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News- Open to Visually Impaired Now. Students with visual impairment in the state will be given admission to science stream in Higher Secondary classes, from this year onwards. The cause of this epoch-making decision, Jomol K, who will also be one of the first to benefit from the decision, met KPCC president V M Sudheeran at KPCC office, Vellayambalam, on Saturday. Accompanying her were Aswathy V K and Adila Farzan, who are also people with visual impairment ready explore the science stream. Jomol had submitted a letter to Jawahar Balajanavedi chairman G V Hari, about how students with visual impairment were denied admissions to science stream. The letter was brought to the notice of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and KPCC president V M Sudheeran, and the government has decided to admit all meritorious students with visual impairment to science batches. Source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Open-to-Visually-Impaired-Now/2015/05/25/article2831136.ece. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=open-visually-impaired-now-0 CHAPTERS ON DISABILITY SOON IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM: JAVADEKAR. Chapters on disability will soon be included in school curriculum to increase awareness and sensitise the youth about the issue, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday. At a bikers’ rally organised here to spread awareness about universal accessibility for the differently-abled, Javadekar said educational institutes would be made accessible to the disabled in a phased manner, according to an official statement. The ‘Ride for Accessibility’ was organised as part of a campaign run by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to spread awareness about the issue. Flagged off from India Gate, it saw the participation of leading biker groups from the city. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) is running an Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) for creating universal accessibility in built environment, public transportation and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) eco-system. The campaign was initially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 3 last year on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/chapters-on-disability-soon-in-school-curriculum-javadekar.html. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=chapters-disability-soon-school-curriculum-javadekar -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! Toll free: 1800 300 20469 Working days: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Helpdesk: [email protected] Website: www.eyeway.org Office Phone: 011-26472582 You can stay connected with us on What'sApp: Eyeway-9968329329 Facebook: facebook/projecteyeway Twitter: @friendsofeyeway Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”―Mary Anne Radmacher 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..
