India's first radio channel for visually-impaired people launched in Nagpur
By MYBRANDBOOK
India’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur, that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks.
The Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) are serving as the pioneers of the concept. A team of trained volunteers help in the creation of content for the radio channel, which can be streamed to the visually impaired across India and the world.
Educational resources surrounding a variety of subjects are made available through this platform on digital platforms owned by visually-impaired people, who can access this vast bank of information from anywhere as unlike the FM and AM Radio.
This concept was created as a substitute for audiobooks provided by Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal to the visually impaired on their digital devices, which was cut off due to the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on travelling.
Shirish Darvekar, the Coordinator of the channel and a member of Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal, said, “Unlike FM and AM, Internet Radio has no geographical limits. Content is pre-recorded. We have presenter each for various subjects covered on the radio. We have a team of 20 people, mostly women who are housewives. They are trained and know their work well. No one is paid, all have a sense of servitude. In just two to four days, we have around 161 listeners. It paints a very encouraging picture.
Darvekar said that the service will be more widespread in coming days and informed that the channel is available on Play Store and via Zeno Radio on Apple devices. One of the beneficiaries of the channel said, “Now we will get more information and our studies will get easier. We get a feeling as if we are attending classes inside a classroom. It is a great initiative for the visually impaired.”
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