Dear Sudhir, Thanks and my greetings to you and all the AI members as well on the auspicious occasion of the World White cane day.
Good to hear that Hannah got admission in private CBSE Schools. I am sure she will go a long way and with great success. My thought is that it would be great, initially, if Dr. Rashma and you guys visit the school occasionally for few months would be help as the school management can feel free to share any problems that they encounter and it will encourage them to offer admission to many more VI children. Good initiative and all the best. Regards, Srinivasu -----Original Message----- From: Sudhir R (NeSTIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AI] Happy development on the World Whitecane Day... Hi folks ! Greetings on the occasion of the World Whitecane Day... Wish to share a lil' happy news which seems to indicate that God's Own Country may be becoming a bit more inclusive... Hannah, an active 4-year old with visual disability, has been offered admission into the LKG by two, leading (and unaided private) CBSE schools in Kochi. Mind you, while this may not be great news for rehab activists from other parts of the country and the metros, this is indeed a milestone for us in Kerala where visually challenged kids have traditionally been ghettoed into either special institutions for the blind or Government or aided schools that teach state syllabus. Let us hope and pray that Hannah grows into a successful, confident and independent person who is not handicapped by her disability with the help and support from her school, parents, NGOs etc. And, of course, kudos to Dr Reshmi Pramod, member of Access India and an Ayurvedic doctor by profession, who accompanied Hannah's parents to the schools and convinced the sceptical school authorities into accepting this new challenge. Let us hope Kerala witnesses more such success stories in the fields of education, employment and empowerment of the visually challenged. Thanks and rgds RS M: 98 472 76 126 To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
