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The Institute for the Physically Handicapped (IPH) is an autonomous organisation under the administrative and financial control of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. It was changed into a registered society in 1976 and renamed as IPH from the erstwhile 'Jawaharlal Institute for the physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The Institute is located in the National capital territory of Delhi at 4, Vishnu Digambar Marg, New Delhi.It is committed to rehabilitation of the persons with locator disabilities manpower development in the concerned field.

  To offer education,training,work-adjustment and such other rehabilitation services as the society may deem fit to orthopaedically disabled persons with associated mental retardation.

  To undertake the training of Physiotherapists,occupational therapists and such other personnel needed for manning services for the disabled persons.

  To undertake the manufacturing and distribution of such aids and appliances as are needed for the education, training and rehabilitation of the disabled persons.

  To provide such other services as may be considered appropriate for promoting the education and rehabilitation of the disabled persons, including organizing meetings, seminars and symposia.

  To undertake, initiate sponsor or stimulate research aimed at developing more effective techniques for the education and rehabilitation of the disabled persons.

  To undertake or sponsor such publications as may be considered appropriate.

  To co-operate with the national, regional or local agencies in search or such other activities as may be designed to promote the development of the services for the disabled persons.

  To do such other/activities as may be necessary or incidental to the realization of the above objectives.

To achieve the main objective of the manpower development in the field of rehabilitation, the Institution conducts B.Sc (Hons), Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy of 4-1/2 years duration. The courses are affiliated to the University of Delhi. The Institute has facilities of library to cater the academic needs of the students. Institute also provides the separate hostel for boys and girls situated in the premises of the Institute.

Institute provides the care and clinical treatment to the outpatients in physical therapy with modern electrotherapy and excercise therapy equipment. Occupational therapy outpatient department also provides treatment & rehabilitation to the persons with neurological and skeletal disorders etc. Institute established a speech therapy unit in May 1988 with the objective of providing services to persons affected with speech and hearing disorders including all age groups.

One of the most important activities of the Institute is to provide Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances. the workshop is providing these appliances to the needy people at very reasonable prices. The important feature of this is that the appliances are manufactured keeping the Indian environment in mind.

The institute is running a special school since 1978 to impart education to mild to moderate Orthopeadically disabled children upto primary level. The children are provided with textbooks and uniform free of cost. Nominal charges are charged for transportation to and from their residences.

The institute has a medium sized printing press to cater to the printing and binding needs of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and other Govt. Departments.