Abilities
Abilities
Project Brief: ABILITIES is a Registered Charitable trust, that provides services to children/people with disabilities.
Project Type: Children with Disabilities (description)
Primary Focus: children with disabilities (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Berkeley
Project Type: Children with Disabilities (description)
Primary Focus: children with disabilities (description)
Secondary Focus: vocational training
Area: RuralSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward:
Project Partner(s):
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Project Address: , Resource Center for Disabled Persons,3439, 4th cross, II Stage,Indira Nagar,
Karnataka 560038
Tel: 080-5252480
Stewarding Chapter: Berkeley
Project Steward:
Project Partner(s):
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Resource Center for Disabled Persons,3439, 4th cross, II Stage,Indira Nagar,
Karnataka 560038
Tel: 080-5252480
Stewarding Chapter: Berkeley
ABILITIES aims to make educational material accessible for children/people with vision loss and to develop training programs for people with disabilities. The are developing a Rural Community Based Rehabilitation Programme.
At ABILITIES, people with vision loss are trained and employed to transcribe books into Braille. Volunteers from the community are on hand to read the printed material so that it can be transcribed. Transcription of Braille books is done in English as well as in local languages.
This activity helps in community awareness and social integration, and also provides a keen sense of fulfillment for all those involved. The visually impaired transcribers and the volunteers share a sense of commitment as they are both making a positive contribution and providing a key service for the education of children and adults with vision loss.
At ABILITIES, people with vision loss are trained and employed to transcribe books into Braille. Volunteers from the community are on hand to read the printed material so that it can be transcribed. Transcription of Braille books is done in English as well as in local languages.
This activity helps in community awareness and social integration, and also provides a keen sense of fulfillment for all those involved. The visually impaired transcribers and the volunteers share a sense of commitment as they are both making a positive contribution and providing a key service for the education of children and adults with vision loss.
In late 2003, early 2004, the Asha-Stars for this project, decided to move funding away from Abilities to an effort to document and study blind children in chennai. This proposal was approved by Berkeley and the last round of star funding was approved in 2004.
Mar 2009 Food Expenses