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Employment > Awards > N.C.P.E.D.P. - Shell Helen Keller Awards 2003
Jawahar Lal Kaul: Empowering the visually impaired
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imparts education and training to empower visually impaired students.
Jawahar Lal Kaul’s total loss of vision at the age of five years, on account of smallpox, did not stand in his way of a distinguished academic career. In 1967, he stood first in B.A. Hons. (Sanskrit) from Punjab University. Thereafter, he actively began work inn the field of visual impairment by setting up a training and rehabilitation centre for the visually impaired. Later, he helped in founding the National Federation of the blind (N.F.B.), of which he served as the General; Secretary for many years. In 1980, he set up the All India Confederation of the Blind (A.I.C.B.), headquartered in Delhi.
As the Secretary General of the A.I.C.B., Jawahr has guided A.I.C.B. to its becoming a major national association with an impressive list of affiliates across India. Recognizing the importance of education, Jawahar made A.I.C.B. provides textbook support to students in many states. Encouraging people to recognise that visually impaired students-given the right inputs- could study science, he set up a science laboratory and resource centre. And through a pioneering stenography programme, he helped more than 170 visually impaired people gain suitable employment.
Jawahar’s dedication to his cause has been amply recognised- he is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the F.I.C.C.I. National Award for best service to the blind in training and rehabilitation.
Braille Bhawan, Institutional Area,
Sector V, Rohini
Delhi 110 085.
Phone: 91-11-270 54802.
E-mail: aicbdelhi@yahoo.com
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