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Posted On Friday, November 13, 2009

GENETIC AND MENTAL RETARDATION CLINIC

Address: Dept. of Paediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029

Phone number: 6561123

Working in the area of Multiple disabilities, Genetic and birth defects.

It is an outpatients clinic for genetic and birth defects, screening of metabolic, chromosomal and genetic disorders, prenatal diagnosis, surveys on mental handicaps and birth defects. Counselling facilities are also provided.

CHILD GUIDANCE CENTRE

Address: Department of Social Work (Delhi Univ.), 3 University Road, New Delhi-110009

Phone number: 7257881

Working in the area of Multiple disabilities, mental illness, behavioural problems, learning disability.

Children with disabilities are helped with a combination of group work and play therapy. In addition, facilities for IQ testing and speech therapy are provided.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

Address: Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Park Street, New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3365525/363

Working in the area of Multiple disabilities, intellectual impairment, Orthopaedic disability.

The organisation has a child guidance clinic for mentally and physically disabled children in the age group 0-15 years. The organisation also conducts testing, diagnosing, and treating of the disability. Counselling is also provided.

TAMANNA ASSOCIATION

Address: D-6 Street, Vasant Vihar. New Delhi-110057

Phone number: 6143853, 6148269

Fax: 6143853

Working in the area of Mental disability, autism.

The organisation aims at spreading awareness about disability in addition to legal advocacy about the same. It has special programmes for special education, vocational training, rehabilitation and counselling.

THE ENABLING CENTRE

Address: Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road,New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3274411 (R), 3719859

Working in the area of Multiple disability Visually impaired, Hearing Impaired, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Mentally retarded.

The centre runs a co-educational primary day school for mentally disabled, visual and hearing impaired, cerebral palsy and autism in the age group 5-1 3 years. It also offers vocational training (block printing, papier mache) and has an integrated school. The centre is involved in referral services, pre-vocational training and organises workshops, seminars, training programme for early intervention and providing counselling.

VIMHANS (VIDYA SAGAR INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES)

Address: No 1, Institutional Area, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi-110065

Phone number: 6310510, 6310520

Email: vimhans@vsnl.com

Working in the area of Orthopaedically handicapped, Cerebral palsy, Learning disabilities.

The institute offers medical and social rehabilitation. Cognitive and physical rehabilitation provided through Neuro rehabilitation clinic, child guidance centre, medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology,

prosthetic and orthotic services. It also provides medical education for medical professional.

AANCHAL SCHOOL

Address: Kautilya Marg, New Delhi-110021

Phone number: 2301 4165

Working in the area of: Mental retardation

It is a special school which provides vocational training (wood work, tailoring, chair caning, photocopying, mushroom cultivation)to children with intellectual impairment.

ACTION FOR AUTISM

Address: T-370F, Chirag Gaon, New Delhi-110017

Phone number: 641 6469

Fax: 641 6470

Email: autism@vsnl.com

Working in the area of: Autism, Learning disability

The organisation trains autistic children in basic living skills. It provides special education to autistic children in addition to training and counselling parents. It is an autism resource centre and conducts workshops and seminars.

MODEL SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY DEFICIENT CHILDREN

Address: Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi-24

Phone number: 6834328

Fax: 6831012

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

It is a school and hostel for children with intellectual impairment. In addition, it provides counselling and clinical services to disabled individuals and their parents. It conducts seminars, workshops and home based training programmes for its members. Vocational training is also provided.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

Address: Regional Training Centre (North), Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi

Phone number: 6820643

Fax: 6831012

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment and orthopaedic disability

It is a therapeutic centre for the mentally and physically disabled in the age groups 0-6 years. It provides services like physiotherapy, special education and management of behavioural problems for its members in addition to running a diploma course in special education for the mentally challenged.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (NIMH)

Address: Model School, Kasturba Niketan, Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi-110024

Phone number: 6820643, 6834328

Fax: 6831012

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation conducts early intervention, assessment and evaluation for intellectual retardation. It also has a vocational centre, special school, day school, residential facility and a hostel. It provides counselling, therapy in addition to a home based programme.

