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Quarterly Newsletter – Sep 2024
Impact Evaluation in Arts and Project Management Blind Rocks! receiving workshop from Nischal Oli. Under Tewa’s grant project, the workshop on “Impact Evaluation in the Arts and Project Management,” led by expert facilitator Nischal Oli, was held. The participants from Blind Rocks delved into critical topics such as risk analysis, project management impacts, and effective execution strategies. The session covered ...
Empowering Voices: An accessible and Inclusive Music Video
Blind Rocks! with support of British Council Nepal's Gender Grant Project produced an accessible music video featuring disabled artists aimed at promoting dialogue on media accessibility. The project concluded with a premiere event on 1st June, 2024, at GATE College, with Chief Guest Rita Thapa Magar. Attendees, including stakeholders and the public, experienced the music video "Sikka" with blindfolds to ...
Blind Rocks Newsletter Apr-June 2024
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Blind Rocks Quarterly Newsletter, JAN-MAR 2024 Issue
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Blind Rocks Quarterly Newsletter, OCT-DEC 2023 Issue
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Awesome Disability October Award.
We are absolutely thrilled and deeply honored to accept the Awesome Disability October Award. Our awesome project, BlindRocks, is dedicated to empowering blind and visually impaired individuals through art and adventure. Receiving the Awesome Disability October Award is a testament to the importance of our mission. It not only recognizes our efforts but also strengthens our resolve to break down ...
Listen, Look, and Learn – The Sound of Inclusion!
We launched a new inclusive talking video library for blind and dead individuals which will allow access to an inclusive experience, where everyone, regardless of their abilities, can enjoy audio-visual content together. Our new project Listen, Look, and Learn - The Sound of Inclusion! will bring Visual Media Accessibility to the forefront for our inclusivity and accessibility step. This initiative ...
2 months Long Dance and Drama class
2 months long dance and drama class was successfully conducted where 20 visually impaired individuals participated actively to get trained for skills of dance and theatre. There were 10 participants for drama class and 10 for dance class each. Due to very enthusiastic trainers, we were able to achieve notable difference among the participants in terms of confidence, mobility, flexibility ...
Inclusive Artistry Unveiled: Music Video Premiere, Awards and Performances
“Inclusive Artistry Unveiled: Music Video Premiere, Awards and Performances" was successfully conducted at August 26, 2023 at St. Xavier’s College. The event featured renowned celebrities of Nepal, Mr. Deepak Raj Giri, Mr. Sushant K.C., Ms. Rejina Rimal and Mr. Yash Kumar. The event featured premiere of Nepal's first accessible music video in Nepal which had prominence of blind artists. The ...
And then we finally flew in the sky.
With the message of winding to new heights and reaching to successful realms and heights, nothing will stop you, not even disability. The thoughts matters, yours and mines, ours. 12 of us, 9 visually impaired and 3 sighted (one individual from USA and another friend from Austria) did paragliding in Pokhara from Mandredhunga. Feeling the breeze, touching the clouds, captivating ...
Mr & Ms Blind Rockers International Season 4
Mr. Sagar Nepal from Nepal and Ms. Darya Hosseini from Iran has been crowned Mr and Ms Blind Rockers International at a contest held in ACACLE on May 17th, 2023. In presence of jury panel of Media personalities, Ms. Malvika Subba and Mr. Suraj Singh Thakuri, Nepali Actress, Ms. Surakshya Panta and disability right activist, Mr. Birendra Raj Pokharel, the ...
Blind artist with Dance and Song Performances (IFES and Blind Rocks!)
With better opportunities come talents that are bound to make an impact. In collaboration with IFES at Hotel Malla, 9 blind and visually impaired artists performed magical song and dance performances embodying authentic Nepalese culture which mesmerized the audience. With everybody up in their feet, the event was successfully conducted that encouraged young artists to enhance their potentialities and experiences ...
8 days long interpersonal skills training (Aadarsha Secondary School, Lyaku)
Change is inevitable and we stand to change the mindset with confidence and skills. Blind Rocks! has successfully conducted 8 days long, Interpersonal Skills Training at Adarsha Secondary School.12 blind and visually impaired students learnt about body language, gestures, eye contact, emotions and voice modulations. Along with that an excursion visit was done to make these students face the real ...
Inclusive Rock Climbing Event (7th Jan 2023)
We did it! Every time you courageously want to take a step forward, the paths in life make you encounter new extremes. More challenges you plan on taking, more courage you build, which eventually makes your life worth living for. “The First ever Inclusive Rock Climbing” event conducted by Blind Rocks! was that same step we were yearning for. An ...
Hetauda Interpersonal Skills Training Session (4 days)
Communication as well as interpersonal skills has been integral part of our life. In regards to that, 4 days (Jan 12 - Jan 15) interpersonal skills training was successfully conducted in Baljyoti Secondary School of Hetauda with 17 visually impaired students. It was done to enhance the capacity an individual will have to pursue their dreams, goals and vision and ...
Participation during ACE fest 2022
Our Blind Rockers enthusiastically showcase their talent during ACE fest 2022. Our Blind rockers stunned 300 audiences with their outstanding performances. Our rockers performed dance, song and speech during the event. They were thrilled and happy to be invited to perform in public event ...
