Composite Regional Centre, Srinagar for Persons with  disabilities came into existence in the year 2000.  It is situated near Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Bemina, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. It has been established by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India under the persons with  disabilities    (equal  opportunity,  protection   of  rights   and   full  participation)  Act 1995' which enjoins both the Central and State Governments to take large number of steps for the disabled which covers both preventive and promotional aspects of rehabilitation like education , health, employment, vocational training, research and manpower development for persons with disability.

This institution is serving the persons with all kinds of disabilities. It is one of the premier institution in the field of disabilities. This institution is catering the comprehensive rehabilitation services and special education to locomotor, speech and hearing, Mentally challenged, Visually impaired and persons with multiple disabilities through well equipped department of 1. Special Education, 2. Rehabilitation Psychology, 3. Speech & Hearing, 4. Prosthetics & Orthotics, 5. Vocational training & employment, 6. Occupational Therapy, 7. Physiotherapy  and Model School for Children with special needs.

This institution is currently running various Long term (viz. 1. PGDRP, 2. BRT, 3. DRT, 4. CPO 5. In-Service Teacher's Training Course 6. B.Ed Special Education) and Short term courses in the field of rehabilitation sciences recognized and affiliated with the Rehabilitation Council of India,  The University of Kashmir,  Manipal University  and MPBOU University.

The Government of India,  Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment  has established National Institutes in each major area of Disability namely (I) National Institute for Visually Handicapped, Dehradun (II) National Institute for Orthopeadically Handicapped, Kolkata, (III) Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, (IV) National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, Andra Pardesh.

However, the present institutional framework does not appear to be adequate, particularly in view of enactment of ‘The persons with disabilities (equal opportunity, protection of rights and full participation) Act 1995’ which enjoins both the Central and State Governments to take large number of steps for the disabled which covers both preventive and promotional aspects of rehabilitation like education, health, employment, vocational training , research and manpower development for persons with disability. However, the existing Institutions deal with specific areas of disability. Their present infrastructure is not adequate to provide services to all states including less-developed regions of the country.

In this context it was proposed to set up Six Composite Regional Centre, for the persons with disabilities in certain regions of the country which would provide services in the field of disability rehabilitation covering all areas disabilities, and to promote Manpower Development in the field of disability rehabilitation.

The Composite Regional Centre, Srinagar, is one among the Six Composite Regional Centres for the persons with disabilities in the Country.
 

01. Human resource development by training rehabilitation professionals, village level workers, Multi rehabilitation workers and other functionaries in government and non-government sectors.

02. Linkages with existing medical, educational and Employment services following the principles of community based rehabilitation (CBR) and offer extension services in the rural area.

03. To provide rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities and to undertake designing fabrication and fitment of aids and appliances.

04. To serve as Resource Centre for rehabilitation and Special education of Persons with disabilities.

05.  Early detection intervention and prevention of disabilities.

06. Disability evaluation and certification.

07. Vocational Training and employment.

08.  Counseling, guidance and involvement of parents and family.

• This Centre is delivering the following comprehensive rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. The services at a glance is as follows:

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  • - Hearing Evaluation

  - Speech & Language Assessment

  - Hearing aid trial

  - Hearing aid fitting & fabrication of ear mould

  - Hearing aid distribution under ADIP

  - Auditory training

  - Speech and Language Therapy

• - Early Intervention

• - Hearing aid & Ear mould repairing

• - Pre School and Model School for Children with hearing Impaired and intellectually

•   challenged

• - Psychological evaluation Management in O T Section

• - Psychotherapy

• - Counselling & Guidance to persons with disabilities

• - Family & Sibling Counselling

• - Special Education Assessment

• - Special Education to persons with hearing impairment, Visually Impairment,

•    intellectually challenged and physically challenged persons

• - Orientation and Mobility training to persons hearing visual impairment

• - Physiotherapy

• - Electrotherapy

• - Occupational therapy assessment Special Education class

• - Occupational therapy to persons having physical impairment

• - Home based training to persons with disabilities

• - Fabrication of Artificial limb

• - Distribution of Prosthesis & Orthotisis under ADIP viz (Caliper, elbow crutches,

•   limbs,

•   belt, tricycle, wheel chair etc)

• - Pre Vocational & Vocational Assessment

• - Vocational training to persons with disabilities in following trades (Candle making,

•   envelope making)

• - Vocational training to persons with disabilities in ITI and Computer Institution

• - Facilitation in Job placement of persons with disabilities in Private sector & Govt.

•   sector

• - Parents training programme