LAHORE: The full text of the Holy Quran is now available in Braille at the Government College University (GCU) for visually-impaired students from the GCU Centre for Special Students (CSS).
According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), a copy of the Holy Quran in Braille was donated to the university library by Iqra Educational Trust’s United Kingdom Chairman Anees Qari. Speaking on the occasion, GCU Chief Librarian Abdul Waheed said, “The donated copy of the Quran is divided into twelve parts and has been placed in the Centre for Special Students (CSS).
”GCU Vice Chancellor Professor Khalid Aftab has issued special directions to provide all kinds of facilities to the university’s special students, the chief librarian maintained. Waheed said the university has already digitalised the curriculum and reading books for visually impaired students besides printing them in Braille.
The GCU CSS has high-tech computers which are capable of running heavy screen-reading software. “The centre surprises its visitors when they see blind students sending and receiving emails, chatting and browsing without any help,” he added. Visually-impaired students at the university expressed their pleasure at the availability of the Holy Quran in Braille at the CSS.
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