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Special Education

Notes (iv) To distribute, promote, or subsidise the manufacture of prototypes and to manage distribution
of any or all devices designed to promote any aspect of the education, rehabilitation or
employment of the Visually Impaired.
In order to achieve the aims and objectives, following Deparments and Units are functioning:
(i) Department of Special Education
(ii) Department of Vocational Training/Training Centre for the Adult Blind
(iii) Departjment of Psychology: Counselling and Crisis Intervention
(iv) Model School for the Visually Handicapped
(v) Braille Development Unit
(vi) Design and Development Unit
(vii) Rehabilitation and Consultancy Unit
(viii) Placement Unit
(ix) National Talking Book Library
(x) National Library for the Print Handicapped
(xi) Central Braille Press
(xii) Workshop for the Manufacturing of Aids and Applicances
(xiii) Mass Media Unit

NIVH is autonomous in nature, it is considered to be the largest of its kind in Asia.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks:
(i) The National Institute for the ............... in Dehradun originated as St. Dunstan's hostel for the
war-blinded in 1943.
(ii) National Institute for the ............ handicapped is an apex organization in the area of locomotors
disability.
(iii) The objectives of NIOH is to develop Human resource for providing services to the
orthopedically handicapped population, namely training of ..............., occupational therapists.
(iv) NIOH stands for .......................... .

30.2 Significance of NIVH

The national Institute for visually handicapped is an autonomous body. It works efficiently for blind
and visually impaired children in the field of education research and training. It has following
significances:
• Human Resoruce Development
• Research and Development
• Designing and Delivery of Model Services
• Designing and Production of supportive devices
• Production and circulation of books in Braille and audio forms
• Education, Vocational Training and Rehabilitation services
• Production of Education, Computational, Mobility and recreational aids and appliances
• Provision of consultancy services.

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