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Vishal Deshmukh is a 39-year-old visually impaired person who lives in Nashik, Maharashtra. He had lost his vision during his last year of graduation due to Retinal detachment. He wasn’t able to cope with the sudden loss of sight and had to ultimately drop out of college. After a span of two years, he decided to search for employment opportunities rather than sit idle at home. With the help of a trainer and his friend, he started a mainstream computer training institute in his place.
Cricket tourney for visually impaired held at Bhaderwah
A 3-day cricket tournament for the visually impaired persons will be held from 13 July 2019. Cricket Association for Blind J&K will organise the tournament in collaboration with District Administration Doda and Red Cross Society.
The objective behind the tournament is to encourage the visually challenged persons of this mountainous district to take part in the sports and boost their moral.
The tournament is being organised by Cricket Blind Association J&K in collaboration with Chairman District Red Cross Society Doda.
Budget 2019: What it means for the social sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget for 2019-20 has elements of potentially the good, the bad, and the ugly for the voluntary sector in India. Let’s look at all three in reverse order.
From victim to crusader
20-year-old Pramod Kumar is in his final year of graduation. As someone who was born blind, Pramod went through his fair share of struggles, especially to pursue education. His two younger sisters, Gudiya (15) and Priyanka (11) are also blind by birth. All three siblings went to a special school for persons with disabilities in Tiloi, Uttar Pradesh.
Opening the doors to employment opportunity
Chandrakanta Kumari is a 24-year-old resident of Gaya, Bihar. While studying in Class 5, she was diagnosed with a retina issue which caused her vision to gradually deteriorate. But she was educated in a mainstream school despite her vision impairment. Chandrakanta belongs to an economically weak family and her two brothers are also visually impaired.
Call for participation, faculty development program on Academic Accessibility and Disability inclusion
"Faculty Development Program on Academic Accessibility and Disability Inclusion"
Organized By:
Faculty Development Centre,
Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Concept Note:
• People with disabilities in India are often left out of mainstream
education because of unawareness amongst educational institutions and
academician, limited infrastructural resources and lack of training in
this regard. It is believed that barely two per cent of the 70 million
persons with disabilities have access to education in India. Hence the
new batch announcement for computer training at rnks jaipur
Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sangh invites applications for basic computer course in Jaipur Rajasthan.
Following are the details for the course: -
Date: from 01/08/2019 to 31/11/2019,
Venue: - Rajasthan netraheen kalyan sangh, Jaipur,
Eligibility criteria: - • Any visually challenged at least 12th pass by any recognized education board,
• Can understand English / Hindi as it is required to learn the computer concepts.
What’s in the course?
Advanced Computer Training (ACTC)
Mitra Jyothi, Bangalore conducting Advanced Computer Training (ACTC) for Visual Impaired in the second week of August 2019 at Mitra Jyothi, Bangalore.
Interested candidates send their resumes by 19th July 2019 to employment@nabindia.info.
Criteria- Graduate in any stream, good at conversional English, Basic knowledge of computer and hands on experience of JAWS software First round of interviews are scheduled from 22nd July 2019 to 26th July 2019.
Social Security Assistant (Direct Recruitment)
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan,
14-Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi-110066
Email: rpfc.exam@epfindia.gov.in/
Phone-011-26714172
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/Recruitments_PDFs/Exam_Recrui...
Library Attendant, Central University of Jammu
Central University of Jammu
Rahya- Suchani (Bagla), District Samba-181143 Jammu (J &K)
Ph. No. 01923-249658; Website: www.cujammu.ac.in
EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION NO. 24
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://cujammu.ac.in//5000_media/Screening%20Committee/2019/Non%20Teaching/Employment%20Notification%20No%2024.pdf
Delhi samaritan provides shelter to 68 visually impaired girls
Around 68 visually-challenged girls view Dashraj Gyawali as a father-figure because he has let them stay at his Burari home for free till they complete their studies.
In 1998, a visually challenged teenage girl approached Dashraj Gyawali with a cry for help. She had just completed her schooling and had taken admission at Delhi University (DU).
TCS-Maitree : Announces 22nd batch of ACTC at Mitra Jyothi, Bangalore
The 22nd batch of Advanced Computer Training Center (ACTC) for visually impaired is scheduled in the 2nd week of Aug 2019 at Mitra Jyothi, Bangalore.
The tentative date for the commencement is 5th of August 2019.
First round of Interviews are scheduled from 22nd July 2019 to 26th July 2019.
(Criteria : Graduate in any Stream, Good at Conversational English, Basic Knowledge of Computers and Hands-on experience of JAWS Software.)
Haryana Staff Selection Commission
HI\RYANA STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION BAYS ;NO. 67-70, SECTOR-2,
PANCHKULA - 134151
Website www.hssc.qov.in
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.hssc.gov.in/writereaddata/Advertisements/92_1_1_Advt.%2011-2019.pdf
Closing date for submission of online application 25tt July 201,9 (by 11:59PM)
Soft Braille promises to bring images alive for blind and low vision people
A group of students and faculty members at a Bengaluru college have developed a software called Soft Braille to help visually impaired people get better access to images and maps in Braille.
Accessing images and maps is a major challenge for blind and low vision students, coming in the way of critical choices in academics. A new software aims to help them overcome those challenges.
Indian-American Led NGO Launches Mobile App To Locate Accessible Friendly Buildings In India
An Indian-American led non-profit organisation has launched a public utility mobile app to locate and identify disabled-friendly buildings in India.
The NGO, Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP), announced the launch of mobile app during the United Nations Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or COSP12, early this week.
A mobile app to find accessible places (for persons with disabilities) is very important in a country like India, it said.
Flying blind: Apps help visually impaired navigate airport
Navigating airports can be tricky. They’re loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They’re even more challenging for visually impaired people.
Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges firsthand, and she has also devised a remedy.
Yogita Arun Tambe, a visually-impaired music teacher, enters Limca Book of Records
The 34-year-old from Mumbai created a world record for playing 50 instruments in 49 minutes. Tambe is proficient in tabla dholki, nagara, dimdi, halagi, dholak, nashik dhol, tasha, damaru, sambal, tal, manjiri, khanjiri, zhanj, and ghungru, among others.
Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) (Group-B), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) (Group-B), Miscellaneous Category of Teachers (Group-B)NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of HRD)
Department of School Education and Literacy
Government of India B-15, Institutional Area, Sector Noida,
District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh – 201 309
RECRUITMENT DRIVE 2019
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: file:///C:/Users/ADMIN/Downloads/LWlw4.pdf
Registration Open 10th July, 2019
Registration Closes 9th August, 2019
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