By Shruti Pushkarna
I almost didn’t write this piece. In fact my mind was totally blank. No ideas. Zilch. Then I wondered to myself, this column is all about voicing issues, it’s not like there’s a dearth of those. The challenge is not the lack of ideas or issues, but my brain’s selfish need to focus on personal problems.
22-year-old Santosh Kumar connected with the Eyeway Helpdesk after listening to our radio programme on All India Radio a few years ago. After losing his vision at seven, Santosh had to drop out of school due to lack of awareness and his family’s weak financial condition. His father, an auto rickshaw driver couldn’t afford to even consult with eye specialists for his son. But the radio series gave him hope that he too could lead a somewhat normal life.
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute
University of Delhi,
Delhi-110007
Tel: 011-27402400, 27667102
Website: www.vpci.org.in
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.vpci.org.in/vacancycirculars.php or or refer to the Employment News dated 14th November 2020, page no. 14
Last date for receipt of application is 13th December 2020
Applications are invited for the following regular Non-Teaching posts:
Following repeated appeals about being denied a posting despite holding an appointment order, K. Thamarai, a visually impaired woman who had cleared the TNPSC Group IV exams received a fresh appointment order and took up posting as a junior assistant on Thursday.
“I am extremely happy that I have joined work. I was keen on becoming financially stable and helping my family. This is the first step towards that,” said Ms. Thamarai, who hails from Thiruvannamalai.
Dear all,
Thank you for attending the National seminar series on the topic ‘Post Pandemic Education of the Visually Impaired’.
As a continuation to this series, on the 22nd November at 11 AM; Bookshare shall present the new “Mathshare” tool, which has been specially designed for teaching math to the print disabled students.
What is Mathshare
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 18
In a bid to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday okayed a new scheme – Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY), to be implemented in a phased manner across the state.
At the polling booths, assured minimum facilities include signage, help desk, polling booth at the ground floor, drinking water, etc. HYDERABAD: With elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) round the corner, the 14 lakh plus disabled persons in the city are a worried lot. Their anxieties are over provision of absence of facilities in polling booths.Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, one such voter, who has Multiple Sclerosis shares, “Walking in such a large crowd causes disorientation.
I-Stem (inclusivestem.org) is focused on empowering people with
disabilities using technology, community and support services. We are currently looking for a full-time community manager to lead our community outreach and programs such as mentorship, hiring initiatives, training programs etc.
You will:
NAb conducting session
Learn to use your phone for calls and messaging and also learn to use
WhatsApp from your computer or laptop. Join us for an interactive Facebook
live session on Saturday, 21st at 5 pm.
Link-
https://m.facebook.com/NABdelhiOnline/
Are you a person with disabilities? Do you refer to Wikipedia for information? Are you interested in learning how to contribute to Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopedia? Join us on November 29th,
2020!
We at Rising Flame began our Wikipedia Edit-a-thons as a way to archive disabled histories and diversify the content creators on Wikipedia. In the past edit-a-thons, we have had youth with disabilities as participants, who then created pages of women across disabilities. building capacities and removing invisibility- all through this one workshop.
This is with regards to the WHO Webinar for Media Personnel Reporting on Disability.
We will be grateful if you consider being one of the speakers during our Webinar.
For your knowledge the structure of the Webinar is as follows:
Date: 11th December 2020
Time: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Menal Mathur PR and Media Manager
Trust Cradle
CHENNAI: “Since time immemorial, persons with disabilities have never been on the receiving end of the reservation they deserve. Though officials say they are providing jobs, I know at least a thousand unemployed PwD. The government also does not put it up in public the number of jobs it has reserved,” said A Kanakaraj, a disability rights activist.
Every year, during the wedding anniversary, TMN Deepak entertains a particular wish — buy his wife a saree at T.Nagar or any other shopping centre. A simple wish which can be fulfilled easily, you may think. But Deepak doesn’t think that way. The very thought of getting into T.Nagar depresses him as the pavements there are not accessible to him.
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 14/2020
website http://www.upsconline.nic.in)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.upsconline.nic.in or or refer to the Employment News dated 14th November 2020, page no. 3
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA) THROUGH ORA WEBSITE IS 23:59 HRS ON 03.12.2020.
State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Phone: 022-22820427
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://bank.sbi/careers
On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates: 14.11.2020 to 04.12.2020
RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/ PO/ 2020-21/ 12
The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, having the powers of a civil court, has sought written submissions from the Commissioner, Stationery and Printing Department and the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission following a complaint raised by a petitioner who has alleged non-implementation of the statutory rights granted under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Bookshare, DFI and ICEVI West Asia are grateful to one and all who participated in the 2nd part of the 3 part series titled ‘Post Pandemic Education for the Visually Impaired’.
The session which was held on the 8th November can be visited again on our YouTube page at part 2
We are extremely grateful to the following for their contributions during the session:
Mrs. Shanta Rangrajan – Principal NAB Delhi.
Mrs. Pushpa – Special Educator Saksham School, Delhi.
XRCVC is happy to announce an online workshop on the theme & ldquo; Google Docs with NVDA Part 2 & rdquo.
It is well-known that Google Docs is a web based application used all over world. In earlier session we learned how to open, create, and organize and many more features in Google documents.
India Post
Ministry of Communications
North East Circle
EST/6-145/2020
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.appost.in/gdsonline/
Last date of online application: 11.12.2020
NOTIFICATION FOR THE POSTS OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS CYCLE – III/2020-2021 NORTH EAST CIRCLE
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