World Disability Day Celebrations
Over 1,500 physically challenged people took part in World Disability Day Celebration at the Govt. Central School, Attakulangara, Trivandrum on December 3, 2009. Hon. Minister for Transport, Shri. Jose Thettayil, inaugurated the function. The event was organized by Social Welfare Department and Kerala State Handicapped Persons Welfare Corporation.Insight was given a chance to participate in the event by setting up a stall.
Around 1000 physically challenged children from different special schools visited the stall. Insight demonstrated their regular activities based on the latest ICT tools to children, parents and teachers who visited the stall. Visitors were also introduced to some educational games, which would help children with learning disabilities to develop their overall abilities.
Our Visually Challenged trainers and students demonstrated using computers with the help of free screen reading software Orca. Some physically challenged visitors came with specific needs like learning to burn a CD, formatting a memory card etc. Copies of Swaram audio magazine and Ubuntu 9.10 cd’s were also distributed. Presentations of Insight’s day to day activities and documentaries were also displayed.
Apart from being amusing the children, the programme helped to create awareness about the activities of INSIGHT to parents and teachers of differently abled.



