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People with disabilities to get quotas in all trains irrespective of fare concessions

Mon, 05/06/2024 - 14:26 -- geeta.nair

Four specially designed seats earmarked for people with disabilities in Vande Bharat Express trains; Verified Indian Railways Unique Identity Cards essential for availing quota 

The Ministry of Railways has approved quotas for people with disabilities (PwDs) in all trains, irrespective of whether any concessional fare facility is available or not.

According to railway sources, the PwD quota will be earmarked in all reserved Express/Mail trains, including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Humsafar, Gatimaan, and Vande Bharat express trains.

Admission to Sathyabama Institute of Science And Technology -2024-25

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 11:50 -- geeta.nair

Subject: Admission to Sathyabama Institute of Science And Technology -2024-25
Greetings from Ability Foundation!
 We are now inviting applications from students with disabilities for various undergraduate & postgraduate courses at Sathyabama Institute Of Science And Technology, a premier educational institution in Chennai.
2024 marks the 11th  year of our journey towards total inclusive university education and our engagement with the institute.  We are delighted that this year too, 50 seats are available for persons with disabilities!

AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens Low Vision Clinic for visually impaired patients

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 12:11 -- geeta.nair

The Low Vision Clinic will help a special group of patients like the socially  blind and other patients having very low vision due to glaucoma, age-related  macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal diseases, and other blinding diseases,  who do not benefit from surgery or spectacle correction, according to a press  release.

SC Expresses Displeasure Over ‘Dismal’ Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:49 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi: The implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is still at a “dismal stage”, the Supreme Court said on Monday while expressing displeasure over the failure of some states in framing the requisite rules.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala was hearing a plea seeking constitution of district-level committees to enforce the Act.
“Despite the lapse….the implementation of the Act is still at a dismal stage. Many states have not framed even the rules under the Act,” the bench said.

Hail the braille

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 10:26 -- geeta.nair

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : A large number of visually impaired voters in Kerala are hoping to exercise their franchise independently this year, leveraging ballot papers in braille and braille-enabled electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Though the Election Commission had initiated the provision during the 2016 assembly election, most visually impaired voters continued to rely on assistance. Over time, however, there has been an increasing number of visually impaired voters who seek to vote autonomously, according to Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB).

Scribe’s qualification linked to blind examinee’s, not exam’

Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:41 -- geeta.nair

Scribe’s qualification linked to blind examinee’s, not exam’ 
Ahmedabad: In an important order on the educational  qualifications of scribes for fully or partially blind candidates in recruitment exams, the Gujarat high court made it clear that the scribe’s qualification must be aligned with the candidate’s qualifications and not with the minimum criteria prescribed  for the exams.

Innovative device to help visually impaired students.

Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:37 -- geeta.nair

Final-year IIIT-B student secures patent for innovative solution: Finger mounted device

A final-year iMTech student at IIIT-B, has accomplished a remarkable feat by obtaining a patent for a device that can help visually impaired students. The student, Mayank Kabra, has titled his innovation ‘System and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Individuals.’

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