Education

Education

Vocational Training cum Production Centre for the Visually Impaired, Kozhikode

Established in 1977, provides vocational training, general education, orientation & mobility training and braille literacy to the visually impaired youth.

Orientation and Mobility Training Programme

Provides training to the visually impaired persons to use white canes for independent travel.

Vocational Training cum Production Centre for the Visually Impaired Women, Pothanicaud, Eranakulam

Established in 1979, Provides vocational training, general education, braille literacy, training on home management and training on assistive technology to the visually impaired women.

Helen Keller Centenary Memorial Model School for the Blind, Karimpuzha, Palakkad

Established in 1980, recognized and aided by Sate Education Department; Classes upto 7th standerd and hostel for high school students; employes 25 persons including 10 visually impaired as teachers.

Training Centre for the Teachers of the Visually Handicapped, Karimpuzha, Palakkad

Strted in 1994 in collaboration with National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, Dehradun, under the ministry of social Justice and Empowerment and recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India; the only one of its kind in the State, employes 4 persons including one visually impaired as Lecturer

Braille Library, Thiruvanthapuram

Started in 1972, Collection of 4000 books in English, Hindi and Malayalam for the use of the visually impaired

Louis Braille Memorial Model School for the Blind, Kudayathur, Idukki

Established in 1997, recognized and aided by State Education Department; Classes upto 7th standerd and hostel for high school students; employes 12 persons including 5 visually impaired as teacher. It is a unique institution in the backword District of Idukki which caters to the educational needs of the visually impaired in this hilly region.