How much space these libraries give to the blind consumer?
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From: "Sath Linux via Ai" <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in>
To: "Share, empower &Enrich" <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Ai] 188-year-old Kerala State Central library to be
blind-friendly
Friends,
Now a blind person can read almost all indian languages using a
scanner. Real improvement should be in that direction and not the
other way. tesseract engine with the support of lios can gives access
to any library to the visually impaired totally free.
On 9/27/17, r k sarin via Ai <ai@accessindia.inclusivehabitat.in> wrote:
Good news and even your previous posting regarding the blind girl in
Himachal Pradesh as an Icon. But, still both carry a sense of traditional
outlook about the blind persons and its programmes. I have no reservation
about music but blind person and music is in 21st century forces to think
why not anything else. Section for the library for the blind with the
audio
library again a traditional view which sincerely fails to involve the
blind
person too much--a lopsided way of facilitating the blind without
involving
him. I personally feel, may be wrong, mere hearing e-text without taking
notes in Braille so far the academic work is concerned, perhapes won't
help
much and I have to ask myself where I am. (purely perrsonal comments out
of
sheer personal experiences).
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Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 12:55 PM
Subject: [Ai] 188-year-old Kerala State Central library to be
blind-friendly
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/188-year-old-kerala-state-central-library-to-be-blind-friendly-117092500286_1.html
The 188-year-old Kerala State Central Library here, one of the oldest
book houses in the country will soon have a separate wing for visually
challenged bibliophiles.
An exclusive 'Braille wing' will be opened soon adjacent to the main
library building, located in the heart of the state capital, as part
of the authorities' plans to make the 19th century institution
differently-abled friendly.
Popularly known as 'Trivandrum Public Library,' the heritage
structure, housing one of the finest collections of rare titles
starting from 16th century, was established in the year 1829.
According to authorities, steps are already on to convert a room of
the three-storey new building, being set up in front of the heritage
Gothic style main structure, into the Braille wing.
The Braille wing is envisaged to provide all modern amenities to help
make visually impaired visitors comfortable.
State librarian P K Sobhana said they would join hands with various
outfits and organisations including Dehradun-based National Institute
for the Visually Handicapped and Kerala Blind Association for the
initiative.
"Our new building is getting ready.. One of the major features of it
will be the Braille section.. We are planning to open it in a room in
the ground floor of the building," she told PTI.
Besides books in Braille format, the new wing would also have an
impressive collection of talking and audio books in various languages
including English and Hindi besides Malayalam.
"We think, the audio books will be more useful for the visually
challenged people.. Not only that, it will also be a solution for the
space constraints issues.. Usually Braille books will consume more
space which we cannot afford," she said.
The official said she would soon visit institutions including the
National Association for the Blind in New Delhi which offer advanced
facilities before giving a final shape to the plan.
"In future, we also have plans to prepare audio books in Malayalam
with the support of outfits in this regard," Sobhana added.
An integral part of the state's cultural landscape, the Central
Library has over five lakh titles and subscribe 300 periodicals.
The book house had amazed several people including world renowned
English writer William Somerset Maugham.
Astonished by seeing the wide collection of world classics and
continental literature, including his own works there, the writer,
during his visit to the princely state of Tranvacore in 1938 had
scribbled in the visitors' book that he was 'pleased and flattered.'
Historians say, the library was ordered to be set up in 1829 by the
Travancore royal Swathi Tirunal and renamed as State Central Library
in 1958.
Interestingly, the visionary ruler took the initiative to build one of
the first public libraries in India, before even the famed Imperial
Library of Calcutta was established.
The task of organising the library was assigned to Col Edward Cadogan,
the then British Resident and the grand son of Sir Hans Sloan, the
founder of British Museum.
The library was shifted to the present building in 1900 under the
reign of Sri Moolam Thirunal, who built a structure of architectural
beauty in the Gothic style in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of
Queen Victoria.
While the Public Library was handed over to University of Travancore
in 1938, it was taken over by the government in 1948 after a
resolution was passed by State Legislature.
The library, in the year 1988, was granted the status of a minor
department under the administrative control of Higher Education
Department with the State Librarian as its head.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is
auto-generated from a syndicated fee
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Avinash Shahi
Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU
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