Has anyone baught this kit? On 9/29/13, Shireen Irani <[email protected]> wrote: > May 8, 2013 by Sadhvi Thukral > > --The kit is divided into two parts. The first part has tactile > diagrams along with text in Braille and in print. The second part has > a life-sized, three-dimensional model for demonstration and training. > > If you thought periods were one of those difficult days of the month > for a girl or a woman, think of a visually impaired girl who has to > manage her periods every month. Realising that menstruation is still > such a taboo subject in Indian society along with the many > restrictions which a girl has to face due to age - old myths, Sadhvi > Thukral, a Delhi based designer decided to work in the field of > providing information about menstruation. During her research, while > studying at the Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi, Sadhvi found that > there weren't many sources of information available for visually > impaired girls and therefore decided to work in this area. > > She designed a kit which could serve as library material and would be > made available at Institutions specialized in the teaching and > training of visual impaired girls. However, this kit is designed in > such a way that parents can also purchase it for their daughters. > > The kit is divided into two parts. The first part has tactile diagrams > along with text in Braille and in print. The second part has a > life-sized, three-dimensional model for demonstration and training. It > provides a holistic approach towards providing the basic essential > information about menstruation to visually impaired girls. > > Parts of the content used in the Kit are an adaptation of TARSHI's > books on sexuality and reproductive health. The contents of the kit > have been validated by the students of Saksham Daksh, Noida, India. > > 'Kahani Her Mahine Ki', as the name suggests, is a natural phenomena > which reoccurs every month in most women. This kit covers the subject > of menstruation and helps girls in the effective management of their > periods. > > The kit comprises of: > > 1. Tactile diagrams and material in the form of Information Slides, > with labels in Braille and in print of the different parts of the > body. The Information Slates fit into a box with slides. > > 2. Each slate has text in Braille for the visually impaired and in > text for those who are not. > > 3. It also contains a life-sized model of the human body for demonstration. > > The kit contains informative slides made out of plywood. Plywood is > readily available in the local markets and can be constructed simply > by a trained carpenter. It contains five slides. A user can easily > take out the slides one by one in serial order, beginning from the top > to the bottom. Each slide is labelled with numbers to make it easy for > the user to put it back. > > These slides explain: > * How to keep your private parts clean > * Kinds of pads available > * How to wear a pad > * How to dispose a used pad and how to wear a tampon > * How to dispose a used tampon > * How to make and use reusable homemade sanitary options > * How to wash reusable pads and pouches for pads > * Suitable Panties > > The diagrams seen on the slides are made out of terracotta and paper > mash. It is 100% sustainable and is made by local artisans. It is a > great source of income and can be adapted and styled in accordance > with any ethnicity, based on the kind of clay modelling or pottery > style prominent in the area. It is also a rapidly degenerating craft > and this is a sure-shot way of reviving it. > > The kit focuses on the bodily and hormonal changes in adolescent girls > leading up to menstruation. It informs the reader about various > products available in the market and even suggests home remedies for > the same. A part of the training focuses on teaching the audience > proper methods of usage and disposal of the products. > > Life-size Model: > > The life-size model is a replication of the lower torso of the female > body complete with genitals made out of waste paper and silicon. A > special mechanism has been worked out to demonstrate the real process > of menstruation in the human body. > > Sadhvi Thukarl is a Delhi based designer. She worked on "Kahani Har > Mahine ki" in association with Vikalp Design, the kit is documented by > the Museum of Menstruation. This project also won the 'Most Innovative > Award' at Openworks. Sadhvi is also looking for collaborations in > taking this project further . > > You can get in touch with her regarding the same at: > [email protected] > > source: > http://menstrupedia.com/blog/a-menstrual-kit-for-visually-impaired-girls/ > > 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. 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-- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU 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..
