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Braille book shortage in Odisha
Even as the country observed \'World Braille Day\' on Monday, visually-impaired students pursuing higher studies in the state rued lack of textbooks in Braille for them.
Berhampur (Odisha): Even as the country observed 'World Braille Day' on Monday, visually-impaired students pursuing higher studies in the state rued lack of textbooks in Braille for them.
"We are facing problems in the absence of Braille textbooks. A reading assistant too is difficult to get," said Lipika Rani Pati, a Plus III (first year) of Khallikote Cluster University here.
A reading assistant reads out chapters to the blind students, who either write them down in Braille or try to remember the content. "It is difficult to grasp all subjects by just listening to the chapters," said Rebati Patra, a Plus II (first year) student of SBR Women' s College here.
They urged the state government to provide them textbooks in Braille as in the case with high school students.
