Securing employment for the trainees is a responsibility that the Blind Relief Association has chosen to bear. The placement cell interacts with industrial associations, potential employers, and a network of individuals and organizations. Representatives from the cell visit industries to identify and ascertain suitability of available jobs for the candidates.  The cell not only locates suitable jobs for the trainees completing their respective training courses, but also provides hand-holding services to those who work independently.

The newly employed are familiarized with the work and workplace environment. They are also provided aid in settling down in the new place, finding appropriate accommodation, providing basic requirements like beddings and utensils, and guidance on commuting. Follow-up contacts are maintained with the employers as well as the trainees to sort out any difficulties that may arise.

The services of the cell are also available to other visually challenged individuals seeking job counseling and assistance.

The Association is among the pioneering institutions in the country to have introduced computerized Braille printing facility as far back as 1990.  The unit has been meeting the inhouse requirement of study material for its students and trainees.  Reading material of general interest such as poetry, fiction and miscellaneous articles are also produced in Braille.  Some of important titles published in Braille by the Association include, Mahatma Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj, Anupam Mishra’s Aj Bhi Khare Hain Talab, Panini’s Ashtadhyayi Sutra .

The facility for recording audio books was established in 1982 to make study material available to students and trainees. A team of devoted volunteers render their services to read out material for recording.  Since its inception the Association’s studio has produced a total of 844 titles in Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages. These comprise school textbooks, university-level books, fiction, non-fiction, competitive exam material, books related to personality development and current affairs.

The recorded books are available in digital MP3 CDs as well as in audio-cassette (old titles only).  For the convenience of students from class X, XI and XII, the recorded study material is provided in pen drive digital players.  For other classes, audio material is provided in MP3 CDs along with CD players.  Similar service is also available for the visually impaired students of the Association’s Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education and Diploma in Computer Education (V.I.).

Apart from the Association’s own students and trainees, a large number of college-going and other students from Delhi and outside are provided recorded study material on request.

The unit looks after the primary medical and health care needs of the students and trainees of the Association.  The team comprises a visiting physician, a round-the-clock male nurse, a female nurse and an assistant.  Regular medical check-ups are conducted and free medicines are provided to the students and trainees.  There are arrangements with reputed hospitals and health centers such as Dr. Shroff Charitable Eye Hospital and Sai Bhakta Samaj Polyclinic for specialized diagnostic assistance and treatment of the students and trainees. The unit also has a well-equipped dental care facility setup and maintained by SGT University Gurugram. Dentists from the University hold weekly clinics and educate the children on oral health.

The Association has a large hostel which serves around 300 persons.  These include students of the school, teacher trainees, vocational trainees and visually impaired workers of the Association.  The board and lodging services are provided free of cost.  The hostel has a dining hall and a well-equipped kitchen serving three wholesome meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and afternoon tea.  Visually impaired visitors are also provided accommodation and food at subsidized rates.

Spreading awareness in the society on the equality of rights, capabilities and potentials of persons with physical/sensory disability, especially visual impairment, is an important mandate of the Association.

JPM School is proactively sending its students to other schools to present their talent and interact with their counterparts on equal footing. They also participate in open talent contests and compete with other school children. The vocational trainees participate in different public events and demonstrate their professional skill and dexterity.  The Association’s popular Diwali Bazar brings the Association and the society closer to each other in a big way and thus helps in spreading awareness on disability among the general public. Free space is provided in the Diwali Bazar to fellow NGO’s to showcase their activities and sell their products.

The Association shares its expertise with institutions or organizations seeking guidance on establishing disability services, and also provides training to the trainers from such institutions.  The experienced staff are invited as resource persons various organizations.