thanks for the invitation. I would have loved to come but I am not going
to be here during those dates.are you going to have this session in future I
can make myself available to attend----- Original Message -----
From: "Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visuall St. Xavier's College"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 10:22 AM
Subject: [AI] Invitation for Antarchakshu 2014 -- the theme is Inclusive
Education this time!
Dear Friends
We are delighted to invite you for Antarchakshu 2014, our annual
sensitisation and awareness event. The theme this year is mainstreaming
education for blind and low-vision persons (from KG to PG).
Participants will get an opportunity to play with numbers, read maps with
their fingers, conduct experiments in a laboratory and much more, the way
the blind do.I look forward to seeing you and your colleagues on September
12 / 13, as per your convenience.
Attached to this email are 2 separate invites.We would also appreciate if
you could circulate them widely among your friends / colleagues / business
partners, especially those connected with education.
The following points are of importance.1. We need approximately an hour of
the participants' time.2. This 1 hour can be any time between 11 am and 7 pm
on either 12th or 13th September (Friday and Saturday).3. We would
appreciate if schools could nominate as many teachers as possible, as also
send their principals, administrators and management committee members.4.
The interaction with the teachers can be in English, Hindi or Marathi.5. A
certificate of participation will be provided to teachers / school
representatives. The schools that send more than 5 representatives would
also be eligible to a recognition and participation certificate.6. It would
be ideal if participants could pre-register, mentioning their name, school
and approximate time preference. This can be done by calling:a: Krishna:
22623298, 22626329b. Calveena: 90040398497. There is no participation fee.
My contact details are mentioned in the signature line.
A detailed note on Antarchakshu is appended at the bottom of this
communication.Would appreciate if you could widely circulate it so that we
can help together build better opportunities for blind and low-vision
students.
Best Regards,
Dr. Sam Taraporevala
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Director
Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged
(XRCVC)
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai - 400 001
[email protected]
+91 22 22623298 (D)
+91 22 22620661-5 (B); extn: 366
+91 9869378436 (M)
+91 9967028769
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Antarchakshu 2014 (inclusive Education from KG to PG)
The Right to Education Act (RTE), 2010 has taken a significant step forward
in recognising the right to education for all in India. This includes
students with disabilities. Education philosophies the world over have
transitioned from ‘special’ to ‘inclusive’, under which children with
disabilities study in the same class as other children. It has been observed
that this not only adds value to their learning but significantly uplifts
the learning of their non-disabled classmates and friends. However, because
of lack of information and awareness, schools tend to remain apprehensive
about being able to deliver on inclusive education opportunities for
students with disabilities.
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC)
(www.xrcvc.org), a department of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, is committed
to the philosophy of an equal and enriching educational experience for all.
Our experience with being able to include students with disabilities in our
regular classrooms has been tried and tested, and refined over the years.
The XRCVC’s experience over the past 10 years has made us realise the need
for reaching out to other educational institutes in the city.
The XRCVC holds an annual awareness event “Antarchakshu - The Eye WithinTM”
that aims to spread awareness on the lives of persons with blindness and low
vision to better equip its participants to understand this physical
condition and take back to their daily life, insights into their world. This
year, Antarchakshu focuses exclusively on “Inclusive Education”. We write to
invite you to partner with us on this journey. Antarchakshu is scheduled for
September 12th and 13th and we would like to invite teachers and management
members of your school to participate in the event.
Participants need to spend only 45 - 60 minutes at the event during either
of these days, anytime between 11 a.m.and 7 p.m. We can pre-book a slot of
the day for your institution if you can register with us for the same in
advance.The event would prove invaluable for schools that currently do not
have any visually challenged students in their classes, as it would better
prepare them for future requests. It would also prove invaluable to schools
which already have students with blindness and low vision, and would like to
know more about better ways of promoting the teaching-learning process. The
XRCVC will be offering a certificate of participation to teachers and a
certificate of recognition to schools sending 10 or more staff as
participants. Please feel free to contact us in case of any query.
You can e-mail your confirmations to [email protected], or call Mr. Krishna on
022-22623298/22626329 or Ms. Calveena on 9004039849 to register and pre-book
your slot.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Dr. Sam TaraporevalaDirector, Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually
Challenged (XRCVC)Prof. & H.O.D., Department of Sociology,St. Xavier’s
[email protected], +91 22 22623298 (D), +91 22 22620661-5 (B); extn: 366,
+91 9869378436 (M), +91 9967028769
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