The Government, its Ministries and various Departments, Institutions, Non-Government Organizations (NGO) etc. are working to support the lives, education, training, employment and livelihood of people with blindness and visual impairment. There are International Organizations, Government as well as private across the world, primarily in USA and Europe, that work for the deaf that can be of assistance to the people with deafness and hard-of-hearing in India. In India, DEPwD, GoI drives the activities of National Institutions and Regional Centers in different states. NGOs in India constantly supplement the support activities of the Government in India, and public and private Special Schools in India for the students with deafness and hard-of-hearing educates the children.