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1. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD)

2. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (AYJNISHD)

3. National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities  (NIEPID)

4. National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)

5. Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (PDUNIPPD)

6. Swami Vivekanand National Institute of the Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR)

7. National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD)

8. Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre (ISLRTC)

9. National Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation (NIMHR)

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 National Institute for the Empowerment
of Persons with Visual Disabilities
(NIEPVD)

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 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.

The Institute is committed to promote rights and dignity of persons with visual impairments. To promote this
meticulous objective, the Institute generates trained manpower with quality endurances in terms of higher education,
vocational training and rehabilitation services to persons with visual impairment.

It also undertakes research and developmental activities ensuring emergence of policies, programs and practices for
persons with disabilities. Its R&D activities have contributed a number of useful tools and enabling technologies for
equal participation by persons with visual impairment in different walks of life. The Institute is largest producer and
distributor of Braille literature and devices in the country including talking books.

NIEPVD- Divyanjan at Dehradun, is one of seven National Institutes functioning under the authority of the ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Disabled Persons (DEPwDs).
It has been set up since 1943 in order to provide rehabilitation facilities for soldiers and sailors blinded in the second
world war, as St. Dunstan 's War Hostel Blinded Hostel. In 1950, the Indian government tookover the St. Dunstan's
Hostel, which was also assigned to the education ministry to establish complete programs for the rehabilitation of blind
people. Services for the blind subsequently witnessed a dramatic rise.

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FUNCTIONS OF NIEPVD
Distributing, encouraging or subsidizing the development of products and overseeing the distribution of all equipment
aimed at supporting all forms of visually impaired preparation, rehabilitation or usage.
The following descriptions are used to accomplish the objectives carried out at the Institute's various departments and
units Headquarters, District and Chapters of State.
• Special Education and Research Department
• Rehabilitation Psychology and Research Department
• Technology Application and Research Department
• Skill Development and Economic Empowerment Department Publication, Communication and Research
Department National Accessible Library Department

The following are the ways in which the above mentioned department fulfill the roles and responsibility of NIEPVD.

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 Structure of NIEPVD

The main entrance to the site

Main building Vocational training Centre

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