Service for producing tactile books and teaching learning aids

Organization

Raised Lines Foundation

Budget

12 lakhs (6 schools require these aids with around 2 lakhs/school)

Impact

VI students will get access to complete textbooks just like sighted students and have a better conceptual understanding. Teachers and Parents time and effort will reduce in content creation and explaining concepts. This will lead to inclusive learning in its true sense where both VI and sighted students learn the same concept at the same time but in a different manner. Ultimately there will be a transformational change in the quality of education for students with VI.

Deployments

6500

Innovation

1. A streamlined process for mass production of affordable tactile diagrams, successfully reducing cost to 1/5th of the commercial solutions. 2. A team of expert designers who can simplify and design tactile images based on international tactile design guidelines. 3. A core team to conceptualize and develop tangible educational aids.

Timeline

Pilots

Types of books done: Text and reference books for state and national boards; Concept-based books and storybooks for children; Training manuals for computers, guitar, mobility, MHM; Types of aids developed: drawing boards, tactile charts, geometry kits; activity kits - colouring kits, tactile blocks Types of material converted: Building layouts, greeting cards, official documents, Braille labels etc.

Location(s)

Sonipat, India

Website

www.raisedlines.org