ABOUT NIEPMD
National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) was established in 2005, on East coast Road, Muttukadu, Kovalam Post, Tamil Nadu (about 30 km from Chennai Central Railway station, Mofussil Bus terminus and airport) under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, Govt. of India, to serve as a national resource cen
tre for empowerment 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 to human resource 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 programmes for the persons with Multiple Disabilities.
