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Resources
Industry
       Product Design Studios
       Graphic Design Studios
       Accesibility Design Firms

Organisations
       Associations
           InDeAs
       Standards, IPR

Ministry
       Social Justice and
          Empowerment

Dignity Foundation
Provides the Senior Citizens with Life Enrichment Services - with offices in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi

Help Age India
Provides a platform for the care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life

Harmony
Provides information and services for the Elderly - make new friends and learn new skills

Writings, Reports, etc.
      National Policy for Older Persons

      Programs for the Care of Elderly - Govt. of India

      Social Assistance for the Elderly (pdf) - from HelpAge

      Aging in India (pdf) - prepared by WHO

      The Old Country - from develpments.org

      Design of a Communication Device for the Elderly

      Economic Issue of Elderly in India

      Health of the Elderly in India

      Empowering the Elderly

      Articles on 'Designing for All'

e-Groups

Save India Family

SCF Secunderabad

Design India

IDCian, IDCians

NID Folks

Sristi School

Institutions

All Schools

NID

IDC, IIT Bombay

Sristi, Bangalore

IIT Guwahati

NIFT + more

Museums

IDC, IIT Bombay
    . 2 year Master of Design
      (M. Des)
    . Doctoral Degrees (Ph. D)
   . Admission through CEED +
      Entrance Examination +       Interview

NID, Ahmedabad
   . 4 year) Graduate Diploma
     Programme in Design
     (GDPD)
   . 2 1/2 year Post - Graduate
     Diploma Programme in
     Design (PGDPD)
. Admission through      Entrance Examination +      Interview

Sristi, Bangalore
    . 2 + 2 year Professional
      Diploma in Visual
      Communication
   . Admission through       Entrance Examination +       Interview

DoD, IIT Guwahati
   . 4 year) graduate program
     in Design (B. Des)
     Admission through JEE

Webzines

Harmony

Design for All - promotes universal design

Blogs

Seniors Chronicle

Webzines International

Ageing and Development

Health and Age

Senior Journal

NGO's

Dignity Foundation

Helpage India

Harmony India

Indian NGO's.com - Resources for NGO's

Institutes

Institute for Productive and Empowered Old Age (IPEOA)

Organisations

National Council for Older Persons (NCOP), Delhi

International

Help Age

International Resources:

Inclusive Design