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What Good Are We? - Guest column by Arun Dua
Our guest writer this week is Arun Dua from Chandigarh. Dua works with the
NGO Disha, which produces audio books for visually impaired people and
offers advocacy, counselling, empowerment and support for assistive
technologies.
Differently abled voters’ mixed response to facilities
On the big day of polling for the Lok Sabha elections 2019, lack of arrangements at some polling booths made it difficult for differently abled persons to cast their votes in some parts of Dehradun.
A platform for visually impaired football players
The 4th edition of The Indian Blind Football Federation’s (IBFF) football tournament started on April 12 ends today. The 4-day tournament is hosted at The BullRing FeverPitch Football Arena, Yeshwanthpur
The tournament saw 16 teams with 160 players. A women’s blind football demo, comprising Bengaluru-based players, will also be organised today. In a conversation with Metrolife, Sunil J Mathew, coach of Indian Blind Football Team, talks about the techniques used and the challenges faced by the academy, players and more.
EVMs with Braille features ready
Collector reviews operations at Tiruvannamalai Collectorate
Thanks to the efforts of Election Commission of India, those with visual impairment can now cast their vote without any assistance in the general and byelections scheduled for April 18.
A demonstration on EVMs with Braille touch and dummy ballot papers was held at the Tiruvannamalai Collectorate where Collector K.S. Kandasamy reviewed the operations in front of a visually-impaired voter Vanitha.
Visually impaired UPSC rank holder Sparsh Gupta wants to change the system for disabled people
The phone hasn't stopped ringing for Sparsh Gupta. Congratulations are pouring in for this 28-year-old who has cracked the Civil Services Examination 2018 with a rank of 562, some of them including people who had
written off his future prospects when he lost his vision completely in 2016.
It's a sweet moment for Sparsh and his family, who have stood by him rock solid from birth.
Election Commission introduces ballot paper in Braille for visually-impaired voters
To make elections more inclusive, the Election Commission has instructed the chief electoral officers of all the states to print ballot paper in Braille for visually-impaired voters.
Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer L Venkateshwarlu has directed the district electoral officers to make arrangements for Braille voting ballot paper to ensure their participation in the Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11.
Will the blind find voting easy this time in Telangana?
Braille Ballot papers will be used to help the blind vote in the state.
HYDERABAD: For the visually-impaired, voting has always been a harrowing experience. Many of them have, for a long time now, complained that polling booths are not user-friendly. Even at polling stations with Braille ballot papers, issues are many. Some of them have asked the Election Commission to resolve their issues this election. They will find out on Thursday, the day they cast their votes, whether these requests have in fact worked.
Wrong attitudes, not disability, barrier to inclusion’
At a film screening of the climb, members of the expedition say the experience opened up their minds
There were 13 people on screen, summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, at an altitude of 5,895 metres. There were nearly a 100 people in the hall, cheering them on, clapping each time they surmounted an obstacle, shedding a tear at their struggles, rejoicing in their bonding.
Special facilities for 2,196 challenged voters in Gadchiroli
Nagpur: The Gadchiroli district administration, keeping Maoist threats aside, has created special provisions for around 2,196 challenged voters, including 351 visually impaired. This is following the directives of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which has also created a mobile phone app for ‘PWD’ (person with disability), to help them seek benefits through it. In Maharashtra, around 2.24 lakh voters with various challenges are on the electoral list.
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