Donate Accessible Books to Deaf Kids

The intensity of problems faced by children during the lock-down increases manifolds for children with disabilities. Children with deafness always struggle to fit into their families due to lack of/no communication. There are 4 Million+ deaf kids who attend special schools in India. Their only avenue for a social life is at school, with friends and teachers. The common set of problems seen in deaf kids are, high anxiety, unawareness about COVID-19, victims of violence, depression, risk of dropping out of schools etc.

Parents’ helpless state of Poverty, illiteracy, lack of awareness, unavailability of resources etc. multiplies the severity of these issues.

There is a strong need of accessibility and technology support to continue the education of these special students. The urgent demand is being communicated by school teachers and parents. There very less support for children with special needs and it's a unique opportunity for organisations to come together and serve this marginalised group of kids.

 

During COVID pandemic and lockdown, Bleetech has designed a new program to encourage kids to engage in learning activities from home. Bleetech’s new learning solution consists of:

1) BleeBooks:

BleeBooks are specially designed for deaf students with stories and activities for deaf kids. These books are also connected to the BleeTV Library app through QR codes, which gives them access to content in Indian Sign Language.

 Here is a short video about how it works.

2) BleeTV App:

 With content in Indian Sign Language, the app makes remote learning accessible to deaf students, and also makes assessment and monitoring transparent.