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A Glowing Light Dispelling Darkness

The Hindu : NATIONAL / KERALA : New heights with a white cane Tomy Joseph seems to have come a long way since that fateful Christmas night when, at the age of 16, he completely lost his eyesight following an accident while playing with crackers. Unlike the earlier days when he had found it difficult to move from one room to the other, Mr. Joseph now travels to...

Insight » Training concludes for batch 11 The classes for the 11th batch of students of the training programme for the visually challenged was wrapped with the IGNOU examination on 2 September. The exam procedures were supervised by Prof. T. U. K. Menon, programme-in-charge officer, IGNOU. The training that started on 25 July had 20 visuall...

‘Aithihyamala’ for visually-challenged | | | The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The string of myths loaded with the most engaging tales and legends about thieves, tuskers and tantriks will soon spread its charm to the visuallychallenged community in the state.'Aithihyamala', compiled by Kottarathil Sankunni, will be converted into audio format using the adva

Sri. P K Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and IT, inaugurated a one-day seminar on ‘Possibilities of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for the Differently Abled’ at the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB) headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on 28th July. The seminar was jointly organized by KFB and Insight.

Insight » Seminar on possibilities of ICT for the differently abled

Insight conducted a week-long session on ‘Introduction to Javascript’ for the visually challenged master trainers at the centre.

insight.kerala.gov.in Insight is conducting a week-long session on ‘Introduction to Javascript’ for the visually challenged master trainers at the centre. The master trainers of Insight are selected former students who have acquired the expertise for training the visually challenged. The class on Javascript, a scripting

As part of Insight’s initiatives to give impetus to accessible technology and advance its use among persons with physical challenges, a workshop was organized at Home of Peace for children with special needs in Kottayam.

insight.kerala.gov.in As part of Insight’s initiatives to give impetus to accessible technology and advance its use among persons with physical challenges, a workshop was organized at Home of Peace for children with special needs, Kanjirappally, Kottayam. The training that centred on educational software for children sta

IGNOU dignitaries visit Insight.

insight.kerala.gov.in Insight, on 25 June 2011, entertained dignitaries from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Smt. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU and Dr. Arun Banik, Director, National Centre for Disability Studies (a wing under IGNOU) visited the Insight centres to survey the operatio

Insight organised training programmes on accessible technology at the LBS Centre for Science and Technology in Kalamassery and at Malappuram in association with the State Women’s Forum. You can read the latest news from Insight here.

Insight After a short interval, Insight centre is once again abuzz with action. Our 10th batch of students hit the town on 8 June 2011. We have 20 fresh faces so far and one more will soon join the team.

Insight » Another batch completes the course The classes for the ninth batch of students concluded on 30 May 2011. Insight staff gave a felicitous farewell to its students on the day. The IGNOU examination for the batch that comprised 33 students were held on two consecutive days, starting 31 May. Prof. T. U. K. Menon, programme-in-charge offi

A second round of Summer Magic 2, summer day camp for children with special needs, was held at the Insight centre for children in the month of May. The camp that began on 16 May 2011 was conducted for young men and women, those above 13 years of age.

Insight » Insight’s summer gift for its children A second round of Summer Magic 2, summer day camp for children with special needs, was held at the Insight centre for children in the humid month of May. The camp that began on 16 May 2011 was conducted for young men and women, those above 13 years of age. The enthusiasm and understanding Insight ga

Insight is organising sunday classes for visually challenged school teachers. Contact Insight for more details.

Insight » Sunday classes for visually challenged teachers Insight centre for the visually challenged is now open on Sundays also. The first such class was held on 22 May 2011 at the centre. The Sunday classes are being conducted only for visually challenged school teachers. Insight took this move considering the long-standing request of the teachers for we