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Visually-impaired musical band shows there is ‘Light After Dark’

Mon, 06/17/2019 - 12:47 -- geeta.nair

Shillong: A troupe of visually impaired musicians is hitting the right notes in this hill state, with night club owners and event managers lining up to hire them, more so after the state election department recently engaged them for pre-poll campaigns.

'Light After Dark', a musical band of five performers in their 20s, has been receiving rave reviews for its shows, not just in Meghalaya, but elsewhere in the region too, Zoma Sailo, a music teacher and the group's mentor, told PTI.
 

Govt websites make magnifying moves for visually challenged

Fri, 06/14/2019 - 11:51 -- geeta.nair

The Haryana Government is revamping its websites for visually challenged persons with the facility to magnify text up to 200 per cent, screen readers, text alternative of images and colour contrast for colour blind.

So far, 41 out of 61 state government websites have been equipped to support the visually challenged.

“It is part of Accessible India Campaign. Within days, all the remaining websites will be revamped,” said Neerja Sekhar, Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana.

DU Admissions 2019: Disabled candidates in a fix over certificate for quota

Fri, 06/14/2019 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

Candidates seeking admission to Delhi University (DU) under the disability quota are in a fix as from this year the University will accept disability certificate only from certain notified government hospitals.

Last month, the Delhi government had, designated 27 government hospitals across 11 districts to issue disability certificates under the new central Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, for 21 conditions. These are the hospitals from where the candidates must get their certificate.

Shekhar Naik Foundation gives hope to aspiring blind cricketers

Thu, 06/13/2019 - 12:35 -- geeta.nair

Shekhar Naik needs no introduction. This blind cricketer has made his mark
in Indian sports through his remarkable achievements. He was the former captain of the Indian blind cricket team and has brought home many laurels for the country. Naik is now stepping into a new venture. He has
kick-started the Shekhar Naik Foundation, a sports academy exclusively for aspiring blind cricketers! Naik claims that his new academy is the first of its kind in India.

This online Tamil library focuses on visually challenged users

Thu, 06/13/2019 - 10:37 -- geeta.nair

Online library Vaasippom helps visually impaired people find the best of Tamil learning materials in one place

Technology may have upended traditional print media forever, but more people are into reading than ever before. Digital archiving and databases have made it possible for niche sections of the reading public, such as the visually challenged, to dip into the same pool as everyone else when it comes to electronic and audio books.

Breast cancer detection training for blind women to be expanded to more Indian cities

Wed, 06/12/2019 - 12:35 -- geeta.nair

In Story of the Week, we look at the Discovering Hands programme in India under which visually impaired women are being trained to detect breast cancer lumps by touch. This year the programme is being expanded to Bengaluru and Kashmir.

Hasiba, 25 years old, had signed up for a computer training course at the National Association for the Blind Center of Blind Women and Disabilities in 2016 when she heard about the Discovering Handsprogramme that was soon to be launched.

Hyderabad: 8,000 people scanned to avoid blindness

Wed, 06/12/2019 - 11:38 -- geeta.nair

Hyderabad: To control diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, more than 80,000 people were scanned in the 14 states of India including Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh to ensure that the avoidable blindness can be controlled.

It is found that lapses in the care of diabetic patient and lack of awareness among people are leading to the blindness.
 

30 participate in Thane wheelchair marathon

Mon, 06/10/2019 - 10:33 -- geeta.nair

Sunday saw Thane’s first-ever wheelchair marathon, where 30 participants inspired the spectators as they raced towards the finish line. This was part of the sixth edition of the Sheth Half Marathon, where over 2,000 participants ran from Viviana Mall to Sheth Avalon.

The 2-km wheelchair race category winners were Subhanshu Patel, Hadis Sheikh and Nisha Gupta. The marathon had a 10-km run for both men and women, where Kunal Kelusker stood first in the men’s section and Manasi Samudra won first place in the women’s section.

‘62 million in India visually impaired’

Mon, 06/10/2019 - 10:28 -- geeta.nair

Stresses on partnership for success of public health interventions

Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday said the success of public health interventions is dependent on a healthy partnership between the government, NGOs and private sectors.

Taking part in the 15th annual conference of ‘Vision 2020: The Right to Sight - India’ organised by Aravind Eye Care System, he said deliberations would bring out new ideas to increase the effectiveness of eye care service delivery models.

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