Chandigarh In a move to offer a learning platform to the visually impaired children in the city, the UT Administration has set up a special reading section in the State Library, Sector 34.
The reading corner has been set up for these children inside the reading hall of the library. The technical set-up at the reading section works in a manner that whenever a page is flipped on one side of the machine, the softare reads out the contents of the book for the student.
Braille has also been installed for the students who wish to type anything on the computer. “There is a software called JAWS which transforms a computer into a speaking machine. Whatever is being typed by the student on the braille keyboard, the software reads it out to him,” said K R Sood, principal of the Blind School, Sector 26.
The reading corner has been set up for these children inside the reading hall of the library. The technical set-up at the reading section works in a manner that whenever a page is flipped on one side of the machine, the softare reads out the contents of the book for the student.
Braille has also been installed for the students who wish to type anything on the computer. “There is a software called JAWS which transforms a computer into a speaking machine. Whatever is being typed by the student on the braille keyboard, the software reads it out to him,” said K R Sood, principal of the Blind School, Sector 26.
The system has already been in use in the Blind School for the last couple of years. “Technology has taken away the limitations of the specially abled children. The blind students are much more self-sustained now,” said Sood.
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