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ACCESSIBILITY IN BEAUTY AND FASHION: WHAT I WANT FROM BRANDS IN 2020 AND BEYOND
I’m positive that change can be created in terms of accessibility in the beauty and fashion industries but, in order for that change to happen, we need to start the conversation.”
Kerala's hope for 'Insight Project' for the visually impaired reignited with 'Kazcha'
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kazhcha project has revived the hopes of Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB) in reviving the Insight Project to train visually challenged to overcome the daily struggles. Despite being the lone centre for providing training to use smartphones and computers, it was forced to close shop after the social justice department stopped providing funds two years ago.
Consequently, several hundred visually challenged persons lost the opportunity to get training at the Kunnukuzhy centre here.
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Workshop on Health and Fitness
NAB Delhi is please to bring yet another new kind of workshop for the visually impaired. Here comes an interesting WORKSHOP unfolding a journey of BURGERS & BANANAS to HEALTH, to HAPPINESS, and ultimately, your FITNESS
Fitness? Huh? Visually Challenged, for us?
Of course, Yes! We are here with all the Real-World, Simplified, Accessible tips and tricks, which just requires your desire & zeal!
So, anyone with or without disability can join in and could be an acquirer of the best wealth in this universe “ Happiness/Fitness”!
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CBSE to allow visual aids in Class 10 exams from 2020 for students with vision impairments
Some important news for visually impaired students studying in CBSE schools. The CBSE Board has announced a series of moves to make mainstream education more accessible for them.
From 2020, students with visual impairments can use magnifying glasses and portable video magnifiers during their Class 10 exams.
Meet Baby Girija, a visually-challenged teacher from Kerala who has become a leading light to students by converting books into Braille
For students at the Government School for the Visually Impaired in Thiruvananthapuram, Baby Girija is a leading light who endeavours to blot out the darkness of ignorance in their lives
High-school student Suraj Krishna cheerfully and meticulously spells out Braille codes for all the Malayalam characters he has learnt so far to his teacher Baby Girija. As he finishes his recital, the teacher gives him a warm pat on his back. “He joined us only three months ago. He’s a quick learner,” Baby says with a smile.
Visually impaired Odisha girl cracks state civil services exam in first attempt
Tapaswini Das lost her eyesight while she was studying in Std 2 in Bhubaneswar’s DAV School, secured 161st rank in the Odisha Civil Services examination 2018 conducted by Odisha Public Service Commission.
The negligence by doctors in a premeier hospital in the city during a operation in 2003 cost Tapaswini Das her eyesight, but it could not deter the 23-year-old girl to crack the Odisha civil services exam the results of which were announced on Monday.
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This blind poet-songwriter plans to put his creative gifts to business
Mumbai-based law graduate Prathamesh Bendre has a gift for composing poems and songs for special occasions. A gift that this blind poet and songwriter plans to develop into a business in personalised greeting cards.
How can visually impaired persons join the workforce
Gathering social parity with an aim to involve the physically challenged individuals is the first step for growth in the economy that offers more sustainability for an environment that is more inclusive. With social inclusiveness and awareness amongst the masses with no biases for people belonging to different backgrounds or inabilities there has been more acceptance shown in the society towards the visually impaired.
TMC set to open school for visually impaired
Thane Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) will bring visually impaired students studying in civic schools across the city in one centre and provide them with special teaching methods. There are 34 students who will be enrolled in a school at Kopri, Thane, in the new academic year in June.
“In the first year, we will only enroll students from civic schools. Gradually, we open it for admissions for other students. By then, students and teachers will get used to the new teaching methods,” said Manish Joshi, deputy municipal commissioner, TMC.
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Dining blindfolded for a cause
To create awareness on the challenges faced by the visually challenged and to raise funds for a ‘talking library’, a fund-raising event was organised in Salem.
The unique part of the event was that the guests were asked to dine blindfolded. Dinner was served for them and they were blindfolded to have ‘dinner in the dark’.
Visually impaired Easton native finds ‘a different path’ as an engineer
Jack Duffy-Protentis said he has enjoyed working with his hands since childhood and looks forward to working in the automotive industry.
EASTON — Jack Duffy-Protentis is less than a year away from graduating and starting a career as an engineer, a field that he enjoys because it allows him to work with his hands.
In addition to being a college student and learning concepts from chemistry and physics he has applied to his work, the Easton native has faced another challenge: being visually impaired.
12 things you probably don't know about braille
Surprising facts about the raised-dot reading system, including an asteroid named Braille and why there’s braille on drive-through ATMs
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
January is National Braille Literacy Month, so it’s the perfect time to explore the world’s most popular tactile reading and writing system.
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20 SIGNS YOU’RE SUCCESSFUL EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT FEELIN’ IT
This is not the typical blog topic you would find on my website. It isn’t centered around losing vision or living with blindness. Nope. Not this time.
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