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Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:53 -- geeta.nair

This woman shows grit is all it takes to surmount odds

Lack of eyesight has never been a worry for me all my life, probably because I do not know what it is like to have eyesight, says S. Pavunthai, the Headmistress of Indian Association of Blind Higher Secondary School at Sundararajanpatti near Alagarkoil in Madurai. The woman, who was instrumental in starting the school, goes on rounds, teaches English, History and Economics. Speaking to Sanjana Ganesh, Ms. Pavunthai says she has little time to unwind.

More community radio licences for the most disadvantaged areas of India #TheRadioFestival Delhi

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 11:11 -- geeta.nair

“It is rare to find public, private and community radio working together, but they are doing so for this radio festival,” said UNESCO representative Al-Amin Yusuph, opening the Delhi Radio Festival on World Radio Day

WRD was proclaimed in 2011 adopted by the UN General Assembly the following year.

Explaining the idea behind WRD, Yusuph told delegates the international day aims “to strengthen interaction and cooperation amongst broadcasters and to celebrate radio as a medium.”

An exhibition shares how the visually challenged pioneer of modern Indian art, Benode Behari Mukherjee saw the world

Mon, 02/18/2019 - 10:53 -- geeta.nair

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Some recreational activities for visually impaired people

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 14:53 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Thanks to technology, the range of recreational activities available for people with visual disabilities are many. Visually impaired people must look at the choices that are available and choose that suits their interests most. There are community programs as well where people can meet others socially.

For Simran Chawla, a beauty pageant winner, dancing is among her favourite recreational activities.
 

Here are some recreational activities that visually impaired people could look:

In a first, Class X boards in Assam to offer paper in Braille

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 14:46 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Guwahati: For the first time, the Class X state board exams — beginning on Thursday — will have question paper in Braille.

This time, there are 13 blind candidates appearing for the exam from five examination centres in the state. 

The general science question paper will be offered in Braille. While visually challenged candidates appearing for the boards under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) have to appear for all six papers, the syllabus for general science and general maths they follow are different. 

‘Respect, empathy for the visually impaired main requisites for a scribe’

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 16:01 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Chitralekha Vanamamalai
For volunteer-scribe Padmini, service is for pure soul satisfaction and nothing else in this world can give her that satisfaction.

A resident of Virugambakkam, Chennai, for the last two decades, she has been helping many visually challenged persons pass examinations.

Speaking to News Today, Padmini said the job of a volunteer scribe does not end with writing the exam for them but many a time it is more than that.

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