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Does parenting change with changing eyesight? - Guest column by Vineet Saraiwala

Our guest columnist this week, Vineet Saraiwala, who leads inclusion at Big Bazaar and is an avid marathoner, talks about the valuable role his father has played in shaping his journey

In most Indian families, fathers' play the role in the background and prefer working silently as compared to the mothers'. They don't demonstrate emotions and are usually away at work so it is natural they spend less time
with their children. They support the family monetarily while the mother complements the family emotionally.

Road Safety and Mobility Training by NAB Delhi - Newz Hook article

Traveling independently is a major challenge that people with vision impairments face in India. There are many assistive devices available today to help overcome this. The National Association for the Blind and
multinational tyre manufacturing company Goodyear have come together to implement a project in Delhi to spread awareness about this.

Sustainable, eco-friendly vocational training for disabled adults, the Aarambh way

Trupti Patil’s Aarambh Special School aims to provide sustainable and eco-friendly vocational training for adults with disabilities in and around Pune.

Musical Affair – a show by extremely talented visually impaired artists

Musical Affair – a show by extremely talented visually impaired artists You are invited with friends and family to this show on 25 June at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event will start from 6.30 PM and will finish before 9 pm.
This event is being organized jointly by Golden Shine Cultural Welfare Trust, National Association for the Blind – Delhi with the support of Essel Social Welfare Foundation and Wada.
Entry is from Gate number 3. No pass or invitation card required.
Please call 18005320469 and 8826261166, 9212319672 for registration.

Lower Division Clerk and Multi Tasking Staff , Central University of Kerala

Central University of Kerala
Tejaswini Hills,
Periye, Kasaragod-671316
CUK/EN/NT-01/2018

Employment Notification No. NT-05/2018

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vSvhF12XU-44RViDD74qapM47MXA8fKx/view

Last date for submission of On-line application: 30.06.2019

UK petition urges Sajid Javid to grant visas to blind Indian musicians

Prem Bhagavan Nagaraju, 25, and Jyothi Kalaiselvi, 19, were scheduled to travel to the UK with a group of people from the disability organisation Devasitham Charitable Foundation based in Chennai.

Hundreds have signed an online petition addressed to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid urging him to grant visitor visas to two blind musicians from India, who were due to perform in Scotland as part of a UK-India cultural exchange programme.

GDS BPM, GDS ABPM/Dak Seva

India Post
Department of Posts

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/Delhi-05%20(1).pdf

For All Posts:
Registration & Fee Submission Start Date: 06/06/2019
Registration & Fee Submission End Date: 05/07/2019
Application online Submission Start Date: 13/06/2019
Application online Submission End Date: 12/07/2019

NOTIFICATION FOR THE POSTS OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS CYCLE – II/2019
DELHI CIRCLE

RECTT/GDS/ONLINE RECRUITMENT/2ND CYCLE/2019

UN Launches New Disability Inclusion Strategy

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, launched a new UN Disability Inclusion Strategy yesterday, June 12, during the 12th Session of the annual Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP).

Visually-impaired musical band shows there is ‘Light After Dark’

Shillong: A troupe of visually impaired musicians is hitting the right notes in this hill state, with night club owners and event managers lining up to hire them, more so after the state election department recently engaged them for pre-poll campaigns.

'Light After Dark', a musical band of five performers in their 20s, has been receiving rave reviews for its shows, not just in Meghalaya, but elsewhere in the region too, Zoma Sailo, a music teacher and the group's mentor, told PTI.

Govt websites make magnifying moves for visually challenged

The Haryana Government is revamping its websites for visually challenged persons with the facility to magnify text up to 200 per cent, screen readers, text alternative of images and colour contrast for colour blind.

So far, 41 out of 61 state government websites have been equipped to support the visually challenged.

“It is part of Accessible India Campaign. Within days, all the remaining websites will be revamped,” said Neerja Sekhar, Principal Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana.

