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Sri Lanka: At the Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB), visually handicapped children read online Sinhala newspapers in Braille. Hearing impaired children in grade 1 use computer-aided learning software to help them learn at the same speed that their non-hearing impaired counterparts do. At the University of Peradeniya, visually
Community radio in Nepal examined by National Consultation
A national review of Nepalese community radio was conducted this month by UNESCO, the Ministry of Information and Communication, the Government of Nepal and the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. The Consultation was held as follow up to a recently completed study commissioned by UNESCO to review developments in the community radio sector in Nepal. […]
Bali climate conference ends with watered-down declaration
Almost 200 countries agreed in Bali to launch negotiations towards an agreement in 2009 to address climate change on the basis of a watered-down declaration. But they failed to translate the findings or recommendations of the scientific community into a corresponding global political response. The decision – coming about 16 hours after the deadline had […]
ICT and Girls Empowerment
As in many developing nations, girls in Bangladesh are still not enjoying equal educational, economic, and social opportunities. ICT has opened up a new door of opportunities for girls in Bangladesh. Girls need to access to ICT for the same reasons as boys. They need to learn ICT skills for their educational achievements, personal development, […]
Another storm coming towards Bangladesh
Before the super cyclone Sidr, Bangladeshi media bestowed huge coverage to aware the people and probably that helped saving millions of lives from the wrath of it’s destruction. But the media people are not that much aware for another storm called HIV/AIDS, which is coming slowly and silently towards the nation. Author: Zahid Al Amin […]
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