Facing safety challenges, visually impaired women across the state are forced to carry folding knives and safety pins. A survey on the condition of working women with visual impairment conducted by Karnataka State Government Employee's Association  for the Blind also stated that the government has not trained them in navigation and smart mobility technology such as the smartphone app Eye-D, electronic canes, Google Map and other navigational aids.

Hubballi: The Dharwad district administration intends to  provide differently-abled persons free pick-up and drop to  and from polling booths. This initiative is aimed at iincreasing polling percentage and at helping the differently  abled vote. 

The Kochi MuzirisBiennale, which iscentered around the theme of inclusivity, has launched 25 braille guides.

BENGALURU: Election Commission in the state has received registrations of four lakh physically disabled voters and has left no stone unturned to ensure their voting process is hassle-free. 

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, Sanjeev Kumar told The New Indian Express that visually impaired voters will be provided with Braille-enabled voter slips and voter guides. The visually impaired and blind voters will also be provided with the candidate list, that will be written in Braille. They will also have candidate symbols in braille.

The use of public properties for political advertisements during the election campaign has been prohibited in Jharkhand following an order issued by the chief electoral officer (CEO) in Ranchi on Sunday.

Additional CEO Manish Ranjan said that political advertisement on railway station premises, government hospitals, post offices, bus stands, airport, bridges, railway overbridges, electricity and telephone poles, public and government buildings and campuses would be prohibited during the period that came under the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha polls.

I guess it’s time to celebrate.

India finally has a new set of coins that are accessible to the visually impaired. Recently released by the government, these coins – in denominations of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 20 – are easily recognisable by their distinct weight, size, touch and feel.

80 such students in Mysuru will be appearing for their degree examinations in April

Like his classmates, Divakar, a student of Mahajana First Grade College in Mysuru, is preparing for the crucial final semester examinations scheduled to begin in April. But, as a visually challenged student, he is finding it tough to arrange for a scribe who will have to put on paper all that he has studied.

Arushi organisation, with the immense support from Torchit, Blind People Association and Gruh Finance Ltd CSR initiative, are providing 1000 ‘Saarthi’ Assistive device and its training to Divyaang Visually impaired people in Madhya pradesh, which will help them in independent mobility.