Holy Cross Service Society (HCSS) Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu is a Non Governmental Organisation based in Trichy in Tamilnadu State. It is engaged in the disability field providing comprehensive services to nearly 2700 disabled children and adults. Some of the main activities include: Education through regular schools to blind, deaf, orthopaedic and educable mentally retarded children. Rural and urban pre-schools for deaf, preparation of deaf children for mainstream. Deaf children who cannot be integrated in regular schools are given education through the special school run by the society. Children with autism, learning disability and children with special needs are supported through individual intervention plans.