AIPUR: His first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat in 2012.
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A new study has led scientists to urge contact lens wearers to look after their eyes following an outbreak of a rare infection which can cause blindness.
Researchers have noticed a three-fold rise in the number of cases of acanthamoeba keratitis since 2011 in south east England.
The infection that is preventable, causes the cornea, to become painful and inflamed and contact lens wearers are most at risk.
Left untreated, the amoeba can burrow into the cornea and cause blindness over a period of months.
HC directs DME to admit visually impaired student in MBBS course.
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Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Minister Prafulla Samal distributed 150 laptops to blind students pursuing higher education at a special event held at the NCSCDA here on Wednesday.
Department Secretary Niten Chandra, Director Susanta Mohapatra and NCSCDA Assistant Director Ram Kishor Sharma graced as guests.
Stating that laptops with JAWS software were distributed to students, the Minister said the amount was enhanced from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 2 crore per annum from this year to provide free laptops to 250 such beneficiaries.
After years of neglect, visually impaired students will soon have full access to the required learning materials to succeed at school if national and provincial education departments adhere to an out-of-court settlement reached last week.
The government agreed that every learner is entitled to receive a textbook for each subject at the beginning of the school year. It will conduct an audit on the need for Braille textbooks and begin the process of producing and delivering study materials.
In a trendsetting initiative, a team of blind and sighted climbers from India and Israel scaled Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa.
The Delhi High Court has directed the AAP government to “forthwith” appoint 10 contract teachers to vacant posts in a school here for visually impaired boys and provide the students with “assistive devices” like audio recorders to help them study.
The direction by a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao came on a PIL claiming there was 50 per cent vacancy of teaching staff in the school and that its building, which also had hostel facilities, was in a poor condition.
Even after being differently able, all are putting extra efforts for making other divyangs self-reliant, is not only appreciable but also motivating for one and all, said Rajnandgaon Member of Parliament Abhishek Singh.
He was addressing the concluding session of two-day workshop as chief guest organised at local Maheshwari Bhawan, Rajnandgaon. The work was attended by differently able (blind) officers from different parts of country. The differently able were given tips on career and other success in life.
NEW DELHI: A court-appointed amicus, looking for ways to improve access for students of Blind Relief School in Delhi, wants the government to do more.
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