The Dr. Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation Centre is in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, an exclusive college for students who are hard of hearing. This institute is the first of its kind, and it is all about equal opportunity, aiming to empower students with hearing disabilities and providing them with the opportunity to enter the main stream world, through education and skills development.
One of the courses on offer is a three year Bachelor of Vocation in Graphics and Animation Design course. The course is designed so that students can do part of the course and still receive certificate or diplomas, or can do the full course and receive a degree.Students who are hearing impaired very often have other senses that are extra fine tuned. A student who cannot hear may well be extra creative and brilliant at design. A student who cannot hear often thinks in a more visual manner, sees things brightly and definitely notices more.
A career in graphics, animation or the digital world could be the perfect career choice for a student who is hard of hearing. Their creativity and other honed skills make up for what they cannot hear.
Shakuntala University is a technology friendly and technologically advanced campus. The lecture rooms are all smart classrooms, well equipped with computers, Wi-Fi, CCTV, audio-visual educational aids and projectors. The computer labs all have JAWS – Job Access with Speech. The campus is green and Eco-friendly as well as being disabled-friendly with ramps for students in wheelchairs.
The Bachelor of Vocation in Graphics has two components to it – general education and skills development. Theoretical and practical work ensure a degree (or if you only do part of the course, a certificate or diploma) that is well rounded with all the skills needed for graphic design / digital technology. In the department for the hearing-impaired, there are interpreters available, as well as people who can do sign language.
In most Indian schools children who are hearing impaired only attain an education until class VIII or class X. Shakuntala provides a unique platform for students to continue with their education, alongside other hearing students. The University ensures that students can get the same diploma or degree, in spite of their disability, which is exactly how all universities should be.
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