Welcome to All India Confederation of the Blind

All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) is a body of blind persons working for and with the blind community. It is made up of various state level associations / organizations, starting from the grass root level. It has 24 affiliates across the country

Our Ex-Trainees at Work - Our Pride

Akbar Khan, receiving Best Employee National Award President of India

Selvi R, receiving Best Employee National Award from President of India

Daffine, receiving Best Employee National Award from President of India

It goes without saying that AICB represents an admirable blend of passion and pragmatism. This explains why not only do we, here at the AICB, vigorously advocate for and seek gainful employment for persons with visual disabilities; but also work relentlessly towards promoting their employability, skill building and capacity augmentation with equal and pronounced emphasis

AICB Capt Chandanlal Special School for the Blind

The unique feature of this residential school is that it is located in a typically rural environment in village Behrampur, district Gurgaon, Haryana, and has been set up with support from the local community and Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. This model school provides a programme of multifaceted educational activities

Community Based Rehabilitation

Community Based Rehabilitation picture of a blind man working in field

In our specific context, community based rehabilitation (CBR) denotes a strategy within overall community-development programmes, for providing rehabilitation services to blind and low vision persons at their own door steps

Braille Press

Set up in 1997, AICB Braille Press today is the largest Braille printing house in the country with many notable accomplishments Equipped with three high-speed Braille embossers, each producing Braille at a breath-taking speed of 400 characters a second

Women Empowerment

Women Empowerment : A blind women doing her daily chores

It has been the Confederation's continuing endeavour to provide women opportunities for adequate participation in all of its on-going educational, training and rehabilitation activities. Besides, the Confederation conducts

Advocacy

Creating a just and equitable society by combatting all forms of discrimination against the visually impaired and helping them obtain their rights, is at the core of AICB's

Catalogues

It has been one of the prerogatives of the Confederation to provide range of Braille and audio books on various subjects in a subsidised cost

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Other resources

Other resources page provides you with access to other useful links.

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Photo Gallery

THE SECRETARY General OF THE Confederation mr.J L Kaul receiving Padmashri Award from the president of India

Mr. J.L. Kaul receiving the Best Braille Press Award from the President of India on 6th February, 2013

Blind Students of AICB Learning Computer

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