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| formation = 1967 
| founder = S. Amar Singh Kamboj
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| headquarters = Amar Ashram
| location = Village Saifdipur, [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Panjab]]
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| services = Schools for the deaf, blind and deaf-blind
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| key_people = Col. Karaminder Singh, Retd.<br />Balwinder Singh Brar
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'''Society for Welfare of the Handicapped''' is a registered [[non-governmental organization]] of Patiala for the welfare of children with disabilities.<ref name=uri>{{cite web |url = https://www.uri.org/files/static_page_files/swh_simplex.pdf |title = SOCIETY FOR WELFARE OF THE HANDICAPPED (REGD) |format = PDF |publisher = www.uri.org |date = |accessdate = 19 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=im>{{cite web |url = http://www.indiamapped.com/ngo-in-punjab/patiala/society-for-welfare-of-the-handicapped-regd-23800/ |title = Details Of Society For Welfare Of The Handicapped Regd - An NGO In Patiala, Punjab: |publisher = www.IndiaMapped.com |date = |accessdate = 19 November 2014}}</ref> It is a pioneer in the field of special education in North India. It is managing three schools [[Patiala School for the Deaf]], [[Patiala School for the Blind]] and [[Patiala School for the Deaf-blind]] in a village near Patiala city of Panjab.<ref name=uri/><ref name=ps>{{cite web |url = https://www.patialaschool.org |title = Patiala Schools |publisher = www.PatialaSchool.org |date = |accessdate = 19 November 2014}}</ref> The deaf and the blind school together have 200 children, of which 140 are deaf and 60 are blind. The third, Patiala School for the Deaf-blind, is 3rd of its kind in India.

It was founded by Sardar Amar Singh Kamboj in 1967 and got registered on 24 July 1967.<ref name=im/><ref name=c>{{cite web |url = http://www.charity.org.in/view_charity_org.php?lid=2785&name=Society%20for%20Welfare%20of%20The%20Handicapped%20Regd |title = Society for Welfare of The Handicapped Regd |publisher = www.Charity.org.in |date = |accessdate = 19 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2017, the [[Patiala School for the Deaf]] sent two athletes to represent India in the World Deaf Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hearing-impaired athletes get grand welcome in city |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/hearing-impaired-athletes-get-grand-welcome-in-city/446438.html |website=Tribune India |accessdate=24 August 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Disability organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1967]]

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