On May 16, 2024, Vision Empower hosted a panel discussion on ‘STEM Accessibility in the Indian Education System, to mark the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The event brought together Kartik Sawhney, Pulkit Sparsh, Paul D’Souza, and Chandrashekhar Korlahalli—experts dedicated to making STEM education accessible in the Indian education system...
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On May 9th and 10th, 2024, ICFOSS (International Centre for Free and Open Source Solutions) orchestrated a significant workshop at Shikshak Sadan, Thampanoor, aimed at the assessment of the adaptive learning devices developed by ICFOSS for visually challenged students. The event drew together a diverse array of experts, educators and...
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On 9th May 2024, at the Ideal Beach Resort on ECR Road, Chennai afternoon, twelve volunteers from our supporter organisation Cognizant Foundation participated in a volunteering workshop to create tactile aids that would be used by children with visual impairment in understanding STEM concepts. The event began with an introduction to Vision...
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On 7th May 2024, Vision Empower organised a successful two-hour volunteering event with 29 volunteers from Wipro at IIIT Bangalore. During the event, the volunteers assisted in creating Science Tactile diagrams that will be used for the IRIS-Audio Label reader pilot program. The tactile diagrams were designed to be attractive...
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On 22nd April 2024, Vision Empower conducted a Pragya Teacher Training at Alagappa University’s Department of Special Education in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. 80 students who are currently pursuing B.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees in Special Education participated in the workshop aimed to enhance the teaching skills and knowledge of these pre-service...
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Vision Empower celebrated National Science Day 2024, from 21st to 28th March 2024 at 34 special schools across 10 states in India. The week-long celebration was a great success. This book captures the essence of Science Day showcasing the incredible achievements of our little Einsteins who created tactile and accessible science models, brought...
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On March 22, 2024, Jyoti Bisht, our Regional Manager- North, represented Vision Empower at the one-day orientation programme hosted by Samagra Shiksha Uttarakhand in Nainital. The event aimed to raise awareness of the educational requirements of children with special needs. 13 students alongside 170 principals, teachers, parents, and coordinators participated in...
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On March 20, 2024, the students of NKT College of Education in Chennai participated in a unique activity aimed at creating tactile learning boards. The task at hand was to craft two types of tactile: a world map with latitude and longitude, and a world physical map. These tactile creations...
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VE co-founder Supriya Dey represented Vision Empower in a panel discussion on Inclusive Education organised by Azim Premji University as a part of their course on Schools as Organizations. The panel comprised of Mr. Mallikarjuna, Director of Association of People with Disabilities and Ms. Chitra Seshadri, Founder of Farmhill Education...
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On March 13th, 2024, 46 employees at the CSGI corporate office in Bengaluru, Karnataka, volunteered to create tactile game boards from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. The event began with a brief introduction to Vision Empower. Then, an icebreaker game was played, and a video was screened featuring Vision Empower’s journey...
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An Indian company is breaking down the barriers in education through their refreshable Braille devicewoman. Ioana Tanase writes.
Vision Empower (VE) was honored with the Excellence Award at the Social Impact Summit held by IIM Bangalore. Our esteemed co-founder, Prof. Amit, graciously accepted the award on behalf of VE. Additionally, he actively engaged in a panel discussion alongside representatives from Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, Dushanbe Foundation, and...
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Vision Empower (VE) recently launched its Hexis Pilot Program, a series of sessions to assess the children’s proficiency in using Hexis, Vembi Technologies and VE’s electronic refreshable braille reader. The program commenced on December 14th 2023 in Karnataka with 31 students with visual impairment as they navigated through Hexis to...
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Vision Empower recently organised a comprehensive Pragya Teacher Training from 14th to 16th January 2024 at the esteemed Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys Academy in Narendrapur, West Bengal. The three-day event aimed to equip 22 special educators from 13 special schools with VE’s STEM & CT teaching methodologies. The program commenced...
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Vision Empower recently organised a series of Braille reading and writing competitions across 34 special schools of Odisha, Jharkhand, Tripura, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka from 4th to 14 January 2024. This was held as part of observing World Braille Day and honouring the remarkable invention of Louis Braille that...
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Vision Empower (VE) conducted a two-day Pragya Teacher Training at the Government College of Education, Pudukottai, Tamilnadu on 4th & 5th January 2024. The teacher training aimed to empower 115 B.Ed and M.Ed students with teaching methodologies and resources used in teaching STEM & CT concepts to children with visual...
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“I feel more equipped to support my child’s learning journey after attending this workshop. It’s amazing how a small pre-Braille kit can make a big difference” Ms Rahna, a parent of a child with visual impairment who attended VE’s pre-Braille workshop. Vision Empower in collaboration with Rahmaniya School for Handicapped hosted...
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“I have been teaching since 18 years to children with visual impairment and we were limited to using the Taylor frame for teaching maths. However, with the activities VE provides through the Pragya Training and Teacher Instruction Kits, we are able to teach children STEM concepts effectively. The children learn...
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