After the overwhelming response for virtual session on Cooking - Part 1 by an expert cook Payal Kapoor where she discussed about understanding of the correct layout of the kitchen – space, workflow, safety. Using the right implements, gas, electrical equipment –storing of Raw Material in the kitchen, picking up the right kind of
* Only applicable for women with disabilities who are 18 or above and are Indian citizens.
* Applicant should have some writing experience.
If you are interested in applying, please fill out the form attached and email it to team@risingflame.org .
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has pointed out how the disabled community continue to be excluded from all essential services during the COVID-19 lockdown. They have sought the PM’s urgent intervention in the matter.
Wearing a face mask is compulsory in Tamil Nadu but there are not enough quality masks available. Many cannot afford to buy them either. To ensure that vulnerable people are protected from the coronavirus, five disabled girls from Chennai’s Sri Arunodayam Charitable Trust are making these masks as per globally approved benchmarks and distributing them to the poorer sections of society.
They may not fully understand what the COVID-19 or coronavirus means, but they are sensitive to the suffering it is causing and are doing their part to help out.
Link: https://www.investindia.gov.in/bip/resources/list-ngos-providing-relief-during-covid-19
Our country is fighting the Novel Coronavirus and the government has instated a lockdown up to 3rd May as a fight against corona. With the number of false information that is proliferating around the country, NewzHook team has taken the initiative to make important government advisories and notifications related to lockdown and coronavirus accessible for people with disabilities.
Vella Panti - an online house party for persons with disabilities and friends. It is time for our third session this Saturday! We will have a listening session where we listen to podcasts together. Let us hear about body image and body shaming and have some self-reflecting, challenging discussions with incredible people.
When: Saturday, April 18 2020 at 3.30 pm IST
Tag your Visually Impaired buddy or join along... *First Virtual Vision Club members meet 18th April 12.30 pm*
This meet is for Visually Impaired, GiftAbled Vision club members to share challenges and topics on which you want sessions in future for skill development... A story and on request of a visually impaired discuss how other VIs are handling current situation.
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We recently sent new guidance to supermarkets asking them to prioritise blind and partially sighted customers in the current environment and we are also asking all shoppers to share a shorter version of the guide with their local and smaller shops.
Matt Stringer, RNIB’s chief executive, said: “We know it is vital to make shopping as accessible as possible – particularly in the current circumstances – so I’m pleased retailers are engaging with us.
The Commissionerate for the Welfare of the Differently-Abled in Tamil Nadu had started a helpline number to reach out to disabled and elderly people in the state. Officials are receiving thousands of calls everyday. The initiative is indeed a remarkable one. Activists say there is also a need for concerned departments to look at the big picture of requirements for disabled people.
Mphasis User Experience Practice
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Both positions are for Bangalore, India. These are suitable for someone about to step out of college or has recently completed bachelor’s degree. If you know anyone suitable, please send their profiles to mailto:vishnu.ramchandani@mphasis.com.
In March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a pandemic, due to the speed and scale of transmission. WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Certain populations, such as those with disability, may be impacted more significantly by COVID-19. This impact can be mitigated if simple actions and protective measures are taken by key stakeholders.
TELE HEALTH AND TELE REHABILITATION COMMUNITY OPHTHALMOLOGY RPC AIIMS
The country is lockdown due to COVID 19 outbreak. In fact, many people or students with disabilities are facing a lot of challenges in seeking and accessing health care services, for their primary, and secondary health conditions. To reduce the barriers and staying safe and healthy, we start TELE HEALTH FACILITY. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES can contact us for common health problems
Zoom or email (vrtc793@gmail.com)
Webinar on Sugamya Pustakalaya - the national online library of accessible books
NAB Delhi is pleased to partner with DAISY Forum of India to provide more information and guidance on using Sugamya Pustakalaya. The webinar will be held on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 11 am using Zoom conferencing platform. The webinar will be facilitated by Prashant Ranjan Verma and Santosh Khare.
Who should join?
Apologies for cross posting if you have already signed up for getting the webinar announcements from DAISY Consortium at www.daisy.org/webinar.
Apologies for cross posting if you have already signed up for getting the webinar announcements from DAISY Consortium at www.daisy.org/webinar
A good concept for all of us. The concept is introduction of Deque University: Web Accessibility and Courses workshop.
While keeping in mind sighted people can’t accept our quality, working capacity, ability, etc. those are the thinks sighted people cannot giving chance to work in private sector for visually impaired person.
Now, we would like to remove the limitation for visually challenged person.
What you will get from this workshop?
In this workshop we will consutret the following topics:
• What is Deque University,
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday identified 14 departments as essential and asked all its employees to attend work during the extended period of lockdown to check coronavirus spread in the state.
According to a circular issued by chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar, all classes of officials/employees in these departments must attend to their work.
David Brown, the world’s fastest totally blind sprinter, has been accompanied every step of the way by his guide Jerome Avery but the coronavirus outbreak has forced them apart for the first time in six years of training and racing together.
Many runners can continue training more or less as usual in this time of social and physical distancing but it is not so easy for those without sight, who run in tandem with their guide, their adjoining hands tethered by a 30cm (12 inch) band.
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