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ABILINE by Aarth- Astha. This is a national level cross disability helpline which provides telephonic counseling,
referrals & information.
Tel:011-26449026, 26466251
DISHA :Disability Information Services Helpline & Assistanceby ChildRaise
Toll Free No: - 1800-22-1203
DISHA calls are personally attended and provided guidance on various aspects of disabilities.
Callers are counseled and provided with referral services.
Punarbhava- National Interactive Portal provides a gateway to information for persons with disability.
This portal provides information on procedure for disability certification,
legal instruments, RCI programmes etc.
Log on to www.punarbhava.in
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech & Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan)has launched statewide helplines.
DIL- Disability Information Line
Following are the nos.
Toll free- 1800-22-2014,022-26404019/24/43 for Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat & Rajasthan
Toll free- 1800- 180-4689, 0120-2500920/921/923 for Delhi, Jammu Kashmir & Punjab
Toll free- 1800- 233 5956, 0755-2685954/55/56 for M.P,,Uttar Pradesh & Chattisgarh
Toll free- 1800-425 9590,040-27959043/63/27959103 for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Toll free- 1800-345-5492, 033-25313236/46/25315492for West Bengal, Bihar, Sikkim.
Toll free- 1800-345- 7115, 0674-2460021/31/41 for Odisha, Jharkhand.
For Details Contact:
(022) 26404019/24/43, 022-26400215/26409176/26400263
www.ayjnihh.nic.in
Eyeway by Sight Savers, India Toll Free- 1800 419 6250
www.sightsaversindia.in
Score Foundation- Toll Free- 1800 300 20469
People call in with questions regarding education and employment opportunities, mobility, assistive technology, legal rights etc.
www.scorefoundation.org.in
Snehankit Helpline by ParimalaBhat
Tel:9821770225 /9987114680
www.snehankithelpline.org
Pearls of Vision byUmmehaaniBagasrawala helps visually impaired students find writers.
Tel: 9619177720
www.facebook.com/pearlsofvision1
Directory Services
For Pan India Listings
Directory of Institutions for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan)
(Formerly National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped)
Manovikas Nagar, Secunderabad,Andhra Pradesh-500009.
040-27751741-45
www.niepid.nic.in
Mumbai
ChildRaise Trust’s ‘Journey to Empowerment’
A Resource Guide for Children with Special Needs.
B/9, JaldeviNiwas, New Karnatak Bldg., Mogal Lane, Matunga Road( W), Mumbai-400016.
022-24386767, 9820256731, 1800 22 1203.
www.childraise.com
Childline Mumbai Resource Directory (Refer-Disability Related Services)
406, Sumer Kendra, 4th floor, P. B. Marg, Behind Mahindra Towers,Worli, Mumbai- 400 018
Tel: 022-2495 2610, 2495 2611, 2482 1098/ 2490 1098/ 2491 1098
www.childlineindia.org.in
Directory of Institutions for the Persons with Disability (Mumbai-Suburban)
by Special District Social Welfare Office,
Mumbai-Suburban,4th Floor,Administrative Bldg,R.C.Marg, Chembur,Mumbai-400071.
Tel: 022-25220223.
Helpline - A Directory of Services for Learning Disabled & Slow Learners
By CHILDReach
c/o Sukant Const.Pvt.Ltd. Maya Grd Floor,467,14th Road,Khar (W),
Mumbai- 400052.
022- 26496447, 26498006
www.childreach.in/
Ummeed Directory of Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Ground d Floor,Mantri Pride, 1-B, 1/62,N.M. Joshi Marg,Subhash Nagar, Lower Parel, Mumbai-400011.
Tel: 022-55228310, 022-55264054
www.ummeed.org
Pune Directory of Disability services
'Parichay' by BalkalyanSanstha,Near Raj Bhavan, Ganesh Khind Road,
Pune-411007.
020-25655953
www.balkalyan.com
Bangalore- Fingertips -A child resource directory forBangalore(Pl. refer Disability section)-Published by Sutradhar
B- G-3, Pushparang Cornwell Cross Road, Bangalore-400025.
080-42092690
www.sutradhar.com
fingertips.sutradharindia.org
www.nayi-disha.org
An Information Resource for Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities.
NayiDisha Resource Centre is an online information resource platform that supports families of persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).
www.parentingautismindia.com
This website is put together by Padma, a parent of a child on the autism spectrum.
It has bunch of resources from books, games, apps, software, websites, blogs & a shop section of handpicked products for kids on the spectrum.
Tree Of Happyness(TOH ) is a Social Network of the Special Needs , the Disabled, their Parents,Therapists, Doctors, Teachers, Schools, Clinics,
NGOs and Support Groups.