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Plea to increase quota for persons with vision impairment

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) on Tuesday urged the Centre to increase reservation for visually impaired persons in government jobs and education to 2% within the 4% quota for persons with disabilities.

The current reservation of 1% for persons with vision impairment was not commensurate with the number of persons with such disability in the country and needs to enhanced. But even 1% reservation for persons with vision impairment is not being implemented properly, the federation officebearers said at a press conference here.

Quota in promotions for differently abled sought

Chandigarh, August 8

Organisations have demanded reservation in promotions for persons with disability in Chandigarh.

Gurugram inaccessible for specially abled

Sumedha Sharma

Working with an automobile giant, 36-year-old Haruto from Japan and his nine-year-old daughter Sakura were excited about living in Gurugram for six months. Having heard so much about cosmopolitan city Gurugram and its infrastructural development from his friends, Haruto was sure that it would be best suited to get her daughter a slice of Indian life. Two weeks in the city and Sakura was on her flight back home to Kyoto.

Big Bazaar Sabke liye Preview sale for shoppers with disabilities on 9 August

India's biggest retail event is here! Big Bazaar has announced Mahabachat, a big shopping initiative, across all 357 Big Bazaar and FBB stores in the country on 9 August. With wheelchair assistance, priority counters and a sign language invite, every effort has been made to make shopping an inclusive affair.

In a first, Pakistan to compete in International Visually Impaired Archery Championship

ISLAMABAD:

For the first time, a three-member team from Pakistan would feature in the 2019 International Visually Impaired Archery Championship that is scheduled to be held from September 25 to 30 in Andorra.

जुनून : घर से भागकर आए दृष्टिहीन तैराक ने झटके 2 गोल्ड व 1 सिल्वर मेडल

पांच साल पहले घर से भागकर दिल्ली आए दृष्टिहीन मुन्ना शाह ने दिल्ली पैराओलंपिक तैराकी स्पर्धा में दो स्वर्ण और एक रजत पदक झटका। बिहार के छपरा से दिल्ली पहुंचे मुन्ना की स्वर्णिम सफलता के पीछे कड़ी मेहनत और लगन शामिल है। तैराकी प्रतियोगिता दिल्ली के रोहिणी में 4 अगस्त को समाप्त हुई। वह कबड्डी के भी बेहतर खिलाड़ी हैं। राष्ट्रीय प्रतियोगिता में इस खेल का प्रतिनिधित्व कर चुके हैं।

Now, smart class for visually impaired students in B’sarai

PATNA: A first of its kind Braille smart classroom is being created in a Begusarai school to impart reading, writing and typing education to visually impaired children.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/now-smart-class-for-visually-impaired-students-in-bsarai/articleshow/70487592.cms

Sahana, helping visually impaired with patience, perseverance

India is home to world’s largest visually impaired population numbering over 50 lakh people According to the 2011 census, the country also tops the chart for the corneal blind in the world. This is a long way from ensuring an inclusive society for visually challenged citizens as taboos continue to exist around organ donation and corrective surgeries are still a far-fetched reality. However, a few individuals, organisations, NGOs and voluntary groups are leading the way in setting standards for their inclusion.

India win world school debating championships for first time, Tejas Subramaniam declared ‘Best speaker in the world’

CHENNAI: These self-professed nerds would take up topics of international relations and economics over sports and pop culture any day. Nevertheless, no topic or team could come in the way of their thunderous win - India’s first at the World Schools Debating Championships(WSDC) 2019 in Bangkok.

Tejas Subramaniam, Bhavya Shah, Manya Gupta, Saranya Ravindran and Prithvi Arun have bagged the championship that is usually dominated by native English-speaking countries like Australia, which has won the championship the most times, followed by England.

What compulsion behind changing currency notes, Bombay High Court asks RBI

THE BOMBAY High Court on Thursday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to file an affidavit stating reasons behind changing the features and size of currency notes from time to time.

A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar was hearing a petition filed by the National Association of the Blind (NAB), seeking directions to include distinctive features in new coins and notes for easier identification by the visually impaired.