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Helen Keller Institute for Deaf & Deafblind

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina • 51 - 200 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

Helen Keller Institute for Deaf & Deafblind (HKIDB) is a premier institute for the education, training and rehabilitation of the Deaf and Deafblind in India and the rest of South East Asia. (Late) Mrs. Beroz Vacha founded the institute with two other teachers in 1977 with the strong belief that no one is incapable of being taught. HKIDB is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. HKIDB is a registered NGO under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. All donations to it are exempt under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Vision: No one is incapable of being taught and no one can do without education. It is the fundamental birthright of every child to be loved and educated.Mission: To be a pioneer NGO working in India for the betterment of children and youth who are Deaf, Deafblind and with additional disabilities by providing them with unconditional love, care and guidance and equipping them with education and training to lead a dignified life.Objectives:• Education, training and rehabilitation for the Deaf, Deafblind and Deafblind with additional disabilities• Ensure that Persons with Disability (PwD) are independent and self-reliant• Ensure that PwD integrate seamlessly into mainstream society• Guidance and instruction to parents and guardians of PwD to help them understand and communicate with their ward better• To be the best institution in India to provide excellent academic and practical teacher training• To highlight, to the public, the problems faced by PwD and offer solutions to authorities in power, government or otherwise, to make the environment disabled-friendlyAreas of Work:• Early intervention and outreach programme (0-10 years)• School for Deaf (kindergarten to Std X)• School for Deafblind (4-17 years)• Vocational Training and Rehabilitation• Diploma in Special Education (Deafblindness) – 2 years' course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India