‘Ulloli’ sheds light into lives of visually-impaired teachers
The Hindu
They train others facing similar disabilities under DIET project
After the pandemic forced all classes to go online, visually-impaired teachers in government schools were found to be among the worst-hit, as most of them lacked the technical skills for digital teaching. The District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Kozhikode, recently offered them training to sail through the crisis. According to K.M. Sofia, lecturer, DIET, around 100 visually-impaired teachers are working in various lower primary and high schools in the district. The extent of visual disability is up to 80% in most of them. “A survey conducted by us revealed that they were not being trained properly in teaching keeping in mind their conditions. Self-confidence was found to be lacking. They have a problem being visible among others. Some of them have a feeling that they are a burden for the schools,” she said.More Related News