hai reem it's a pleasure to have you here on the ai. it's true that there are some problems with regard to visually challenged students in the ciefl campus. Last yar two students including the president of the student union, ramkumar had come to hcu for getting the necessary govt. drders for various financtal aid for visually challenged students. hope you don't have any problem in those areas.
all the best regards rohith On 1/11/07, Mahesh Panicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi reem. welcome to AI. if you have learned basics of computer it is better > to have ones on system. here in JNU, we have the helen keller unit for the > visually chalenged. meet the VC there, and try to get something done in this > direction. > we, from the JNU visually chaolenged forum are ready to do any posible help > for you. > regards > > > > On 1/11/07, srmittal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > She can approach the training center for teachers of the visually > > handicapped in Haidrabad to get help for orientation of the campus. She > > can > > also approach the university administration to send a proposal to UGC for > > funds under the scheme called HEPSN This scheme has a provision of funds > > for > > making a university accessible for students with disabilities. The details > > of the scheme are available on the UGC website. > > Mittal. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vetrivel Murugan, Adhimoolam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:04 AM > > Subject: Re: [AI] Issues on the CIEFL campus. Re: an introduction > > > > > > > Hi Reem, > > > > > > Welcome to the group and I have the following suggestions to offer: > > > > > > First of all, although JNU presently facilitates visually impaired > > > students, > > > those facilities have been achieved as the result of the constant > > struggle > > > that we faced for years in convincing the University authority about our > > > requirements. When I joined JNU in 1997, it was also lagging behind it's > > > foreign counter parts in terms of the fulfillment of certain basic > > > requirements of the visually impaired students. But I myself and a few > > > other > > > visually impaired students took the following steps. > > > > > > First, we made an appointment with the University's vise chancellor and > > > met > > > him with a well drafted letter describing our difficulties and > > challenges, > > > the role of modern computer technology in liberating us from those > > > difficulties and so on. More significantly we had a VC who was willing > > to > > > listen to us. In fact he was convinced by us so much that he sanctioned > > > funds for the purchase of two computers within a week after our meeting. > > > So > > > that's what should be done and although I cannot give you surety about > > the > > > sensitivity of your VC since I am afraid to say that Indian > > administrators > > > mostly turn their back on our issues. As for as the orientation of the > > > campus is concern, you should approach some organizations in Hyderabad > > > working on issues related to Visually impaired people and although I am > > > not > > > sure to what extent they can provide personal training in University > > > campus. > > > Perhaps other members from the city can throw light on this issue. > > Present > > > JNU campus improved so much, but it was certainly a big challenge for us > > > in > > > the beginning and conservation of nature was given as the reason for not > > > doing anything to remove certain barriers. But of course things have > > > changed > > > there at the moment and the JNU visually impaired forum continues to be > > > active in sensitizing the administrators about our requirements. If > > > possible, you and the other visually impaired person in your university > > > should contact JNU and get details regarding their services to the > > > physically challenged in general and visually challenged students in > > > particular. An official letter from them may become handy for > > reinforcing > > > your demands to your administrators. Perhaps present JNU students on the > > > list can help you in getting a detailed letter from JNU? What do other > > > members think on this issue? Any other workable suggestions to Reem? > > > > > > Vetri. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sudhir R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 7:43 PM > > > Subject: [AI] Issues on the CIEFL campus. Re: an introduction > > > > > > > > > Hi Reem and folks, > > > > > > Glad to welcome Reem, a very determined and hard-working student from a > > > rural hamlet in Kerala who has made it to one of India's premier > > > educational > > > institutions, CIEFL, Hyderabad through sheer willpower and > > > self-propulsion. > > > (smile) > > > > > > In this context, I wish to bring forth a few issues that she faces on > > the > > > CIEFL campus. > > > > > > a) Unlike JNU or University of Hyderabad campuses, CIEFL has just two > > > persons with vision impairment and I think they are not getting due > > > attention from the authorities in terms of computer facilities and > > > support. > > > I understand the two students tried to take up the issue several times, > > > but, > > > to no avail. Would appreciate some guidance from AI members on how best > > > to > > > resolve their difficulties. > > > > > > b) Reem is a person with very little usable vision and does not have > > > mobility skills. Would it be possible to arrange a Orientation & > > mobility > > > training for her on the campus so that she could navigate independently > > ? > > > It seems the campus is teeming with stray dogs and zooming motorbikes, > > > though both are technically banned. Since she is quite new to > > Hyderabad, > > > some kind intervention from local NGOs will be appreciated to help her > > in > > > this potentially unsafe environment. > > > > > > c) She has just started using the Internet and is still not very > > > comfortable > > > and hence finding ebooks and other resources is still a hassle. She > > needs > > > some help from English Literature students or faculty members who are > > > willing to share their personal collections. > > > > > > Looking forward to advice, resources and help from all of you... > > > > > > Thanks and regards > > > > > > R Sudhir > > > M: 098 472 76 126 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "reem s" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:44 PM > > > Subject: [AI] an introduction > > > > > > > > >> hi wellwishers, > > >> i am reem. doing my ma in english literature inciefl in hyderabad. > > > recently i became a member of accessindia. it is m.r. sudhir, who is a > > > member of accessindia introduced the organisation to me. i found it is > > > very > > > interesting since the organisation is trying to bring visually impired > > > people into main stream. since it provides informations about careers > > and > > > new developments the organisation is very helpful for the students like > > > me. > > > the news about a visually impired girl reads news in channel sounds > > > amusing. > > > waiting for more interesting news. i learned how to use computer and > > > internet from m.r. sudhir and m.r. balaram who are the part of > > > accessindia. > > > i just began, have to travel a lot to see the shore. hope all supports > > > from > > > accessindia. thank you for every thing. all the best for the > > organisation. > > >> with love reem. > > >> , > > >> > > >> __________________________________________________ > > >> Do You Yahoo!? > > >> Tired of spam? 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