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Rehabilitation for Parents and Children
This includes training both children and their parents in the use of special educational devices such as
- A Brailler,
- Slate and stylus,
- Mathematical devices such as Taylor's frame and the Abacus,
- Geographical devices, and
- Material preparations like tactual maps and embossed drawings.
Children are also trained in daily living and mobility skills, facilitating their integration into regular schools as early and smoothly as possible. Students with low vision are trained in the use of optical and non-optical devices (low vision resources). Commonly used optical devices for students include:
- Distance vision telescopes
- Stand and spectacle magnifiers
- Electronic devices like close circuit television
Non optical devices include:
- Reading stand
- Reading lamp
- Bold line notebooks
- Bold line papers
- Felt tipped pen
- Soft lead pencils
- Reading guide
- Letter writer
- Notex
- Talking watch
Audio Tapes
The programme at the children's rehabilitation centre attempts to provide for, as far as possible, the widest range of needs of visually impaired students whether at the pre-school, high school, or college level. Material prepared at the centre includes talking books in English and vernacular languages like Hindi, Telugu and Sanskrit, Braille storybooks and stories on audio tapes.
The centre also helps to identify and reach readers and scribes for students who need help in writing examinations.
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