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Does the Indian media really care about the disabled?

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.

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Colour blind may get licence to drive

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.

Eye of the illness

KOCHI: In our country, glaucoma is known to cause irreversible blindness in at least 12 million population affected by it, making near 1.2 million of them blind. However, over 90 % of cases remain undiagnosed. Glaucoma affects the optic nerve that connects our eyes to the brain. The clear fluid filling the eye, also known as aqueous humour, is constantly flowing in and out of the eye. Think of the eye as a sink with a tap that is always open.

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Encouraging Independence, By Holly Tuke

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.

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Audio description helps blind enjoy amazing story

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.

Kerala High Court passes landmark judgement on therapy centres

*The Kerala High Court has passed a comprehensive judgement regarding therapy centres for children with disabilities in the state with timelines set. This comes after a prolonged campaign by parents support group
TogetherWeCan which has been advocating for closer monitoring and supervision of therapy centres.*

Visually impaired student creates history

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.

Justice Richard H Bernstein on how people with disabilities make for good judges

Every Thursday is a new beginning for Justice Richard H Bernstein. It is on this day of the week that Bernstein, the first visually-impaired judge to be elected to the Supreme Court of Michigan in the United States, starts memorising case transcripts, precedents and other references of the 26 cases to be heard and ruled on every Wednesday, along with six other judges.

SIGHT LOSS AND GRIEF

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

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Visually challenged persons are full of confidence’

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.

BGFI's March session: Awareness on legal provisions for safety & security for persons with disability

The situation become worse when we talk about persons with disability. Many people think that safety provisions majorly concern with women. But you will be surprised to know that this topic is holistic and every human being is protected by the law and isn’t often aware about his legal rights.

Join us on Saturday, 14th March 2020 between 3pm-5:30pm as we delve deeper into this topic with senior advocate Mr. Uday Warunjikar. Who will educate us about the safety provision not only available under the Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 but other relevant laws as well.

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Disabled and extremely poor

There is a link between disability, loss of employment and impoverishment in rural India

Of the world’s population, 15% live with some form of disability. Are disabilities associated with economic hardships through loss of employment and consequent impoverishment in rural India? We tried to answer this question by using the two rounds of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) data for 2005 and 2012.