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Singer Armaan Malik feels touched to perform for blind kids

Thu, 07/05/2018 - 11:24 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Bollywood singer-composer Armaan Malik, who performed live for visually challenged students at an event here, says music is meant to be felt by all senses. The concert at the "Happy Home and School For the Blind" on Tuesday, was based on the theme "Kaano Se Dekho Aur Dilo Se Suno", and marked the celebration of Radio City's 17th anniversary.

The concert witnessed 200 visually impaired children grooving to Armaan's tunes, followed by a performance by the children at school.

Joy of science: Premier NIAS trains students

Wed, 07/04/2018 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: How can technology in the conventional white stick, used by the visually-challenged, help them cross the road more safely? Can agar-agar, a food thickening agent, substitute gelatin as capsule cover? Can a noise pollution measuring device be made at home? These are just a few of the solutions 11-13 year old children from different schools in the city worked on at a recent workshop held at the Advanced Learning Centres (ALCs) set up by National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

Brazil fan who is deaf, blind follows World Cup with help

Wed, 07/04/2018 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

SPOTLIGHT

Like fans all over soccer-mad Brazil, Carlos Junior followed every move the national team made on the field Monday in its 2-0 victory over Mexico.

But Junior did not watch or listen to the game the way most Brazilians did. Instead, the 31-year-old massage therapist who is deaf and blind experienced the match with the help of interpreters using touch communication and a model soccer field to recount the passes, goals and fouls of the national team.

NOA set to launch free eye care

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair

The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) said it has concluded plans to launch a free eye service care programme for children code-named ‘My sight, my right’.

With over 285 million people visually impaired worldwide, the NOA has also called for more awareness on eye health and vision care among the populace with a view to preventing blindness through knowledge and information. According to the body, out of the 285 million, 80 per cent of the cases can be preventable, and four out of five blind people are needlessly impaired.

Can a person with low vision become doctor: Supreme Court to examine

Fri, 06/29/2018 - 10:33 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether a person suffering from disability of 'low vision', in which eyesight cannot be corrected or improved, can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and treat patients.

This contentious issue came up before a vacation bench of justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta which wondered whether it would be feasible to allow a person with visual impairment to become a doctor and treat patients.
 

Helping visually impaired see this beautiful world

Thu, 06/28/2018 - 10:42 -- geeta.nair

Kotrabasappa family of Kaddirampur signs consent letters to donate eyes

Four generations of K. Kotrabasappa’s family, comprising 28 members, in Kaddirampur village, adjacent to the world famous Hampi, have proved to be Good Samaritans through their noble act of volunteering to donate their eyes and distribution of saplings to increase green cover.

Blind teen's admission stuck over Rs 40 at DU

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 16:22 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Ved Prakash

Getting into Delhi University is indeed a tough deal. 18-year-old Ved Prakash is testimony to the struggle. For the past five days, after he made it to the first cut-off list at Satyawati College, the Uttar Pradesh boy is running from pillar to post just to pay his admission course fee- a mere Rs 40. However, on Monday evening, the fee payment was made.

Students belonging to the Physical Disability category are exempted from paying course fee. In case of Ved Prakash, he has to pay Rs 40.

Guidebooks in Braille will help visually impaired people in Rajasthan to exercise their voting rights

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:54 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

The Election Commission is going all out to make voting inclusive in the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan! At the office of the state election commission, officials are giving the final touches to election booklets. The booklets state the rights and rules for voters clearly. What makes them different this time is that they are in Braille.

The Rajasthan election department is working around the theme of Sugam Matadan or convenient polling. The aim is to get disabled voters out of their homes so they can cast their votes.

Tech Makes Life Easier for Disabled Travelers, Until They Board.

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 11:41 -- koshy.mathew@ey...
Tech Makes Life Easier for Disabled Travelers, Until They Board.
By JOSHUA BROCKMAN. 

Technology is fast changing how people with
disabilities get to and then navigate airports and train and bus
stations. But technology can go only so far: Its advantages usually
stop at the door of the plane, train or bus.
Consider the experience of Michael May, who is blind and typically

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