By Ilakkiaarasi | Fundrising Executive
Training based on the unique needs of each student, and solid academics, is going a long way towards producing blind and visually impaired students capable of dealing with the world independently. Late Mr. S.M.A.Jinnah, the visually challenged activist and a group of like-minded visually challenged people founded IAB in 1985. Indian Association for the Blind (lAB), based in South India and are a well-known non-profit organization working to provide education, employment, training and rehabilitation for the visually challenged from rural areas.
Most blind and visually impaired students now attend their neighborhood schools, often aided in their educational pursuits by regular teachers of academics and by a team of professionals who train them in alternative skills: Orientation and Mobility (O and M) training - instruction in independent travel - is usually taught by contractors educated in that area, as is Braille. In the absence of those teachers, visually challenged will undergo severe difficulties in their future building.Since its inception, IAB has educated and rehabilitated more than 23700 visually challenged children and youths mainly from rural areas of Tamil Nadu mainly with the support of Philanthropic efforts through GlobalGiving. Thanks to GlobalGiving, we have raised $14,997 through 194 donors. Blind children may also need special training in understanding spatial concepts, and in self-care, as they are often unable to learn visually and through imitation as other children do. Moreover, home economics and education dealing with anatomy are necessary for children with severe visual impairments.We look forward to raising more for this cause. As always, we, along with GlobalGiving, will do our best in reaching out to generous donors across the Globe and will strive to bring happiness on the face of each of our beneficiaries.Links:
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