Amin Maktab, established in 1961, is a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

center for mentally disabled children in Gulberg,

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, Pakistan. It is the oldest institution in Lahore for intellectually disabled children.

History

Amin Maktab School was established in a small rented building in October 1961 by the Pakistan Society for the Welfare of Retarded Children. In 1987, a multi-purpose campus in J-block of Gulberg was designed by the local Architect Fuad Ali Butt and was built by Engineer Khalid Khan, a local builder. In 1991, an outreach programme was started, with the aid from

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, for the purpose of spreading awareness as well as providing services and training to the homes of mentally disabled children in economically depressed areas of Lahore.

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History

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