National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped was established in the year 1978 as an autonomous, apex organization in the area of locomotor disability, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It is located in the city of Kolkata and expanding its services countrywide with three Regional Centers at Patna, Dehradun and Aizawal.

NIOH is primarily involved in developing human resource for providing services to the orthopaedically handicapped population. It also conducts and sponsors research in all aspects related to the rehabilitation of the orthopaedically handicapped and provides services in the area of rehabilitation, restorative surgery, aids and appliances and vocation training to the persons with disability.

The website of the organization is rich in content which seems to be updated on the frequent basis. The information related to clinical services, legislation, rehabilitation services along with the details of various Departments of NIOH, Regional Centers and Library are made available on the website. Information related to tenders, press releases, advertisements and results are provided in the Notice Board, prominently placed on the right side of the homepage. The website also claims to be the first Government website in India to have Accessible PDFs, including Accessible Interactive PDF forms. 

The website is well organized and diligently designed with well placed visual branding elements. It also has clutter free, minimalistic design.  In terms of interactivity, the users can submit their suggestions in the box provided inside the Contact Us page.  The website is quite compatible with all major browsers.