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Keywords
Literacy, Education, Training, Socially disadvantaged, physically disadvantaged, IT, Local Language, Resource Group, Resource Center, Blind, Special Needs, Physical Disability, Books, Braille, Rural, Urban
Geographical Location
Chennai, Tamilnadu
Languages
All Indian Languages and English
Philosophy/Beliefs
Free sharing of knowledge through voluntary service
Objective/Mission/Goals
Free spread of ancient Indian knowledge, and the free spread of literacy, education and employable skills in all Indian languages to all, specially to the socially and physically disadvantaged, through community mobilization and participation, utilizing a remarkable multi-lingual software package consciously designed for these very purposes and offered free by the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, as a national solution, which has received a national award of the Govt. of India as the best IT solution for the disabled
Work Description
- Training: We run 3-day training courses for students, teachers and others (blind or otherwise) in the use of computers in local languages. We have so far run nearly 100 courses covering around 500 trainees from all over India
- Design and development of hardware and software solutions and implementation strategies:
- We have developed training modules for all types of disabilities, and placed them on our website
- We have designed a Universal Braille Kit to enable blind children to learn to read and write, count and calculate, draw and measure, and thus enable Braille based literacy and education.
- We have formulated a strategy entitled the “National Initiative For The Blindť to provide a holistic approach to the literacy, education and communication needs of the blind in the country.
- Distribution of hardware and software:
- We provide our software with training to all our trainees, free of cost.
- We have provided computers also free of cost to 25 blind schools and around 50 rural inclusive schools in Tamil Nadu
- Since January 2004 we are producing a Childrens Braille Magazine in Tamil and distributing them to 25 blind schools in Tamil Nadu.
- We have arranged for free distribution of over 2000 Universal Braille Kits to blind children through Blind Schools in all States.
Resources Available
- Offline and Online modules for literacy, education and training
- Training on Braille, Multilingual Software
- Drushti - Monthly Braille Magazine
- Free Download of Software developed by IIT Madras
Contact Information
Contact Persons:
N.Krishnaswamy (Chairman – Tele: 24937926, 24936358)
Mrs Alamelu Ramakrishnan (Director – Tele: 24424741)
Mrs Vijaya Ramkumar (Secretary – Tele: 24938090)
3, Tiruveedi Amman Street,
R.K.Nagar, Chennai – 600 028
Website Links
www.vidyavrikshah.org
Integrated Education - Article in Revive 2005