Introduction
The All India Deaf and Dumb Society was established in year 1956 by Smt. Subhadra Joshi, a well known freedom fighter and ex MP, for the welfare of hearing impaired persons. The aim of the Society is to provide medical facilities, quality education, speech therapy, skills to generate employment and self reliance and also to create awareness amongst the public about the problems being faced by the silent children of God as well as their abilities.
The Society had a humble beginning from an office at Kamla Market provided by Delhi Development Authorityand started imparting training to hearing impaired personsin tailoring sector. It helped many to get their employment.
Later on, Smt. Premalabai Chavhan, ex President of Maharashtra State Congress Committee, wife of ex Central Minister and Mother of Sh. PrithvirajChavhan. (ex Chief Minister of State of Maharashtra) Joined this noble cause. With her great efforts, the Society was allotted plots no. 4&7, Institutional Area, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092 by Delhi Development Authority.
The Society established a school named as Premalabai Chavan School for the Deaf to provide quality education to the deprived section of Society. The School was started on 14/08/1972 with two students only. Later on it picked up more and more students who joined the school. At present we have a strength of approx. 300 students who are being picked up from all over east Delhi and NCR region by school buses. The school was imparting education up to primary classes, there after it was recognized by Delhi Education Department and upgraded to 8th class. Not only formal education but children are taught to preserve the great heritage and values of our country and an education providing employment oriented skills.
Recognition and Affiliation
- Govt. Aided School
- Directorate of Education
- Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Mission of AIDDS
AIDDS has been striving hard to achieve the goal of total rehabilitation for the hearing impaired children who on a large extent are ignored, rejected by the community and sometimes even by their families.
Our Present Activities
The Foremost concern is to advance the cause of education and as such, the school started on 14 August 1972 was upgraded to 8th class and has been recognized by the Delhi Gvernement on 09 November 2000. As on date, about 315 deaf and mute students are on roll from nursery to 8th Class. School is also affiliated from National Institute of Open Schooling for Secondary Education and is an approved A.I.