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Students of Dehradun institute want director sacked after sexual abuse complaint against teacher

Amid the controversy surrounding Dehradun-based National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), students who are protesting the alleged sexual harassment of a girl student by a music teacher, said on Wednesday that they will continue their protest till the director is terminated and a deadline is set to meet their demands.

The students have been protesting since August 15 against the alleged molestation and have also put forth a list of demands. The accused teacher, Suchit Narang, was booked by Rajpur police on Saturday but has not been arrested.

Cooking classes for the blind, every week in Mumbai! Read this to know more

Cooking may seem rather intimidating for a person who is blind or visually impaired. But with proper training and care, it is not impossible.

Are you a blind or visually impaired person looking to learn basic cooking skills? Well, sign up for Shirin Kheriwala’s weekly classes!

Starting 25 August 2018, Shirin will hold classes every Saturday at the V M School for the Blindat Tardeo, Mumbai.

Thinkerbell Labs’ Smart Braille teaching devices: All you need to know

Anand Mahindra-backed start-up Thinkerbell Labs, which builds literacy devices for the visually impaired, is on a mission to solve the problem of low literacy and employability among visually impaired people. This Bengaluru-based start-up has built the first learning ecosystem for the visually impaired which consists of Annie—a smart device for self-learning Braille, software for monitoring user progress and interactive content.

Bedi launches vision screening drive for poor students

New Delhi, August 20

Former Indian cricket skipper Bishan Singh Bedi today launched a vision screening campaign for underprivileged children in Delhi.

He distributed free spectacles to 27 children of Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Pandara Park, where 314 students were screened to identify any visual impairment or eye conditions and prevent avoidable blindness as a part of a joint initiative here.

“Vision is as much critical in children's education as it is in the playing fields. It is vital in childhood and in later life,” said Bedi.

LISTEN WITH THE LIGHTS OFF: 19 PODCASTS ABOUT BLINDNESS | SUSAN KENNEDY

Source: https://girlgoneblind.com/2018/08/18/listen-with-the-lights-off-19-podcasts-about-blindness-susan-kennedy/

I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity

Paola Peretti is losing her eyesight and she wouldn’t have it any other way. When she was 14, she became very short-sighted, virtually overnight. Three years later came the diagnosis of Stargardt macular dystrophy, a degenerative disease that destroys central vision, damages colour perception and results in blindness.

Delhi school for visually impaired running in ‘derelict’ building

Rustam Oraon, a Class 10 visually impaired student, had a narrow escape as a portion of the roof of his hostel room fell just beside him. The incident took place at the Government Senior Secondary School for Boys (Blind) hostel in north Delhi’s Kingsway Camp on August 8 after heavy rain in the national capital. This incident has occurred after a PIL on the condition of the building and the requirement of teaching staff was filed in the Delhi High Court earlier this month.

Blind athletes to headline India Asian Para squad .

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/blind-athletes-to-headline-india-asian-para-squad/articleshow/65347262.cms

Why Ashwini Angadi's Belaku is the school that every blind child wants to be at

Just because you can't see doesn't mean you lack vision. The perfect example of that is 27-year-old Ashwini Angadi who has been visually impaired from birth. A popular person, her biggest claim to fame is that she is a global youth ambassador from Karnataka who works for the empowerment of differently-abled children.

HC relief for visually-impaired student

The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a visually impaired student by directing the State board to add 20 grace marks to her result as she was not aware about the disability column to be filled.

A Division Bench of Justices Naresh Patil and G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a plea by Shaikh Mehmoona Abdullah, a student with 75% low vision. She failed Class XII in February-March 2017 and again in her second attempt in July the same year. She moved court in June 27, seeking a direction from the court to issue a fresh marksheet for two subjects in the 2017 exam.