Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is considering setting up a National Resource Centre to develop an online portal to provide access to e-resources to the visually impaired faculty and students of various universities across the globe.

The Central Library of the university is working on a proposal for submission to HRD ministry and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to set up a National Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired Faculty and Students of Higher Education Institutions in India (NRCVISHEI) and also to establish a consortia of Indian University Libraries to fulfil its aims and objectives.

“We plan to survey all the State, deemed and Central universities of the country which are recognised by UGC in order to find out the existing facilities, needs and expectations of the Visually Impaired Persons (VIPs),” varsity librarian Ramesh C Gaur said.

Gaur’s project, ‘Reaching the Unreached: Ensuring Equal Access to Visually Impaired Faculty and Students for Inclusive Education’ has also bagged the highly commended winner of the 2013 Emerald South Asia LIS Research Fund Award. — PTI

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