ACT initiatives, intervention programmes and personnel do not discriminate on the basis of caste, colour, sex or religion and serve only to ameliorate the challenges faced by the adopted communities.

The foundations of ACT were laid in 1993 by collaborating like-minded professionals from varied backgrounds and areas of specialization like education, community health, environmentalists, medicine, special education, psychology, therapists, pioneer industrialist and professional social workers.

Sanjeev Sheel, laid the foundations of ACT, as an institution in the area of disability, is the Managing Secretary & Director of the organization bringing to it his ‘long-term visionary perception and response to the changing  needs in society. He is responsible with grassroots accountability, playing a crucial role in his endeavour to sensitize and motivate individuals and groups to actively participate and establish development initiatives envisioning the futuristic needs of the challenged and adopted communities.