The Blind People's Association is a major voluntary organization, recognized as a public charitable trust and society working for comprehensive rehabilitation of persons with visual, physical and mental impairment. In its 50 years of existence, the B. P. A. has carved out a name for itself as an agency which is credible, legitimate and totally transparent in its working. The B. P. A. also works for prevention of blindness and disability, the relief of the aged and the people who are in the danger of becoming disabled due to natural calamities or accidents.

These two organizations have been continuing working in the field of disability management since earthquake and have been providing services like physiotherapy, provision of prosthesis & orthosis, care of persons with spinal injuries, Community Based Rehabilitation and orientation of PHC - CHC Medical Officers. To provide services all over the District of Kachchh, it established a Mobile Rehabilitation Unit, Physiotherapy Units at Bhachau, Anjar, Rapar, Navi Dudhai and Bhuj. It also provided services of visual impaired multi-disabled persons with mental handicap.

Achievements:
So far the Centre has provided various services as per the following details:
 

• Wheelchairs distributed: 1200 • Tricycles distributed: 554 • Prosthesis services provided : 700 • Orthosis services provided: 1600 • Rehabilitation Devices provided: 3642 • Physiotherapy services provided: 3600 • Coverage under Community Based Rehabilitation: Bhuj - 3262 • Coverage under Community Based Rehabilitation: Mandvi - 2216 • Coverage under Mobile Team: 1984 • Services to Paraplegic persons: 110 A total of 18,868 Earthquake affected persons have been provided services according to their need. All these services have been provided completely free of cost to all the earthquake affected persons. The Center will continue providing these services to the people of Kachchh District on permanent basis.