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Scholarship training program - extensive skill training at Vision Aid centre in Vizag

Mon, 02/10/2020 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

Vision-Aid India, announces its second Scholarship training programme for the blind or visually impaired students in India to undergo extensive skill training in Computer Applications, Mobile Technologies, Coaching in Banking
and Government sector exams and Spoken English. This unique scholarship programme will commence in the middle of March 2020.
Aspiring and eligible beneficiaries can reach out before 20th February
   2020 to
   -   Vision-Aid Centre at L Bullayya College        Camps, Vizag or

13-year-old motivational speaker passes away

Mon, 02/10/2020 - 10:49 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 9

Thirteen-year-old visually impaired Prerna Sharma, who was a motivational speaker, died at the PGIMER here today. She was suffering from jaundice.

An inspiration for students of the City Beautiful, she was honoured with ‘Outstanding Creative Child with Disabilities’ by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Last year, Prerna Sharma, who was a student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Dhanas, was awarded a commendation certificate during the Republic Day function in Chandigarh.

Aurangabad man becomes first visually-impaired Indian to finish Ironman race

Mon, 02/10/2020 - 10:32 -- geeta.nair

Defying all odds, a man from Aurangabad scripted history by becoming the first visually-impaired Indian to finish an Ironman triathlon in Dubai that involved swimming, bicycling and running.

Niket Dalal, 38, achieved the feat with the help of his sighted ally, Arham Shaikh, 27. The Ironman 70.3 consists of a 1.9km swim, 90km bicycle ride and 21.1km marathon that needs to be wrapped up under 8 hours without taking a break.

Office Subordinates, High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Fri, 02/07/2020 - 15:34 -- geeta.nair

High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Notification No. 01/2020

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://hc.ap.nic.in/

The last date for receipt of application is 20.02.2020

Applications are invited for appointment to the posts of Office Subordinates in the HIgh Court Service by direct recruitment from eligible candidates.

Statue of Unity to get divyang-friendly

Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

The world’s tallest statue, ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat’s Narmada, which is visited daily by over 5,000 tourists, including elders and persons with disabilities (PwDs,) is all set for an upgrade to make it completely disabled-friendly.

The 182-metre-tall engineering marvel that was founded in a memorial tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat has recently got the tag of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’.  It is also said to be on the itinerary list of US President Donald Trump who is expected to visit India in the last week of February this year.

Annual Dr. Manju Bharat Ram Sports Meet 2020

The National Sports Organisation of Lady Shri Ram College invites you all to its annual Dr. Manju Bharat Ram Sports Meet 2020 on the 15th of February at 9 a.m. 

Only visually impaired candidates are allowed to participate. 

Students are required to carry their ID cards. 

There are three games in which candidates can participate : 
1. Shotput 
2. Discus 
3. Long jump 

Students can apply under the following categories : B1, B2, B3

Registration will be on the Spot 

For further queries contact 
Arti Dubey - 8178053719

Junior Assistant, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMMU

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:04 -- geeta.nair

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JAMMU
Advt. No. IIT Jammu/01/2020 (DirectRectt.)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details https://iitjammu.ac.in/sites/default/files/Advt_IIT%20Jammu_01_2020_%28Direct%20Rectt.%29.pdf

Last date for online: 15.02.2020

Online Applications are invited from the Indian Nationals for filling up for the following positions at IIT Jammu.

Pune: Second International Festival of Spiritual India concludes

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 10:01 -- geeta.nair

The second edition of the International Festival of Spiritual India (IFSI) was held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (Yashada), Pune, from January 31 to February 2. “The festival aims to demystify the concept of spirituality and bring it to the grassroots level. It attempts to make attendees aware of what spirituality means and rediscover the deeply engraved spirituality already within them, with a union of the mind, body and spirit,” said Manjiri Prabhu, the organiser of the festival.

Listen up, Content Developers

Thu, 01/30/2020 - 15:09 -- geeta.nair

By Shruti Pushkarna

 

At the risk of sounding self-aggrandising, I’d say I’m a fairly empathetic person. Even when I wasn’t working in the disability domain, I was reasonably conscious of the different needs of people. Not like I changed anything around me or was overly vociferous on such subjects, but at least I was ‘aware’.

 

And that’s what I want to talk about. Awareness.

 

Online training in digital accessibility for visually impaired people opens doors to new job opportunities

Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:20 -- geeta.nair

The National Association for the Blind is organising online programmes on digital accessibility training for visually impaired people. This is important given the potential growth of job opportunities companies need people who can test websites and other digital mediums to ensure they are accessible for people with disabilities.

App aims to academically empower visually impaired students

Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

Swalekhan’ will help the obviate the need for hard-to-find scribes by allowing students to type in answers

An Android-based application (App) built on the basis of a technology innovation promises to academically empower visually impaired students by freeing them of their dependence on scribes while writing exams.

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST (CTET)

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 11:50 -- geeta.nair

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION,
DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT
PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ,
DELHI-110092

More details : https://ctet.nic.in/webinfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=224&iii=Y
Date for Submission of On-line Application: 24-01-2020 to 24-02-2020
Last date for submission of on-line Application: 24-02-2020
Last date for submission of fee: 27-02-2020 (Before 15:30 Hrs.)

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