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National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is India's only cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards empowerment of persons with disabilities. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 seeks ...
India enacted the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act in 1995 to provide recognition to the rights and special needs of disabled people in the country. [2] It also provided for reservations for persons with disabilities in government jobs and higher educational institutions. [12]
In 2004, the organization collaborated with United States–based National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research for a workshop on autism. [4] During the same time of year, the organization began offering a master's degree program in disability rehabilitation—said to be one of its kind. [ 5 ]
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) is an Indian government agency providing services to persons with multiple disabilities. [1] It was established by Government of India under the aegis of the Department of Disability Affairs within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at Chennai .
Entrance of NIPEVD. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun (formerly known as National Institute for the Visually Handicapped) is a premier organisation under the administrative control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. [1]
In the year 2000, the Rehabilitation Council of India (Amendment) Act, 2000, was introduced and notified consequently by the government of India. [2] The amendment brought definitions and discussions provided within the earlier Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992, under the ambit of a larger act, namely, Persons with Disabilities (Equal ...
Contribution-based pension system. For government employees in 2004 and the general public in 2009. Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme: CS MoSJE: 2003: Social Justice: Original form was the 1999 scheme to Promote Voluntary Action for Persons with Disabilities, with the aim of implementing Persons With Disabilities Act, 1995.
SSI has spread its services in 16 states, and in cities like, Kolkata, Delhi (1978), Bangalore, Chennai, Allahabad, Dayalpur, Pune and Cochin, where it runs special schools for children with disabilities, and offers vocational training and help for finding suitable jobs to the students, through rehabilitation, communication and speech therapy ...