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Kerala High Court passes landmark judgement on therapy centres

Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:37 -- geeta.nair

*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

Wed, 03/11/2020 - 10:23 -- geeta.nair

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

Mon, 03/09/2020 - 14:50 -- geeta.nair

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.

Executive Trainee (Finance) (Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Mon, 03/09/2020 - 12:50 -- geeta.nair

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Advt. No. CC/03/2020

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.powergridindia.com/sites/default/files/Detailed%20Advt_ET%20Fin_0.pdf or refer to the Employment News dated 7th March 2020, page no.24

Last date for Online submission of Application: 06.04.2020

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.

ONLINE SMART CLASSES FOR THE ASPIRANTS PREPARING FOR ANY GOVT. COMPETITION EXAM

Fri, 03/06/2020 - 14:10 -- geeta.nair

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COMPETITION EXAM

NOW SMART-STEP ALONG WITH QUANTITATIVE AND LOGICAL ABILITY CLASSES
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FORMAT.

GIVE YOUR STUDIES A NEW LEAD BY JOINING SMART--STEP

IF YOU ARE PREPARING FOR BANKING, INSURANCE, ssC, uPSC AND OTHER
RAILWAYS EXAMS ETC. THEN PREPARE FOR THESE ALL WITH SMART METHODOLOGY
AND CRACK THE EXAM.

Disabled and extremely poor

Fri, 03/06/2020 - 12:42 -- geeta.nair

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.

11-year-old visually-challenged Ibin conquers Periyar in the company of his teacher

Fri, 03/06/2020 - 12:15 -- geeta.nair

They covered the 600 m of the deepest stretch of the river, which has a maximum depth of 30 feet at one point, in 22 minutes flat

Swimming across the deepest stretch of Periyar on Thursday morning, 11-year-old Ibin C. Thomas never for once looked daunted.

Workshop on Accessible Entertainment

NAB Delhi is here with an exciting workshop on Accessible Entertainment , which would burst all your myths about the same.

What to expect at the Workshop-

Overview of Smart TV

Audio description of Cinema

Accessible Games

The Workshop will focus on how the visually impaired individuals can access the technology for Entertainment.

The aim  of the workshop is to make the visually impaired persons  independent in every field.

So, it is a golden opportunity for music and game lovers.

Hurry up and register yourself for the workshop.

Stenographer (Eng.), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited

Wed, 03/04/2020 - 14:10 -- geeta.nair

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL)
Gondwana Place, 
Kanke Road, Ranchi-834031,
Jharkhand
No. CMPDI/HQ/SE/R/19-20/E-445469

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.cmpdi.co.in/Rectt/advtdownload/1575881169cmpdi_rect_201920.pdf or refer to the Employment News dated 29th February 2020, page no.6

Last date for online applications: 30.03.2020

Differently abled write to CJ for 4% job quota

Wed, 03/04/2020 - 11:02 -- geeta.nair

Differently abled write to CJ for 4% job quota.

Tribune News Service

Shimla, March 3

Qualified visually impaired and other disabled candidates have sought four per cent reservation in employment. In a letter to the Chief Justice of the Himachal High Court, signed by 17 disabled candidates, they alleged that the government was violating the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2017, by not giving reservation to disabled persons in teaching posts in schools, polytechnics and colleges.

Samarthya 2020 awards to honour 9 outstanding achievers with disability

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 16:58 -- geeta.nair

Every year the Collective Action for Basic Rights Foundation (CBRF) recognises and celebrates the achievements of nine people with disabilities from all around India. The aim is to create awareness in the larger public about the enormous potential that lies within all of us, regardless of disability.

Assistant Professor (Dyal Singh College (Evening)

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 14:46 -- geeta.nair

Dyal Singh College (Evening)
(University of Delhi)
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
Ph.No. 011-24367658
Email: dyalsingheveningcollege@yahoo.in
Website: www.dsce.du.ac.in

Advt. No. DSEC/T/2/20

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.dsce.du.ac.in or refer to the Employment News dated 22nd February 2020, page no.29

The Last date for receipt of application is 07.03.2020.

Medical Physicist, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Stenographer, Assistant Warden(ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES)

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 14:38 -- geeta.nair

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
ANSARI NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110029
F.No. 7-1/2019-Estt-I(RCT) 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.aiims.edu/www.aiimsexams.org or refer to the Employment News dated 22nd February 2020, page no.28

Janni Lehrer-Stein writes in the NyTimes: What It’s Like to Use Facebook When You’re Blind

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 14:36 -- geeta.nair

For years, that was essentially my experience on Facebook, and it
remains that way for me on other social media platforms and the
internet at large. You see, I am blind. I rely on a screen reader to
use my computer — it reads the words in text out loud. Since a screen
reader recognizes only words and numbers, photographs, diagrams and
other images are often inaccessible.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (SPECIALIST) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Fri, 02/28/2020 - 14:15 -- geeta.nair

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Central Office, “Yogakshema”, Jeevan Bima Marg,
Mumbai-400021

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/Recruitment-Notification-English-(2).pdf

Candidates can apply online from 25.02.2020 to 15.03.2020

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