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Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- Skill development workshop for visually challenged teachers begins. A five-day skills development workshop in computer literacy and yoga for 35 visually challenged teachers with the aim of helping them adapt to a more inclusive pedagogy got under way in the city on Wednesday. The workshop was organised by Jagajothi Reading Circle for the Visually Challenged, a voluntary organisation, in association with Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College and Vivekananda Yoga Centre. It is scheduled to end on May 22. The Srirangam-based Srimad Andavan College will be hosting the participants on its campus for the duration of the workshop. Besides Tiruchi, teachers (21 men and 14 women) have come from places like Virudhunagar, Ariyamangalam, and Athur, with their laptops which were uploaded with the open source screen reader software Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) courtesy Jagajothi Reading Circle. Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/skill-development-workshop-for-visually-challenged-teachers-begins/article8618372.ece. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=skill-development-workshop-visually-challenged-teachers-begins Visually-impaired Ulhasnagar girl cracks IAS in maiden attempt. Where there's a will, there's a way and 26-year-old Pranjal Patil, a visually-impaired Ulhasnagar resident, has proved it right by clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams and getting an All-India ranking of 773. Born with a weak eyesight, Patil lost her vision completely when she was just six, but till then she had made up her mind to be an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer someday. And today she is living the dream. "I just want to celebrate this moment. Let this feeling sink in first," said Patil, who is currently in Delhi. Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-visually-impaired-ulhasnagar-girl-cracks-ias-in-maiden-attempt-2211517. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=visually-impaired-ulhasnagar-girl-cracks-ias-maiden-attempt -- -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! Toll free: 1800 300 20469 Working days: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Helpdesk: [email protected] Website: www.eyeway.org Office Phone: 011-26472582 You can stay connected with us on What'sApp: Eyeway-9968329329 Facebook: facebook/projecteyeway Twitter: @friendsofeyeway Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”―Mary Anne Radmacher Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
