On 3/15/14, timy sebastian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Blind RJ spins tune of inspiration > > Mar 15, 2014, 03.39AM IST TNN[ Ragini Bharadwaj ] > > AHMEDABAD: Kalgi Raval, 18, is completely blind but she more than makes > up for her disability with her boundless confidence and dedication. She > dropped out of a mainstream school after Class 5. She wanted to appear > in the board examinations as an open school candidate but, for that, she > had to be 18 years old. On Thursday, Kalgi's wish was finally fulfilled > when she appeared in the first SSC paper. > > Kalgi is no ordinary blind girl. She is a trained radio jockey and works > at the Gujarat University (GU) radio station. Last year, she was the > compere for the `Chalo Gujarat' event. She aims to start a band of five > blind girls and give performances, the proceeds of which will be used to > fund education of girls in rural areas with the same disability. "In > cities, parents are aware but in villages blind girls are seen as a > liability. I wish to fund education of girls who want to study so that > they can be independent," said Kalgi. > > She has spent long hours studying for the board exams. She was coached > personally by teachers of the HB Kapadia School. Earlier, she had become > disheartened when she found that there wasn't much study material > available as audio books or in Braille script. > > She then approached the authorities of HB Kapadia School who responded > positively to Kalgi's request for help. She was supported by teachers > Gursimram Kaur and Vijaylaxmi Pandit who read out the science textbook > to her for two hours daily and taught her by drawing diagrams on her > palms. Teachers Ishita Patel and Khushnuma Solai taught her social studies. > > The teachers said that Kalgi is a powerhouse of energy and her > willingness to study had encouraged them to spend time teaching her > after school hours. > > > > > 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.. > its great to know that , and hats off
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..
