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ABOUT KPACIDD

In the year 1978 a few parents of children with Intellectual and developmental disabilities came together in Bangalore to form an Association.
The objective of the association was to try and support these children to lead Independent lives in an inclusive environment.
KPACIDD was registered under the Societies Act on May 26, 1979.
  • The Association has come a long way over these 44 years and is responsible to create adequate manpower to provide necessary training for their wards and also assist the parents and relatives on a continuous basis by way of counselling and guidance.
  • KPACIDD realized that there was an urgent need for special educators to educate and train the children to empower them.
  • KPACIDD pioneered the Teacher Training Program when no other organization nor the government in the country was even thinking about it.
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KPACIDD perceived the immediate need for special educators to fulfill the academic needs and train these children to enable them to lead an independent life.

  • This led to the beginning of the  teacher training programs in Intellectual disabilities, specific learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum,   in the 70s,  80s and  90s respectively.
  • We have trained over 5000 special educators to date who are working in different special schools and educational  institutions all over the country and abroad.
  • KPACIDD has single handedly contributed towards personnel development in the field of Intellectual  and other developmental disabilities.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • The Association over the last three decades is making all out efforts to sensitize the community by way of organizing workshops, seminars, conferences and one on one interactive sessions.
  • It has tried to create awareness by bringing out newsletters and publishing books and papers .
  • With the support extended by few parents by way of donating land to the Association, a project named ‘Vishwashanti Niketan’ has been developed near Bangalore for long term residential care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

OUR FOCUS

  • To act as a catalyst and promoter in ensuring the growth of an infrastructure for the welfare of persons with Intellectual and other Developmental Disabilities.
  • To keep in view the concept of Community Based Resource Development in achieving the above.
  • To be actively involved in supporting parents in the setting up of services for persons with Intellectual disabilities.