The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Kumari Selja inaugurated the National Conference on Intellectual Disability, jointly organised by the Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and National Institute for Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, on 7 November 2013.
About the National Conference on Intellectual Disability
• The National Conference on Intellectual Disability has special relevance in the present context because of the complex nature of problems. Mental retardation is a complex condition which affects the development of cognitive functions, motor functions, social and communication skills of the Individual.
• The findings of the conference would be useful for ensuring speedy empowerment of persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
• This is the first such conference and the Department has planned similar national level conferences of National Institutes to address the issues relating to the sector.
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