Zambia National Association of the Blind in Urban and Rural Areas has urged government to budget for education materials for the visually impaired in the 2025 National Budget.
Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, is this Friday, 27th September, 2024, expected to present the proposed 2025 National Budget to the National Assembly.
Hyderabad: Soon, the city will have a park where even the visually challenged will be able to walk in and experience the natural surroundings on their own.
Several extraordinary individuals, including an architect, who cannot speak or hear since her birth and is running her own architecture firm, and two 100 per cent visually impaired brothers who are independently running own grocery store are among those to be awarded on September 20 at the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18.
Lucknow: Sanjeeta Vishwakarma, a visually impaired student, is set to get three gold medals in different categories at the Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University convocation on Friday.
Before joining DSMNRU, Sanjeeta had vision in one eye and was enrolled in Saltanat Bahadur Post Graduate College, Jaunpur. When she was in BA second year, the vision in the only eye also got low, and she had to leave the course midway.
"My dream to complete higher education was shaken when, in the second year of my BA course, I lost vision in both eyes.
The Sugamya Bharat app has resolved 75% of over 1,400 accessibility complaints.
The Sugamya Bharat app has resolved 75% of over 1,400 accessibility complaints.
Guwahati: Demonstrating remarkable innovation and a commitment to inclusivity, two student--scientists from Hojai district have developed a path guide suit designed to help visually impaired individuals navigate their surroundings safely and independently.
Class X students Abdul Subur and Ankita Dey designed the wearable device using sensors to detect obstacles and provide real-time guidance to the user.
Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd (Star Health Insurance) has launched a policy in Braille.
The company said that with this step the visually-impaired people can access information and make independent choices on matters related to their health and finances.
Innovative policy for the visually impaired
he Delhi High Court has told bike-taxi aggregator Rapido to submit an audit report on the accessibility of its services for persons with disabilities within three months.
Visually Challenged student finally secures visa to Italy
Hubballi: Suhas Dharwad, who was denied permission by the Italian embassy, has now received the visa to study at a prestigious university in Italy. Responding to the TOI report dated Aug 18, Union minister Pralhad Joshi sought assistance from the minister of external affairs S Jaishankar. Now, the embassy has sent the visa to the student.
Suhas told TOI that he had received a call from Anuj Nirwal officer on special duty for Italy, Portugal, and San Marino at the ministry of external affairs (MEA), on Aug 21.
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