Technology can help austism
A recent research in the West has revealed that video modelling and other computer/digital technologies with multimedia features can go a long way to help children with autism (and other disabilities) to learn and communicate better. These computerised technologies would help them communicate with other fellow children. Even these technologies can be a great aid to children having sensitive eyesight or speech problems.
Taking hint from the success of its first-of-its-kind experimental workshop, that used computers to help kids with autism, in Dehradun, few doctors conducted a training workshop in Bengalooru. Studies show that there are an estimated 1.7 million autistic persons in the country. Nevertheless, the disorder is not rare; primarily most of autistic people in India have not been diagnosed and thus do not actually have an idea of the problem. There is a tremendous lack of awareness and misunderstanding about autism even among medical professionals. Sadly, there are not enough services to cater to the needs of retarded children, leave alone the autistic cases. Also, the rigidity and pressure of schools in India can make it difficult for an autistic child to cope, without special facilitation.
There is an urgent need to educate parents about the Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995. It’s time for schools, NGOs and other social development bodies to learn from these small group of doctors of Dehradun and replicate similar workshops in other parts of India.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
A recent research in the West has revealed that video modelling and other computer/digital technologies with multimedia features can go a long way to help children with autism (and other disabilities) to learn and communicate better. These computerised technologies would help them communicate with other fellow children. Even these technologies can be a great aid to children having sensitive eyesight or speech problems.
Taking hint from the success of its first-of-its-kind experimental workshop, that used computers to help kids with autism, in Dehradun, few doctors conducted a training workshop in Bengalooru. Studies show that there are an estimated 1.7 million autistic persons in the country. Nevertheless, the disorder is not rare; primarily most of autistic people in India have not been diagnosed and thus do not actually have an idea of the problem. There is a tremendous lack of awareness and misunderstanding about autism even among medical professionals. Sadly, there are not enough services to cater to the needs of retarded children, leave alone the autistic cases. Also, the rigidity and pressure of schools in India can make it difficult for an autistic child to cope, without special facilitation.
There is an urgent need to educate parents about the Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995. It’s time for schools, NGOs and other social development bodies to learn from these small group of doctors of Dehradun and replicate similar workshops in other parts of India.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
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forgive & forget. And nothing proves this better than the coming together of the two arch enemies, China & Japan. The two recently concluded a series of meeting to enhance trade cooperation & agreed to disagree on the contentious issue of exploitation of a gasfield in East China Sea region. The two countries have finally agreed to get into a second dialogue by the end of 2008 & agreed to create mechanisms, which would lead towards the creation of free-trade zone. The negotiations had become imperative after a sudden souring of economic relations between the two. While China had remained the leading investors in Japan, Japanese investments in China had fallen by almost 30% ($4.6 billion) last year. The twin reasons, which the Japanese business says for low interest in China were: Protectionist attitude of the Chinese & the highly undervalued Yuan. The ties between the two neighbours will improve in the days to come; the trade will also grow at good pace in the years to come,” Shimpei Ara, a bureaucrat with the Japanese Commerce Ministry told B&E. One only hopes that old rivals will eventually put the past behind them and help Asia prosper.
Index (GCI) and pathetic rank of 120th in ease of doing business, India again maintained its image of being difficult place for engaging in trade and business… India is again ranked very high in terms of share of transaction cost in doing business, in overall costs. India was placed at 11th spot, just behind Chile & China. Moreover, the average cost of executing a trade in India is estimated to be about 51 basis points (bps). As per data available from Elkins/McSherry, a New York-based global financial consultant, Venezuela was given the first slot, thus making it the most expensive market in the world. In case of India, average commission (or brokerage) was estimated to be about 30 bps which is considered very high when compared with emerging economies like China (22), Brazil (24), Korea (25) and Russia (15). India ranks nowhere compared to Brazil, Russia & China (BRIC nations). These continuous low rankings in various economic forums will not only degrade India’s image, globally, but will also de-motivate budding entrepreneurs from entering India.
is vehemently being opposed by CDMA players like Tata Teleservices and R-Com, under the argument that such a move would go against the set norms. Critically, Anil Ambani has even written to the Prime Minister’s Office on this issue criticizing GSM players, thus vitiating the erstwhile industry ‘friendship’ to newer depths.
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once considered to be endowed with divine powers. Centuries have gone by since the “divinity” was taken off the European kings. Was the Spanish King, Juan Carlos, too nostalgic at Ibero-American Summit, not to realise his own limits? When Venezuelan President Chavez interrupted Spanish premier Zapatero & called former Spanish premier Jose Maria Aznar a “fascist”, the king lost his temper retorted, “Why don’t you shut up?”
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interpretation of the Harry Potter series. The 1980s witnessed the advent of cheap microprocessors that helped the making of personal computers. In the next decade, the arrival of bandwidth gave birth to www (World Wide Web). Cheap sensors and their multiplier effects will define the transformation in the next decade or two. And the first to be impacted will be robots, and the increased interactions between Man and Machine.
were either launched or are to be launched this year, the point of commonality is that none of these high-resolution consoles belong to the Sony PlayStation category (what?!). But that doesn’t imply that Sony is at a loss for magic when it comes to gaming; it has two releases planned for 2008 – ‘Guns of the Patriots’ & ‘Resistance 2’.
Chopra admits that the group’s presence in other regions requires strengthening. With this SWOT analysis in place, Chopra is gung ho on reaching a capacity from the present 300 branches to 500 over the next five years. Besides, to rope in more consumers, Bajaj Capital launched its online investment & stock broking platform ‘Just Trade’ earlier this year. Designed as a global investment platform, the platform offers some unique functionalities like online financial planning and investing in multiple mutual funds. Although till date, the platform has only managed to rope in 6,000 clients and Chopra says that “we can’t say we are happy” with the target achieved, but going forward, he believes it to be a “great revenue source.”