Bathinda lad to take part in global IT challenge for Youth with Disabilities
Yashveer Goel, 18, of Bathinda, who has bagged the first position in the hearing impaired category of the National IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities, will now represent the country at the Global IT Challenge in Vietnam in September.
The competition was organised by the National Institute of Technology, Kurukushetra on July 20 and 21 under the aegis of Union ministry of social justice.
Yashveer is among the four candidates selected from across the country to represent India at the Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities. He is the first candidate from Punjab to be ever selected for the event.
Yashveer has been suffering from hearing impairment since birth and he cannot speak. However, he lives a normal and independent life.
His father Chandra Parkash said Yashveer son secured 91% marks in Class 12. He is currently pursuing his graduation from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He cannot understand the sign language but interacts with the help of his skill to read lip movements. While sharing his feelings with the help of his father, Yashveer said he was on cloud nine after winning the contest.