Pune: Kusumlata Malik, president, National Federation of the Blind of India (NFBI), emphasised the need for a separate education model in the National Education Policy (NEP) to address academic requirements of the visually impaired.
“Unless we bring in changes in the education policy, the visually impaired will not be able to pursue education like normal people,” Malik, also a professor at Delhi University, said at an i international youth confat Alandi.
Experts who attended the event deliberated on various issues and policies related to the visually impaired and highlighted solutions relating to technological content, new education policy and entrepreneurship for the blind.
Sakina Bedi of NFBI, Maharashtra unit, said, “Covid has been a disaster for everyone and there is an urgent need to bridge the gap in terms of experience of experts in various fields and the visually-impaired looking for opportunities in various sectors.”
Srinivasu Chakravarthula, a member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), said that accessibility of technology is a crucial need for the disabled. Almost every blind person has at least one story of getting lost or disoriented. However, this situation can be tackled if they have upgraded technological solutions , he said.
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