Dr. Namita Jacob is an adviser to several national & international organizations and universities in the areas of sensory impairments, multiple disabilities & early childhood development. She is program director of Chetana Trust, Chennai which pioneers unique evidence-based solutions to issues in access to learning among people with disabilities in India.

Her significant contributions span diverse fields of work including vision, deafblindness, assistive technology and early childhood. As the Senior Regional Education Specialist for Perkins she led the development of services for infants and children who are deafblind or have vision impairment and additional disabilities through the Asia Pacific Region and beyond. She has authored several books, book chapters and research papers. Dr. Jacob designs and develops services at the community level, within hospitals, schools and orphanages across the world and helped establish some of the earliest comprehensive services for children with complex sensory impairment in India.