SAHAS SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

Address: Sector III, Type III, 190, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi-110049

Phone number: 6259531

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The centre provides vocational training, rehabilitation and computer training and special education for the intellectually impaired children.

THE ECLAT SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED

Address: 1-3/127, Sector 16 Rohini, New Delhi-1 10085

Phone number: 7295838, 7262489, 7264920

Fax: 7882847

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The society runs co-educational day school for intellectually impaired children. Other facilities available are speech therapy, psychological guidance; vocational training (craft, yoga, chalk making, music).

ASHA AWWA SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

Address: Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi

Phone number: 569 1997

Working in the area of: Intellectual and hearing impairment

It offers academic intervention for hearing impaired children in the age group of 5-14 years in addition to skill development programmes for the intellectually impaired (mentally retarded). Recreational activities, vocational training, community awareness programmes and therapeutic intervention are also provided.

DELHI SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

Address: Okhla Centre, Okhla Marg, opposite Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi-110025

Phone number: 6310979

Fax: 6310979

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

It has a day boarding school, rehabilitation centre and a diagnostic clinic. It also provides speech therapy and physiotherapy facilities. Vocational training, sports and drama classes are given.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

Address: 1, Canning Lane, K.G. Marg, New Delhi

Phone number: 3382687, 3384904

Fax: 3388813

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment

It is an organisation which provides sport facilities for children with hearing impairment and speech disorders. It is also residential school for intellectually and visually impaired children.

AASHA KIRAN

Address: Avantika Complex, Rohini Sector 1, New Delhi-110085

Phone number: 716 0142, 727 2760

Fax: 7272191

Working in the area of: Mentally ill

The organisation provides custodial care to mentally ill abandoned people under the Juvenile Justice Act. Male children are taken from 6-16 years and female children from 6-18 years.

ACTION FOR ABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION (AADI)

Address: 2 Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi

Phone number: 6569107, 6864714

Email: ssni@vsnl.net.in

Working in the area of: Cerebral palsy, Neuro-muscular disorders, Multiple disabilities

The organisation provides special education and assessment techniques for various disabilities. Vocational training is provided in addiiton to rural and urban community based rehabilitation. It is also involved in raising awareness anad creating publicity on disability related issues. It also participates in legislation and advocacy for the same. In addition, it provides support for inclusive education.

ASHA AWWA SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

Address: Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi

Phone number: 569 1997

Working in the area of: Intellectual and hearing impairment

ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT & REHABILITATION OF HANDICAPPED (AAROH)

Address: 224, Vasant Enclave, New Delhi-110057

Phone number: 6144721

Fax: 6144721

Working in the area of: Mental illness

The organisation creates social awareness in the area of mental illness. It conducts programmes and vocational training for mentally ill people with the aim of socio-economic rehabilitation. It also has an occupational centre for the mentally ill. Special education is imparted for the development of mentally ill individuals.

AWAAZ SPECIAL SCHOOL

Address: K-87, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi-110015

Phone number: 5451301,7276295

Working in the area of: Hearing impairment, intellectual retardation

The organisation provides special education for hearing impaired children and those with intellectual impairment in the age group of 3-18 years. It also has facilities for speech therapy and children are taught to lip read.

BALVANTRAY MEHTA VIDYA BHAWAN-ANGURIDEVI SHERSINGH MEMORIAL ACADEMY

Address: Block E. G, & H Masjid Moth, Greater Kailash II, New Delhi-110048

Phone number: 6441798, 6288815

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation aims at integrating intellectually sub-normal children into the academic and social thread of the society. Unto this end it provides vocational training, job placement and rehabilitation facilities to children. Marriage counselling and para-medical services are also provided.

FEDERATION FOR THE WELFARE OF MENTALLY RETARDED

Address: Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi-110067

Phone number: 6513432

Fax: 6862158

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation provides special education to children with intellectual deficits. It also provides medical and other supportive therapy. Vocational training is given to the children with a view to future employment. The organisation also has a library of books, audio and video cassettes.

