JAMMU: An Alumni of Samaj Kalyan Kendra run School of Speech & Hearing Handicapped, Vishali Raina has passed Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) from Lovely Professional University (JPU), Phagwara Punjab and became the first divyang of J&K to acquire this degree. She got 7.03 CGPA equivalents to 63.27% marks.
Daughter of Vijay Raina, a technician in PDD and Anita Raina, home maker, Vishali Raina was a meritorious student right from the childhood and passed higher secondary from School of Speech and Hearing Handicapped as school topper in the year of 2016 and joined BCA course at Speaking Institute for the Deaf Rajpura and successfully passed from JPU this year. She is presently pursuing Diploma course in Teaching Indian Sign Language at Rehabilitation Council of India. She was sponsored by Haryana Welfare Society for Persons with Speech and Hearing Impairment, Panchkula. The management of the J&K Samaj Kalyan Kendra Jammu has lauded the rare achievement of its alumni and complimented her for such a path breaking academic feat, overcoming her physical impairment. President of SKK, KB Jandial has offered her immediate job of Computer Officer in its office at a monthly salary of Rs. 10,000 till her appropriate placement befitting to her qualifications. He hoped that some citizen spirited member of the corporate sector would come forward and engage her for suitable computer job, opening a vista for such qualified specially abled youth.
Talking to the Management, Vishali urged the society to come forward and encourage such specially abled children to grow, develop and achieve their dreams which is possible despite their physical impairments.
