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Visually impaired students participating in a hands-on science activity using tactile learning boards, guided by facilitators who demonstrate inclusive teaching methods during the Touching Science workshop

Touching Science: Workshop on Teaching Science and Mathematics to Students with Vision Impairment

A two-day immersive workshop titled “Touching Science: Workshop on Teaching Science and Mathematics to Students with Vision Impairment” brought together educators, experts, and learners to explore inclusive and multisensory approaches to STEM education. Conducted with the involvement of HTBF and led by distinguished contributors including Dr. (Ms) Shizuko Hamada, Ms. Yukiko Hirano, and Dr. Robinson […]

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Online panel discussion with four speakers on screen during “The Inclusion Dialogue: From Classrooms to Campuses to Communities,” with additional participants visible in a video conferencing interface.

The Inclusion Dialogue – From Classrooms to Campuses to Communities

Vision Empower launched The Inclusion Dialogue series with its first session, “From Classrooms to Campuses to Communities,” held on 23rd March 2026. The session brought together experts across school education, teacher training, and higher education to discuss inclusion as a continuous journey.The discussion highlighted that true inclusion means equal participation through accessible methods such as […]

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Celebrating a Year at ARC

A year ago, the Accessible Resource Centre (ARC) at IIIT Bangalore began with a simple thought. What if science and maths could be experienced differently? What if students with visual impairment could explore STEM through conversation, curiosity, and experimentation? Implemented by Vision Empower and CAGS at IIIT Bangalore, ARC was set up on March 6, […]

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Educators participating in a hands-on mathematics training session, collaboratively practicing accessible digital math tools on a laptop.

Beyond the Taylor Frame: Options for Accessible Reading and Writing in Math

Vision Empower team is curating workshops to empower teachers with practical approaches to teaching Mathematics to learners with visual impairment.These workshops are designed for teachers, special educators, parents, and tutors working with students with visual impairment.Broadly, participants can expect some or all of the following components:

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Day 3 of Vision 30 event. Karthik Sawhney of I-Stem taking a session before VI students in a classroom.

Vision 30 – Day 3 : Me and technology

Sorting using computational thinking facilitated by Meera The learners engaged in multisensory activities and explored the concept of bubble sort that is useful in coding and programming. It was a collaborative experience where they discussed strategies with peers to swap and arrange numbers in an ascending and descending order. They put their logical thinking hats […]

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Day 2 of Vision 30 event. A few students and an adult presenting in front of an audience.

Vision 30 – Day 2 : Me and my environment

Visit to the Indian Music Experience Learners engaged in a multisensory experience of exploring the cultural heritage, aesthetics and historical journey across genres of music in India and the world. Learning about instruments in the sound garden and the laws, science being the sounds of nature, the birth of ragas, emotions and its subtleties. They […]

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Prof Rahul De faculty addressing the Vision 30 participants

Vision 30 – Day 1

Day 1 of Vision 30 started with an enthusiastic group of participants and ARC team members from all over India coming together at ARC in IIITB, and delving deep into various sessions

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Group photo of participating teachers from Karnataka special schools gathered on steps after completing the Pragya Teacher Training program at IIIT Bangalore.

Pragya Teacher Training at Karnataka

A 2-day teacher training program for Karnataka special school teachers for the blind with approval from DWDSC was held at ARC-IIITB on 4th and 5th August 2025, bringing together 29 passionate teachers from 20 schools, including 23 visually impaired educators.Day 1 began with an inspiring tour of the Accessible Resource Centre at IIITB set up […]

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Team Capacity Building – Creating Born Accessible Documents

The ARC and Vision Empower teams came together for a capacity-building session on creating born accessible documents. Through practical discussions, the session reinforced the importance of designing files that are accessible from inception, ensuring inclusivity in communication and knowledge-sharing.

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The panel at IIT Madras Workshop

IIT Madras Workshop

The Accessibility Research Centre, IIT Madras, in collaboration with the Teaching Learning Centre, IIT Madras, organized a five-day Faculty Development Programme titled “Accessible STEM Education in Schools – Lessons from the Grassroots” from 30th June 2025 to 4th July 2025. Vidhya, our co-founder, was one of the panelists in the panel discussion titled “How to […]

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Teacher Training by RLF – Touch, Learn and Shine program

Touch, Learn & Shine! On May 22 & 23, we hosted a 1.5-day teacher training session at ARC IIIT-Bangalore under the RLF – Touch, Learn and Shine program. VE Educators explored innovative, tactile-based strategies to make learning more inclusive and effective for students with visual impairments. Sessions focused on practical tools, collaboration, and hands-on engagement. […]

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CRC session on PwD policies

📢💬 Empowering Through Information! On May 19, Vision Empower, in collaboration with CRC Davangere, hosted a special session on Government Schemes & Services for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Teachers and parents joined us to learn about the rights, benefits, and services available through CRC and other government initiatives—crucial knowledge to better support children with disabilities. […]

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