Patiala School for the Blind is a special school for blind children in Patiala city of Panjab.[1][2] Society for Welfare of the Handicapped started the school in 1967.[3][1]
| Patiala School for the Blind | |
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| Address | |
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Village Saifdipur, Behind Punjabi University , , 147001 India | |
| Coordinates | 30°22′15″N 76°26′59″E / 30.370893°N 76.449807°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Special school |
| Established | 1967 |
| Status | Open |
| Number of students | 60 |
| Classes | Pre-nursery–12th |
| Affiliations | PSEB |
| Manager | Society for Welfare of the Handicapped |
| Website | www.patialaschool.org |
The school charges no fees from the students and server from pre-nursery to 12th class. This and Patiala School for the Deaf together have 200 children of which 140 are the deaf and 60 are the blind.[1] Hostel facility is also provided free of cost and currently, 180 students are staying in the hostel. The school also provides uniforms, stationery, meals and others free of cost.
See also
edit- Mahant Gurbanta Das School for Deaf & Dumb, Bathinda
- Vatika High School for Deaf & Dumb, Chandigarh
- Patiala School for the Deaf
- Patiala School for the Deaf-blind
- Umeed Red Cross School for Hearing Impaired, Faridkot
- Khosla School for the Deaf, Jalandhar
- School for Deaf, Barnala
References
edit- ^ a b c "Patiala School for Deaf". patialaschool.org. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Schools for the deaf". islpro.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "SOCIETY FOR WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED (REGD)" (PDF). uri.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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