Ls 1 - DIFFERENTLY

ABLED PEOPLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• After completing this session, the students will be 
able to,
• Recognize the uses of braille script.
• Research on American deafblind writer Helen 
Keller.
• Investigate the challenges faced by blind people.
 Starter activity
Name this famous personality .Why she is a
special dancer ?
Answers

Sudha Chandran is an
accomplished Bharatnatyam
dancer and actress.
She lost her leg in an accident,
but overcame her disability
with the help of a prosthetic
‘Jaipur foot’, becoming one of
the famous dancers of the
Indian subcontinent.
VISUAL DISABILITY
 Picture clue‐Analyze about 
blind people

Cane
Braille Script

students share one main point about this Picture clues to partner.
VISUAL CLUE:
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=u4R88d69dZw

Research work:
Write a short 
biography of 
Helen Keller.
(Maximum 4 sentences)
* Some people may not 
be able to see clearly.  
Wearing spectacles 
can improve their vision.

Some people may not be 
able to see at all. They 
have visual disability and
are said to be blind.
 Braille script
In this script, the alphabet and numbers are
represented by a series of raised dots on
paper.
A blind person can move his/her hands over
these dots, feel them and thus ‘read’ what
is written.
The Braille script was invented
by Louis Braille in 1824.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZ7a7ZZJoQ
 THINK AND ANSWER

 Why do blind people wear sunglasses?

 ASSESSMENTS

 . Fill in the blanks :

 1. ____________________ is a form of written
language for blind people.
 2. People who cannot see at all are called
___________.
 . Write True or False :
 1. Differently abled people are also known as people
with special needs. _________
 2. The Braille script was invented by Helen Keller.
_________
Recap of today’s work:
• Read page no: 11,12

• Complete the Research work

– Write a short biography of
Helen Keller.
• (Maximum 4 sentences)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• The students are able to :
• Recognize the uses of braille script.
• Research on American deafblind writer Helen 
Keller.
• Investigate the challenges faced by blind people.