Helen Kellers Institute  

Helen Keller’s Institute is a rehabilitation centre for disabled children. The school was started on 27th June 1984, on the occasion of 105th Birthday of “Helen Keller", a lady who emerged successful in life in spite of being blind and deaf. Now there are around 560 deaf children in two special schools offering education from pre-school to intermediate school level in both Telugu and English mediums. Both these schools are recognized by the state government. A junior college for the deaf named “John Peter’s Memorial Junior College for Deaf” has also been started to take this initiative forward. Through the Institute’s regular clinic and rural camps, hearing aids are distributed to the poor and needy hearing handicapped individ ... View More uals in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The institute has also launched a legal cell, employment bureau and marriage bureau for the deaf individuals, to provide them social security and a happy life. View Less