Introduction

Composite Regional Center for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC) Lucknow, an external arm of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan), New Delhi is an autonomous body working under administrative & financial control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. The center has been providing comprehensive rehabilitation services such as Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech & Hearing, Prosthesis & Orthosis, Clinical Psychology, and Special Education services. Besides providing mobility and hearing aids, vocational guidance & counseling, to persons with disabilities belonging to the state of Uttar Pradesh. The institute also conducts outreach Camp services to the Persons with Disabilities population of Uttar Pradesh state and organizes skill-training programs. The institute also runs diploma in special education, a two-year course having specialization in Visual Impairment & Intellectual Disabilities with 35 intake per year.