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Review petition challenging 50% vision, hearing disability limit for judge's post to be filed next week |
The Supreme Court bench order stipulating a 50% disability limit in hearing and vision impairment for the post of civil judge is all set to be challenged.
Next week, Advocate V Surendra Mohan plans... |
Judgments |
15/Feb/2019 |
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First ever sound ball tennis workshop in Mumbai for people with visual impairments |
What is sound ball tennis you may ask? Well, it is a sport for people with visual impairments. Similar to tennis and played with a modified ball.
Sound ball tennis is played indoors using rackets and... |
Adventure and Sports |
15/Feb/2019 |
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Disability rights body seeks Health Minister's intervention to overturn guidelines that discriminate against MBBS aspirants |
Angered by the Medical Council of India (MCI) callous and discriminatory attitude towards disabled medical aspirants, the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), has written a strong... |
Discrimination |
15/Feb/2019 |
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Look Out, Look Within - in Print, Braille and Sign language |
Mumbai: White Print, India’s first English Lifestyle Magazine in Braille launches ‘Look Out, Look Within’ – a story book in print, braille and sign language.
“Through White Print and Tactabet, we’ve... |
General |
14/Feb/2019 |
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IIT Bombay alumni launch Tactopus – one of its kind ‘smart’ audio-tactile learning resources for visually impaired children |
Tactopus brings to the world accessible interactive tangible learning
experiences for children.
Bengaluru: Co-founded by Chandni Rajendran and Saloni Mehta, designers from IIT Bombay, Tactopus rings... |
Product and Technology |
14/Feb/2019 |
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A device to aid visual, hearing and speech impaired people |
Visually impaired, hearing impaired and speech impaired persons now have help in hand by way of a novel device — BDD (Blind-Deaf-Dumb) Assist.
The device has been developed by Rochana HM, a student... |
Product and Technology |
14/Feb/2019 |
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Some recreational activities for visually impaired people |
Thanks to technology, the range of recreational activities available for people with visual disabilities are many. Visually impaired people must look at the choices that are available and choose that... |
General |
13/Feb/2019 |
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In a first, Class X boards in Assam to offer paper in Braille |
Guwahati: For the first time, the Class X state board exams — beginning on Thursday — will have question paper in Braille.
This time, there are 13 blind candidates appearing for the exam from five... |
General |
13/Feb/2019 |
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Brilliant Odisha Initiative Helps Visually-Impaired ‘See’ Our Majestic Heritage! |
Source:https://www.thebetterindia.com/172099/odisha-heritage-walk-visually-impa...
On February 3, the Mukteswar temple in Bhubaneswar opened its doors to a group of visually impaired students who... |
General |
12/Feb/2019 |
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‘Respect, empathy for the visually impaired main requisites for a scribe’ |
Chitralekha Vanamamalai
For volunteer-scribe Padmini, service is for pure soul satisfaction and nothing else in this world can give her that satisfaction.
A resident of Virugambakkam, Chennai, for... |
General |
12/Feb/2019 |
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