New Delhi, December 26

The government has proposed to set up a "first of its kind" university covering the entire gamut of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in an accessible environment.

In a public notice issued on December 24, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has invited comments from stakeholders on a draft bill to set up the university.         

PUDUKKOTTAI: Ever since the lockdown was imposed in the State there was a shortage of blood in several blood banks. Fear of contracting the virus prevented many from coming to hospitals to donate blood. Now, though the situation is slowly getting back to normalcy, a visually-impaired teacher here is being an inspiration to those who have a second thought.

At a mere age of 16, T Ravi Kiran, a young genius from Sonala village in Adilabad district, has invented a device called 'Blind Eye', which acts as an artificial eye for the visually-impaired. Ravi's innovation, on which he has been working for the last three years and one that also won him accolades across the country, is capable of three things - read, recognise and navigate.