The YMCA College of Physical Education

In 1978, the Project Physical Education for the Blind was started to develop suitable programmes of physical education for the blind in India and to impart orientation and mobility for the blind. Slowly the project has expanded to other disabled persons to become successful members in the society.

Objectives

• To improve physical fitness of the disabled persons
• To train the client in systematic methods in day-to-day living skills
• To integrate and include the disabled children in a normal school
• To devise better, effective and cheap equipment for use by the children
• To train teachers of special schools and rehabilitation centres to be of more service to the disabled

The project is now involved in the following activities for the benefit of special people

1. Developing physical education programme
2. Leadership training programme
3. Client service
4. Public awareness programme