Doors of higher secondary education open for visually impaired

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The General Education Department has issued orders giving conditional permission to admit visually impaired students in the state’s higher secondary and vocational higher secondary schools.

The order also lays down the admission procedure to be followed for such students by the Directorates of Higher Secondary Education, Vocational Higher Secondary Education and the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT).

She proves impossible is nothing

BENGALURU : She guides the students, steering their movements with the sound of her voice and a gentle push with her hand. They take some time to understand the dance movements. But with a lot of rigorous practice, they learn the nuances of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form.

Dr Raksha Karthik, Bharatanatyam exponent, has been teaching this classical art form to the specially abled and to the visually impaired for the last 10 years.

Blind children to perform

Around 40 visually challenged children from Ranga Rao Memorial School for the Disabled will participate in the mass yoga demonstration on at Mysuru Racecourse on Wednesday.

A yoga teacher appointed by the district administration has been training the students and more than 1,000 employees of Cycle Pure Agarbathies for an hour every day.

It takes more skill and planning for a teacher to train visually challenged students. The instructions should be clear, concise and direct, giving an overview of the pose and a sense of its direction, a release said.

Screening for Cataract Needed

There are 450,000 blind and 90,000 visually impaired people at present in the country, said Dr Abbas Azimi, a board member of Iranian Optometric Association (IOA). Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness and vision loss, and Iran is among the top ranking countries in cataract treatment, he said. “Around 6,000 surgeries per million per annum are performed as per data provided by the Health Ministry,” Azimi was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.

Special children and old age home inmates have a free metro trip

There were smiles all around as the Kochi Metro organised a 'special' ride on Sunday, exclusively for special children and the inmates of old-age homes. Nearly 450 students from 43 special schools in the city were part of the 'happy journey' along with elderly residents of the Government supervised old-age homes from around Kochi travelled in the ride, and the happiness was reflected on their faces as they travelled from Kalamassery to Aluva.

Man with a vision uses tech to empower blind

Cheluva, who is visually impaired, undergoes training at the Snehadeep centre in east Bengaluru. Express Photo by Johnson T A

Trust shows the visually impaired the path to success

Deepa V. Nayak secured 92% in her SSLC exam. For a student with visual-impairment this is a big feat. A student of Ambubai Residential School for Blind Girls, Ms. Deepa spent a considerable amount of time after school at Mitra Jothi, a foundation in HSR Layout that assists the visually impaired. She would prepare for the exam with the help of the audio and Braille books available at the centre.

They managed disability to enter IIM

Bangalore campus attracts several students living with disabilities

The vast campus of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) will welcome a fresh batch of 400 Postgraduate Programme (PGP) students on Thursday. However, a few students have arrived early to attend the voluntary preparatory classes.

Students of Institute for Blind show their vision

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 4

Visually impaired students of the Institute for Blind in Sector 26 continued the streak of passing with flying colors. All the 12 students of the institute who had appeared in Class X exams passed with good grades. The institute’s topper scored CGPA 9.8.

Proving the mettle, Ritik Goyal topped among the students who appeared for Class X exams.