Donors along with children with special needs during the handing over of digital book players in the office of the Commissioner of Police, Dimapur on July 25. (Photo Courtesy: DPRO DIMAPUR)
DIMAPUR, JULY 25 (MExN): The challenges faced by children with special needs are unique. Most of them can reach their potential towards self sustainability and dignified living with a little support and right education.
With this in mind and with the objective to present men in uniform as people and child friendly, Dimapur Police took the initiative in bringing together officers and NGOs from different fields who joined hands and contributed towards the procurement of assistive devices for visually impaired children.
A device called ‘Daisy Player’ was distributed on July 25, from the office of the Commissioner of Police, Dimapur to 17 visually impaired students enrolled in 4 government Schools within Dimapur district, who are from economically backward backgrounds.
The Daisy Player is a digital book player designed for the visually impaired to access to music, media, documents, recording, etc. It is Wi-Fi enabled consisting of E-book reader, MP3 player, voice recorder, access to radio & podcasts and online libraries like bookshare & Sugamya Pustakalaya. It reads in English & Hindi as well as 11 other Indian languages. It plays a very essential component in class room learning where the students can record their class room teaching and independently convert it into Braille.
Lt Col Vivek Kler, Assam Rifles, Innerwheel Club, Dimapur, Bharat Laxman Markad, Superintendent of Police, Phek and Kevithuto Sophie, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur were the officers and NGOs who contributed towards the cause.
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