One in five Australians are living with a disability. This includes 357,000 individuals who are blind or visually impaired[1]. Like most Australians, they rely on the internet to find information, goods, services, and employment.
Two women have designed a website for the visually impaired where they can make their own travel itinerary and embark on a journey of exploration
Kochi: The fresh norms and guidelines of the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) to provide driving license to differently-abled citizens will come into effect from April 1, 2018. With this new circular, people having monocular vision can also apply for driving license. People with partial hearing problems and disability in legs or hands will also get driving license as per the new norms.
Chennai: Two low-cost devices that enable people with motor disabilities to access and use electronic and tech devices were launched by a city-based advocacy group for People with Disabilities (PwD).
Karnataka women made a clean sweep, bagging all the medals, while men secured one gold.
The Karnataka team that participated in IMF National Sports Climbing Championship
Following the fifth consecutive day of protests by the Joint Action Committee of the Association of Disabled, the Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission put on hold the election process for the post to which a visually impaired candidate had filed his nomination in Dharmapuri. The process has been postponed until clarity is obtained, said a communication on behalf of the Co-operative Societies Election Commissioner M. Rajendran.
25th March 2018 marked the most memorable day in the lives of visually-impaired couple KM Kiran and Basamma B Udakari.
Kiran and Udakrai met for the first time, eight years ago when they both started working for the Samarthanam BPO run by a Bengaluru-based Samarthanam trust for the disabled. They fell in love soon after.
Despite a lack of support in their own family to take their eight-year-long relationship one step forward, the couple stood undeterred.
NAGPUR: Rahul Bajaj, a LLB (5 Years) student of Dr Ambedkar College of Law, Deekshabhoomi was honoured with 20 medals and prizes for his achievement in the examination by Governor Banwarilal Purohit on the 105th convocation of Nagpur University at Vasantrao Deshpande Hall Civil Lines on Saturday.
Nagpur: Looking at her gentle smile and sparkle in the eyes, it is hard to gauge what Bhakti Ghatol, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) student from LAD College, has gone through to achieve success.
The visually impaired student, who stood first among disabled and was overall 9th topper in BA course, won four medals, including three gold and one silver, at the 105th convocation of Nagpur University on Saturday.
A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills.
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