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To make Kerala disabled-friendly

To raise voice for people with physical disabilities and to create a disabled friendly/accessible Kerala, Jyothirgamaya Foundation, an organisation working towards the empowerment of visually-challenged people, in association with Yagna Dhruva ’19, the inter-collegiate techno-cultural fest hosted by LBS Institute of Technology for Women, and Sahridhaya are conducting an accessible walk and a flash mob on Friday. The event is aimed to bring differently abled people out and shed light on their urgent need for inclusion and accessibility in all respects.

MMG Scale II and JMG Scale I (Punjab National Bank)

Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Human Resources Development Division
Corporate Office ,
Sector 10, Dwarka ,
New Delhi -110075

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.pnbindia.in/Recruitments.aspx

Closing Date for On-line Registration (Including for Candidates from Far-Flung Areas): 02.03.2019

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK INVITES ON-LINE APPLICATIONS FROM INDIAN CITIZENS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS :

Management Trainee (General), Accountant, Superintendent (General), Jr. Superintendent and Hindi Translator

CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION (CWC)
(A Premier Schedule ‘A’ Mini Ratna Govt. of India Undertaking)
Corporate Office: 4/1,
Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016
Website: www.cewacor.nic.in
Advertisement No. CWC/1-Manpower/DR/Rectt/2019/01

Technical reasons deny pension to disabled man

CHENNAI: On Monday at 10am, Kader Basha and his 31-year-old brother, Jankir, headed to the Chennai collectorate to submit a grievance petition to the district revenue officer.

Everything will be fine. Don’t worry,” said Kader tightly clasping his elder brother’s hand. Jankir has learning difficulties and the two visited the office to claim his due disability pension amount.

Judicial Translator

HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
https://applycareer.co.in/dhc/translator2019/Adv-Eng.pdf

Last date for creation of New Log In for online registration 07.03.2019 (22:00 Hrs)

Online applications are invited from Indian Nationals / Citizens of India for filling up following existing vacancies and for preparing a panel for future vacancies:

Advanced Excel Training

Are you person with vision impairment? Are you good at Computer Basics? Do
you want to learn Advanced Excel? Are you interested to apply for better
career opportunities by developing extra skills in Excel? Here is a great
opportunity!

You need vision, not sight

This woman shows grit is all it takes to surmount odds

Lack of eyesight has never been a worry for me all my life, probably because I do not know what it is like to have eyesight, says S. Pavunthai, the Headmistress of Indian Association of Blind Higher Secondary School at Sundararajanpatti near Alagarkoil in Madurai. The woman, who was instrumental in starting the school, goes on rounds, teaches English, History and Economics. Speaking to Sanjana Ganesh, Ms. Pavunthai says she has little time to unwind.

One day workshop entitled "*Web Accessibility- Hands-on Training

Farook College (Autonomous), Kozhikode in collaboration with Kerala State Centre for Assistive Technologies (KSCAT) is organizing a one day workshop entitled "*Web Accessibility- Hands-on Training in Bookshare online library for Visually Impaired" *sponsored by KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala on 20th February 2019 from KSCAT Training lab at Farook College.

You are requested to ensure the participation of visually impaired students of your institution for this auspicious occasion. Details regarding this workshop is given in the brochure attached herewith this mail.

More community radio licences for the most disadvantaged areas of India #TheRadioFestival Delhi

“It is rare to find public, private and community radio working together, but they are doing so for this radio festival,” said UNESCO representative Al-Amin Yusuph, opening the Delhi Radio Festival on World Radio Day

WRD was proclaimed in 2011 adopted by the UN General Assembly the following year.

Explaining the idea behind WRD, Yusuph told delegates the international day aims “to strengthen interaction and cooperation amongst broadcasters and to celebrate radio as a medium.”

An exhibition shares how the visually challenged pioneer of modern Indian art, Benode Behari Mukherjee saw the world

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Review petition challenging 50% vision, hearing disability limit for judge's post to be filed next week

The Supreme Court bench order stipulating a 50% disability limit in hearing and vision impairment for the post of civil judge is all set to be challenged.

Next week, Advocate V Surendra Mohan plans to file a review petition seeking that the order be placed before a larger bench.

First ever sound ball tennis workshop in Mumbai for people with visual impairments

What is sound ball tennis you may ask? Well, it is a sport for people with visual impairments. Similar to tennis and played with a modified ball.

Sound ball tennis is played indoors using rackets and sponge balls that make sound when in motion. The rattling sound made by the balls is followed by the players. The game takes some practice and technique is such that players need to stay agile and focused on the sound the ball makes while using hand moments to hit the ball.

Disability rights body seeks Health Minister's intervention to overturn guidelines that discriminate against MBBS aspirants

Angered by the Medical Council of India (MCI) callous and discriminatory attitude towards disabled medical aspirants, the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), has written a strong letter to J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) registering it’s protest.

A cross disability organization of disabled people with a presence across many states, the NPRD has slammed what it has called “the continuation of certain blatantly discriminatory attitudes in the matter of admissions to MBBS”.

Welfare Officer in Social Welfare

Opening Date of Application:- 31/01/2019

Closing Date of Application:- 05/03/2019

Number of Vacancies :- (Total-110- (UR-55, OBC-31, SC-16, ST-08) including PH-5(OH-04, VH-01).

Educational Qualification:

Essential : 1. Master's Degree in social work or Master of Art (Sociology) or Post Graduate Degree in Criminology from a recognized University/Institute.

Look Out, Look Within - in Print, Braille and Sign language

Mumbai: White Print, India’s first English Lifestyle Magazine in Braille launches ‘Look Out, Look Within’ – a story book in print, braille and sign language.

IIT Bombay alumni launch Tactopus – one of its kind ‘smart’ audio-tactile learning resources for visually impaired children

Tactopus brings to the world accessible interactive tangible learning
experiences for children.

A device to aid visual, hearing and speech impaired people

Visually impaired, hearing impaired and speech impaired persons now have help in hand by way of a novel device — BDD (Blind-Deaf-Dumb) Assist.

The device has been developed by Rochana HM, a student of II PUC at AMC College here and he has filed for patent for it.

Some recreational activities for visually impaired people

Thanks to technology, the range of recreational activities available for people with visual disabilities are many. Visually impaired people must look at the choices that are available and choose that suits their interests most. There are community programs as well where people can meet others socially.

For Simran Chawla, a beauty pageant winner, dancing is among her favourite recreational activities.

Here are some recreational activities that visually impaired people could look:

In a first, Class X boards in Assam to offer paper in Braille

Guwahati: For the first time, the Class X state board exams — beginning on Thursday — will have question paper in Braille.

This time, there are 13 blind candidates appearing for the exam from five examination centres in the state.

The general science question paper will be offered in Braille. While visually challenged candidates appearing for the boards under the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) have to appear for all six papers, the syllabus for general science and general maths they follow are different.