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On 9/22/14, goutham agrawal wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> please refer the following news from kerala covered in the Hindu
>
> Introducing the concept of inclusive learning with the aid of modern
> technologies to visually challenged students, the Kerala State Council
> for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) opened its first
> training unit under the Kerala State Centre for Assistive Technologies
> (KSCAT) at Farook College here on Saturday.
> Chief Minister Oommen Chandy dedicated the centre for learners.
> Minister for Education P.K. Abdu Rabb launched the KSCAT web portal.
> Minister for Panchayats M.K. Muneer, M.K. Raghavan, MP, and college
> Principal E.P. Imbichikoya were present.
> The centre, equipped with modern computer facilities and software,
> will initially cater to 40 selected students 20 out of whom would be
> from other institutions. A trained team of teachers would come to the
> aid of the candidates.
> Speaking to The Hindu on the occasion, V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai,
> Ex-Officio Principal Secretary of the Science and Technology
> Department, said the KSCSTE would consider more innovative projects
> for realising the inclusive learning concept, especially for the
> visually challenged.
> "We have decided to push for the development of prototype gadgets that
> would come to the help of people in need of assistive technologies. We
> will be focussing on 25 engineering colleges in Kerala, for which the
> government has already given approval," said Prof. Pillai.
> A. Jijesh, the State coordinator of the project and is visually
> challenged, said a team of 250 trained resource persons would work
> under the project.
> Hareesh Kotiyam, a visually-challenged professional and one of the
> board members of the KSCSTE, said the development of assistive
> technologies was proving to be a "stepping stone" for empowering the
> visually challenged. The KSCSTE will open four more KSCAT units on
> selected campuses shortly. The government will invest Rs.2.5 crore in
> this fiscal year to support the scheme.
>
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