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Comprehensive Project Report on BPA:
Introduction of BPA:
The BPA began in 1954 in Ahmedabad as the Blind Men’s Association (BMA), a recreation club for the blind started with the efforts of a few blind persons, including Mr.
Jagdish Patel. Mr. Patel lost his eyesight in early childhood, as a result of meningitis.
However, he grew up to become an approved physiotherapist in a leading hospital, and a leading philanthropist dedicated to promoting self-reliance among the blind.
In 1998, the name of the Blind Men’s Association was changed to the Blind People’s
Association, because the name BMA led many people to believe wrongly that its activities and services were confined just to men. However, the name Blind People’s
Association is also a misnomer, as BPA works for and provides services to people with different kinds of disabilities. Besides the blind, the organization works for the deaf, the mentally retarded, the orthopedically impaired, the mentally ill, the aged, and other groups. It also has been working for the multiple-disabled since 1989. BPA works to rehabilitate disabled people irrespective of their class and background. However, around
80 percent of the people supported by BPA belong to socially and economically disadvantaged classes, because their disabilities usually are a result of lack of medical prevention and care at an early age. Dedicated philanthropists, social workers, and professionals run BPA. Dr. Bhushan Punani, a management graduate, is now heading the organization. MISSION Promoting comprehensive rehabilitation of persons with all categories of disabilities through education, training, employ-ment, community based rehabilitation, integrated education, research, publications, human resource development and other innovative means. WORKING FOR THE
Comprehensive Project Report on BPA:
Introduction of BPA:
The BPA began in 1954 in Ahmedabad as the Blind Men’s Association (BMA), a recreation club for the blind started with the efforts of a few blind persons, including Mr.
Jagdish Patel. Mr. Patel lost his eyesight in early childhood, as a result of meningitis.
However, he grew up to become an approved physiotherapist in a leading hospital, and a leading philanthropist dedicated to promoting self-reliance among the blind.
In 1998, the name of the Blind Men’s Association was changed to the Blind People’s
Association, because the name BMA led many people to believe wrongly that its activities and services were confined just to men. However, the name Blind People’s
Association is also a misnomer, as BPA works for and provides services to people with different kinds of disabilities. Besides the blind, the organization works for the deaf, the mentally retarded, the orthopedically impaired, the mentally ill, the aged, and other groups. It also has been working for the multiple-disabled since 1989. BPA works to rehabilitate disabled people irrespective of their class and background. However, around
80 percent of the people supported by BPA belong to socially and economically disadvantaged classes, because their disabilities usually are a result of lack of medical prevention and care at an early age. Dedicated philanthropists, social workers, and professionals run BPA. Dr. Bhushan Punani, a management graduate, is now heading the organization. MISSION Promoting comprehensive rehabilitation of persons with all categories of disabilities through education, training, employ-ment, community based rehabilitation, integrated education, research, publications, human resource development and other innovative means. WORKING FOR THE