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The visually impaired Class X student of Selvapuram Government Higher Secondary School had to keep textbooks very close to his eyes whenever he wants to read. D Sabika, a special educator from Anaimalai, said students could install the apps in their mobile phones, if they have login details, and use it. Coimbatore: For 16-year-old S Karthikeyan, reading his textbooks was always a tough task. “The apps, in which we were trained in for the past three weeks, allow us to choose a particular page of a particular textbook we want to read. Special educators said they were looking for help to get mobiles for visually challenged children, who can’t afford one.M Ragothaman, a resource person from Chennai who trained the students and special educators on using the apps, said the Class X, XI and XII textbooks of Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation were being converted to the Daisy format and uploaded on an online portal, so that students could access them through the apps..