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Special Education

Notes • The aims and objectives of the NIVH as stated in the Memorandum of Association are as follows:
• To conduct, sponsor, co-ordinate and/or subsidize research in collaboration with other NGOs
and research organizations including Universities into various dimensions of the education
and rehabilitation of the visually impaired.
• To undertake, sponsor, co-ordinate or subsidise research into biomedical engineering leading
to the effective evaluation of special appliances/instruments or suitable surgical or medical
procedures or the development of new special appliances/instruments.
• To develop Human Resource (manpower) for providing services to the Orthopaedically
Handicapped population, namely training of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Orthotic
and Prosthetic Employment and Placement Officers and Vocational Counsellor etc.
30.6 Keywords

• Objective : Something that you are trying to achieve.
• Significance : The importance of something, especially when this has an effect on what
happened.
• Physiotherapists : a person whose job is to give patients physiotherapy.

30.7 Review Questions

1. Give notes on NIVH.
2. Give a brief account of NIOH.
Answers: Self Assessment
1. (i) Visually handicapped (ii) orthopedically
(iii) physiotherapists
(iv) National institute for orthopedically handicapped
2. (i) True (ii) False
30.8 Further Readings

1. Special Education: Daniel P. Hallahan, James M. Kauffman, Paige C. Pullen; Pearson
Education, Inc.
2. Special Education: Linda Wilmshurst, Ph.D., ABPP, Alan W. Brue, Ph.D., NCSP

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