Hi. Good news for visually impaired students residing in Karnataka. On a Freedom Scientific podcast I had also heard that the Columbian government had equipped 2 million computers in homes, public libraries and other public places etc. I wish the Indian government would do something similar. Just a thought/news I wanted to share.
On 6/2/14, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear avinash the information you have provided is really thrilling ,ihope > and trust the deserving students of karnartaka will benifit from this gift > -----Original message----- > From: avinash shahi > Sent: 01/06/2014, 3:08 PM > To: accessindia > Cc: jnuvision; sayeverything > Subject: [AI] Karnataka: '1, 000 visually-impaired students to get free > laptops' By Nagesh Prabhu > > > This is a splended move indeed. > But one worry, this announcement should not only remain on paper so > guys and girls along with NGOs in Karnataka need to follow it up. > And the best part about this news item its on the Front Page. > > Welcome scheme:Visually-impaired students need all the help they can > get in their pursuit for higher education.-- File Photo: K. Murali > Kumar In a move to encourage visually-impaired students to opt for > higher education, the State government has decided to distribute > laptops free of cost to such students of government, aided and unaided > educational institutions in the State. > http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/1000-visuallyimpaired-students-to-get-free-laptops/article6071139.ece > In the first phase, laptops equipped with screen readers would be > given to 1,000 students of Class 10 and above, including arts, > science, engineering and other courses. Each laptop costs Rs. 40,000 > and they are equipped with screen readers with a voice that > synthesises keyboard commands into human-sounding speech. The most > popular screen-access programme is JAWS for Windows, officials said. > "JAWS provides key command equivalents to mouse functions to enable > students to navigate their laptops, read documents and browse the > internet. > > The scheme would cost the government Rs. 4 crore. An order on > distribution of laptops would be issued soon, officials in the > Department for the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior > Citizens told The Hindu on Saturday. Family income is not a criterion > for selection of students. > > A beneficiaries' list would be prepared based on the names of students > recommended by principals of the colleges and headmasters of schools. > Deputy Directors of the department in each district will scrutinise > the names and submit them to the Director of the department, said > officials. > > A total 13.24 lakh persons are living with seven types of disabilities > in Karnataka as per the 2011Census. Only those who have more than 40 > per cent disability are eligible for scholarships and other subsidy > benefits. > > There are 2.64 lakh visually-impaired persons in Karnataka. About > 2,000 visually-impaired students are studying in various government > schools, colleges, aided colleges and private colleges, officials > said. > > The government has been running special schools for the visually > impaired in Gulbarga, Mysore, Davangere and Hubli in which there are > 151 students. > > How they fared > > A total of 225 visually-impaired students scored more than 60 per cent > in the 2014 SSLC examinations. Of them, 31 passed with distinction, > and seven scored between 90 and 95 per cent. > > A total of 708 SSLC students with various disabilities scored more > than 60 per cent in 2014. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 225 visually-impaired students scored more than 60 p.c. in SSLC exams > > Of them, 31 passed with distinction, seven scored between 90 and 95 p.c. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > More In: Today's Paper | KARNATAKA | NATIONAL > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > > > 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. 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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.. > -- Best Regards Bhavya Shah Contact Details: E-mail address: [email protected] Skype username: bhavya.09 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. 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