The National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH) will hold its 23rd online Interactive Disability Awareness Seminar (NIDAS) on Saturday, aiming for better awareness on disability and its care.
The seminar, being held in association with the Directorate of Social Justice, would be on the theme ‘Assistive technology for the visually impaired’ and will be handled by Tiffany Brar, Founder, Jyothirgamaya, Thiruvanathapuram.
The online live seminar will start at 10.30 a.m. on the NISH campus and be simultaneously presented at all the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) offices for audiences present there via internet. The two-and-a-half-hour programme in Malayalam aims to reach out across the State to large groups of parents and caregivers, who are not aware of the implications of disability.
Interested people who wish to participate from the DCPU offices in each district may contact the Child Protection Units Officer nearest to them and avail themselves of the telephonic registration process.
Participants from each district could contact the District Child Protection officers in the following numbers: Thiruvananthapuram (0471-2345121), Kollam (0474-2791597) Pathanamthitta (0468-2319998), Alappuzha (0477-2241644), Kottayam (0481-2580548), Idukki (0486-2200108), Ernakulam (0484-2609177),Thrissur (0487-2364445), Palakkad(0491-2531098), Malappuram (0483-2978888), Kozhikode (0495-2378920), Wayanad (04936-246098), Kannur (0490-2326199)and Kasargod (04994-256990).
Participants from Thiruvananthapuram district could also attend from NISH after telephonic registration by contacting NISH at 0471- 3066658. Interested people could register on the website http://nish.ac.in/others/news/584-nidas23. Participants should either have a personal computer, laptop or tablet along with reliable high speed internet connectivity, webcam and microphone.