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Visually impaired int’l cricketer to finally get his dues

Avneet Kaur
Jalandhar, September 17

A day after The Tribune published the report “Govt apathy forced this visually impaired cricketer to quit game” in these columns, the authorities concerned swung into action and paid a visit to Tejinder Pal Singh’s house at Guru Nanak Pura, here on Thursday, to verify his credentials and get an application signed from him.

Reportedly, the Sports Department has decided to release his long pending cash prize as per the Sports Policy 2018, the formalities of which have been initiated.

Lockdown and Persons with Disabilities: Survey recommends enforcing disability inclusive guidelines across India

Considering the numerous challenges that Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) have been facing during lockdown, a recent survey recommends enforcing the March 27, 2020 Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) guidelines for securing financial support to become “truly Atmanirbhar”.

Movement of Stranded Persons by Shramik Special Trains.

Announcing Short term Certificate Computer Courses for the visually impaired

Starting 25 May 2020 NAB Delhi will be conducting 3 courses online for
visually impaired persons.

Duration 2 weeks, 1 to 2 hour duration online class every day.

Language: Hindi only. Those who are not comfortable in speaking Hindi
should not apply.

दृष्टिबाधितों के लिए ऑनलाइन सर्टिफिकेट कंप्यूटर कोर्स

25 मई 2020 से NAB Delhi दृष्टिबाधित व्यक्तियों के लिए 3 कोर्स ऑनलाइन
आयोजित कर रहा है।

अवधि: 2 सप्ताह

हर दिन 1 से 2 घंटे की ऑनलाइन क्लास

भाषा: हिंदी
अपने घरों से ही आराम से अब आप अपने कंप्यूटर ज्ञान को बढ़ा सकते हैं।
स्क्रीन रीडर का उपयोग करके सबसे आवश्यक एप्लिकेशन का उपयोग करना सीखें।
ऑनलाइन क्लास में शामिल होने के लिए आपको किसी भी लैपटॉप / डेस्कटॉप या
फोन पर ज़ूम कॉन्फ्रेंस का उपयोग करना होगा। आप जो सीखेंगे, उसका अभ्यास
करने के लिए आपके पास विंडोज कंप्यूटर होना चाहिए।

आप अभी एक कोर्स मे ही शामिल हो सकते है।

Big news for college students! Modi govt allows top 100 universities to start online courses by May 30

Study from Home initiative by Modi government: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that top 100 universities of the countries will be automatically allowed to start online education courses by May 30, 2020.

Plea seeks steps for visually, auditorily impaired students during online classes

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking mechanism for students with visual or auditory impairment to help them cope with online classes being conducted by educational institutions due to the ongoing pandemic.

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, conducting the hearing through video conferencing, issued notice to the Ministries of Human Resource Development and Social Justice and Empowerment and asked them to file counter affidavit. The court listed the matter for further hearing on June 2.

Exemption for Disabled Govt Employees

Exemption for Disabled Govt Employees - latest Circular

Online Education System : Students with Visual Impairment

While the purpose of online classes was to ensure education continued despite the blockades of the lockdown but it has lead to a deepening of the social divide between students for several of whom, education has more or less come to stand still.
Acessibility of education in India has always followed a Brahmanical able bodied diktat and the online education platform has only sharpened the exclusion caused by it.

Learn programming languages

Hello technology lovers!Utilise this time of lockdown by learning
something productive! Are you interested in learning web development?
Do you also want to learn programming languages, and enhance your technology skills? And as we all know the future is technology, so Here Chirag Solutions (CS) brings a golden opportunity for you all 15
days online Web Development course, timings will be mon to fri 7:00pm to 8:00pm, classes will be taken online using zoom cloud meetings platform,
Note these classes are absolutely free for visually impaired aspirants.

webinar

The much awaited Inclusion & Accessibility series of Webinars organised under the aegis of University School Of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University ,Dwarka New Delhi has finally arrived.

University School Of Management Studies presents webinar on “Inclusive Growth of PWDs in Social & Professional Arena during COVID 19 Pandemic” is to be held during 21-22 May 2020 between 10-5 pm on both
the days.

Pandemic and a lockdown: Persons with disabilities grapple with more challenges

For 33-year-old Apoorv Kulkarni, a person with low vision, it is cleaning utensils, getting broken gadgets fixed and not being able to choose between white and brown bread in a market aisle that’s taking a toll. “I have designed my life for an independent existence. But it’s little things that add up and stress me out.

CBSE Class 12 Datesheet 2020 released: Check new exam dates for CBSE Class 12 board exam 2020 here

The CBSE datesheets for the CBSE Class 12 board exam and CBSE Class 10 board exam are finally out, as per tweets by HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal.

CBSE students waiting for so long for the new exam dates for CBSE board exams can finally heave a sigh of relief and resume preparation without any anxiety about uncertainty regarding CBSE board exams 2020.

CBSE Board Class 10, 12 Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: ‘Step is inappropriate’, parents oppose move

CBSE Board Class 10, Class 12 Remaining Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The revised datesheet of class 10, 12 pending exams have been released. Check schedule here.

CBSE Board Class 10, Class 12 Remaining Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the revised date sheet for the pending exams for classes 10 and 12. Board had earlier announced that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15. Today the detailed schedule has been released.

Guidelines Already In Place To Take Care Of Persons With Disabilities During Lockdown: Centre Informs Delhi HC [Read Order]

DEPwD issues comprehensive disability inclusive guidelines to States/UTs for protection and safety of persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in light of COVID-19

DU might adopt open-book online exam mode from July 1

The Delhi University (DU) administration has decided to switch to the open book online examination mode from July 1 for final year students in case the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t allow the university to hold exams via the conventional pen-and-paper mode by then.

The Delhi University (DU) administration has decided to switch to the open book online examination mode from July 1 for final year students in case the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t allow the university to hold exams via the conventional pen-and-paper mode by then.

Thiruvananthapuram: Blind students from across globe join training plan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Unlike cricket, there is no diplomatic issues when it comes to blindness. The 60-day online training programme in assistive technologies for education launched by a city-based NGO, Chakshumathi, has students from Pakistan, Europe, Africa, Caribbean islands along with those from India.
For registration, contact: 7994485311, 6238475543.

Pandemic brings new challenges for the blind

The coronavirus can survive on surfaces for a long time, and for those who rely on touch, it has made life more difficult.
The visually impaired understand the world through touch and feel. Without this, everything from shopping for groceries to using the elevator becomes impossible,” says K N Sudeendra Kumar, programme officer with a community-based rehabilitation forum...