Tribune News Service
Shimla, September 8
Umang Foundation has urged the government to bring immediate improvement in the existing ‘sick’ eye banking system in the state so that more persons with corneal blindness are able to see again. Due to lack of infrastructure and management, the eye bank is not getting sufficient number of eyes for transplant.
NHS England is to pay for a cutting-edge genetic treatment that will save children with a rare inherited disorder from going blind.
A one-off injection will prevent babies born with poor sight because of an inherited retinal dystrophies disorder from losing their vision entirely, which usually happens during childhood.
Crash course for both IBPS PO and clerk for prelims and mains Smart- Step is announcing a 40 days crash course covering full syllabus for both IBPS PO and clerk
Duration will be of 40 days in which all the topics of quantitative aptitude and logical ability will be covered
Special key points wide practice sessions
5 days classes in a week classes through Skype audio call
Mind calculations with speed and accuracy concept understanding with smart tricks and methods
registrations and demo classes are free so register before 10th September
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Government of India
Hindi Sansthan Marg,
Agra-282005
Advt. No. 08/19(Ad)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.khsindia.org
Last date of receipt of application is 11th October 2019.
Applications are invited from Indian citizens on prescribed format for filling up the following administrative vacant posts at the Headquarter Agra and its present centres.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told the Bombay High Court on Thursday that it is coming up with a mobile application in November, which will help visually-impaired people identify currency notes and coins. However, referring to the situation in Kashmir, the court asked how it could help a visually-impaired person.
Blindness is a worldwide problem. In India, we have about 4.6 million people with corneal blindness and this is expected to increase to 10 million by 2020. The number of people awaiting corneal transplant is outnumbering the available donors.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF INDIA (A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING ‘MINIRATNA’ COMPANY) MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT G.T. ROAD, KANPUR- 209217 (U.P.)
TOLL FREE NO. 18001805129
Reference No.:- AD 3F 01/August-2019
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.alimco.in/WriteReadData/Recruitment_Document/AD-3F-01-AUGUST-20191/1_finalAdertismentaug2019.pdf
I spoke at the Foundation Fighting Blindness conference last year and thought I would share the audio recording here on the blog. Now, it’s cataloged on my website – which makes it easier for you to listen, learn, and share it with anyone else you feel needs to hear me tell IT – Tell it like it is.
Greetings from NAB Helpline
Course Duration: 3 months, from 3rd October 2019 to 31st December,2019. Classes will be held
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
Last date for registration 18 September 2019.
About the Course
This batch of the Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology course is targeted at increasing the employability skills of visually impaired adults. This course will also help employed visually impaired persons in increasing efficiency and productivity at their workplace.
India suffers from a significant shortage of donor corneas along with a waiting period of over six months for corneal transplants among patients suffering from corneal blindness across the country. Blindness maybe a result of several conditions like cataract, refractive error, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and corneal blindness that stands as the 4th leading cause of blindness across the world.
Our weekly #TechThursday feature is on a new device by a China-based company that aims to improve quality of life for visually impaired people by making navigation easier. Navigation apart, the device will also make comprehensive scene perception easier.
China-based CloudMinds Technologies Inc has come up with a device that aims to make navigation easier for visually impaired people. The device uses a new deep learning-powered wearable assistive system.
Today on Teachers Day we start a month-long campaign called #ThankYouTeacher on teachers who are making a difference to the lives of people with disabilities. Our first story is on three teachers in Bengaluru. Common Admission Test (CAT) and banking entrance exams can be hard to crack for visually impaired aspirants given the multiple barriers in school and college. Srilatha Yegneshwar, Satyavani Vempati and Mamata Mutt are helping to break that glass ceiling.
Greeting from Inclusive Globe, Bangalore, India. We are organizing an Accessible Trip for Visually Impaired Community in India. now we are taking approx 30 people to Goa on 8th November 2019 for 3 days and 2 nights in just RS8000/- ( All inclusive) from Bangalore. .
Any Visually Impaired, their Friends, Family members can be a part of it. Special Attention
Ludo and Snakes and Ladders are board games that many children love to play. Thanks to heritage architect and access consultant Siddhant Shah, these games can now be played by children who are blind and low vision as well.
Games period has now become cause for much excitement at the Kamla Mehta Blind School in Dadar, Mumbai. Everyday you find students gathered around a table playing Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, X&O to name a few.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – Guwahati
(Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India)
C/o NEMCARE Group of Institutions,
Santipur, Parli Part, NH-37,
Mirza, Assam-781125
Employment Notification No:. NIPER-G/01/2019, Date: 22/08/2019
TogetherWeCan, a prominent parents support group in Kerala recently sent a petition to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) highlighting the plight of students with disabilities in schools and the need for an inclusive educational environment. Both CBSE and state government run schools in Kerala have not rightly implemented the RPWD Act, 2016 which is clear violation of laws. This is our focus on #StoryOfTheWeek.
A three-day Conference on Assistive Technologies will be held from 14th to 17th October 2019 in IIT Delhi, Sonepat Campus. The conference follows on the success of EMPOWER 2018 and is being organized to bring together all researchers, user organizations, industries as well as policymakers engaged with the issues
involved in the development, production, and dissemination of assistive technology solutions.
VISVA-BHARATI SANTINIKETAN
Advertisement No - 6/2019 dated 31.08.2019
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.visvabharati.ac.in/files/964310819_Advt_6-2019.pdf
.The last date for receiving application by the University is 20.10.2019 within 6.00 p.m
(Visva-Bharati, an institution of National Importance, functions as a unitary, teaching and residential University established by the Act of Parliament of India -1951)
In My Take this week, we have Ajay Kumar Reddy, Captain of India's Blind Cricket team. Along with following his passion for cricket, this 29 year old works as the Assistant Manager for a leading national bank.
Scientists from Switzerland and Italy are working on a technology for blind people that will bypass the eyeball directly and transmit visual signals. Called OpticSELINE, the technology has been successfully tested on rabbits.
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