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New app to provide seamless access to loans for people with disabilities

A mobile application to provide seamless access to loans for disabled entrepreneurs and individuals was launched on Sunday. The app, launched at the concluding event of the 22nd Divya Kala Mela, was developed by the National Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation.

It aims to provide seamless access to loans for Divyang entrepreneurs and individuals, marking a significant step towards economic inclusion.

The Union social justice and empowerment ministry said in a statement that the Divya Kala Mela made record sales of more than Rs 13.5 crore.

J-K govt to raise specially-abled pension to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000: Minister Sakina Itoo

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to increase the pension for specially-abled persons to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000, Health and Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Sunday. She said Rs 1,000 is a "meagre amount" and the planned increase would alleviate the financial burden on the families that are taking care of differently-abled members.

Government grants special casual leave to visually impaired employees on World Braille Day

This initiative will allow visually impaired staff to commemorate the birth anniversary of Braille, the French educator who invented the Braille system, which enables blind individuals to read and write.

NEW DELHI: In a move to honour Louis Braille’s contributions, the Delhi government has announced a one-day special casual leave for its blind employees on January 4, 2025.

VR-Tested System Aids Navigation for Visually Impaired

A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and sound feedback, aims to help users navigate complex real-world environments more safely and effectively.

Urban spaces inaccessible for visually impaired citizens

LAHORE/QUETTA/PESHAWAR/KARACHI:

Even as Pakistan remains a formal signatory to various international conventions on human rights, the state has failed to integrate and fulfil the specific accessibility requirements of the blind community, which continues to live in the dark.

Muhammad Saleem, a visually impaired lecturer at a government institution in Lahore, felt that the government had failed to enforce international laws on the rights of persons with disabilities. "Neither are there any tactile tiles nor pelican crossings for blind persons in the city," said Saleem.

Appointment of visually-impaired candidate clearing civil services exam: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre over non-compliance of July 8 order

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Union government over its failure to comply with the July 2024 orders of the Court, directing appointment of a visually-impaired person and other candidates with disability, who had cleared the civil services examination in 2008.

The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih issued a contempt of court notice to the Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), asking him to reply as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against the Department.

Government Exam Coaching for All Types of Competitive, State/ Central Exams Specially for SSC and Banking

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1. English Batch timings 4 to 7:30 pm
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A test will be conducted on 8th December 2024 and qualified candidates will get the training.

Palaash Muchhal on signing visually-impaired comic Bhavya Shah for his next Nazariya: It all happened within a week

Palaash Muchhal on signing visually-impaired comic Bhavya Shah for his next Nazariya: It all happened within a week
Palaash Muchhal on signing visually-impaired stand up comic Bhavya Shah for his next and similarities between his film on down syndrome and Sitaare Zameen Par

Disability groups applaud the SC ruling declaring accessibility a fundamental right

NEW DELHI: Disability rights advocates and groups have described the Supreme Court judgment recognizing accessibility as a fundamental right for persons with disabilities as historic and hugely transformational.
The ruling is set to transform public life across India, compelling both state and central governments to prioritize the rights of disabled individuals, said the National Disability Network, an umbrella body representing 40 members from across India.

Karnataka High Court upholds SAT relief to visually impaired woman

Blindness will not come in the way of educationally qualified candidates discharging the duties of a primary school teacher, the Karnataka High Court recently said while directing the State government to consider the application of a visually challenged candidate for the post of social studies teacher.