An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop will be organised for autistic children and their parents by Insight, a joint initiative of Kerala State IT Mission and SPACE for the benefit of the Differently Abled. It will be held at Red Shield hall, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram from May 27-29, 2009.
The workshop seeks to explore the use of various digital technologies to enhance learning and communication of children with disabilities. Educational software such as GCompris and programming languages like Scratch have been found to be very useful in building the learning and communication skills of autistic children.
In the morning session, training will be given to Autistic Children and their parents. In the afternoon session, training will be conducted for programmers who wish to get involved in developing accessible applications for children with special needs.
Insight has been providing ICT training and resources for visually challenged people in Kerala since April 2008. The workshop will mark the beginning of its initiative to extend the benefits of ICTs to people with other disabilites.
Dr. Arun Mehta, Professor and Chairman of the Computer Engineering Department at JMIT, Radaur, Haryana, who has been working with autistic children in different parts of India will facilitate the workshop.
For more information contact SPACE 0471 2318997, Insight 0471 4011811.
