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NATIONALNATIONAL INSTITUTE INSTITUTE OF OF SPEECH SPEECH & & HEARI HEARINNGG NISH Accredited Accredited as as Excellent Excellent Institution Institution by by RCI RCI I ISO I ISO 9001:2008 9001:2015 Certified Certified I Accredited I Accredited by by NAAC NAAC with with A-Gra A-Gradede VIBRATIONS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH ISSUE 20 & 21 June 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 IN THIS ISSUE Dear Reader, Graduation Day ....................................................................02 I am pleased to present another issue of our newsletter. This time it is a combined issue and hence much International Workshop on Importance of ISL ......................02 larger than the regular one. We had a lot of visitors on campus and a lot of activities during the previous NISHians at the National Conference .................................03 two quarters. As you can see, the students council, ‘’Harmony’” took leadership to involve a larger number of students in the activities. For the first time we organized a ceremony for our graduating students and it ‘BITS’ focussing Innovative Technology ...............................04 was a well orchestrated function. Network Expo .......................................................................04 Our goal is to have a campus where we all enjoy and learn and provide an environment of freedom and Making Banking Enjoyable ...................................................05 peace. Journey for Learning ............................................................06 Hope you will skim through the pages and understand a bit of who we are as NISHians. Farewell to Dr Madan M. Vasishta ......................................06 Dr Samuel N. Mathew Thanks for your valuable feedback. Flying Out Searching New Trees ..........................................07 Executive Director Inspiring Stories ...................................................................07 Enjoy! A Day to Celebrate ...............................................................07 Sam Adding Feathers to the Cap!!! ..............................................09 Celebrating Christmas in a Different Way ............................09 National Anthem in Indian Sign Language ...........................10 New Year Celebration at NISH .............................................10 NIM - SET .............................................................................11 Assistive Technology Workshop ...........................................11 Aiming for Excellence in Higher Education...........................11 Highlighting the Importance of Reading ...............................12 Science & Technology for Specially Abled Persons .............12 Saluting the Glory of India ....................................................13 Signbee 2016 .......................................................................13 Ripples .................................................................................13 Hands on Training on Software Testing ...............................14 Acquiring Experience at Thomson Reuters .........................14 A Day of Celebrations ..........................................................15 Applied Learning Series .......................................................15 Be Positive ...........................................................................16 A glimpse from the farewell function of EIP Motivating Minds ..................................................................17 children. HEFP Students Becoming Role Models ..............................18 NISHians during the staff tour to Chitharal & Kanyakumari. NISH Pace Setters ...............................................................19 VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH Graduation Day International Workshop on Importance of Indian Sign Language in Deaf Education The successful completion of courses by graduates of 2015-16 academic year was celebrated at NISH on December 10, 2016. The specially curated function was pre- NISH conducted a three day workshop, ‘Importance of Indian Sign Language in Deaf Educa- tion’ on March 1, 2 and 3, 2017 for the educators of deaf students. The aim of the workshop sided over by Mr G. Vijaya Raghavan, Honorary Director of NISH. was to share the appropriate communication mode for effectively teaching the deaf and hard of hearing students, gather ideas about the modifications required in pedagogy and discuss innovative methods to impart knowledge. There were active discussions, presentations, and demos and the resource persons included deaf education experts like Dr Madan Vasishta, Dr Surinder P. K. Randhawa, Mr Rajesh Ketkar, Ms Jagdeep Kaur, Mr Sunil