(Note: This article has been taken from the Better India Blog, it is written by our employee Ms. Sonali.) Books are considered a person’s best companion. It is said that “When you open a book, you open a new world”. Books provide us with an endless pool of knowledge and information and allow a personContinue reading “Not Just Seeing Is Believing, Accessible Audio Books & a Library for Visually Impaired Are Here”
Recently I googled the statistics of the blind in India not out of curiosity actually, just because I’ve got an assignment to write an article on assistive technology and visual impairment. The time I clicked on the search button to find the stats the first thing which I came across was India is now homeContinue reading “Screen reading software… Where have I been throughout my life?¿”
The first look by a juvenile My first step into the office was filled with loads of nervousness as this was my first ever professional fellowship. Each of them was busy working and after a while, I was introduced to my mentor. She explained me the brief work which I was supposed to do. Further,Continue reading “The Best Things in Life are priceless- An Intern’s Journey in SAKSHAM”
The visually impaired (VI) have passed through various stages – of being treated as rejected section of the society to being recognized as talented persons who were no inferior to their counterparts. The blind person is usually self – taught, often being given appropriate assistance from institutions or schools. They are taught not to pityContinue reading “UPBRINGING A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILD”
The people of India with disabilities like blindness or visual impairment have been provided with “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill – 2016”. Responsibility has been cast upon the appropriate governments to take effective measures to ensure that the persons with blindness or visual impairment disabilities enjoy their rights equally with others. Additional benefits suchContinue reading “Legal Rights for Visually Impaired”
Children with multiple disabilities need special training, support in education needs special care. Special educators have required speech therapist, teachers for special education, occupational therapist, transportation facility, assistance, functional assessment, speech therapy, physiotherapy, parent counselling, computer literacy, etc. Saksham school in Noida provides all these special assistance to blind, visually impaired child or any disabledContinue reading “EDUCATING CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AT SAKSHAM SCHOOL”
Vision loss among the elderly population is a major health problem. According to the Journal of American Family Physician (Vol. 60/No. 1), approximately one person in three has some form of vision-reducing eye disease by the age of 65 In U.S.A. The prevalence of visual impairment among the elderly is much higher in developing countriesContinue reading “Technologies for elderly blind”
A large number of people are usually found asking some questions to visually impaired, how do you eat? Will you be able to climb the stairs? Some are found showing the hand gestures to blind persons and expect to receive replies. It is so strange to sometimes understand the human mind and intellectual levels inContinue reading “Audio described movies”
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