On World Braille Day, we look at tools of education for the visually-impaired, such as accessible e-books and the Digital Accessible Information System

NEW DELHI: Disabled people will now be able to avail benefits and concessions in education, health services, loans, jobs and other schemes with Delhi government notifying the rules under Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 on December 28 after a delay of over a year. Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/disability-act-rules-notified-to-provide-level-playing-field/articleshow/67342810.cms

In a statement issued in Pune, Milind Soman, model and founder of Pinkathon, said that the United Sisters Foundation has organised the second edition of the ‘See from the heart’ run across the country.

See from the heart’ a blindfold run was held Sunday across 35 locations in 16 cities including Pune. The run was held to support the upcoming run to be undertaken by six visually impaired runners along with their six guides from January 23 to January 25 from Mysuru to Bengaluru.

VIJAYAPURA: Undeterred by the prevailing agricultural crisis, a visually-challenged man is well on his way to built a career as a farmer. Sahadev Shinde, a 40-year-old resident of Uttnal of Vijayapura, is preparing to adopt a new technology designed exclusively for the sight-impaired to take up farming.

BENGALURU: In a bid to make buses accessible to differently  abled passengers, KSRTC has provided foldable ramps and  customised wheelchairs at major bus stations across the  state. In the first phase, 21 of 77 stations across Karnataka  have received ramps and wheelchairs.