Friday 17 June 2016

Dr Helen Keller DeafBlind Awareness Day observance 24 June 2016 by Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata, IndiaSVH

As in previous years, in 2016 also the Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata, India, will be observing the occasion on Friday next 24 June 2016 at the auditorium of the State Central Library West Bengal, Govt of WB, Opp ESI Hospital, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 54 (SVH Braille & talking Book Library Center) from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Theme: SVH Digital Talking Book Project (supported by the Hans Foundation): Feedback, Evaluation & Upgradation

Total participants: 99
Blind students: 40;  Recordists: 14; Blind Persons who check unedited recording data: 11; Digital Editors: 07; Escorts of Blind participants 04; SVH officials & volunteers 20; Calcutta University Research scholar 1; photographer 1; Guest 2

9.30AM-10.30AM: Registration at venue followed by tea and fellowship
10.30AM-11AM: Inaugural program:


Release of the Bengali Braille book “Nauvidroher Sattar Bachar- Jholse-otha Taloar” by Sandip Bandyopadhyay; produced and published by (both inkprint & Braille) Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata.

11AM-1PM: Presentation of various features of talking digital audio books with suggestion for improvement will be presented through PowerPoint by SVH IT System technicians
1PM-2PM: Drafting of final guidelines and SVH policy relating to preparation of Digital Talking Books for the Blind by SVH
2PM Break up followed by packed lunch (Veg) and transport reimbursement.

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