EDUCATION
Free College of Special Education
We are also happy to inform you that we have started a college offering B.Ed. Special Education( Visual Impairment). It was inaugurated in August 2015 by Justice Raja of Madras High Court and Selvi. Apoorva IAS, Secretary of Higher Education Department. The course is which is affiliated to Tamilnadu Teachers Education University and also recognized by Rehabilitation Council of India. There is a false assumption that teachers with B.Ed. in Special Education are eligible to teach in only special schools. But it is not true. Teachers with B.Ed. in Special Education are eligible to work as faculty in both regular schools as well as special schools. As per Government Order (G.O. No. 56 dated 24/4/2012) issued by the Higher Education Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, B.Ed. (Special Education) is equivalent to B.Ed. (General Education) and they are considered at par for the purpose of employment in schools. Visually impaired boys and girls are welcome to join our B.Ed. in special education course and Nethrodaya is willing to offer this prestigious professional course completely free of cost for 30 students.
Our Facilities in Education
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Free Residential Special Higher Secondary School
Nethrodaya runs a free special higher secondary school exclusively for the visually challenged and orthopedically challenged boys and girls, recognized by Government of Tamil Nadu. The school has user friendly facilities and admits students from 6th standard to 12th standard offering them free education with separate boarding and lodging facilities for girls and boys within the premises completely free of cost.
It is considered to be the only residential special school for the visually challenged and physically challenged run by a visually challenged person.
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Free Residential Resource center for the differently abled:
Differently abled students ,especially those who hail from remotes villages who complete their higher secondary education and who wish to pursue higher education look for user friendly facilities in the heart of the city free of cost. In order to address these felt needs we, at Nethrodaya , took the initiative to provide quality accommodation and food to college going underprivileged differently abled students hailing from remote villages in our free residential resource center .This Resource center provides the following user friendly facilities completely free of cost.
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Nethrodaya's Training Academy for Differently Abled
Nethrodaya's Training Academy provides coaching classes for under privileged, visually impaired and physically challenged students for appearing in competitive exams.
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Nethrodaya's Training Academy for Differently Abled
(v ) The resource center provides free internet facility for the students with special screen reading software with broad band connection which is available 24 hours a day.
( Vi) Ressouce center has a well stocked audio digital library and Braille books library.
(vii) The resource center has a Braille printer and embosser for printing Braille books.
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Nethrodaya's Training Academy for Differently Abled
) Differently abled students are given part time computer training which qualify them for diploma in computer and these classes are arranged after the college hours.
ii) Differently abled students are given training in music to play various musical instruments which will enable them to get employment in music field.
iii) The resource center provides reading service for the benefit of the visually impaired students with the help of committed volunteers.
(iv) Difffrently abled Student residents of the center are given fitness training at the fully equipped gym.
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