என்னைப்பற்றி உங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்வதில் நான் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகிறேன். என் பெயர் ஹரிஸ் கோட்டின். ரிசர்வ் வாங்கியில் துணை மேலாளாராக பணிபுரிகிறேன். எனக்கு 13 வயது இருக்கும் போது தீ விபத்தில் எனது பார்வையை இழந்தேன். மருத்துவர்கள் அப்போது எனக்கு நம்பிக்கை கொடுத்தார்கள். நானும் காத்திருந்தேன் எனக்கு பார்வை கிடைக்கும் என்று. சிகிச்சைக்காக எனது படிப்பையும் இடையில் தொடர முடியாமால் போனது.
Travelling film festival: Screenings are organized at 25 venues including educational institutions, universities and hospitals across India and the SAARC countries (Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan). The next edition of the festival will begin in August 2011 and conclude in May 2012. We are expecting approximately 10,000 audience will watch and rate each and every film/documentary.
There are talking calculators, touch-typing softwares, specialist keyboards, cup-level indicators, sensory toys and many more such items that help visually-impaired people live a fuller life. There are various degrees of visual impairment and the society needs to be more sensitive in acknowledging and meeting the needs of these special people. As a consumer segment, the differently-abled are just as important a customer base.
You can easily make sure the hotel you select has the accessibility features you need. Or if you want rock-bottom prices, you can let the site pick your hotel. The big online agencies keep improving their utility, constantly adding new features and improving old ones.
Yet, it remains a city that is non-interfering and one that lets you be. As a woman and as a woman with disability, Bangalore has given me both anonymity and welcomed me with open arms. I am quite hopeful that Bangalore would live up to its name of being the disability capital of India and also become “world class” by including all.
Samrita Trust is a registered, non-profitable organization established in December 2006 to help blind students in colleges and schools, by providing suitable learning devices for their education. The learning devices provided by Samrita Trust help visually handicapped students (hereafter referred as ‘blind students’) to study on their own, the subjects in their courses and perform better in examinations. The Trust is inspired by Louis Braille, inventor of Braille, and indomitable spirit of Helen Keller.
Rescue is our prime activity. We are well networked with the police and other government departments which help us to rescue children found abandoned in railway stations, hospitals, markets, places of worship, and on roads.
To highlight the current trends in the area of accessibility. To create awareness about role of technology to improve the lives of differently-abled people. The role of FOSS in developing accessible solutions and demonstrate select FOSS-based assistive technologies.
It gives an opportunity for them to share their experiences of fighting discrimination and learn about the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their human rights.
Accessibility is a human right issue and requires deep understanding and strong specific action. Every human being including persons with disabilities and reduced mobility have right to equal access to sites, services and facilities including information and communication.