Speech & Hearing Institute and Research Centre

as an institution shirc is dedicated to caring for the speech and hearing impaired children in west bengal and eastern india started in most humble manner in 1978, shirc today operates from a full-fledged center in kolkata and from 4 other rural centers, and is collaborating with several other agencies. from early identification, treatment and rehabilitation, shirc delivers an integrated service to the speech and hearing impaired children through parent/professional partnership, home training, preparation for integrated and special education, vocational training and day care program. shirc's mission is to develop each and every disabled child into an independent and contributory member of the society. shirc has already main-streamed over 2250 hearing impaired children. around 400 hearing impaired children attend special educations in all its centers. several students take the school leaving exam through open school system. 25 children are examined per day in the outpatient department