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From: Nilesh Bendre
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 3:47 PM
To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
the disabled.'
Subject: [AI] PIB Press release on The Union Minister For Science &
Technology And Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan released Braille Atlas for
Visually Impaired
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Science & Technology
10-February-2017 15:04 IST
The Union Minister For Science & Technology And Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh
Vardhan released Braille Atlas for Visually Impaired
The Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh
Vardhan released the Special Edition of "Atlas for Visually Impaired
(India)" in English Braille today in New Delhi. This Braille Atlas has been
prepared by National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) under
Department of Science & Technology.
The Minister expressed happiness at the production of these Atlases. He said
these atlases will be distributed to various schools across the country for
educating the students with visual challenges.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that all departments of Government will work to
implement this. Efforts are being made to make these atlases more cost
effective than the current price of Rs.600/- per atlas with 20 maps now.
Silk screen printing used to prepare these atlases is unique to India, he
added.
In the Braille Atlas, maps are raised and embossed with simple lines and
point symbols to facilitate its users to realize the location and area
coverage easily distinguishable in terms of shapes and textures. The legend
and reference is placed on the map in Braille script to navigate the map.
About 20 maps on different themes of physical, socio-economic and cultural
aspects such as river system, natural vegetation, Metropolitan cities, Roads
and Railways, Food crops and cash crops have been incorporated in the atlas
with write-ups on every map as ready reference. This Atlas has been bestowed
with National award for S&T intervention in empowering the physically
challenged by the Prime Minister on 3rd January, 2017 in Indian Science
Congress held in Tirupati.
NATMO has recently walked ahead to prepare Braille atlases for visually
impaired persons. NATMO's long effort from metallic tactile maps to
silk-screen printing technology to prepare a full volume of atlas is perhaps
unique in the World. NATMO's aim is to transmit scientific information in
the form of maps and atlases in a cost-effective manner, as more than 50
lakh visually challenged citizens of our country are mainly from low-income
group. Till date their knowledge is constrained within books and
literatures. Enriched with this experience, they will be able to understand
the Indian geographical contours and will be empowered with wealth of
knowledge.
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) is the premier
agency of applied Geo-Spatial technology and pioneer in Thematic Mapping and
Atlas Cartography under Department of Science & Technology(Ministry of
Science & Technology) engaged in preparing different thematic maps and
atlases and other documents on national, state, district, block level and
many other monograms. The contribution made by NATMO in developing the
thematic maps/ data is being regularly used by the decision makers in the
entire country at districts and sub-divisions levels for implementing the
developmental schemes as well as by the researchers, students and common
people.
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