Statistics

The World Health Organization estimates 161 million people worldwide have a visual impairment. Of these, 37 million are blind and 124 million have low vision (World Health Organization, 2000).
 
Details of Disability as per the 2001 Census

 

 

Total

Male

Female

India

 

2,19,06,769

1,26,05,635

93,01,134

Kerala

 

8,60,794

4,58,350

4,02,444

 

 

 

 

 

Visually Impaired

India

1,06,34,881

57,32,338

49,02,543

Kerala

3,34,622

1,67,352

1,67,270

Hearing Impaired

India

29,02,590

16,15,892

12,86,698

Kerala

1,46,779

73,635

73,144

Orthopedically Impaired

India

61,05,477

39,02,752

22,02,725

Kerala

2,37,707

1,42,359

95,348

Mentally Challenged

India

22,63,821

13,54,653

9,09,168

Kerala

1,41,686

75,004

66,682
 
Important Days
January 04:   Louis Braille Day
June 27:   Helen Keller Day
October Second Thursday:   World Sight Day
October 15:   World White Cane Day
December 03:   International Day of the Disabled
December 10:   Human Rights Day