About Multiple Disabilities

When a child has several different disabilities we say, that he/she has multiple disabilities. For example, a child may have difficulties in learning, along with controlling her movements and/or with hearing and vision. The effect of multiple disability can be more than the combination of two individual disabilities.

A child who is multiple disabled should receive help as early as possible so that she can be helped to achieve her potential, and so that her disabilities will not become worse.

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National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities

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  • View of the Main Building
  • Model School
  • Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Mukul Wasnik MSJ&E Cutting the ribbon of new building
  • Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Mukul Wasnik MSJ&E Lighting the lamp during inauguration of new building
  • Dr. Neeradha Chandramohan, Director NIEPMD presenting shawl to Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Mukul Wasnik
  • Hon'ble Minister of State Shri D. Napoleon, MSJ&E garlanded by party functionaries
  • Dr. Neeradha Chandramohan, Director NIEPMD briefing various activities of NIEPMD during inauguration
  • One of the beneficiary receiving the laptop from the Shri P.Viswanathan, M.P., Kanchipuram Constituency under the scheme of Central Sector Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC Students implemented by MSJ&E
  • A person with disabled presenting the Memento to Hon'ble Union Minister Shri.Mukul Wasnik
  • Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Mukul Wasnik MSJ&E unveiling the plaque of new building
  • Plaque of the new building
  • View of the New building during evening

National Institute for empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) established in the year 2005, on East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, (about 30 km from Chennai Central railway station, Mofussil bus terminus and airport) Under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, to serve as a national resource center for empowerment of persons with Multiple Disabilities such as those with two or more disabilities in a person. The Disabilities enumerated as per PWD (1995) Act, are Low Vision, Blindness, Locomotor Disability, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Mental Illness, Leprosy Cured Persons and as per The National Trust (1999) Act, are 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 out reach programs for the persons with Multiple Disabilities.

Vision

The Persons with Multiple Disabilities have equal rights to lead a better quality of life. This may be enabled with committed professionalism, accessible environment, equal opportunities, positive attitudes and appropriate, affordable, acceptable and available technological interventions.

Mission

To provide need based comprehensive rehabilitation through team approach facilitating inclusion, ensuring empowerment of persons with Multiple Disabilities and their families and by substantiating field based research and development of human resources.

Value Statement

Promoting quality of life for persons with Multiple Disabilities through equal participation of clients, families, professionals and community agencies.

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Last updated on 7th May 2013