Teacher helping a girl child with deafblindness to identify a flower with smell and touch

Teacher and a boy with deafblindness in sensory session in waterpool

Be the Change you want to see in the world

- MAHATMA GANDHI

A child with deafblindness having a fun time with his educator

Sense International India (also known as Sense India) is the only national-level organisation supporting needs-based services which enable children and adults with deafblindness to overcome the challenges caused by deafblindness. Sense India's key objective is to provide information, guidance, support, and training needed along with being committed to helping persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities and their families by raising awareness and campaigning for rights, opportunities, and services throughout the nation.

Lives impacted since 1997......

78000+

children with deafblindness
Care & Rehabilitation

63500+

Being Educated

1047 +

Volunteers
Involved

23+

States
served

Publications and Resources

Our Donors

Our Networks

Abhi-Prerna

Abhi-Prerna is a national network of educators working for persons with deafblindness in India. At present there are about 860 members in this support group

Prayaas

Prayaas is a national network of parents of persons with deafblindness in India. Prayaas has more than 1500 families who are providing support to each other and children with deafblindness at local, regional and national levels.

Udaan

Udaan is the national network of adults with deafblindness in India. At present there are more than 255 adult members in this unique group from all over India

Advocacy Initiatives

95% of what we learn about the world comes through sight and hearing . Children wih deafblindness face unique challenges in communication, mobility and accessing information making deafblindness one of the most isolating disabilities.

Sense India and the need for Deafblind Advocacy

Advocacy forms an integral part of the Sense India strategy for influencing others to make a bigger impact. It is a process through which we influence policy and practice to bring about positive changes in the lives of persons with deafblindness. In the process, persons with deafblindness and their families are empowered to take control of their lives, have choices, and are able to secure access to basic services and representation, as full and active members of society. Sense India has been successful in developing services for children with deafblindness, initiating human resource development and representing persons with deafblindness in the mainstream legislations and policy of the country.

image showing women- an educator doing the tactile sign of ‘sit’ with a student with deafblindness
children- a child with deafblindness engaged in a pre-braille activity of tracing lines with the support of the educator
Young people- Adult with deafblindness expressing his thoughts about his income generating activity.

Events & Campaigns

Messenger on Cycles 2020 (Virtual)

The COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to live their lives from within their homes. As every Helen Keller week that Sense International India has celebrated in the past, this one was bound to be different.

Sunfeast India Run as One Campaign

The COVID-19 lockdown impacted the livelihoods of many people. The Periodic Labour Force Survey projected 140 million informal workers who are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to the lockdown and the halt in economic activities.

North-East State Network and Advocacy Meeting

The states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam had their first online State Advocacy Meeting.

All Events

Trainings

2020
3rd September

Event name : National Webinar on Deafblindness

Nature of Participants : Special Educators, Therapists & Caregivers

Venue : Online

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2020
17th September

Event name : National Webinar on Deafblindness

Nature of Participants : Special Educators, Therapists & Caregivers

Venue : Online

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12th
August

Event name : Goa state level Training on deafblindness

Nature of Participants : Medical & Paramedical staff

Venue : Caritas, Goa

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15th-19th
July

Event name : Regional Training on Deafblindness - East

Nature of Participants : Newly recruited Teachers/CBR workers in field of Deafblindness

Venue : Akanksha

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25th-26th
July

Event name : South Regional Training on Capacity Building

Nature of Participants : NGO Heads, Sr Educators, Adminitrators of Partner Ngos

Venue : SPASTN, chennai

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29th-30th
July

Event name : Training on Good Vibes

Nature of Participants : Special educators from 18 partners

Venue : Delhi

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5th-6th
August

Event name : Training on Good Vibes

Nature of Participants : Special educators from 18 partners

Venue : Bengaluru

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8th
August

Event name : Karnataka State Level Training on Deafblindness

Nature of Participants : SMSA Educators

Venue : Mathru, Banglore

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7th
August

Event name : Chattishgarh State Level Network Meeting

Nature of Participants : Parents, Teachers and Adults with Deafblindness

Venue : Akanksha

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7th
August

Event name : Chattishgarh State Level Advocacy Meeting

Nature of Participants : Parents, Teachers and Govt Officials

Venue : Akanksha

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7th-9th
August

Event name : Regional Meeting of Networks and Training for Adults with Deafblindness Esat

Nature of Participants : Members of Abhiprerna, Prayaas and Udaan network including excorts/interpreters

Venue : Aakansha

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10th
August

Event name : Odisha State Level Network Meeting

Nature of Participants : Parents, Teachers and Adults with Deafblindness

Venue : Aaina, Odisha

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10th
August

Event name : Odisha State Level Advocacy Meeting

Nature of Participants : Parents, Teachers and Govt. Officials

Venue : Aaina, Odisha

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11th
August

Event name : Goa state level Training on Deafblindness

Nature of Participants : SMSA Educators

Venue : Caritas, Goa

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12th
August

Event name : Goa state level Training on deafblindness

Nature of Participants : Medical & Paramedical staff

Venue : Caritas, Goa

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Events and Trainings

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Helping Hands for the people with deafblindness

Sense India works with children and adults with deafblindness for different domains which includes baby screening, early intervention, education, vocational training and livelihood. For each identified children and adults with deafblindness and multiple disabilities, we have specialised expertise in the domains of deafblind communication, mobility, accessible information, assistive devices and rehabilitation. With its unique technical know-how in the field of deafblindness and multiple disabilities, Sense India uses a multi-pronged approach since 1997. This includes technical assistance to its partner NGOs and direct training of their staff to work with children and adults with deafblindness and multiple disabilities.

Your contribution will help us amplify this impact and reach out to many more children with deafblindness and multiple disabilities across the country.