SERVING FOR  21 Disabilities covered under RPwD Act 2016

1. Blindness 2. Low-vision 3. Leprosy Cured persons 4. Hearing Impairment 5. Locomotor Disability 6. Dwarfism 7. Intellectual Disability 8. Mental Illness 9. Autism Spectrum Disorder 10. Cerebral Palsy 11. Muscular Dystrophy 12. Chronic Neurological conditions 13. Specific Learning Disabilities 14. Multiple Sclerosis 15. Speech and Language disability 16. Thalassemia 17. Hemophilia 18. Sickle cell disease 19. Multiple Disabilities including deaf-blindness 20. Acid Attack victims 21. Parkinson’s disease.

SERVICES PROVIDED BY CRC– A & N ISLANDS

1. Centre based multidisciplinary Services
2. Psychological Services
3. Therapeutic Services [PT, OT, ST]
4. Special education
5. Vocational training – Skill Development
6. Prosthetic & Orthotics
7. Social Work & Placement Services
8. Skill development
9. CBR
10. Aids & Appliances
11. Parent Empowerment Program
12. Placement Services
13. Guidance & Counselling
14. Outreach & Extension Services
15. Toll-Free Helpline

Help Desk Activities for Govt. Schemes

1. Niramaya Health Insurance
2.  Pre and Post Matric Scholarships
3. Unique Disability ID Card

4. Scheme of Assistance to Persons with Disabilities for Purchase/Fitting of Aids /Appliances (ADIP Scheme)

Skill Training Courses

1.PM Daksh Skill Training for PwDs

2. Free Coaching for PwDs under Scholarship Scheme

3. Employability Skill Training Course – 70 Hours

Our Services

Department of Clinical Psychology

This unit caters the psychological needs of PwD’s. The objectives are to provide   services in areas of mental health       problems, developmental disabilities and to assists the  parents and care givers of PwD’s to lead stress free life. It aims to encourages the PwD’s to lead an independent  productive  & dignified life & to improve the quality of life of PwDs, Parents & community.

Department of Special Education

The unit focuses on the educational & adaptive skills of the CwSN, Special educator is specially trained teacher who focuses on the overall development of CwSN including their personal, social, functional academic, communication, cognitive & adaptive skills. This department imparts training based IEP & IFSP and research based teaching methods for giving training to the CwSN.

Department of Physiotherapy

This unit caters the treatment & management for Persons with movement malfunction and pain by execution of specialized exercise techniques and pain relieving modalities. Goals of the physiotherapies are to improve, develop, maintain & restore maximum functional ability, health & wellbeing   throughout the lifespan.

Department of Occupational Therapy

This unit focuses on the functional abilities of the PwDs. An occupational therapist uses initial evaluation followed by goal   setting & further intervention to develop, recover and sustain meaningful activities of daily living. Modes of therapies are Sensory integration therapy, neurodevelopment therapy & play therapy etc. the aims of this department are to enhance the age appropriate developmental milestones, play skills, cognitive perceptual skills and to improve gross and fine motors skills & ADL.

Department of Speech & Language Therapy

The main goal of speech therapy is to improve communication & improving coordination of speech muscle through strengthening and coordinating exercises, sound repetition and imitation. It improves overall communication enhances social skills, enables to cope up better with the society and function in day today life.

Department of Vocational Training

This unit functions with the objectives of providing adequate support to lead an independent life for PwD (Adults). This includes assessment, vocational guidance, identification of job’s skills, safety skills, vocational training programs, job identification and placement of the trainee.

Department of Orientation and Mobility

This unit teaches persons with visually impairment, how to utilizes remaining senses (hearing, touching, smelling and proprioception) to get knowledge of surroundings and making them           independent as much as possible to go through indoor & outdoor environments efficiently & safely combined. They fulfill the educational needs of students of     visually impairment using assistive & adaptive devices.

Department of Social Work & Placement

This department works as a fulcrum between the clients & with various departments of different institute with a profound interest to help & improve the quality of life of a PwD’s and families of PwD. Assist them, create awareness & Capacity   building program, empowerment & community sensitization for PWDs & their families to restore or enhance their capacity for social functioning while creating societal conditions favorable to their goals.

Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics

Orthotics & Prosthetics is a dynamic and expanding allied health care    profession. An Orthotics & Prosthetics is the responsible person to carry out rehabilitation assessments, evaluation, design, fabrication and custom fitting of artificial limbs and   orthopedic braces to the persons with disabilities.