About the Institute

Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), AYJNISHD(D) was established on 9th August 1983. It is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Government of India, New Delhi and is located at Bandra (West), Mumbai.

Regional Centres of the institute have been established in Kolkata (1984), New Delhi (1986), Secunderabad (1986) and Bhubaneshwar (1986- in association with the Government of Orissa). These are centres aimed at meeting local and regional needs in terms of manpower development and services. Regional Centre in New Delhi has been shifted to Noida in 2015 and the Regional Centre at Bhubaneswar has been shifted to Janla in 2008.

Composite Regional Center (CRC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat is another service model, for providing services to persons with disabilities under one umbrella, initiated by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, established on 16th August 2011. In Maharashtra, another CRC was set up at Nagpur in 2015 by NIEPID, Chennai and transferred to AYJNISHD(D) in 2020. On 8th April 2023 CRC- Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated. All these CRCs function under the administrative control of AYJNISHD(D).

Objectives of the Institute

Manpower Development:-To deal with the various aspects of rehabilitation of the Hearing Impaired, various undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral level programmes are being offered.
Research:- Research in the areas of identification, intervention, educational approaches, remedial teaching methods, jobs for the Hearing Impaired and technology development have been carried out.
Educational Programmes: -By studying the existing school for the Hearing Impaired, curriculum followed, methods of teaching etc. and supplementing or strengthening them by way of improving existing educational facilities and developing new strategies wherever required, newer measures such as open school for the illiterate/drop out is being conducted as model activity.
Service Facilities

Strategies for early identification and rehabilitative procedures. films and audio visuals on vocational training and job placement, etc. are being developed.
Community Programme

Identification and intervention, home bound training, correspondence training and also tele–rehabilitation services are being rendered and evolved with emerging needs.
Material Development

Required for (a) education, like teaching aids, audio–visuals etc. (b) public awareness and community education, literacy programme for adult Hearing Impaired, Parent Counseling and Programme for strengthening voluntary organisations.
Information and Documentation

Documenting and disseminating the latest information and developments in the science of hearing, speech and related technology is being done.