Eyeway launched in West Bengal in Bengali language! A collaboration of Sanchar & Score Foundation.
Project Eyeway is a one-stop knowledge resource about living a fulfilling life with vision impairment. Eyeway reaches out across India to blind & low vision people through its website (www.eyeway.org), radio programme, helpdesk, SMS alerts, workshops/seminars, advocacy work and cricket camps. Eyeway West Bengal begins with a weekly radio show aired across the state, complemented with a helpdesk where people can contact with their queries. The 15 minute infotainment radio show in Bengali called 'Eyeway Alor Patho Jatri', begins from 12 february 2012, every Sunday through 5 stations of All India Radio (AIR). The station & timing details are as follows: 1.. FM Rainbow 1:45 pm, on FM 107MHz 2.. AIR Kolkata 1:45 pm, on medium wave 657KHz/456.6 metres 3.. AIR Shantiniketan 8:30 pm, on FM 103.1 MHz 4.. AIR Siliguri 8:30 pm on medium wave 711 KHz/421.9metres 5.. AIR Murshidabad 2:30 pm, on FM 102.2 Mhz Each show would also be available online for free download/listening on www.eyeway.org/includes/radio, www.sanchar-india.org and also www.inclusiveplanet.com/en/group/13196201. Eyeway West Bengal will make available all information about living with vision loss from the local, national & global arena to the people in the state in their own language. The Helpdesk is just a call away on 9051 099 199. One can also write to us on [email protected], or come & meet the counselor at: Sanchar, A-2/6, Diamond Park, Joka, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata 700104. The timings are 10am to 5pm, Monday to Saturday. Eyeway strongly believes that the problem is not with the eye, but with the mindsets, and knowledge has the power to change lives. Both the radio show & the helpdesk would endeavour to inform, inspire and empower people with useful information related to education & training, independent living skills, work opportunities, products & technologies, rehab & other support services, legal & government provisions and much more. The helpdesk would also connect the callers with mentors & service providers, wherever needed. Eyeway is an initiative of Score Foundation, a non-profit organisation operating from Delhi. Currently in its 10th year, Score Foundation has been reaching out to blind/low-vision people nationally with useful information in Hindi and English. The launch of Eyeway in Bengali language is 2nd state level partnership; first was in Oriya language for Orissa which began in January 2011. Sanchar brings the Eyeway services to West Bengal. SANCHAR is an organization working for the rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in West Bengal and other states of India to improve their social and economic status and to ensure their human rights. Since 1988 SANCHAR is working with persons with all types of disabilities, their parents, and the members of the community through Community Based Rehabilitation process for an inclusive society with equal rights, opportunities and respect for all irrespective of their abilities. Share this news with everyone you know in West Bengal; help us reach every person who could benefit from the service. Thanks and regards, Team Eyeway. Website: www.eyeway.org Score Foundation Address: 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. Office: +91 - 11 - 26472582/81 National Helpdesk :+91 - 11 - 460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Email: [email protected] 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
