As I write this column with the intention of drawing attention to a large section of Indian population that lives on the margins of our society, I am thinking to myself: Does Anyone Care.

Does the media care? Do parents of ‘able’ children care? Do the politicians or bureaucrats care? Do schools and universities care? Do businesses care? Does the average individual care? And the resounding answer to all these questions is ‘probably not enough’.  Not enough to bring about a revolutionary change in the way persons with disabilities lead their lives or how we treat them.

NEW DELHI: Colour blindness may not remain a bar any more  for getting licence to drive private vehicles and those  with “mild or moderate colour vision deficiency” may get to  drive commercial vehicles too.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/colour-blind-may-get-licence-to-drive/articleshow/74602993.cms
 

Independence. It’s a word that can fill you with many emotions. Determination, a sense of belief, positivity, excitement, fear, anxiety and worry. The word ‘independence’ means something different to everyone. Whether it is making a hot drink for the first time, cooking a meal, learning to use a long cane, going out with friends, going on a solo trip, travelling on public transport, getting a job, starting University, or moving away from home, there are so many ways we can be independent, sometimes more than we even think of.

PETALING JAYA: A group of visually-impaired people enjoyed a special treat at the cinema yesterday thanks to a special “audio description” screening of local film Eye On The Ball.

An audio description is a specialised narration that describes what’s happening on screen, such as body language, facial expressions, and landscapes, so the visually-impaired audience can better enjoy films or TV shows.

Haroon Kareem writes SSLC exam on computer at Mankada centre

Visually impaired Haroon Kareem created history of sorts on Tuesday when he wrote the SSLC Malayalam examination on computer without a scribe’s support. He became the first student in Kerala to write the SSLC examination on computer.

When the invigilator C. Manoj read out the questions, Haroon typed the answers on the laptop at a special cabin arranged at the Government Higher Secondary School, Mankada.

y collection of intensely personal blog posts has steadily grown over the past couple of years; from anxiety, confidence and loneliness to the fear of missing out and my recent 

Senior advocate of Supreme Court honoured for 50-year service

“Despite not having vision, visually challenged persons have confidence in themselves. They are leading the way in a world full of darkness,” said Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management R.B. Udhayakumar here on Sunday.