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After two years of students’ struggle, PU launches formal equal opportunity cell for the disabled

Fri, 04/20/2018 - 10:48 -- geeta.nair

PANJAB UNIVERSITY has finally launched a formal equal opportunity cell for people with disabilities (EOC-PwD) on the lines of the SC/ST Cell. Students said they have been struggling for the past two years to get the cell established as it exists in other top universities such as Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University. According to the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, all universities and colleges should form an equal opportunity cell for SC, ST, OBC and PWD students.

He Lost His Sight at 22. At 31, He Is Rajasthan’s First Visually-Impaired Judge!

Thu, 04/19/2018 - 11:10 -- geeta.nair

Defying all odds, at 31, Brahmananda became the first visually-impaired judge in Rajasthan.

A civil judge and judicial magistrate of Sarwar town of Ajmer district, Brahmananda grew up in Bhilwara and studied in a government school. He cleared the 2013 Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination in the first attempt, securing the 83rd rank, reported The Times of India.

Retiree helps visually impaired broaden their horizons

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 11:02 -- geeta.nair
Retiree helps visually impaired broaden their horizons

By Tan Yingzi in Chongqing

Partially blind former doctor acts as the 'eyes' of her friends on travel adventures

Cai Meiqi (front) guides her visually impaired friends to visit a scenic area on the outskirts of Chongqing. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY)

The eye is no limit at the 2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Kiefer Jones, a former Fairmont resident who lives in Calgary, played in the 2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament in Toronto March 30th to April 1st.

Players from across the country were divided according to their level of sight and skill and placed into teams, Mr. Jones said. Those who are fully blind played as goalies, while those who have limited vision filled the rest of the positions.

“The people are still pretty fast,” Mr. Jones said, adding that friends and family members watching the games “almost forget that people are visually impaired.”

Now, free e-rickshaws for all differently abled at varsity

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 11:19 -- geeta.nair

Bhartesh Singh Thakur

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 15

The Panjab University (PU) authorities have declared e-rickshaws free for the physically-challenged students on the campus.

 

Earlier, the service was given for free to only the poor physically challenged students. But when no student came forward with the application, the PU has declared it free for all of them.

 

Forum makes books accessible to visually impaired, awarded

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 11:01 -- geeta.nair

Among their initiatives, which were recognised, is an online accessible library called Sugamya Pustakalaya, which contains a collection of more than 10,000 accessible books.

 an online accessible library called Sugamya Pustakalaya, which contains a collection of more than 10,000 accessible books.

Disabilities Act to cover 21 disabilities: Minister

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 14:33 -- geeta.nair

Chandigarh: Punjab minister of social security, women and child development, Razia Sultana on Tuesday said 21 disabilities would be covered under the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Sultana chaired the first meeting of the state advisory board on disabilities constituted under the Act, on Tuesday.

New Menu-Reading, Web-Based App Helps Visually Impaired

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Reading the menu at a restaurant wouldn’t take much effort for most sighted diners. But for the blind and visually impaired, trying to figure out what to order and what the meal would cost could be a daunting experience.

Just ask Stephanie Jones, who had to rely on her children and friends to read the menu so she could order what she really wanted. “Whoever was with me would read the menu,” said Jones, the mother of five children. “I used braille menus in the past, but they’re not always updated. But you learn to work through it.”

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