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

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

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.

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 10:44 -- geeta.nair

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

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 10:35 -- geeta.nair

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

Thu, 12/05/2019 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

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

Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

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

Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:47 -- geeta.nair

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.

Disabiilty: What Must Our Media Do

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:20 -- geeta.nair

Before I started writing this piece, I casually googled  ‘media and disability’. Interestingly, most results were pertaining to the role of the media, portrayal of disability, some academic papers on the subject and so on. Well, that’s typically what comes to mind when you throw these two words together at anyone.

 

Himachal issues directions to clear backlog of vacancies for visually impaired persons

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:12 -- geeta.nair

Himachal Chief Secretary Shrikant Baldi on Saturday asked the Department of Personnel and Training to clear backlog of vacancies for visually impaired within three months in the State.

The directions came after a delegation led by Senior Lawyer S.K. Rungta, General Secretary National Federation of the Blind Delhi, met the Chief Secretary here.

Free education for disabled sought

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:06 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Shimla, December 2

On the eve of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the Umang Foundation, an NGO that works for the empowerment of the disabled, has urged Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to make provision for free education to disabled students up to university level as per the judgement of the High Court delivered on June 4, 2015.

Visually impaired Afghan HPU student seeks relief

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 11:36 -- geeta.nair

Bhanu P Lohumi
Tribune News Service
Shimla, December 2

Visually impaired Misbahuddin Yousufzai from Afghanistan is pursuing MA (Political Science) at Himachal Pradesh University here. He does not have a disability certificate. “I have difficulty in reading and writing. I cannot do without a magnifying glass,” he says, regretting that he was unable to finish his exam today. 

Here’s a new tool to help visually impaired people enjoy memes on the internet

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

People with visual impairments often face difficulty to understand memes, but now researchers have developed a method to automatically identify memes and apply pre-written templates to add descriptive alt text, making them intelligible via existing assistive technologies.

The study was presented at the ACCESS conference in Pittsburgh, US.

Chandigarh is the most unfriendly city for PWDs: NSS

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 12:53 -- geeta.nair

Chandigarh is the most inhospitable city in the country, for the persons with disabilities (PWDs).

“As many as 85.7 percent people with disabilities, who used public transport in the city faced difficulties. The percentage is highest in the country,” revealed the National Sample Survey (NSS) report on “Persons with Disabilities in India” using a reference period of 365 days.

The report has exposed how unfriendly the city is for the PWDs as 83.6 percent of them who assessed public buildings faced difficulties.

The writing ability in disability

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 12:29 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: Here are Nujeen Mustafa’s two principles: First: No one is born evil. Second: Don’t watch the news. Because if you watch the news, it will shake your first principle. 

Nujeen Mustafa’s unique and powerful memoir The Girl from Aleppo with award-winning journalist Christina Lamb is one of the best books on and by a person with disability.

XRCVC Workshop on Use of Espeak Marathi With NVDA

The XRCVC is happy to announce a 1-day workshop on the 'Use of ESpeak Marathi with NVDA’. The workshop will include Comprehension using Marathi text with NVDA Espeak, Introduction to Marathi Keyboard, Typing words & sentence etc. This will help to visually impaired persons who In-service have to work with Marathi or any other person keen to learn Marathi typing using Espeak. Eligibility: participants should have good knowledge of NVDA. Note: PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE TO BRING THEIR PERSONAL EARPHONE/ HEADPHONE.
Registrations available on a first-come-first-served basis.

ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT COURSES by NIEPVD

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 11:13 -- geeta.nair

The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), has the onerous responsibilities of opening up new and challenging training and employment opportunities for the visually impaired. Against this backdrop, the Institute is launching skill development courses which are NSQF compliant and are aligned for persons with disabilities. Free boarding, lodging, uniform, medical and library facilities will be provided by the institute to the PwDs during the training period.
Course:
1. Nursery Worker
Duration: 317 hours

Panjab University: For visually impaired students, getting hostel accommodation an unending struggle

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 10:04 -- geeta.nair

To attain hostel accommodation one has to register either online or in person. After this, students have to run between the DSW office and the warden, for getting their permission. There seems to be no centralized process put in place.

According to the Rights of Disabled Persons Act of 2016, educational institutions are to “provide reasonable accommodation according to the individual’s requirements”.

Visually impaired students at Panjab university allege that they have to face a barrage of bureaucratic hurdles before attaining getting hostel facilities on the campus.

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