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Visually impaired Chandigarh student secures 96% in CBSE Class 10 board exam

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:26 -- geeta.nair

15-year-old Vanshika says she wants to crack the UPSC Civil Services Examination and become an IAS officer.

Vanshika (15) who was born with a visual impairment scored 96% in the CBSE Class 10 results that were declared on Monday. A student of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, Vanshika says she wants to crack the UPSC Civil Service Examination and become an IAS officer.

She aspires to work towards the empowerment of visually impaired students and make a friendly environment for them. (Handout)

12 visually impaired students successfully clear West Bengal HS board exam

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 12:00 -- geeta.nair

This year, 12 visually impaired students appeared for the West Bengal Class 12 board examination. All of them have successfully cleared the examination with Grade A and above.

In Short

  • WBCHSE declared the West Bengal Class 12 Result 2024 on May 8
  • 12 visually impaired students also appeared for the board examination
  • Out of them, Rashida Khatun secured the top position with 416 marks out of 500

Special screening of ‘Srikanth’ for PwDs

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 11:44 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi, May 9

Working towards inclusivity and accessibility in the entertainment industry, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has partnered with PVR INOX, India’s largest cinema exhibitor, to co-host a special first show of a movie, ‘Srikanth’, on the first day of its release on Friday at 10 am.

Germany Develops Device For Visually Impaired

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 10:28 -- geeta.nair

With the help of modern technology, even the visually impaired can now try their hand at sports of shooting. Germany has developed a device for the visually impaired. This device has been brought to India for the first time and given to the visually impaired in Pune. In shooting, the target is identified and aimed through binoculars. The same technique has been developed by these devices, one part of this device is in the rifle and the other part is on the headphones placed on the ear.

People with disabilities to get quotas in all trains irrespective of fare concessions

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 14:26 -- geeta.nair

Four specially designed seats earmarked for people with disabilities in Vande Bharat Express trains; Verified Indian Railways Unique Identity Cards essential for availing quota 

The Ministry of Railways has approved quotas for people with disabilities (PwDs) in all trains, irrespective of whether any concessional fare facility is available or not.

According to railway sources, the PwD quota will be earmarked in all reserved Express/Mail trains, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Humsafar, Gatimaan, and Vande Bharat express trains.

Admission to Sathyabama Institute of Science And Technology -2024-25

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 11:50 -- geeta.nair

Subject: Admission to Sathyabama Institute of Science And Technology -2024-25
Greetings from Ability Foundation!
 We are now inviting applications from students with disabilities for various undergraduate & postgraduate courses at Sathyabama Institute Of Science And Technology, a premier educational institution in Chennai.
2024 marks the 11th  year of our journey towards total inclusive university education and our engagement with the institute.  We are delighted that this year too, 50 seats are available for persons with disabilities!

AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens Low Vision Clinic for visually impaired patients

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 12:11 -- geeta.nair

The Low Vision Clinic will help a special group of patients like the socially  blind and other patients having very low vision due to glaucoma, age-related  macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal diseases, and other blinding diseases,  who do not benefit from surgery or spectacle correction, according to a press  release.

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