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गूगल के विज्ञापन में नजर आएंगे दृष्टिहीन आइएएस सतेंद्र सिंह जागरण विशेष

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 14:30 -- geeta.nair

आसिफ अली, अमरोहाउत्तर प्रदेश स्थित अमरोहा के निवासी दृष्टिहीन युवा सतेंद्र सिंह ने गत सिविल सर्विसेज परीक्षा में 714वीं रैंक हासिल की। अब वह गूगल के विज्ञापन में दूसरों को जीने की कला सिखाते दिखाई देंगे। वैश्विक सर्च इंजन गूगल ने अपने एक उत्पाद के विज्ञापन में सतेंद्र के संघर्ष और सफलता को दिखाया है।सतेंद्र सिंह ने इस साल केंद्रीय लोक सेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) की परीक्षा में बाजी मारी। उन्हें यह सफलता तीसरे प्रयास में मिली है। सतेंद्र दिल्ली विवि में असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर रहे हैं। बेहद साधारण परिवार से ताल्लुक रखने वाले के सतेंद्र के पिता किसान हैं। सतेंद्र सालभर के ही थे जब उन्होंने आखों की रोशनी

This voice assistant can help visually impaired browse web

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 10:22 -- geeta.nair

Researchers have developed a new voice assistant that allows people with visual impairments to get web content quickly and effortlessly from smart speakers and similar devices.

The research team from University of Waterloo found a way to merge the best elements of voice assistants with screen readers to create a tool called Voice Exploration, Retrieval and Search (VERSE) that makes web searches easier.

Making life better for poor, differently abled students: Vinyasa Trust

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:47 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: Around 2.68 crore people in the country, or 2.21 per cent of the total Indian population of 121 crore, are differently-abled, as per the 2011 Census. Of these differently-abled people, 69 per cent stay in rural areas. Catering to their needs, the Vinyasa Trust for Differently Challenged Institute provides free education, accommodation and healthcare to economically disadvantaged students.

InclusionChamps-Ankita Gulati wins Universal Design Award 2019 for TouchVision

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

The winners of the national disability awards this year give us much to hope when it comes to building an inclusive India for tomorrow. Starting today, we share profiles of some of the winners of the NCPEDP MPHASIS Universal Design Award 2019, beginning with Ankita Gulati for her device TouchVision.

HC allows visually impaired man to study in JNU

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:27 -- geeta.nair

Court quashes university’s decision to fail him as he did not appear in repeat courses

The Delhi High Court has cleared the path for a visually impaired student to pursue M.Phil programme in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by quashing the institute’s decision to fail him in the second semester of M.A. (Persian) for not appearing in the repeat course exam.

Justice C. Hari Shankar not only granted relief to Ghalib Zeyad but also praised him for his “perseverance and hard work”.

Nurturing the difference

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

It is time we upgrade our infrastructure, broaden mentalities, look away from traditional teaching methods and incorporate new ones for specially-abled children. By Sakshi Sharma

Conversations about inclusive education for differently-abled children in mainstream schools is a debate that has been alive for a while but its implementation is a challenge and hence, yet to be completely realised.

Government to roll back tax on disability pension for forces

Fri, 08/16/2019 - 10:05 -- geeta.nair

Disability pensions in the Indian armed forces will continue to be exempt from tax, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has conveyed to senior government officials, effectively rolling back a recent order that brought the provision in the tax net.

At the same time, however, the minister has called on the three services – the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy -- to device a mechanism to reduce instances of misuse of the rules, according to people familiar with the developments who asked not to be named.

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