DU Admissions 2019: Disabled candidates in a fix over certificate for quota

Candidates seeking admission to Delhi University (DU) under the disability quota are in a fix as from this year the University will accept disability certificate only from certain notified government hospitals.

Last month, the Delhi government had, designated 27 government hospitals across 11 districts to issue disability certificates under the new central Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, for 21 conditions. These are the hospitals from where the candidates must get their certificate.

Shekhar Naik Foundation gives hope to aspiring blind cricketers

Shekhar Naik needs no introduction. This blind cricketer has made his mark
in Indian sports through his remarkable achievements. He was the former captain of the Indian blind cricket team and has brought home many laurels for the country. Naik is now stepping into a new venture. He has
kick-started the Shekhar Naik Foundation, a sports academy exclusively for aspiring blind cricketers! Naik claims that his new academy is the first of its kind in India.

Recruitment Executive

Integrated Resources Pvt. Ltd

Requirement : Good communication skill (Training will be provided)

Job Profile: Recruiting, staffing

Locations: Ahmedabad, Pune, Gurgaon
Qualification : Graduate

Timing: 6:30 pm to 3:30 am ( Pick up and drop facilities will be provided by company)

Salary: It depends on interview. Salary will not be constraint for right candidate.

Require both Visually Impaired candidate for Admin Department and disable persons for Recruiter position.
there's no Age limit for either of the position.

Store Executive, Indian Association for the Blind (IAB)

Job openings for Low vision and Partially Blind Male in Pune as Store Executive
Eligibility - People with good mobility and*Hindi & English knowledge.
Salary range Rs. Rs.9,000 to 12,000.
Interested candidates contact: 9600372288 / 09600822995

Sharmila S
Project Coordinator

Indian Association for the Blind

Sundarajanpatty, Alagar Koil Main Road, Madurai - 625104

M: +91 9600372288

This online Tamil library focuses on visually challenged users

Online library Vaasippom helps visually impaired people find the best of Tamil learning materials in one place

Technology may have upended traditional print media forever, but more people are into reading than ever before. Digital archiving and databases have made it possible for niche sections of the reading public, such as the visually challenged, to dip into the same pool as everyone else when it comes to electronic and audio books.

Assistant Professors, The Central University of Punjab (CUP)

Central University of Punjab (CUP)
Bathinda
Advt. No: CUPB/19-20/05

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit : http://www.cup.edu.in/Recruitment/Teaching/CUPB_19_20-05/Teaching%20Advertisement.pdf or refer to the Emloyment News dated 8th June 2019, page no. 29

Last date for submission of online application form is 25.06.2019 by 23:59 Hours.

RECRUITMENT FOR VARIOUS TEACHING POSITIONS.

Breast cancer detection training for blind women to be expanded to more Indian cities

In Story of the Week, we look at the Discovering Hands programme in India under which visually impaired women are being trained to detect breast cancer lumps by touch. This year the programme is being expanded to Bengaluru and Kashmir.

Hasiba, 25 years old, had signed up for a computer training course at the National Association for the Blind Center of Blind Women and Disabilities in 2016 when she heard about the Discovering Handsprogramme that was soon to be launched.

Short term computer training course for school going blind students

Short term computer training course for school going blind students,
no hostel facility.
Course Duration: 17 June to 28 June 2019 10 am to 5 pm, Batch For school going blind students, no hostel facility.
Maximum capacity: 15 students
Eligibility
• Candidates who have under Class 12th are eligible.
Syllabus
The following topics are included in the syllabus.
• Basic Hardware and Software concepts
• Word Processing (MS Word)
• Reading, Writing & Editing

Tiffany’s next, pre-school for visually impaired kids

Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 11

Head held high with a gregarious demeanour, a confident Tiffany Brar walks into the room with a white cane in a hand, guided through her inner light.

Hyderabad: 8,000 people scanned to avoid blindness

Hyderabad: To control diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, more than 80,000 people were scanned in the 14 states of India including Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh to ensure that the avoidable blindness can be controlled.

It is found that lapses in the care of diabetic patient and lack of awareness among people are leading to the blindness.