Community Based Rehabilitation Projects (CBR)

Rehabilitation in a village

CBR projects have been designed exclusively for the visually handicapped in rural areas in order to deliver rehabilitation services at their door step. NAB's field staff give training to rural visually handicapped in their houses
so that they are trained in their own surroundings and the immediate family and other members of the rural
committee are also involved in the program. They are taught mobility, rehabilitation and the family trade or the local area trade to make them self sufficient and a useful member of the community.

Of the total 176 taluks in Karnataka, NAB have covered 39 taluks uptill 31 march, 1999.

Total number of villages surveyed 12,753

No. of visually handicapped persons identified 15,560

No. of other disabled persons identified 7,521

No. of visually handicapped persons given training in orientation, mobility

and daily living skills. 8,885

No. of visually handicapped persons given vocational training and rehabilitated. 6,773

No. of other disabled persons given vocational training and rehabilitated. 681

No. of visually handicapped children assisted to get admission to schools 526

No. of other disabled children assisted to get admission to schools. 247

No. of visually handicapped persons assisted to get bank/IRDP loans to start

own business. 382

No. of visually handicapped persons assisted to get Govt. handicap pension 6,212

No. of other disabled persons assisted to get Govt. handicap pension 288

No. of visually handicapped persons assisted to get Bus passes. 2,147

TAMASOMA JYOTIRGAMAYA

FROM DARKNESS LEAD UNTO LIGHT

Last Updated on June 18th, 1999

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