Peren, May 25 (MExN): An Assistance to Disabled Persons (ADIP) camp for provision of assistive devices to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) was held in Peren Town on May 24. The camp was organised by the DDRC (District Disability Rehabilitation Centre), District Hospital Dimapur in collaboration with the NILD (National institute for Locomotor Disabilities), Kolkata. It was supported by the State Commissioner for PwDs, Nagaland, the DC, MS, CMO and Differently Abled People's Organisation of Peren district. As per a press release, during the camp, PwDs availed the benefits such as Assessment and Disability certificate, Unique Disability ID, assessment for provision of ideal Assistive devices for each PwD, Education on PwD rights etc.
Altogether 142 PwDs comprising of Hearing impaired -62, Visually impaired –15, Locomotor-28, Intellectual Disability -2, Cerebral Palsy-11, Multiple disability-24, benefited from the camp.
