National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) was established in the year 2005, under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. It was set up to serve as a national resource center for empowerment of persons with Multiple Disabilities, ie, for people with two or more disabilities as per the enumeration in the PWD (1995) Act – Low Vision, Blindness, Locomotor Disability, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, Leprosy Cured Persons and as per The National Trust (1999) Act – Cerebral Palsy and Autism.
Objectives
- To undertake development of human resources for management, training rehabilitation, education, employment and social development of persons with Multiple Disabilities.
- To promote and conduct research in all areas relating to Multiple Disabilities
- To develop transdisciplinary models and strategies for social rehabilitation and to meet the needs of diverse groups of people with Multiple Disabilities.
- To undertake services and outreach programs for the persons with Multiple Disabilities.
- Core Functions
- Human resource development
- Research and Development
- Documentation & Dissemination of information
- Developing Service delivery models
- Supporting NGOs
- Services Available:
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Sensory Integration
- Early Intervention Services
- Prosthetics & Orthotics
- Special education
- Rehabilitation Psychology
- Speech, Hearing & Communication
- Vocational training
- Vocational Guidance & Counseling
- Deafblind
- Community based Rehabilitation
- Special Clinics (Psychiatric, Neurology & Ophthalmology)
Family Cottage Services:
- To obviate the need for every day commutation by persons with multiple disabilities
- To encourage multiply disabled persons from all over the country to avail the services.
- To train the clients and educate the parents in a home like atmosphere.
- Family cottages would be provided to families of clients from distant places for not more than one week.
Contact Details
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD)
East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Kovalam Post Chennai – 603112,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Tel: 044- 27472113, 27472046
Fax: 044- 27472389
Email: niepmd@gmail.com
Website: www.niepmd.tn.nic.in