National Handicapped Finance
and Development Corporation
(NHFDC)
WELCOMES ALL THE DELEGATES
(An IS/ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company)
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ICT ?
 Information and communications technology
usually called ICT, is often used as a synonym
for information technology (IT) but is usually a
more general term that stresses the role of
communications in modern information
technology. ICT consists of all technical means
used to handle information and aid
communication, including both computer and
network hardware as well as necessary
software.
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BARRIERS FOR THE PwDs
• Inadequate Education Facilities.
• Lack of Community Support Systems.
• Lack of Accessibility & Awareness.
• Lack of Access to Technology.
• Inadequate Health Care Systems.
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ICT FOR PwDs
 ICT could be used as a wider strategy for social
inclusion of PwDs.
 Provides enhancements and changed methods of
interaction with world.
 Promotes greater independence, to perform tasks that
they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great
difficulty accomplishing.
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ISOLATION TO INTEGRATION THROUGH ICT
• Provides Cost effective technologies.
• Augmentation of human resource oriented technologies.
• User friendly and durable aids & appliances.
• All the information available at a common place.
• Helps disabled students by providing access to learning.
• Making website accessible.
• ICT tools that can offer support -Speech recognition,
talking word processors, big pointer utilities, screen
magnifiers, screen readers, electronic Braille,
closed‐circuit television.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF ICT IN NHFDC
• Making the website accessible.
• Receiving of online applications for Education loans,
from Training organisations /institutions, scholarships
etc.,.
• Maintaining Loan accounting information through web
based application software.
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www.nhfdc.nic.in
MAJOR INITIATIVE WILL BE TAKEN CARE BY NHFDC IN
FUTURE

Development of Online application for the PwDs to apply
online for availing loan.

Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice
has given responsibility to develop a National level Job
Portal for the Persons with Disabilities which shall act as a
common, centralized platform that can provide a better
range of services, viz. transparent and wider choices for
candidates, guidance / counseling.
Best Accessible Website
(www.nhfdc.nic.in)
We have received National Award 2013 for the Best Accessible
Website from Hon’ble President of India on 3.12.2013.
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National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation,
Red Cross Bhavan,
Sector-12, Faridabad (Haryana)
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