I strongly feel that it is not the infrastructure that makes any school accessible to the visually impaired students but a teacher specialised to deal with students of special needs. If the curriculum and other activities can cater to their needs then nothing can stop them from excelling in their lives. In nut shell, if only my school can provide a teacher like Miss. Sullivan, then each visually impaired student will be a Helen Keller or John Milton.
Vishal Kulkarni
Class X, KV Bijapur
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When I looked around the classrooms of my school, I immediately understood that the boards which are used here can be replaced with book racks which are filled with Braille books for the visually impaired to read and learn.
Eupho.C.J,
Excel Central School, Thiruvattar
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In a school like my school which is not a blind school, visually impaired students may find it difficult to move around. So the first thing that could be changed is changing stairs to ramps to prevent blind students from tripping. Signposts in Braille can also be installed so that the student can read the directions.
Sohail Sanjay Moideen,
St. Paul’s International School, Kalamassery.
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The curriculum should be taught with audio rather than with papers for visually disabled students. Instead of writing notes, visually disabled students can learn their syllabus by listening to recorded information in audio players. Written exams can be replaced with oral tests. I believe these changes in my school will benefit visually damaged students in their education.
Athira Sivadas
Class VIII, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Pottore, Thrissur
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The main change to be done in our schools to make them more accessible for visually impaired students is to maintain silence, as it could let them concentrate on hearing. Also making strips in the walkways would help them feel their path, allowing them to make their way on their own.
Subathradevi.S,
Class X, Alwin Memorial Public School
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Our school can make arrangements for technologically improved computer with screen readers. The text, pictures and movies that are stored in the computers can be transmitted into signals which will be visualised and analysed by the brain of visually impaired people by means of an interface.
K.Akhil Vasanth
Class VI, Pushpalata British International School, Tirunelveli
