WHEN HRITIKA Thakur was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, she had to discontinue studies on account of her strict medical regime. Having battled the illness for two years and after one relapse, Hritika appeared for her Class XII exams, and came out with flying colours.
Microsoft India today hosted its first-ever Accessibility Summit here aiming to enhance technology access for people with disabilities.
The summit aimed at demonstrating the business value of accessible technology for organisations, the need for a collaborative effort as well as assessing policy's role in creating an accessible India, a company statement said.
She has lost her eyes but not her vision. Visually impairedsince birth, class X student Aanchal Saini secured 85.2%in her Board exams. A student of Lucknow Public College, Rajajipuram, Aanchal credited her success to her school teachers and parents for consistent motivation.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday announced the class 12 results on its official website, cbse.nic.in
An 18-year-old, Gurleen Kaur from Punjab, who is visually impaired has scored 89 per cent in her class 12 board exams.
Close to 500 blind teachers in Kerala would be trained in the various facets of Information and Communication Technology, to help them to handle their subjects effectively using technology, in a month’s time said a official of the state’s IT@School Project.
Four youths from Odisha are doing their bit to change the way visually-impaired students read. At a time when the state is facing acute shortage of Braille books, the classmates are on a mission to provide accessible education to every visually-challenged student through audio books.
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