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Covid19: Stories from the ground #4

Keli Tandi and his wife are a blind couple from Raipur. They barely had any food supplies at home when the nationwide lockdown was announced. Although, someone did provide them with a packet of rice but it wasn’t enough to meet the basic food requirement of the family. With no ration at home and two small children needing milk, they reached out to Eyeway for help in a state of desperation.
 
On understanding their situation, Eyeway quickly mobilized its network who ensured delivery of essential ration items to the family.
 

Covid19: Stories from the ground #3

Dhirender Chauhan and his wife are a blind couple who were visiting their relatives in Jabalpur when the nationwide lockdown was announced to curb the spread of COVID-19. With restrictions on mobility and little cash in hand, the family was caught in a helpless situation. Dhirender called the Eyeway helpline seeking support with ration and some nutritional food supplies for his pregnant wife.
 
                                                             

Covid19: Stories from the ground #1

When PM Narendra Modi announced the first nationwide lockdown of 21 days, many were left trapped in places away from home.

18-year-old Amit Kumar who is visually impaired, had travelled to Delhi from his hometown in Bihar to appear for his Class 10 exams. Unfortunately, he was stuck at a hostel for blind students in the capital where he was residing temporarily.

webinar

Saksham is organizing a webinar on various accessibility features of android phones and iPhone on 13th May 2020. The 1 and a half hour webinar will hold 3 sessions each of which will be taken by Saksham's technology experts. The sessions will cover talkback control for web navigation, selection mode, labelling, cut, and copy-paste through talkback, some special features of WhatsApp and some interesting tricks and techniques of talkback/voiceover on a smartphone as well as the iPhone.  
After the registration, you'll receive an email with a detailed plan of the sessions. 

Blind people fear relaxation of lockdown, wonder impact of social distancing on their lives

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:56 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Visually impaired Amina, who relies heavily on her sense of touch, wonders what kind of ''new life'' awaits her when the lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus pandemic relaxes.

For Amina, it is a double whammy as not only touching any surface will put her at higher risk of contracting the coronavirus but also the new norm of social distancing would make the outside world more wary towards helping her and other blind people.

Birthday surprise for specially abled

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:45 -- geeta.nair

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 6

A visually challenged man, who holds MA and BEd degree, got a home when he turned 39 today.

Forced to take to begging due to the traumatic family life and failed attempts to get a job, Billu Paswan was today shifted to Sector 21-based Cheshire Homes, a place for the destitute, by the local Municipal Corporation.

He has been living and begging outside Sai mandir in Sector 29 for nearly 2.5 years.

The lockdown is hard for women with disability

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:29 -- geeta.nair

As a girl of 15, Nidhi Goyal wanted to be a portrait artist. Then she became visually-challenged, and turned to activism. “I was 16,” she says about losing sight to a rare genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa. “It was a struggle and I was slipping into depression until I looked at my own privilege.” She then decided to “do something about it”.

Blind people fear days after lockdown, say social distancing is a curse

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

Rahul Gambhir, a 31-year-old banker from Mumbai, is worried about the day when the Covid-19 lockdown will be lifted and he will have to join office again.

His office is at Nariman Point, which is at least 20km away from his flat at Chembur.

There are several questions worrying Gambhir, who is totally blind since birth.

Information about computer knowledge test

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 10:43 -- geeta.nair

Blind people’s association is pleased to announce the first online computer quiz  for V.I .computer users who have recently started using computer. This quiz is also going to be applicable and helpful to those who possess
reasonably good command in computer.

Please note that those candidates who have desktop or laptop will be able to appear in this test from their own house.

Online Elementary Immersion Workshops in Conversational English

XRCVC is happy to announce a short series of Online Elementary
Immersion Workshops in Conversational English.

Gaining proficiency in English is important because it increases your horizons. We live in a diverse world with a variety of cultures and languages. English has emerged as a dominant language and learning to speak English well helps us connect beyond our cultural boundaries. From work, to academic exchange, to business, to making friends, English helps us connect at a global level.

Online Session on How to Use Zoom Conference Calls - On 8th May 2020

XRCVC is happy to announce a training workshop “Online Session on How To Use Zoom Conference Calls”.

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars etc.

In the current scenario due to the lockdown, many people are using platforms like Zoom in order to do collaborative work with teams, attend class, and even meet their families online. The app is accessible, which means that visually impaired persons can also use it 0independently.

Google launches new Braille keyboard on Android for visually impaired people

Mon, 05/04/2020 - 12:50 -- geeta.nair

For over 100 years, Braille has been helping the people who are blind and low vision to read and communicate. Google wants to help the visually impaired community use Braille on their smartphones as well. To make this happen, Google has launched a Braille keyboard named TalkBack.

For disabled people, tech is a great equaliser and Google‘s latest offering is a step in that direction. Called TalkBack, Google has launched a virtual braille keyboard for people with vision impairments.

Visually impaired IIT student gives fisherfolk safety net

Thu, 04/30/2020 - 10:37 -- geeta.nair

Kailash Tandel networks with professor, friends to raise nearly ₹2 lakh; distributes 280 packets of essentials

Kailash Tandel (35) had to go back home to Machimar Nagar in Cuffe Parade from his hostel in IIT Bombay, where he is pursuing his PhD, when the novel coronavirus began to gain a foothold in the city.

Mr. Tandel was no stranger to the hardships his community faced, but this time, he was filled with dread. The locality has poor hygiene, the fisherfolk who live in the area have had a bad run at sea for months and the lockdown has added to their financial distress.

Preferential Delivery by BigBasket- Complete Process

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 14:07 -- geeta.nair

 BigBasket has introduced priority delivery of groceries for people with disabilities (PWD). They are working to enhance experience for PWD based on the request from Blind Graduates Forum of India to
minimize challenges due to lockdown and social distancing measures.
 Please make note of the process to order below:
•       Fill your details in this form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1P4zm4yvaFwzaSfz9_aQ-DjS2RZky4CeIMOQPf56p9Fo/edit

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