Name of the Organization : Chetana Charitable Trust(chetana.org.in)
Name of the Competition : National Tactile Book Competition 2013
Location : Chennai

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National Tactile Book Competition 2013 :
Chetana Charitable Trust announces a National Tactile Book Competition open to anyone interested in designing and producing a Tactile book for children with visual impairment between the ages of birth to 12. The first five winning entries will be sent to Prague as the official Indian entries to the International Tactile Book competition to be held in October 2013 under the banner of Typhlo and Tactus, UK.

The international competition is organized once every 2 years to create an awareness of the importance of literacy and appropriate material in young children with vision impairment.

You can read more about efforts in India at www.chetana.org.in/arm International efforts at www.tactus.org.

Please see the Typhlo and Tactus website for guidelines on the making of the tactile books. For further ideas, visit the Chetana website. The books can be an original creation or an adaptation of an existing commercial book and can be in any language.

The National Competition will be judged by a panel including adults and children with vision impairment and experts in children’s books and publishing. Results will be announced on the 15th February 2013 on the Chetana website.

The last date for sending your completed book is January 15th 2013.

Entries must be sent to :
Chetana Charitable Trust
15, Arunachalam Road,
Kotturpuram,
Chennai 600 085

Please send entries either as a registered post or by courier. Entries should be accompanied by the participant’s full name, address, phone number, and email id. Chetana will not be responsible for books lost in transit. All entries received will become a part of the Chetana Lending Library available to children across the country.

Question Send them to projects@chetana.org.in