Accessing quality higher education is a challenge for students with low-vision or incurable blindness. In addition, these students require specialised training methods and facilities. Due to poor maths teaching facilities for blind children, they often opt out of the subject or take up lower level of maths. As a result, they lose out while competing for entrance exams and other professional courses. Through the Mission Shiksha project, Mission for Vision focuses on rehabilitation and strengthening mathematical skills required for children with vision impairment. The Mission Shiksha is a collaborative eort with National Association for the Blind (NAB), India to promote inclusive education and reduce inequalities.
MISSION SHIKSHA An initiative for maths education for blind and low-vision children.
A total of 51 students enrolled for this programme last year and Mission for Vision supported them by way of providing dedicated teachers who enable children with visual impairment to pursue mathematics and stay within mainstream education. The students who have been a part of this programme have experienced dramatic change in their learning experience. All the 11 students passed their tenth standard board exams. Eight of them scored 60% and above and we had two students who scored 94% in their maths exam.
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