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Disability rights experts share the high points of 2019 & wishes for 2020

2019 was a year of highs and lows for the disability sector in India. From the first deaf candidate to contest the Lok Sabha elections to accessibility in elections getting a major push, there was a lot to celebrate. There were heartbreaks too. RPWD Act guidelines remain on paper in many ways. So do the deadlines set under the Accessible India Campaign. In NewzHook’s final #StoryOfTheWeek for 2019 we pass the hat around and ask people from the disability sector their highlights for 2019 and the one big wish for 2020.

How smart tech could transform disabled people's lives

Within a generation, technology has radically changed the way most people live their lives.

Smartphones and other devices are an added layer of convenience for many people - but they are making it possible to create innovations which could transform the everyday experiences of disabled people.

"The possibilities are immense," according to Robin Spinks, a senior innovation manager at the charity RNIB.

He is focussed on how technology can be deployed to improve the lives of blind people and those with visual impairment.

Multi-tasking Staff Mizoram University

Mizoram University
AIZAWL,
MIZORAM – 796 004
Post Box No. 190, Gram : MZU,
Phone : 0389-2330654, Fax : 0389-2330834
No.3/8-6/2018-Estt(NT)/176-184

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-U8OJDfGoCRd6BB4bG3bEi7r9JgmUyve/view.

Last date of receipt of complete application is 20.1.2020.

Delhi restaurants will now have menus in Braille

The Delhi govt has recently passed an order to almost 400 hotel and restaurants stating that they should print menus in Braille.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi State Commissioner of Person with Disabilities (PWD) has recently passed an order to almost 400 hotel and restaurants stating that they should print menus in Braille for the benefit of the visually impaired.

PowerOfOne – P Narahari is on a mission to make Madhya Pradesh disabled-friendly

P Narahari is Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Public Relations Department and Managing Director, Madhyam, in the Madhya Pradesh government. 43-year-old Narahari has won over 40 awards, many of them honouring his efforts to build a barrier-free environment. He truly represents the #PowerOfOne.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT(Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre VSSC)

Government Of India
Department of Space
VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 022

ADVERTISEMENT NO. VSSC- 312 DATED 14.12.2019

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: http://www2.vssc.gov.in:8080/RMT312/AdvtNo312.htm

For Last date of submission of online applications: 01.01.2020

Junior Executive (Adm. & HR) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Government of India)
“Gramodaya”, 3 Irla Road,
Vile Parle (West),
Mumbai-400 056.

Advt. No.KVIC /Adm./Recruitment (UR/OBC/EWS)/2(30)/2019-20

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Accounts Asstt., Office Asstt. and Stenographer (DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD. (DMRC)

DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD.(DMRC)
(A JOINT VENTURE OF THE GOVT. OF INDIA AND THE GOVT. OF NCT DELHI)
ADVT. NO.: DMRC/HR/RECTT./I/2019

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LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS 13.01.2020 (11:59 P.M.)

Assistant (Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Reserve Bank of India

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visithttps://opportunities.rbi.org.in/Scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3806

Last date for submission of online applications: 16.01.2020

The Reserve Bank of India invites applications from eligible candidates for 926 posts of “Assistant” - 2019 in various offices of the Bank.

It’s taken time, but glad women’s blind cricket has begun, says G. K. Mahantesh

Blind cricket for men has a long history but blind cricket for women in India received a shot in the arm last week with the first-ever Nationals held here.

Seven State teams took part in a Twenty20 tournament to test their skills. But it had more value to the participants than just cricket.

We need a mentor to show us possibilities” – Blind Microsoft engineer Aditi Shah to NewzHook

Blind Microsoft engineer Aditi Shah is home on a break for a few months before she joins tech giant Microsoft at their headquarters in the United States. Aditi recently finished her master’s degree from the prestigious Georgia Tech university. In an in interview to NewzHook, Aditi talks about the challenges she overcame to achieve her dreams and her goal to be a mentor to blind women in India. That’s our focus on #StoryOfTheWeek.

NewzHook: Welcome home Aditi. Can you talk about the role you will be playing as a part of the Microsoft team?

Haben Girma: My disability has been an opportunity for innovation

The American deafblind lawyer and activist on why disabled people have the skills to design and build a better society for all.

100% Scholarship for PWD (People with Disability) to pursue professional Courses

Students who are differently abled and are studying in 10^th, 11^th 12^th or doing graduation or post-graduation, please ask them to “Enroll for the Scholarship Event conducted by Saksham NGO and Indic A I Foundation.
Date: 11^th & 12^th January, 2020
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Saksham NGO, 486, Double Storey II, New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110060

Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) , DRDO

CENTRE FOR PERSONNEL TALENT MANAGEMENT (CEPTAM)
Scrutinize, Actualize & Recognize Human Potentia

DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION (DRDO)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
ADVERTISEMENT No.: DRDO ENTRY TEST: 2019-20/MTS
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Now, a news bulletin for the visually challenged

WhatsApp group sends 40-minute audio clip, mostly comprising news, to 4,500 listeners

At 8 o’clock every morning, a 40-minute audio clip will reach the mobile phones of hundreds of visually challenged Keralites. The clip, containing a news bulletin and a section on books, has around 4,500 listeners on WhatsApp.

Since June 3 this year, a WhatsApp group, Vartha, has been posting the audio clip daily. Since there is a limit to the number of members in a WhatsApp group, eight separate groups have been created and three of them are based in the Middle East.

TISS to host cricket match for the blind

A cricket tournament for visually-impaired students will be hosted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, at its campus on Monday.

The match is being organised as part of Udaan, its annual sports event.

Assistant Professor (Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi)

Sri Venkateswara College
University of Delhi
Benito Juarez Road
Dhaula Kuan
New Delhi - 110 021
Tel: 011 - 2411-2196, 011 - 2411-8590
E-mail: principal@svc.ac.in
Advt No. SVC/T.Staff/2019 dated 5.12.2019 & No. SVC/T. Staff/2019, dated 7.12.2019

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.svc.ac.in/upload.pdf

The last date for receipt of application is 28.12.2019

Visually impaired beauty parlour owner Dipti Kale wins customers over with skill & confidence

Running a beauty parlour can be tough. Some may think a person with disability can never do it. Visually impaired Dipti Kale from Maharashtra is proving them wrong. Dipti owns a parlour in Thane, Maharashtra and has built a loyal customer base.

Job Fair in Pune

For visually impaired, hearing impaired and orthopedically challenged people

Dates: December 20 to 26, 2019
Time: 8 am to 5 pm
Location: Dnjanraj Mangal Karyalaya, Chimbali Phata, Pune Nashik Highway, Khed Pune- 410501
Email: saksham@minda.co.in
Telephone: 7447426191, 7447426192

Blind chess is in need of more government support, says AICFB president Charudatta Jadhav

Blind chess is in need of more government support, says AICFB president Charudatta Jadhav
All India Chess Federation for Blind conducts 35-40 tournaments in the year, says AICFB head.

PUNE The All India Chess Federation for Blind (AICFB) was established in 1997 and currently has 14 state-affiliated bodies under its domain. Charudatta Jadhav, president of AICFB, says finance is always a struggle and a lack of government support does not ease the sport for the visually impaired.

How different is blind chess from the normal game?

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Government Of India
Department of Space
VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE
Thiruvananthapuram - 695 022

Blind chess is in need of more government support, says AICFB president Charudatta Jadhav
All India Chess Federation for Blind conducts 35-40 tournaments in the year, says AICFB head.