Paras Jain remembers his school principal’s reaction when he told him about his decision to pursue engineering.
“He told me you are making a big mistake. Instead pursue arts,” Jain says. Now 22, Jain is happy he chose a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), even though the graduation period for the visually challenged student was tough with lack of access to physical infrastructure in college and zero availability of digital books to support students like Jain.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Education Minister C Ravindranath said all the campuses in the state would be fully insured from the next academic year. Replying to the demand for grants in the state Budget, Ravindranath said the government had decided to insure all the students, teachers and other staff, including cooks, for the first time in Asia.

Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday had breakfast with the visually impaired students of Jashpur School and asked the students to recite   Mathematics table at the breakfast table.

A visually handicapped student of Standard-I, Raju recited the table uninterruptedly much to the amazement of the Chief Minister and the gathering.

Singh appreciated the student and said even he cannot remember the Mathematics table of 26. He blessed the boy with a bright future.

The Chief Minister later invited the visually impaired school children for breakfast.

Seek action against official for ridiculing two visually impaired persons

The Joint Action Committee of the Associations for the Disabled is planning to stage an agitation on Wednesday to protest against the alleged behaviour of M. Rajendran, Commissioner, Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission, towards two persons with disabilities.

HYDERABAD: LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, has developed Fittle, the world’s first 3D printed Braille Puzzle. Created in collaboration with Serviceplan and educational toy company Ravensburger to develop Fittle, the puzzle is for millions of visually impaired children across the world. Fittle models can be downloaded from the Fittle website and 3D-printed at almost zero cost, making Braille more accessible than ever.