http://insight.kerala.gov.in Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:13:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Insight organized a five-day workshop on the basics of computer for 13 physically challenged individuals at Uzhamalakkal. The workshop that was held at Uzhamalakkal grama panchayat began on 26 September 2011. Uzhamalakkal is a remote village in Thiruvananthapuram district and has few facilities to access computers. Insight's attempt ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/10/13/workshop-at-uzhamalakkal/ The classes for the 11th batch of students of the training programme for the visually challenged was wrapped with the IGNOU examination on 2 September. The exam procedures were supervised by Prof. T. U. K. Menon, programme-in-charge officer, IGNOU. The training that started on 25 July had 20 visually ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/09/22/training-concludes-for-batch-11/ Sri. P K Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries and IT, inaugurated a one-day seminar on 'Possibilities of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for the Differently Abled' at the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB) headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on 28 July. The seminar was jointly organized by KFB and Insight.   Speaking ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/29/seminar-on-possibilities-of-technology/ Insight is conducting a week-long session on 'Introduction to Javascript' for the visually challenged master trainers at the centre. The master trainers of Insight are selected former students who have acquired the expertise for training the visually challenged. The class on Javascript, a scripting language which implements dynamic functionality ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/22/java-classes-for-the-visually-challenged/ The training programme for the tenth batch of students concluded on 16 July. The IGNOU exams for the batch will be held by the end of August. The classes for the batch that comprised 20 students, had started on 8 June.   http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/20/classes-for-10th-conclude/ The residents of Bethania Rehabilitation Centre at Kumarapuram in the district partook in a five-day training programme on accessible technology organized by Insight. There were 23 trainees, all of them women between 15 and 30 years of age, for the workshop that started on 12 July. Bethania is ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/19/workshop-for-women/ As part of Insight's initiatives to give impetus to accessible technology and advance its use among persons with physical challenges, a workshop was organized at Home of Peace for children with special needs, Kanjirappally, Kottayam. The training that centred on educational software for children started on 5 July ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/19/workshop-for-children-with-special-needs/ Insight, on 25 June 2011, entertained dignitaries from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Smt. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU and Dr. Arun Banik, Director, National Centre for Disability Studies (a wing under IGNOU) visited the Insight centres to survey the operations of the centre for ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/07/18/ignou-dignitaries-visit-insight/ After a short interval, Insight centre is once again abuzz with action. Our 10th batch of students hit the town on 8 June 2011. We have 20 fresh faces so far and one more will soon join the team. http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/06/15/classes-begin-for-new-batch/ Insight organized a two-day training programme on accessible technology at the LBS Centre for Science and Technology in Kalamassery. Five members of the LBS staff attended the programme that began on 8 June 2011. Insight master trainers handled the sessions. LBS is an autonomous institution run by the ... http://insight.kerala.gov.in/2011/06/15/training-at-lbs-kalamassery/