MANOVIKAS KENDRA

Address: Kulachi Hansraj Model School, Ashok Vihar Phase I, New Delhi-110052

Phone number: 7124498

Working in the area of: Multiple disabilities

It is a coeducational primary day school for the intellectually disabled and children with speech and behavioural problems in the age group 4-15 years. Speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, diagnosis, vocational training (accountancy) are provided.

INSPIRATION

Address: AG1 123D,Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110018

Phone number: 5611861, 5412463

Working in the area of Intellectual impairment, multiple disabilities, autism, spasticity. The organisation provides a day care centre with vocational training, intervention, counselling and occupational therapy, for the children.

RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR CHILD STUDY CENTRE

Address: Dept. of Child Development, Lady Irwin College, Sikandara Road. New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3719859

Working in the area of all disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, behavioural problems. The centre caters to all disabilities and provides primary inclusive education to children. It also provides physical, occupational and speech therapy to children with various disabilities in the age group of 3-8 years. In addition, it also provides home based training programmes for parents/caretakers of disabled children.

SOCIETY FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT - PRABHAAT SCHOOL

Address: B-930, Shastri Nagar, New Delhi-110052

Phone number: 3555324

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment, learning disability

It is co-educational primary school for slow learners and those with intellectual retardation. It also provides education for disadvantaged children of low income groups. In addition, facilities for early intervention, speech therapy, physiotherapy and counselling are provided.

ACTION FOR AUTISM

Address: T-370F, Chirag Gaon, New Delhi-110017

Phone number: 641 6469

Fax: 641 6470

Email: autism@vsnl.com

Working in the area of: Autism, Learning disability

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN

Address: Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3389943, 3384881

Working in the area of: Learning disability (Slow learners)

It is a co-educational senior secondary day school for slow learners which provides integrated special education, counselling services and vocational training (tailoring, typing, beautician's course, office management, packaging, creche management, photocopying) to its students. This school aims at providing individualised education to suit the needs of an individual child according to age and intellectual ability.

MUSKAAN

Address: A-28, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016

Phone number: 6566766

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation provides vocational training for rehabilitation, parent training and counselling services. It is a parents' association for the welfare of children with intellectual impairment.

NAV JYOTI CENTRE

Address: B-11, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

Phone number: 6144721, 6899044

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The centre is a coeducational day school for intellectually imapired individuals in the age group of 6-32 years. In addition, occupational therapy, speech therapy and vocational training (pen refills, files, envelopes, electronic assembly work, tailoring, greeting cards, gift wrappers) is provided.

RAGHUDEV MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES

Address: 9 Rajpur Road, Civil Lines, Delhi

Phone number: 3555324

Email: mpuri@vsnl.com

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation provides vocational training to intellectually challenged people above the age of 16 years.

SADHU VASWANI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Address: 2nd Street, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi

Phone number: 4670242, 6872390

Working in the area of: Learning disability

It is a high school for slow learners in the I.Q range 70-90 points. Integration of the students in main-stream classes is also done.

SAMADHAN

Address: F-Block Main Park, Sector 5, Dakshinpuri, New Delhi-110062

Phone number: 6974367

Fax: 6863625

Email: samadhan@del3.vsnl.net.in

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment, learning disability

The organisation provides educational and vocational training for rehabilitation of intellectually impaired individuals from the weaker sections of the society. Early and home based intervention is also provided.

ST. THOMAS GIRLS SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Address: Mandir Marg, New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3364094

Working in the area of: Learning disability

It is a co-educational integrated school for slow learners in the age group of 10-16 years. It has separate wings for children of different ages. Physical therapy in conjuction with vocational training is given.

THE EDUCARE CHARITABLE TRUST (REGD)

Address: M-2, HauzKhas, New Delhi-110016

Phone number: 6565061,6857560

Email: sunitasodhi@hotmail.com

Working in the area of: Dyslexia, attention deficit disorder;learning disability.

The trust is involved in diagnosis and remedial teaching. It also runs an educational day school for children with dyslexia and learning disabilities.

UDAAN

Address: A-59, Kailash Colony, New Delhi-1 10048

Phone number: 6446978

Fax: 6212394 (after 2p.m.)

