Very few visually impaired students in India are able to pursue higher education in STEM disciplines. One of the key barriers has been inaccessible study material – whether it be diagrams or equations or tables. RLF has been working for the last three years, in collaboration with NCERT and other agencies, to make the STEM school content accessible through production of a range of tactile books in STEM subjects. To take this initiative forward we are build capacity for making digital content accessible that can support visually impaired students wanting to pursue higher education in STEM disciplines.

Salient features of this training program are:
- This program will be delivered by experts in the domain like Prof Volker Sorge - Univ. of Birmingham (UK) Progressive Accessibility Solutions, Mr. Joseph Polizzotto - Alternative Media Supervisor UC Berkeley,  Dr. Peter Krautzberger - STEM Accessibility Consultant krautzource UG
- Each package would involve approximately 5 hours of lectures and hands-on-training (remote) followed by 10 hours of assignment
- The training program for all admitted participants is free
- A limited number of fellowships are available for applicants committing to work from home on conversion of documents into accessible format in freelance/part-time mode
- Women applicants with Science or Engineering background with some exposure to use of software tools would be preferred
- The medium of program is English and All applicants are expected to have access to a laptop/desktop with internet access
- Program would commence sometime in July 2021 with schedule to be announced by mid-June