On 3/14/11, Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visuall St. Xavier's College <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Awaiting a New Revolution in the Practice of Physiotherapy > by the Visually Challenged > > > > Pre Launch Concept Note, March 14, 2011: Physiotherapy has > been practiced by the visually challenged since early last century, and they > have been acknowledged widely for their contribution in this field. > > > > The visually challenged physiotherapists have been > practicing physiotherapy using both manual techniques and electrotherapy > equipments. In the absence of any accessibility features in the > electrotherapy > equipments, the visually challenged users always depended on ingenious > adaptations and workarounds to use these machines. They had to memorize the > different options on the electrotherapy units and had to be very precise > whilst > using the same. The visually challenged physiotherapists had to rely on the > little beeps and clicks in order to set the various parameters of treatment. > > > > With the advent of modern technology and increasing > complexity of the electrotherapy equipments, the visually challenged > physiotherapists were left behind and had to depend on using the older > versions, > when the rest of the world was adopting newer technology. > > In this age of right to accessibility it was imperative that > the modern electrotherapy equipments were made user friendly for the > visually > challenged as they were for their sighted physiotherapists. > > > > In the year 2010, the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the > Visually Challenged (XRCVC) made it possible for students with visual > impairment get admission in to mainstream Physiotherapy courses in Mumbai > and > is currently working on the same being done at other mainstream universities > and colleges across the country. With the admission of Ms. Kritika Purohit > at Seth G.S. Medical College > and KEM Hospital in their Bachelor of > Physiotherapy course, new challenges in accessibility were thrown open which > the XRCVC took up. The XRCVC began this by creating accessible study > material > and tactile diagrams that will help Kritika and other visually impaired > students learn and understand better. In addition given the need for use of > electrotherapy equipments in daily practice, the XRCVC took up this > challenge > and in partnership with two leading manufacturers of electrotherapy > equipments > in India is going to launch > for the first time in India, > a completely accessible range of electrotherapy products. > > > > This sort of innovation has never been done before in the > field of physiotherapy equipments. The use of audio and visual inputs into > main > stream electrotherapy equipment shall convert the seemingly inaccessible > machine into a perfect user friendly unit, which would transform the way in > which the visually challenged physiotherapists treat their patients. > > > > Dr. Sam Taraporevala, Director - XRCVC cordially invites you > to the launch of the accessible Interferential therapy cum Muscle stimulator > cum TENS and Short Wave Diathermy on the 17th of March 2011 at 2:00 p.m at > the > Seminar Room, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. > > > > For More Information Contact: XRCVC, St.Xavier’s College, 5 > Mahapalika Marg, > > Mumbai - 400001 > > 022-22623298/22626329; > > > [email protected]; www.xrcvc.org > > > > > Dr. Sam Taraporevala > Director > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) > St. Xavier's College, 5 Mahapalika Marg > Mumbai - 400001 > > +91 22 22620661-5 (extn: 366) > +91 22 22623298 (direct) > +91 9967028769 (mobile) > [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 > >
Peace be on all of u i am so glad to know that electro will now accessable to visually impaired actually, i completed my physio. in 14dec.2010from NIVH DEHRADUN Now iam doing internship from my home town a hospital name bone and joint hospital barzoola srinagar. the physio's gave me only the exercise therapy cases i know electro all most but the problem is only the digitalness of modalities. Sir can u tell me what is the cost of these modalities with talkingness? and please gave a brief discription about these modalities warm regard muzamil 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