Email: docarun@name.com

Working in the area of: Cerebral palsy; Intellectually impaired children

The organisation provides physiotherapy, speech therapy, need based education and behavioural therapy for intellectually impaired children.

VIDYA BHARTI FOUNDATION

Address: Shankar Vidya Kendra, opp. C-Block Market,paschim Marg, New Delhi-110057

Phone number: 6143128, 5692983

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The foundation runs a co-educational primary day school for the intellectually impaired children in the age group 6-21 years. It also offers vocational training (computer, chalk, surgical bandage making).

YMCA INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

Address: YMCA, Nizamuddin east, New Delhi-1 10013

Phone number: 4699405, 4624061

Fax: 4634209

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairement

The institute has a day care centre and a special school for professional courses.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA)

Address: Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001

Phone number: 3746036, 3746034, 3361915

Fax: 3746035, 3746032

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

The organisation provides special education to economically weak children with intellectual impairment.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTALLY ILL

Address: NAMI INDIA, 3A, Shimpla, 35/161, Juhu Versova Link Road, Mumbai 400053

Phone number: 091-022-26288620, 091-022-9820340115

Email: nami@namiindia.com

Working in the area of: Intellectual Impairment

NAMI India is a online support group. It functions as a registered trust or society, to help in the eradication and treatment of mental illness in India by integrating and involving consumers, mentally challenged people, doctors, healthcare workers, Government and other sections of society.

AN ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL [AASHA]

SCARF C-46, 13-th Street

East Anna Nagar

Chennai 600 102,

India

Shraddha Nursing Home & Shraddha Rehabilitation Foundation

(A Comprehensive Centre for Psychiatric Care & Rehabilitation)

Garnet, Behind Shanti Ashram,

Off Eksar Road, Borivali - West,

Mumbai - 400 103.

Tel. No. : 28954333 / 28955020

Chennai

AIKYA - Centre to Integrate the Different

AIKYA,

1/1,Bhagirathi Ammal Street,

R.A.Puram,

Chennai 600 028.

Tel: 91-44-493 8443 / 91-44-499 3892

Email: aikyaschool@hotmail.com or parvathyv@hotmail.com

AIKYAis a Special School for Children with special needs. AIKYA specializes in Early Intervention Programme; runs a school for children with Autism, Down's Syndrome, Learning disability: brings out publications; conducts awareness programmes, workshops and seminars and short term courses. Actively supports parents and young children

PRAYATNA:

Regds. Office: 53 M. G. Road , Camp Pune 411001

School: H102, Ashoka Mews, Kondwa, Pune

Contact Person : Mrudula Das, Nafisa Khambata and Radiya Gohil

Email: mrids98@yahoo.com, radiyagohil@yahoo.co.in

Phone: 0202 26933487 (10.00AM to 2.30 PM)

‘Prayatna’ is a very special school for special children

CENTRE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

Address: S.G. Barve Memorial Complex, 1170/1, Jangli Maharaj Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment, learning disability

MENTAID

Address: 17A Brojen Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700034

Email: mentaid@vsnl.net

Working in the area of: Intellectual impairment

MENTAID is the Association for the Development of the Mentally Handicapped. Started in 1985, MENTAID grew from a support group of dedicated and often helpless parents sharing their experiences, to a registered, voluntary community service organisation working closely with disabled children, youth and their families. Since 1993 they have been providing school facilities, training in vocational, office and catering skills, counselling, information resources, a leisure club, a self-advocacy group, a vocational center, publishing a newsletter, as well as organising programs to create awareness about mental handicap.

CHATRA PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND SOCIAL WELFARE INSTITUTE

Address: Village and P O - Gondalpara, Panchla Block, Dist - Howrah, West Bengal - 711302

Working in the area of: Advocacy for disability

The institute works for the protection of child labour and handicapped children. It also works at increasing awareness vis-a-vis legal provision relating to labour, women, children. The Chatra Institute runs a school for handicapped children.

THE SPASTICS SOCIETY OF INDIA

Address: Bangalore 31, Binnamangala Village Indira Nagar Stage I, Bangalore - 560 038

Working in the area of: Spastics

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