertake human resource development by training rehabilitation professionals, village level workers, multi-rehabilitation workers and other functionaries in the government and non-government sector required for providing services to persons with disabilities.

• To develop strategies for delivery of rehabilitation services suitable to the socio-cultural background of the region.

• To undertake research and development with specific reference to the needs of diverse groups of people with disability, keeping in view the nature and severity of disability in the region.

• To undertake public education programme for the creation of awareness among parents and the community.

• To undertake designing, fabrication & fitment of aids and appliances.

• To undertake services of education and skill development, leading to enhancement of opportunities for employment, rehabilitation, mobility, communication, recreation and integration in society.

Divyangsathi is a platform to provide the 360 degree solutions for Divyangjan. Er. Pankaj Maru who is founder of SNEH Nagda (MP), center for Learning & Empowerment of PwIDs, has taken this initiative. The main objective of this portal is bring all four "P" of disability sector namely Persons with Disabilities, Parents, Professionals & Policy Makers at one place. Divyangsathi will provide all the information related to disability sector from Acts, rules, programmes, policies, directory of Institutions, Organizations & Professionals, Assistive devices, Research and Development, domestic and International events & success stories.

Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), Tripura has been established under the Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. This Centre at Narsingarh, Agartala, Tripura became functional in the year 2017. It is under the administrative control of National Institute for the Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan), Kolkata. It aims to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to the persons with disabilities in north eastern India region. The basic aim of setting up this Centre is to create trained manpower for providing rehabilitation services for Divyangjan, OPD services for Speech Therapy, Hearing Impairment, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Visual Impairment.

CRC Patna is an apex institute in the region having tripartite functions of training, research and services to the persons with all types of disabilities. It is progressing towards human resource development programmes, development of service models, documentation and dissemination of information, Community Based Rehabilitation, Extension and Outreach Programme, fabrication and fitment of aids & appliances and “reach the un-reached” in the region has been a major focus of the centre.

OBJECTIVES

CRC Patna, at its inception itself had projected multifarious activities to enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities. Accordingly, the main objective of CRC has been identified as follows :

• To serve as Resource Centre for rehabilitation and special education of persons with disabilities.

• To undertake human resource development by training rehabilitation professionals, village level workers, multi -rehabilitation workers and other functionaries in Govt. and non-Govt. sector, required for providing services to persons with disabilities.

• To undertake public education programmes for creation of awareness in the parents and the community.

• To undertake designing, fabrication and fitment of aids and appliances.

• To undertake services of education and skill development leading to enhancement of opportunities for employment, rehabilitation, mobility communication recreation and integration in society.

• To undertake research and development with specific reference to needs of diverse groups of people with disability, keeping in view the nature and severity of disability in the region.

• To develop strategies for delivery of rehabilitation services suitable to the socio-cultural background of the region.

• To stimulate growth of services by encouraging and supporting voluntary organization, parent groups and self-help groups.

• To establish linkages with existing medical, educational and employment services, following the principles of community-based rehabilitation and offer extension services in the rural areas.

Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Guwahati is an initiative of Govt. of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. The aim of CRC, Guwahati is to provide services to the PWDs and develop manpower in the field of disabilities in the North Eastern Region (NER). It provides comprehensive rehabilitation services at the centre and through extended services (Identification, assessment and distribution camps) to the PWDs. The centre also conducts various courses in the field of disabilities. 

1. Delivery of rehabilitation services suitable to the socio-cultural background of the North East Region.

2. Training and Man-power development for providing services to the PWD’s ( Person with Disabilities ).

3. Serve as resource centre for rehabilitation and special education of persons with disabilities.

4. Training the rehabilitation professionals, village level workers, multi rehabilitation workers and other functionaries in Govt. and Non-Govt. sectors.

5. Undertake the research and development with specific reference to the needs of diverse groups of people with disabilities in the North East Region.

6. Undertake designing, fabrication and fitment of aid and appliances for persons with disabilities. 

7. To undertake public education programme for creation of awareness in community.

8. To establish linkages with existing medical, educational and employment services (for identification, assessment and service provision).

9. To stimulate growth of service by encouraging and supporting organizations, parents group and self help groups.

10. To undertake human resources development.  

The centre has been providing therapeutic and rehabiliation services for all types of Disabilities under the same roof through its OPD.

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Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development,Nellore,  Andhra Pradesh, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(Divyangjan) (UnderAdministrative Control of NIEPID Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities(Divyangjan) is an extension of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID). It  is fully-equipped and functional to provide rehabilitative and educational services to all types of disabilities With services that range from the academic to clinical, it continues to be committed to further the cause of the differently-abled. To serve as the Composite Regional Centre for rehabilitation and special education of persons with disabilities. To develop strategies for delivery of rehabilitation services suitable to the socio-cultural background of the region.To undertake research and development with specific reference to the needs of diverse groups of people with disability, keeping in view the nature and severity of disability in the region.

Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Persons with Disabilities is a service modality set under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India with the aim of creating resources and infrastructure required for developing services for persons with disabilities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. There are national institutes and other apex bodies in each area of disability in different parts of India under the same ministry.

Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities Divyangjan (CRC) Bhopal is a service modality set under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. It functions as resource centre for persons with disabilities.Persons with disabilities, served by the Centre, include persons with Locomotor Disability, Blindness, Low-vision, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, Leprosy Cured, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Multiply Persons with disabilities of all ages. Special emphasis is given to early intervention.A team including Audiologist, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Orientation & Mobility Instructor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist, Physiotherapist, Prosthetic & Orthotic Engineer, Rehabilitation Officer, Special Educationist, Speech & Language Pathologist, and Vocational Instructor work at the Centre on principles of trans-disciplinary approach.

 http://crcbhopal.nic.in/

CRC-Kozhikode, is a service initiative under the Department of Disabilitiy Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India with the aim of creating resources and infrastructure required for developing services for persons with disabilities in the state of Kerala.

Activities:

Generating Awareness

Building links with government organizations

Providing support to NGOs and parents’ groups

Services for persons with disabilities

Enhancing special education & vocational training

Research & Development

 https://www.crckozhikode.gov.in/index.php/content/index/home

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CRC Davanagere functions under the administrative control of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID), Secunderabad. Through CRC, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India strives to empower the Persons with Disabilities to realize their fullest potential and participate equally in all aspects of life.

  CRC serves as a Resource Center for Rehabilitation and Special Education of persons with disabilities for Karnataka. CRC conducts several training programs for parents/ care takers of persons with disabilities, rehabilitation professionals and other functionaries rendering services to persons with disabilities