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Bookshare, DFI and ICEVI West Asia present the 2nd part of the series on the topic 'Post Pandemic Education for the Visually Impaired' - 8th November

Dear all,

Thank you for being a part of the 1st National seminar on the topic ‘Post Pandemic Education of the Visually Impaired’, brought to you by Bookshare in partnership with the Daisy Forum of India and ICEVI West Asia

In continuation to this discussion we invite organizations from the North, West and East of India who have embraced digital literacy during the pandemic to come forward and share their learnings.

Specialist Officers (IBPS)

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 12:27 -- geeta.nair

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Website: www.ibps.in

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.ibps.in 

Last date of online application: 23.11.2020
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary December 2020

COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS- (CRP SPL-X

Kenya's blind students struggle with social distancing as schools re-open

Wed, 11/04/2020 - 10:09 -- geeta.nair

Nairobi, November 3

Kenyan students Purity Nduku and Blessing Cheroo, who go to a boarding school for blind and partially blind children near Nairobi, often walk holding hands.

That way "you are sure you have the support and if something happens, your friend will help," Nduku says.

However, this simple yet vital tool of holding hands makes it very difficult to comply with the government requirement for people to keep a 1.5 metre distance from others as part of its measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Assistant Grade-1(HR) and Assistant Grade-1(F&A)

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 14:51 -- geeta.nair

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
(A Government of India Enterprise) 
Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site 
Post-Anushakti, 
Via-Kota (Raj.) PIN-323303
Advertisement No. RR Site/HRM/01/2020

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://www.npcil.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/advt_03112020_01.pdf or refer to the Employment News dated 30th October 2020,  page no. 8

Cash deposits at ATMs: Banks to levy charges for transactions. Know rules

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

Cash deposits at ATMs: Banks to levy charges for transactions. Know rules
ICICI Bank, the private sector lender, will charge a convenience fee for cash deposits by customers in cash recyclers during non-business hours and bank holidays. A fixed amount of ₹50 will be levied for each transaction on the bank holidays and between 6:00 pm and 8:00 am on working days, starting from Sunday, the lender mentioned.

Unkept Promises

Responding to COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India announced many welfare measures for persons with disabilities. Three months’ advance pension and an ex-gratia of rupees 1000 under National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) were two such highlights on paper.
 
However, in Karnataka, the concerned authorities did little to implement the relief promised. Our Eyeway Helpdesk in the state is a testimony to distress callers who are at their wits end. Not having received a single penny, even from their usual pension amount in months, their survival is at risk.
 

Senior Chemist and Assistant Dietician

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 13:59 -- geeta.nair

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Ansari Nagar, 
New Delhi-110029
F No. 1-17/2020-Estt-I (RCT)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.aiims.edu/images/pdf/recruitment/advertisement/rectt-17-10-2...  or refer to the Employment News dated 30th October 2020,  page no. 20

Last date for on-line registration of application by candidates: 19.11.2020

Eyeway Encounters on Assistive Apps for Reading

Eyeway Encounters on Assistive Apps for Reading

Would you like to know about apps that can help you read and scan documents with ease? Join us for an informative session with experts from Bookshare who will help you resolve your daily challenges of access. Whether it’s reading a book, scanning an image file or a handwritten note, several apps can allow you to function independently.

Hurry and register for the next session on accessible tech solutions!

Session Date and Time: November 5, 4 pm to 5 pm

Mode of session: Online using Zoom

iPhones can now alert visually impaired how far away others are

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

San Francisco, November 1

The latest beta version of iOS packs a feature that can help visually impaired users to effectively maintain social distancing by indicating how far away other people are from them.
 

Apart from detecting the presence of people, it also measures the distance to people in the view of the iPhone's camera, TechCrunch reported on Saturday.

The feature should be available to iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max running the iOS 14.2 release candidate, said the report.

Eyeway Conversations’,

We are delighted to introduce ‘Eyeway Conversations’, our latest podcast series, where George Abraham catches up with visually impaired people from across the country. Through the series, Eyeway aims to inform and inspire blind people and raise awareness among those who are sighted.
 

Technology enables this 100% blind student to earn a degree in mechanical engineering

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

 

Giridhar NV was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering hen he lost his vision completely. Mechanical engineering is especially challenging for someone who is completely blind but thanks to technology Giridhar finished his programme with distinction.

It was 2017 and Giridhar NV had just finished celebrating his 20th birthday with friends at home. He was living his childhood dream of studying mechanical engineering and was entering his third year at the CMR Institute of Technology in Bengaluru.

online classes

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 13:14 -- geeta.nair

Dear aspirants, we are going to conduct online classes for competative exams like ssc, ibps, railway, net, upsc Drdo etc, subjects like reasoning, english comprehension and numerical ability by well qualified volunteers those who are interested pls DM on 9513612376 on this number. 
Registration is mandatory.
Note: it's on first cum first serve basis, kindly register soon and English communication is compulsory.     Happy learning
Contact Person: Madhu Chandra

Bombay HC directs BMC to pay salaries to blind employees absent during Covid-19 pandemic

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

In a major relief to the blind employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the civic body to compensate employees by paying them salary arrears in two parts. The court held that the action of the BMC of not paying salaries to specially-abled employees for not attending work due to the pandemic was discriminatory and illegal. The BMC is to pay the employees the arrears in two parts – one before Diwali, and the second instalment after 45 days of paying the first instalment.

Sensory park for people with disabilities to come up at Sector 22

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 10:31 -- geeta.nair

A special park will come up in Sector 22, which will focus on sensory engagement and be designed to encourage people of all abilities to play together, especially children.

The project is being anchored by the Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) and its board of directors will be presented with the final plan on October 27 for the approval.
 

Training

Tue, 10/27/2020 - 15:48 -- geeta.nair

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Advocating for his rights

Pranjal Patil took over as Sub-Collector of Thiruvanthapuram in 2019, becoming the country’s first blind woman IAS officer. 25-year-old Beno Zephine from Chennai was the first blind person to be inducted into the Indian Foreign Service. Over the years, persons with vision impairment have actively served and made a mark in the civil services.

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