Mobility India is a registered society, working as a progressive force in disability and development, rehabilitation and AT sector committed to Inclusive Development and Social Inclusion for 32 years. Mobility India (MI) is a registered society, established in August 1994, and has been a progressive force in bringing about a change in the disability, rehabilitation and development sector with a fo
cus on empowerment, inclusion and participation of people with disabilities. MI’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Centre in Bengaluru is a model of disability friendliness, and spearheads all activities of the origination. MI’s Regional Resource Centre in Kolkata caters to the rehabilitation needs of the relatively backward North-Eastern Region. MI also has field offices in urban slums of Bangalore, Jigani, Anekal Taluk and Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) and Garden Reach (Kolkata). MI recently set up an Inclusive Development Centre (2015) in Guwahati. VISION
“An inclusive and empowered community, where people with disabilities, their families and other disadvantaged groups, have equal access to education, health, livelihood and enjoy a good quality of life.”
MISSION
• Assisting in poverty reduction
• Promoting Inclusive Development
• Facilitating access to services related to Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices
• Developing appropriate Human Resources in the field of Disability, Development, Healthcare, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology at national and international levels
• Capacity building of grassroots organizations in the field of Disability, Development, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology
• Undertaking R&D in appropriate assistive technology and making assistive devices more accessible and affordable.
• Realizing the aspirations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for persons with disabilities and all related national legislations
PRIORITY: People with disabilities, especially the poor, children, women and older people. KEY ACTIVITES
• Rehabilitation Services
• Education and Training
• Community Based Inclusive Programmes
• Development and Promotion of Appropriate Technology
• Capacity Building & Partnerships with Grassroots Organisations
• Networking and Collaboration
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