Dear friends I meed the following solutions for students like paridhi
1. How to go about mathematics. 2. Is there a central repositories of all the books of management? 3. Cant these students be given scribes who have already done the course or the senior students who would understand what the blind student is saying. 4. Assistive technology training throught remote assistance. Nirmal On 08-Aug-2015 5:03 pm, "avinash shahi" <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great accomplishment indeed. Any comment on her understanding about > visual impairment as quoted in the piece? Many theorists and scholars > have convincingly maintained that the experience is the most powerful > reality which determines one's outlook in the life. I think there is > an urgent need for the experts-disability counsellors to cater to the > suddenly transformed people who become disabled in their teen/youth > age. > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/She-got-into-IIM-with-10-vision-little-prep/articleshow/48397554.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOI > > LUCKNOW: Being the youngest person in her batch and having received > calls from all but two IIMs is a remarkable achievement by any > standard for a 19-year-old. But this achievement by Jaipur girl and > IIM-Lucknow fresher Paridhi Varma becomes particularly special when > one considers the fact that she has lost 90% vision to macular > degeneration. > > Paridhi, who has enrolled in the PG programme in management at the > premier institute, will be staying away from parents for the first > time in her life. "Initially, I was not able to manage because > preparations involved a lot of reading. At home, dad read out lessons > for me. There was a time when I thought of quitting, but then my > seniors came forward and volunteered to help me overcome my > challenges," says Paridhi, adding, "I have a disability, but I focus > only on my abilities." > > The challenge of living alone became worse when she had a ligament > tear in the very first month at IIM-L. "I slipped due to poor vision. > I have problems in walking in the campus at night. In hostel, I manage > everything on my own as my senses are really sharp,'' she says. > > Born in Jabalpur, Paridhi spent the formative years of her life in > Delhi. She moved to Dehradun in class VI when her parents, father > Satendra and mother Krishna Prabha Varma, both working in defence > ministry, were transferred. She joined class XI in a private school in > Jaipur, the city from where she completed her graduation. > > A BBA graduate from ICG, Jaipur, and a diploma holder in mass > communication and video production, Paridhi aspired for civil services > till she met a friend who suggested that she prepare for CAT. "I took > it lightly and just studied for two and a half months for the exam. > The CAT results were a surprise for me," says Paridhi, who is > passionate about radio jockeying and plans to pursue it after > completing MBA. She says, "RJing is all about talking which I can do > the whole day. No one would come to know that I am > visually-impaired.'' > > The diagnosis of her eye ailment was delayed. In school, her academic > performance deteriorated to an extent that she failed her class V > final examinations. "My parents first thought I was becoming dumb with > each passing year because I don't study. They felt I am not focussing > on my studies. But the problem was that I couldn't read the blackboard > even when I sat in the first row," says Paridhi. > > The wake-up call for her parents came only when colours went into her > eyes during Holi. "We consulted a local doctor who offered me glasses, > which obviously were of no use. My vision was getting blurred. And > then I was taken to Shankar Netrayalaya where my disease was > diagnosed. By the time I came to class IX, I was put under the > visually-impaired category," recalls Paridhi. > > In class X, she scored 8.2 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). > Though she wanted to study science in class XI, her disability didn't > permit her to do so. "There are so many diagrams and equations. I can > neither draw nor dictate diagrams to the writer. Calculations too are > a problem. Hence, I had no option but to study commerce," says > Paridhi, who joined IIM-L on June 1 and took 15 days of remedial > classes. > > Writers, she says, can't always be trusted. "In class 10, my scribe > wrote COBRA instead of COPRA (Consumer Protection Act) in my economics > exam," she says. At IIM-L too, she has been given a writer. "Errors > committed by the scribe would definitely make my academics suffer," > says Paridhi. > > Paridhi's closest senior Rupika who helped her in mid-term > examinations says, "She (Paridhi) is a very bubbly, fun-loving girl. > She loves to talk and is fond of music. Besides, she loves nail art. > While helping her with economics, I found her really bright and > enthusiastic. She has a knack for building mental maps for concepts > introduced to her. This is what helps her memorize things for a long > time." > > -- > 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/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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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