Today I am writing this mail to this list to share a fantastic news with all the members. I am going to tell you about BrailleMe, which is currently the most affordable, portable and compact refreshable Braille display available in India. It is the brainchild of Innovision, the company founded by Shyam Shah and Surabhi Srivastava, alumni of IIT Bombay.
The Election Commission said it will soon issue braille voter identity cards to visually-challenged electors across the country. Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said the commission has decided to establish auxiliary polling stations during elections for the people with disabilities.
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.
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).
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.
The first phase of counselling for medical and dental seats under state quota began on Sunday for candidates in special categories.
A total of 40 seats, including 38 in medical colleges and two in dental, were allotted.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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