Sahasrabudhe, Mr Sibaji Panda and the faculty members of NISH. VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 NISHians at the National Conference by ISLRTC The papers authored by NISH staff mem- bers, Dr K.G. Sathessh Kumar, Dr Akila Suren- dran, Ms Raji Gopal, Ms Raji N. R., Ms Parvathy Pavithran, Ms Chithra Prasad, Ms Neena M, Dr Anu Mukund and Ms Silvy Maxi Mena were selected by ISLRTC and they were presented at the National Conference on ‘Empowering Deaf Through Indian Sign Langauge’ on March 20 and 21, 2017 organised by ISLRTC at Vighyan Bhavan , New Delhi. NISH Executive Director Dr Samuel N. Mathew chaired and moderated World Aids Day commemoration was organized by NISH Students Council with the the sessions. support of Castalia Event Management team. Red ribbons and leaflets were distrib- uted to students. Ms Sathikumari P. (State level Resource member, Kerala State AIDS Control Society) interacted with the students. Participants & resource persons of CRE Programme on ‘Comprehensive Care for Neurodevelopmental Disorders’ organised by NISH in association with RCI from Dr Ramdas K. (Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical Superintendent, Regional Cancer Cen- February 20th to 23rd, 2017 at NISH. tre) delivering a talk on Cancer awareness at NISH on March 7, 2017. VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH ‘BITS’ focussing Innovative Technology Mr Venugopalan Nair (State coordinator, National Trust, State Nodal Agency Centre, Kollam) han- The B.Sc. 7th semester students of NISH organized a workshop called ‘BITS’ (Basics of dling a session on ‘Legal Guardianship’ at the sixteenth online NISH Interactive Dis- Innovative Technology) about the recent innovations in the field of IT on November 18, ability Awareness Seminar (NIDAS) held on February 15, 2017 at NISH . 2016 for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Ms Anupama T.V. I A S (Director, Social Justice) inaugurated the workshop. The students also visited a firm in Techno Park to see a live demo of 3D printers. Network Expo A ‘Network Expo’ was organized by the 7th sem B.Sc.(CS) (HI) students of NISH from A session from Parental Awareness Programme by EIP conducted on February 17, November 16th to18th, 2016. Different models of networking were exhibited. 2017. VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH Dr. Sekhar Lukose Kuriakose (Member Secretary, Kerala State Disaster Management Authority & Head (Scientist), State Emergency Operations Centre, Department of Revenue & Disaster Management, Govt. of Mr Aamod Samuel, Flight Systems Design Engineer from Armstrong Flight Research Kerala) delivering a talk on Disaster Management at NISH on February 14, 2017. Center ,NASA giving a talk on ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA’ on February 12, 2017. It was an exciting, interactive session with the students & staff of NISH. Making Banking Enjoyable A team of experts from the State Bank conducted a day- long workshop on ‘Practical Banking’ for deaf and hard of hearing students on Janu- ary 31, 2017. The attendees learned to use a bank ac- count and its various features including online banking tools. VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH Journey for Learning Participants & organizers of badminton (shuttle) tournament conducted at NISH in February 2017. Farewell to Dr Madan M. Vasishta Faculty members & students of Bachelor of Fine Arts visited Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016 on February 21st & 22nd, 2017 as part of the Journey for Learning Programme. Dr Madan M. Vasishta (Retired professor of Gallaudet University, Washington) was at NISH for three months giving talks, conducting sessions and empowering the people working in the disability field. He was given a memorable farewell by the staff and students of NISH on March 28, 2017. Kids in action during Sports Day by EIP on March 17, 2017. VIBRATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF NISH Flying Out Searching New Trees Inspiring Stories Fifteen students were given farewell by the staff of the Early Intervention Programme at NISH. NISH Executive Director Dr Samuel N. Mathew, Academic Coordinator Ms Daisy Sebastian, staff members and parents of the children spoke during the function. A Day to Celebrate, Join Hands, Reflect and Innovate Dr Madan Vasishta (Retired Professor, Gallaudet University, Washington DC, USA) delivering a talk at NIM-IS on March 4, 2017. ‘NISH Innovations Model – Inspiring Stories’ (NIM-IS) is a series of talks organised by NISH for the public by people who have over- come disabilities & have become role-models for others in society and also by pioneers & innovators who have gone beyond their call of duty to serve those with disabilities. Second yearly