Dr.MGR Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
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Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired is a school
established on 17 January 1990 in Kanchipuram
, Tamil Nadu, India
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The school has trained staff to handle classes up to the higher secondary level. Students take examinations to distance education programmes of universities. Students are encouraged to integrate into mainstream schools.
The school and home was established and is maintained by the MGR Memorial Charitable Trust.
School
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established on 17 January 1990 in Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram, or Kanchi, is a temple city and a municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a temple town and the headquarters of Kanchipuram district...
, Tamil Nadu, India
India
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The home is recognised by the Directorate of Rehabilitation of the Disabled of the Government of Tamil Nadu and is listed by the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute For The Hearing Handicapped as a vocational training centre for the hearing impaired.The school has trained staff to handle classes up to the higher secondary level. Students take examinations to distance education programmes of universities. Students are encouraged to integrate into mainstream schools.
The school and home was established and is maintained by the MGR Memorial Charitable Trust.