Helen Keller Institute for
Deaf & Deafblind (HKIDB)

A Pioneering institute in Asia 
in the education of Deafblind 
established in 1977

COMPUTER EDUCATION

In today's world computer have become the basis for information and the hub of communication in every borough, in every country, across the globe. Computer training is no longer a luxury but a necessity for everyone. The Helen Keller Institute is dedicated to providing this same service for the Deaf and Deafblind students of India.

A Deafblind person communicates 
with a layperson using an 
Electronic Braille Display

"I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me said. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers."

 --Dr. Ms. Helen Keller
 (1880 - 1968)

M. A. Rangoonwala Foundation Computerised Mini Braille Press - Byculla (Est. 2002).

An integral function of the Helen Keller Institute is the Computerised Mini Braille Press, a pioneering project for the Deaf and Deafblind of India. Many Deaf & Deafblind work for the Helen Keller Institute - M. A. Rangoonwala Computerised Mini Braille Press doing various computer related programming and designing. The young Deaf adults are trained in graphic and produce cards and tactile graphics educational material. The Blind, being proficient in Braille, help to proofread the material and the instructions in Braille.

The high functioning Deafblind learn to use various Advanced Technological Equipment such as the Power Brailler, Braille Embosser, Tiger Advantage and Mountbatten Brailler. With these resources, our Deafblind persons produce tactile/graphic materials such as greeting cards, calendars, and other educational materials including science experiments, cards, a Human Anatomy, an Indian Atlas, and other books in Braille and Print. Other aims include: Braille skills; English Language Development; and tutoring for S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate).
      Email: hkidbind@hathway.com
               Tel: 23019215   
             Telefax:23087052        

"Then suddenly, I knew not how or where or when, my brain felt the impact of another mind, and I awoke to language, to knowledge, to love, to the usual concepts of nature, good and evil...

I was actually lifted from nothingness to human life."

         --Dr. Ms. Helen Keller
                 (1880 - 1968)

           

The Braille Embosser produces Braille prints and is used primarily to print our Newsletter "Deafblindness in Asia  - 
A Communication Link".

(Below) Pradip Sinha (Deafblind) uses the Power Brailler. It helps the Deafblind to read the text from the screen on Braille.