Singh addressed the gathering and highlighted the power of the Braille script.
UP Launches State’s First Braille Library in Lucknow for Visually Impaired Students
On Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh government launched the state’s first Braille library in Lucknow. This marks a significant step towards inclusive education and empowerment for people with visual impairment. The facility, established at the Dr Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU), was inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Acharya Sanjay Singh on the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the pioneer of the Braille script.
The Braille library is located on the first floor of the Swami Vivekananda Central Library on the university campus. It has a collection of more than 4,000 books, including academic texts as well as novels, plays, biographies and other literary works.
Singh addressed the gathering and highlighted the power of the Braille script in helping visually impaired students connect with the mainstream of society and urged the university to provide modern computer training to support their self-reliance.
In line with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision of “education for all”, the library will also be accessible to visually impaired individuals from outside the university through special, casual and corporate memberships.
Special membership will be offered to scholars, researchers, academicians and Lucknow residents with proof of residence; casual membership will allow six-month access, though books will not be issued to casual members without continued access.
Source: Hindustan Times
