NIEPID
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Formerly National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped) established in the year 1984 at Manovikasnagar, Secunderabad (TS) is an Autonomous Body under the administrative control of Deparment of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. NIEPID (Formely NIMH) is dedicated to provide quality services to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) in the National interest.
NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) has three regional centers located at Noida/ New Delhi, Kolkata, & Mumbai, NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) Model Special Education Center located at Noida/New Delhi. The institute endeavors to excel in building capacities to empower Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) . Since the quality of life of every Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) is equal to other citizens in the country, in that they live independently to the maximum extent possible and through constant professional endeavors, National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Formerly National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped) empowers the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) to access the state of the art rehabilitation intervention viz., educational, therapeutic, vocational, employment, leisure and social activities, sports, cultural programmes and full participation. The objectives for which NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) works are listed as under:-
Objectives
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- Human Resources Development
- Research and Development
- Development of models of care and rehabilitation.
- Documentation and dissemination.
- Consultancy services to voluntary organizations
- Community Based Rehabilitation
- Extension and Outreach programmes
To achieve optimum results, the institute has developed and introduced innovative structured training courses like Early Intervention, Rehabilitation Psychology, Special Education and Disability Rehabilitation at Masters level. The training programmes are offered on gradual scale from certificate – diploma – undergraduate – graduate – post – graduate -Masters levels. Presently, the Institute conducts 5 Certificate Courses, 3 Diploma Courses (DSE(MR), DVR, DECSE). Further, 1 Graduate course (B.Ed Spl.Ed(MR)), 1 Post-graduate Diploma course (PGDEI) and 1 Master course (M.Ed Spl.Ed) and 1 M.Phil (Rehabilitation Psychology) level courses in affiliation with different universities.
The research policy of the institute is to continuously update the research need matrix that basically covers (a) the life-cycle needs of the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) (b) the holistic development of the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) including therapeutic interventional needs, family support, resource support, capacity building needs, and (c) public policy and enabling society. The documentation and dissemination are important activities of the Institute which include (a) procurement of books, journals, and documents (b) publication of quarterly NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) newsletter and bimonthly Mentard Bulletin.
The Institute conducts International and National level Conference/Seminars/Workshops on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) in partnership with leading voluntary organizations, parent associations. Special employees National meet at NIEPID(Formerly NIMH), National meet of parent organizations and National level Workshops. In order to rehabilitate the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) in the community, the services should be rendered at the grass root level itself. The service to be provided at theses centers includes identification, screening, assessment, delivery of services, training of local resource persons and supply of training material to the needy persons.
The institute focuses on quality in every aspect of its functioning to bring equality and dignity in the lives of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan), which is endorsed by ISO 9001: 2015 certification.-
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Registration of society | 22 Feb., 1984 |
| Establishment of nucleus office | Sep., 1984 |
| Start of services | 15 Feb., 1985 |
| Start of research projects | April 1985 |
| Mentard – abstract bulletin | Jan., 1986 |
| Diploma in special education (MR) | Feb., 1986 |
