Recognition

☻ Recipient of ‘THE BEST NGO AWARD’ from National Trust, New Delhi in 2009

☻ Recipient of’ THE DEROZIO AWARD’ 2012 in Special Education

☻ Dr. Alka Nizamie was awarded the Best Professional by the National Trust in 2010, for her work at Deepshikha

☻ Brought disability issue into focus in the state of Jharkhand

☻Deepshikha has been instrumental in documenting the Roadmap for Inclusion

☻Developed capacity of various NGOs in the state

☻ Reached more than 10000 families and children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through various programme

☻Developed a whole range of services for children with developmental disabilities

 ☻Developed Assessment tool, brochures, pamphlets for community sensitization

☻Published more than 36 research papers in national and international journals

☻We are the first centre in the state to train rehabilitation professionals. We run RCI courses since 1991.

☻We offer manpower training programme at certificate, diploma and degree level.

☻We have created massive awareness on disability issues in the Community

☻Deepshikha was instrumental in drafting the State Policy of Disability

☻We have a state level network of NGOs, DPOs and other agencies

☻Developed a network with institutes at National level

☻We have opened up avenues for our children to participate in various sports, arts and other co-curricular activities at National and International level

☻Our vast data bank and regular follow up of children provides excellent study material for research scholars.

☻We have had the proud privilege of hosting 14^th National seminar on Mental Retardation in January 2001, and was attended by more than 275 delegates.