Visually impaired students: AIOU establishes ‘Accessibility Centre’

Islamabad
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) would set up an 'Accessibility Centre' for visually impaired students at its national library.
The centre, to provide free of cost services to students, would start working next few days.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Shahid Siddiqui said the centre will be equipped with computers, scanners, printers, different software through which visually impaired or blind persons could access e-content from the internet.
The needed students will be able to access HEC's digital resources, e-Books, research articles, journals, thesis and course material of relevant their programs without any extra charges.
The university will also arrange orientation and introductory sessions that would benefit them for their learning and academic up-gradation.
Dr. Shahid Siddiqui said they will meet special needs of such students with all possible means, mainly through new technology. Initially, the facility will be available at Central Library University's main Campus and later it will be extended to regional offices all over the country. The library remains opens from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sunday. It works as national library, as students from other educational institution can also benefit from it.