Chennai based N.G.O. Nethrodaya organised a one-day career counselling guidance session for visually impaired students appearing for class X and XII examinations.

Students from remote villages of Tamil Nadu got an opportunity to study various government and private schemes and other career options.

The speakers who motivated the students were also visually impaired. These included, Veerakumar, advocate, Mani, stenographer, Jalal Ali, musician, Kasi Mani, vocal training instructor and Dakshinamoorthy an English teacher.

State Commissioner for Disabled People, V.K. Jayakodi, inaugurated the session.

Students urged the commissioner to arrange scribes and for the implementation of half-an-hour extension of examination hours.