Santhigiri College is proud to aver its distinctiveness as rehabilitation of persons with disabilities (PwD). The history of Santhigiri College flash backs to Santhigiri Hostel started in 1988 to educate Children with Disabilities (CwD). Many of them were excellent in their studies and we had the right inference that rehabilitation of the CwD can be best achieved by giving them opportunities for higher education which will confer on them higher qualifications and that will enable them to get placed at the higher levels of the society. This was the prime motive to establish Santhigiri College in 2002 at Vazhithala adjacent to Santhigiri hostel. Today also we admit all applicants with disabilities in the programs of their choice in Santhigiri College giving them scholarships and free hostel facilities adhering to our pristine vision to corroborate their rehabilitation. We have pithy credentials and stunning success stories of the passed-out students with disabilities from Santhigiri College. Santhigiri College has been running Santhigiri Hostel with more than 50 inmates since its inception meeting all its expenses. Assiduous pursuit striving for effective rehabilitation of the youth with disabilities (YwD) created new platforms for them. Santhigiri Printing Press was established to offer employment for wheelchair users who are not able to reach, enter and use many of the institutions offering them employment. More than 25 youth with disabilities are working in Santhigiri Printing Press, functioning as the Repro-graphic center of Santhigiri College. Santhisoft, the software firm of Santhigiri College aims to employ the bright students with disabilities. Santhigiri Engineering Workshop is mainly for the people with hearing disabilities. Santhigiri Special Marriage Bureau is engaged in creating marriage alliance for PwD and those who wish to accept a partner with disability. Our college bus with lift facility ensures easy transportation of our wheelchair users. Our Physiotherapy Unit offers therapeutic assistance to the Santhigiri inmates as well as for the PwD from outside. The entire campus of Santhigiri College is 100% barrier-free. Under SCOP (Santhigiri College Outreach Programs) we are conducting Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Activities in 10 gramapanchayaths. We have 25 Self Help Groups (SHG), more than 80 self-help projects, digital therapy programs for 40 CwD, constructed 250 barrier-free houses for PwD, distributed food kits, hygiene kits, medicines etc. during this pandemic time and so on.
Vision: Persons with Disabilities attain highest possible levels of well-being ensuring full participation in social life and development.
Mission: Creating opportunities for persons with disabilities equal to those of the whole population having equal stake in the vibrations and developments taking place in the sociocultural and economic life.