Indian Blind School

Society for Development of the Blind ( Indian Blindblind.
School)ACTIVITIES
Human body is very important and invaluable inLibrary
one’s life. Eyes are the most precious amongst theThe school has one big library hall containing more than
different organs. One has to face in many difficulties in5000 Braille books of all types including text books of
absence of eyes. Imagine the life one has to livecourse material , competitive exams books , fiction
without seeing the beauty of rising sun, deprived  ofnovels , story books , holy books like Ramayana,
enjoyment of observing the beauty of bloomingGeeta , Mahabharata , Quran and Bible etc and other
flowers and even unable to see the face of hisvarious reference books for classes 1st to 12th &
mother. Here one can truly realize Rajasthan proverbhigher education also. School subscribes various
“The wearer knows where the shoe pinches.” Itfortnightly / monthly / quarterly magazines and
is well said that there can not be any kith and kin of aJournals useful for blind students and teachers for their
blind person except his intellectual eyes developed inupdation of current affairs & general knowledge.
him otherwise in absence of it he has to be fullyNational federation of Blind (NFB) & All India
dependent for every routine work upon others. No oneConfederation of the Blind (AICB) have also provided
can provide eyes to the blind but proper training canfurniture and books for the benefit of blind students. 
make them self-reliant and self- dependent. RealizingComputer Education
the painful sufferings of the blind this SansthanSchool has recently established a fully air conditioned
(Society) was started, with 2 children on 15th AugustComputer Lab with the help of respected NRI donor
1977 in this historic Suncity, Jodhpur. It has its ownMr.Premchand Gadda & his friends from USA having
constitution and also anyone giving help to this society17 computers equipped with all latest hardware &
will enjoy exemption from income tax under 80-G.software useful for blind .Compauters as a subject is
Aims of the society (Netraheen Vikas Sansthan)compulsory for classes 6th to 12th and the basic
- To provide education and training to blind boys andcourse classes are taken by the trained teachers.
girls, Make arrangements for Rehabilitation and effortsRecently the School has started a three month
are made to make available the facilities provided byCertificate course in association with Polytechnic
the govt. to these blind children.College, Jodhpur. 14 students have completed this
- To establish Braille press, library and cassette librarycourse during the session 2007-08 .
for the blindBraille Printing Machine
- To arrange for the treatment to those, whose eyesThe school has imported special Braille printing machine
are worth for treatment and also to provide guidancefrom Sweden in the year 2001 with the help of funds
in this field.given by the than British High Commissioner & Member
- To arrange seminars and workshops on theof Parliament Late Dr.L.M.Singhvi . The machine is very
problems of the blind.useful for converting books of normal text matter into
- To arrange special surveys on the blind persons andBraille script which is used by all the students for their
try to solve their problems with the help ofschooling.
Government and the society.Postal Address:
- To establish them in self employment by givingNETRAHEEN VIKAS SANSTHAN
training in cottage industries.D-Sector, Kamla Nehru Nagar
- To undertake all those tasks this may be related withJodhpur, Rajasthan, 342003 INDIA.
the development and growth of intellectual eyes in theFounder : Mrs.