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Visually challenged bank staff deprived of promotion’

Banks urged to implement guidelines of Dept. of Personnel and Training

People with visually impairment who work at banks complained that some of them are not provided with tools, such as screen readers, required to perform their job.

At the first general body meeting of Visually Impaired Bank Employees Welfare Association (VIBEWA) held in Secunderabad on Sunday, members of the association have resolved to pursue departments concerned to address their issues, including money allotted for commuting between home and office.

Generalist Officer (Bank of Maharashtra)

BANK OF MAHARASHTRA
Human Resources Management Department
LOKMANGAL,1501, SHIVAJINAGAR,
PUNE-5
TELE-020 : 25614270-74
e-mail : bomcoper@mahabank.co.in
Advt. AX1/ ST/RP/GENERALIST OFFICER/2019-20

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.bankofmaharashtra.in/writereaddata/documentlibrary/b394acf6-d9b9-436b-98d7-a5803fd49c07.pdf

Short Term Training on Accessibility Testing at Mitra Jyothi

Mitra Jyothi announces the launch of a new course for the visually impaired: Accessibility Testing.

Relaxation Massage Training

Training for persons with vision impairment

Now you can be independent and earn well by helping other people.
*Enrol yourself in our Relaxation MASSAGE training

If you want to get admission in this course then it is compulsory to
have at least 10th pass.

So far 225 people have been trained by this course and they are working in
different places.

I-Stem Confluence 2020

I –Stem along with their partners are organizing their Annual Hackathon to bring abled and differently abled people together on January 17 & 18, 2020 at IIIT Bangalore to hack on social impact problems.

The event has four components.

Start-up to research on degenerative eye disease

A city-based medical science startup is gearing up to halt the progress of degenerative eye disease in Indians after trials in blind rats showed the creatures regaining their sight in a few months.

Heidrick Resources

Heidrick Resources
Plot no-60/9, second floor, right hand side,yusuf sarai,green park, New Delhi , 110049
Interview date: 7 /12 /2019 1 1 AM.
Job role : HR recruiter trainee.
Disability: low vision female aspirant.
Age 18- 25.
Academic qualification: graduate in any stream or 12th pass.
Excellent communication and should know MS office
Job location Green park New Delhi.
Contact person Satvir Jogi 9768871719
Timcy Agarwal 7011612610
Person can also send mail at

Big Bazaar initiative Able Hands brings together disabled and non-disabled people

This Saturday on 7 December Big Bazaar has something new planned as part of its #SabkeLiye accessible shopping experience. Called Able Hands, this is a first of its kind initiative where disabled people get to interact with non-disabled people . This initiative is being rolled in 292 ramp-enabled stores.

Assistant Professor - Education

MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY (MANUU) HYDERABAD
(A Central University) Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 032 (Accredited "A" Grade by NAAC)
Notification No.59/2019 dated 26.11.2019

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.manuu.ac.in/employment/Information-Booklet-EN%2059-2019-Teaching-27-11-2019.pdf

The filled-in application should reach through Speed/Registered post on or before 24th December, 2019

JNU Prof develops Braille model to teach visually-challenged students chemistry

A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor has developed a Braille model to teach chemistry to visually-challenged students. Talking about his research, professor BS Balaji said he had developed a simple lock-and-key model to teach chemistry concepts to visually-impaired students. He added that owing to the current limitations in science education for blind students, he had designed the model to address these shortcomings.

Interesting innovations pitched at the Voice Vision Entrepreneurial Idea Awards for blind entrepreneurs

Mumbai-based NGO Voice Vision’s Entrepreneurial Idea Award for 2019 were announced this week. The aim of the awards is to encourage visually impaired with the view to enable the community to be job creators rather than job seekers.

Employment Oriented Course on Computer Application & Assistive Technology

Course Duration: 3 months, from 2nd January, 2020 to 31st March, 2020.
Classes will be held
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Last date for registration 18th December, 2019.
About the Course
this batch of the Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology course is targeted at increasing the employability skills of visually impaired adults. This course will also help employed visually impaired persons in increasing efficiency and productivity at their workplace.

Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Government of India
Staff Selection Commission
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110003.

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://ssc.nic.in/SSCFileServer/PortalManagement/UploadedFiles/Notice_chsl_03122019.pdf

From confusion to confidence, the Mumbai effect. – Guest column by Turab Chimthanwala

Our guest columnist this week is Turab Chimthanawala. Turab, who is visually impaired, is a company secretary currently working in Mumbai. His hobby is to blog about his experiences and learnings from his tryst with visual disability.

Centre urged to implement Disability Act-2016 in J&K

Jammu, December 3

As the world observed Disability Day, physically challenged persons in Jammu and Kashmir continue to be deprived of their rights.

The J&K Handicapped Welfare Association on Tuesday demanded that the Central government should implement the provisions of the Disability Act-2016 as the state had become a Union Territory now.

The association has also demanded self-help groups for economic uplift of the physically challenged persons who have faced discrimination in the erstwhile J&K state.

Delhi Metro bags national award for creating barrier-free enenvironment for disabled.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was on Tuesday conferred with a national award for creating a free environment for persons with disabilities, officials said.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-metro-bags-national-award-for-creating-barrier-free-environment-for-disabled/articleshow/72354202.cms

Social justice dept awarded for best disabled-friendly website

Chandigarh, December 4

The Centre has awarded the Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department for having best accessibility features of its website designed for people with disabilities.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu honoured Principal Secretary Neerja Shekhar on December 2 in New Delhi on the occasion of World Disability Day.

Sighted people try to understand what a day in the dark feels like

80 people perform regular tasks in a dark room in Worli

The National Association for the Blind (NAB) offered a glimpse into the life of the visually challenged on Tuesday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The purpose behind the exercise was to give people a sense of how the visually challenged overcome hurdles in their daily lives.

Paralakhemundi visually-impaired to get nat'l award

Setting an example for all Divyangs in Odisha, a visually-impaired person achieved a new feat with his nomination to receive a national award for his contribution to persons with disabilities (PwDs).

The 50-year-old Niranjan Behera from Paralakhemundi has become the inspiration for all differently-abled persons as he has been selected for the prestigious National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. He will be conferred with the award on the International Day of PWDs by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 3 in New Delhi.

Self-defence training imparted to 13 girls

Chandigarh, December 3

A three-week long self-defence training programme, ‘Swayam’, for visually-impaired girls culminated today with a demonstration by 13 girls of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26.

The training was conducted by the Chandigarh Police and was organised by the RCS Positive Abilities Rotaract Club and the institute.

Students trained were Vrinda, Savita, Rekha, Kashish, Usha, Manjit, Gaganjot, Kusum, Harleen, Garima, Rekha and Mansi. The training was conducted by Head Constable Sanjay and Lady Constables Pooja and Sonia.

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