Experts have urged developers to develop digital tools like apps or multi-media platforms for an instruction-based book to ease the lives of the visually impaired and partially sighted.
They made the request while speaking at a book launching ceremony of the second edition of “Drishti Protibondhider Nirapod Cholachol” written by Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, human rights activist for persons with disabilities, and Farhana Rahman on Thursday afternoon.
The speakers at the event urged to distribute the book to all educational institutions so that everyone can learn about the movement of the blind people. Thursday also marked the White Cane Safety Day.
Aroma Dutta, a lawmaker who attended as a special guest in the ceremony, said: “The new edition of the book will help the blind in their daily traffic. If the book was digitalized it could be more effective for the people.”
NM Ziaul Alam, senior secretary of ICT Division, said: “We train physically challenged people so that they can become skilled. We saw many visually impaired people developing into productive workers. As a result, opportunities of getting into public services are gradually increasing for them.”
Rasheda K Chowdhury, executive director, CAMPE and former advisor of the caretaker government, said: “It is very unfortunate that education for the blind is still under the Social Welfare Ministry which should be shifted to the regular education process.”
Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, one of the authors of the book, said: “First edition was published in 1996. As there have been a lot of changes in the country, we have taken the initiative to incorporate updates in the new edition of the book.”
The Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) organized the book launching ceremony.
Nazma Shams, chairperson of CSID and national commissioner of Bangladesh Boys Scouts Association presided over the event while Jahirul Alam, executive director of CSID moderated the ceremony.