| Shifted to permanent buildings | June., 1986 |
| NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) newsletter (Formerly Karavalamban) | Mar., 1987 |
| Degree course in mental retardation | July., 1987 |
| Early Intervention services | Jan., 1989 |
| Family cottage services | Jan., 1991 |
| Department of adult Independent living (Formerly Department of Vocational Training) | Jan., 1991 |
| B D Menon Gold Medal Award for top Rank in DSE(MR) Course | Feb, 1992 |
| Multiple handicap unit | Dec., 1993 |
| Genetic counseling unit | Dec., 1993 |
| Diploma in vocational Rehabilitation (Mental Retardation) | Nov., 1995 |
| National Award received by Ms. A T Thressia Kutty for outstanding performance as “Placement Officer of the Handicapped” for the Year 1995 | Dec., 1995 |
| Ashwani Sapra Award for top rank in Bachelor of Mental Retardation | Feb, 1996 |
| National Award received by Shri. Ravi Shanker for outstanding performance as “Most Efficient Disabled Employee” for the year 1997 | Dec.,1997 |
| Services at regional centre | Dec., 1999 |
| Composite regional centre, Bhopal | Aug, 2000 |
| BEd. special education (MR) | Aug., 2000 |
| Outreach services in north east region | Nov., 2000 |
| Districts disability rehabilitation centre | Dec, 2000 |
| Regional rehabilitation centre for spinal injuries, Jabalpur | Dec., 2000 |
| Sensory stimulation room for persons with multiple handicap | April, 2001 |
| Resource room for children with autism having MR | April, 2001 |
| Resource room for slow learners | April. 2001 |
| PG. Diploma in early Intervention | July, 2001 |
| Study centre for BEd. special education by distance mode | July, 2001 |
| Resource room for visual acuity testing | Dec, 2001 |
| Hydrotherapy services | Jan., 2002 |
| Placement cell | Jan., 2002 |
| Diploma in early childhood special education | May, 2002 |
| Workstations for vocational training | June, 2002 |
| Certificate courses in speech therapy, physiotherapy, psychological assessment and transition from school to work early Intervention | Aug., 2002 |
| Manoranjanam – a service unit for persons with profound mental retardation | Feb., 2003 |
| Mobile services for persons with MR | Feb., 2003 |
| Bachelors in Rehabilitation Therapy (BRT) 4Year degree course, New Delhi | Sep, 2003 |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education at RC, Mumbai | Oct., 2003 |
| M.Phil Rehabilitation Psychology | Nov, 2003 |
| MEd. special education (MR) | Nov., 2003 |
| Study fellowship | Mar, 2004 |
| Masters in Disability Rehabilitation Administration (MDRA) | July 2004 |
| Diploma in Vocational Rehabilitation RC, Kolkata | Aug., 2004 |
| BEd. Special Education (MR) at RC, Kolkata | Aug.. 2004 |
| Department of Community Rehabilitation & Project Management | Oct., 2004 |
| National award received by Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi Myreddi on outstanding performance as “The Nodal Officer for Best District Disability Rehabilitation Center” for the year 2004 | Dec., 2004 |
| ISO 9001-2000 Certification | Apr., 2005 |
| R L Seth Gold Medal for top ranker in M.Phil Rehabilitation Psychology | Jun., 2005 |
| Tula Anantha Gold Medal for top ranker in PG Diploma in Early Intervention | Jun., 2005 |
| Digitization of NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) Publications | Jan., 2006 |
| ICT Enabling Lab | May., 2006 |
| Project of training Anganwadi Workers in UP and Bihar, on Early Detection and referral services of children with Disabilities | Jun, 2006 |
| Diploma in CBR | Aug, 2006 |
| M.Phil in Special Education | Sep.,2006 |
| Pilot Project on Prevention and Early Detection of disabilities in the state of Assam | Sep.,2006 |
| Model Early Intervention centers in AP , Orissa and West Bengal | Oct.,2006 |
| Extension of Early Intervention Centers in districts of AP ( Nizamabad, Adilabad, Srikakulam, Nellore and Guntur district ) and in Karnataka state ( Haweri, Gadag districts ) | Mar.,2007 |
| Extention of Financial assistance to NGO’s for running DVR / DECSE centers in UP, Maharastra and Orissa | July, 2008 |
| Nationl Award received by Shri T C Sivakumar for the “Best Applied Research / Technological Innovation aimed at Improving the life of PWDs “ | Dec., 2008 |
| Silver Jubilee Celebration of NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) | Feb.,2009 |
| M.Sc in Disability Studies (Early Intervention ) | Apr.,2009 |
| ISO 9001-2008 Certification | Sep.,2009 |
| NIEPID(Formerly NIMH) website is hosted with N I C, Hyderabad and registered with new domain name (.GOV.IN) | Sep.,2009 |