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Through IndiTrippers, this blind man promotes inclusive travel and guides tours
Did someone say long weekend? It's the beginning of the month and you have enough money in your wallet. So what's the harm in heading to a place like Kodagu (Coorg). Stay in a beautiful coffee estate, watch the sunrise quietly, head to a few tourist spots including Nisargadhama and the Dubare Elephant Camp and then have fun at the campfire in the evening.
BLIND SANTOSH TO GET SHAMBHAVI PURASKAR
Visually impaired Santosh Kumar Moharana has been selected to get the prestigious ‘Shambhavi Puraskar-2018’. He will receive a citation and cash award of Rs 2.5 lakh from Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) Chairman Subroto Bagchi on April 21.
Moharana has played a transformational role in the upliftment of differently abled persons by bringing them to the mainstream in Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district by setting up his organisation 'Samarth' in 2007.
Activist Empowers the Blind in India and Shares Experience at UConn

Photo: Daniela Doncel
After two years of students’ struggle, PU launches formal equal opportunity cell for the disabled
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.
Delhi HC directs Govt, RBI to consider recommendations for making bank notes disabled friendly
A list of recommendations have been submitted before the Delhi High Court regarding the need for having special features on bank notes for the benefit of the visually challenged.
He Lost His Sight at 22. At 31, He Is Rajasthan’s First Visually-Impaired Judge!
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.
Krishna Tulasi explores the world of the visually impaired
Equipped with a gripping trailer and a couple of melodious songs, debutant director Sukesh Nayak seems to be on a mission — to tell a sweet little love story that takes place in the world of the visually impaired.
Retiree helps visually impaired broaden their horizons
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
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.”

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