BERHAMPUR: Visually impaired Plus II students can look forward to Braille text books, as well as literary works in  Odia, from the next academic year.

Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/braille-press-gets-machine-to-print-hs-books/articleshow/71430558.cms
 

Inclusive structures, safe public spaces remain elusive for disabled

In 2012, an international child rights agency offered a unique opportunity to Poonam Shroti, who was desperately looking for a break from a dull corporate job. She excitedly reached the interview spot — a multi-storeyed hotel, with her mother pushing the wheelchair. But the absence of a ramp as well as a lift left her dispirited, and she came back home feeling rejected.

Stress has become an unavoidable part of our lives. Stress, defined as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances, can affect our mind, body and result in anxiety, nervousness and more. 
Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/living/health-and-well-being/when-in-a-mess-blame-stress-764434.html

If you have a business idea but have no clue about how to develop it, or if you want to scale up an existing business, here's some news for you! Mumbai-based NGO Voice Vision has announced the Entrepreneurial Idea Award 2019 for people who are blind and low vision. Read on to know more.

Amarendra, which literally means the immortal king of gods, is a harbinger of hope and resurrection to many disabled and critical eye patients who are left languishing to their ill-fated destiny.  A messiah among the ophthalmologists, Dr Amarendra Samal is a relatively young  physician and a son of the soil, who has achieved such superb skill by conducting critical eye elements with a rare dexterity, adroitness blended with an inimitable craftsmanship of his own.