The beginning of this service provider organization dates back to 1956 when it was called the National Council for the Welfare of the Deaf and the Blind.

Its first President being Prof. G.P. Malalasekera and the First Hony.Secretary Hector Arul-nayakan attorney at-law. It had Mr. .C.J Oorloff, Sir Cyril De Soyza as Presidents and Mrs. Sita Seneviratna, Mrs. D.A. Ranasinghe as Hony. Secretaries prior to the period 1971.