Author: Narasimham R

R. Narasimham, an Alumni of Madras School of Social Work, (1963 – 65) has been providing vocational counseling, vocational training and rehabilitation to persons with all categories of disabilities since January 1968. Retired as Joint Director from the Ministry of Labour, and supervised the twenty Vocational Rehabilitation Centres for the Handicapped (VRCs) in India. Worked all over India and introduced several pioneering VR programs. Streamlined & designed Manual of Procedures for the functioning of the VRCs and developed “Signs for Tools” for use in training the deaf in vocational trades. National Award by the President of India for his services to the disabled (1983) and by the Lions Clubs and Rotary Clubs on several occasions. Included in “Contemporary Who is Who” - American Biographical Institute, USA (2003) Lifetime Achievement Award from International Biographical Institute, U.K. (2004) Awarded for exemplary service as Rehabilitation Consultant by Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai (2012) Now: Consultant on the Rehabilitation Council of India & Chairman of the Committee constituted for developing courses on Vocational Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Social Work etc. Member of Professional Social Worker’s Association. Member of National Board of Examinations in Rehabilitation constituted by the Govt. of India. Visiting Faculty at Institutions for Manpower development in disabilities & Social Work. Website: www.aidthedisabled.org

Cooperative for pwd, Trivandrum

Narasimham R

Was Chief Guest on the occasion of 33rd Anniversary and release of Brochure of the VRC Cooperative Society that I started in 1983, when I was in Trivandrum. It takes up job orders in the modern technology producing components for Space Idustry and employs more than 200 pwd. It also provides training to pwd and has helped over 2000 in getting employment in different ITE based industries

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Annual Conference of Professional Social Workers

Narasimham R

Participated in 34th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Professional Social Work organized by Dept of Social Work, Central University of Rajasthan, near Ajmer from 24 – 26 February 2016 and read Paper on Introduction of Rehabilitation Social Work to enable Social Work students to professionally work on Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities

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Meeting of South Asia Conference of Professional Social Workers

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Presented a Paper on introduction of Rehabilitation Social Work as specialization in Schools of Social Work at the South Asian Conference of Professional Social Workers held at Bangalore on 27-28 August 2015 in Bangalore, India. There is a serious shortage of RSWs in India. We need more than 10,000 immediately. I volunteer to help the Schools of Social Work to start the course. Check the detailed paper on the site

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Meetings attended

Narasimham R

Attended a meeting on National Consultation on Research Agenda organized by
Rehabilitation Council of India at Indian Spinal Injury Centre, New Delhi held on 29th December, 2014. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellors, Indian Institutes of Technology and Very Senior Experts in the field of Rehab. The Secretary, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India were among those who attended. Incidentally, the Department of Disability Affairs has now been (8th December 2014) renamed as Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which sounds better

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