Achievements
Sense International (India):
- Raises nearly one-third of its funding from donors within India.
- Increased the number of deafblind people recieving support from just 23 in 1997, to more than 10,000 today.
- Persuaded the Ministry of Education to include deafblind children in primary schools and multiple disabilities in the draft National Policy on Special Education.
- Ensured that deafblind people in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Meghalaya states can receive state benefits.
- Conducted one-day workshops on deafblindness as part of the month-long Master Trainers Course for state representatives.
- Worked with the largest Open University in India and Asia to improve curriculum development for teachers on multiple disabilities.


