Experts from the Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad (IIIT-A), Prayagraj, in collaboration with their counterparts at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, have developed a tool for blind and visually impaired persons capable of creating and accessing chart images.
On Tuesday, a new training program for visually impaired women and girls was launched in Delhi. This initiative, called ‘Training in Blind Cricket for Visually Impaired Girls and Women in Delhi,’ is a collaboration between the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), and Cricket Association for the Blind in Delhi (CABD). The program aims to train 50 visually impaired girls and women in cricket over three months.
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Monday, laid down comprehensive guidelines to prevent stereotyping and discrimination of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in visual media, including films and documentaries, emphasising the importance of sensitive and accurate representation of PwDs in order for discourse to be inclusive rather than alienating.
Pune: All blind students may soon be able to complete exams without scribes
Pune-based Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalay and National Association for the Blind (NAB) have embarked on a transformative initiative that trains them in the use of a self-writing app, called SwaLekhan, a game-changer for 50 students in the state so far.
Chennai: Vidya Sagar, a Chennai-based organisation working with people with disabilities has invited applications for a two-year BEd course on special education multiple disabilities. On completion of the course, candidates can work in a mainstream school or a special school, start rehabilitation centres, take teacher eligibility test for govt jobs or do higher studies and get into research.
Zaheerabad: Visually impaired girl cracks CAT, joins IIM-Indore
Shivani Reddy, resident of Zaheerabad, cracks the Common Admission Test (CAT) and gets cut-off marks to secure a seat in 16 Indian Institutes of Management out of the 21 IIMs in the country.
All offices in women and child dept to be made disabled-friendly
New Delhi: Women and child development department of Delhi govt has issued directions to officials to make all offices disabled-friendly as per the guidelines of the Accessible India campaign
In an internal communication to district offices, juvenile
Mangaluru: Bagging the first rank in BA (HRD) from Mangalore University was an extraordinary achievement for Adhish Uchil, a visually impaired student. The announcement of Adhish’s name during the 42nd Convocation of Mangalore University to receive the first rank from governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot was indeed a moment of joy for his parents.
Pune: Visually challenged girls of NFBM Jagriti School for Blind Girls in Alandi Devachi have this year too secured a 100% result in Std X SSC board exams.
A total of 12 students appeared for the board exam from the school.
Anjali Thakur, a 17-year-old from Nawada in Bihar, topped with 78.2%.
She said a combination of learning from Braille textbooks audio, videos and online classes helped her score well.
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