that's an excellent news. since we can understand the problems, we can help such people more than our sighted counter parts. let us hats off for her confedence and zeal.
On 3/29/14, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Promising news is coming from Gujarat! > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Blind-RJ-spins-tune-of-inspiration/articleshow/32036341.cms > AHMEDABAD: Kalgi Raval, 18, is completely blind but she more than > makes up for her disability with her boundless confidence and > dedication. She dropped out of a mainstream school after Class 5. She > wanted to appear in the board examinations as an open school candidate > but, for that, she had to be 18 years old. On Thursday, Kalgi's wish > was finally fulfilled when she appeared in the first SSC paper. > > Kalgi is no ordinary blind girl. She is a trained radio jockey and > works at the Gujarat University (GU) radio station. Last year, she was > the compere for the `Chalo Gujarat' event. She aims to start a band of > five blind girls and give performances, the proceeds of which will be > used to fund education of girls in rural areas with the same > disability. "In cities, parents are aware but in villages blind girls > are seen as a liability. I wish to fund education of girls who want to > study so that they can be independent," said Kalgi. > > She has spent long hours studying for the board exams. She was coached > personally by teachers of the HB Kapadia School. Earlier, she had > become disheartened when she found that there wasn't much study > material available as audio books or in Braille script. > She then approached the authorities of HB Kapadia School who responded > positively to Kalgi's request for help. She was supported by teachers > Gursimram Kaur and Vijaylaxmi Pandit who read out the science textbook > to her for two hours daily and taught her by drawing diagrams on her > palms. Teachers Ishita Patel and Khushnuma Solai taught her social > studies. > > The teachers said that Kalgi is a powerhouse of energy and her > willingness to study had encouraged them to spend time teaching her > after school hours. > -- > Avinash Shahi > M.Phil Research Scholar > Centre for The Study of Law and Governance > Jawaharlal Nehru University > New Delhi India > > > > 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > 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. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
