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THE
ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, INDIA
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NAB,
India identifies visually impaired children through Eye Camps, Screening
of children in slums, Municipals schools etc. as well as through Prevention
of blindness programmes in the rural areas (as a part of CBR) and survey.
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The
visually impaired children identified are checked by trained Ophthalmologist
to ensure whether part of the vision or the entire vision can be restored.
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The
incurably blind children or low vision children are placed in the Integrated
Education Programme (as far as possible) where the child is admitted into
the normal school for the sighted and provided the support of Itinerant
Teacher who helps him to be included successfully in such a school.
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The
child is taught mobility skills, daily living skills, braille, use of other
aids and appliances by his/her Itinerant Teacher to help him to lead a
self confident life. The teacher helps him to understand that he can lead
a very normal life inspite of his blindness.
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The
Itinerant teacher plays a very important role in counseling the principals,
teachers, peers etc. in normal schools for the sighted to help to accept
and include blind children as a part of their school and its activities.
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The
main objectives of the I.E. programme is to ensure all round development
of the visually impaired child, ensuring that he is exposed to normal life
in society. The I.E. Programme which is a part of Community Based Rehabilitation
help in sensitizing the community to the needs and the abilities of persons
with visual impairment.
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The
community resources are channelised for the I.E. programme by encouraging
participation of neighbors, peers, youth groups etc. to read and write
far the blind and support them in their various activities.
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Human
Resource Development majors such as teachers training for the blind, social
animators training, paraprofessional training, integration camps for visually
impaired and sighted peers are some of the programmes undertaken for facing
successfully the challenge of including visually impaired children in society.
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