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Speak! - Android app that reads text captured on camera or seen online

Speak! is an app designed to aid the visually impaired and others that require reading assistance. 

The app takes advantage of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology. It will read any text captured by the camera. It can be used to read anything from street signs to newspapers. The app has been specifically designed to detect text in "bad photos", for instance when the text is rotated or far away. In addition it knows to detect relevant text only, for example when photographing a page in a book, text captured on the adjacent page will be ignored.

Postman (A.P. Circle)

Fri, 02/08/2019 - 11:36 -- geeta.nair

Department of Posts - India
O/o Chief Postmaster General,
A.P. Circle, 
Vijayawada-520013
No. RE/APCO/3-7/DR/2017-18 dated at Vijayawada-13

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.appost.in

Last date for final submission of application through online: 08.03.2019

Direct Recruitment to Cadre of Postman/Main Guard

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST

Thu, 02/07/2019 - 13:58 -- geeta.nair

CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST
CTET-JULY 2019
INFORMATION BULLETIN
CONDUCTED BY CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI
CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT PS 1-2, INSTITUTIONAL
AREA, I P EXTENSION, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092
Date for Submission of On-Line Application: 05-02-2019 to 05-03
-2019
Last date for submission of On-line Application: 05-03-2019
Last date for submission of fee: 08-03-2019 (Before 03.30 PM)

Supreme Court has let down India’s disability rights movement

Thu, 02/07/2019 - 12:55 -- geeta.nair

Earlier this year, I opened my Foundation’s quarterly newsletter by quoting the question I am most often asked at interactions, “What would you have been if you weren’t disabled?” I have always believed that it is unrealistic for someone with a locomotor disability like mine to aspire to run like P.T. Usha (I loved cricket as a child and, upon realising I could never play the mainstream game, wanted to be a commentator).

Photocopy Machine Operator, All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:59 -- geeta.nair

All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)
(A Statutory Body of Govt. of INdia)
Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi-110070
Advt. No. Admn/Estt./01(03)/2019

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/IMG_0001.pdf or refer to the Employment News dated 2nd February 2019, page no.25

Last date for Receipt of the application: 28.02.2019

Soundball lawn tennis workshop in Mumbai

on behalf of Indian Blind Sports Association,extend a warm invitation to you and your friends, for participating in
the very first three-day sound ball tennis workshop scheduled to be organised from 19th February 2019 in the city of Mumbai. This workshop is absolutely free, with decent arrangements for lunch and high tea at
the courts of Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association campus at Colaba, Mumbai.
Please note that we’re unable to provide accommodation. Thus, it would be most feasible for folks in and around Mumbai.

Background:

Shining bright in dark

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:43 -- geeta.nair

India's first blind athlete to participate in Paralympic Games and winner of three medals in 2014 Incheon Para Asian Games, Ankur Dhama's life story is all about achieving success even when there are thousand and one hurdles blocking your path.

The 24-year-old Dhama, who hails from a small village in Uttar Pradesh fight against all odds to become the first totally blind Indian athlete in 2018 to win the prestigious Arjuna Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of para-athletics.

Develop currency-identifying app for visually challenged: HC to RBI

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 10:29 -- geeta.nair

Mumbai, February 5

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Reserve Bank of India to think about developing a mobile phone application that could help visually-challenged persons identify the denomination of various currency notes in India.

A bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice NM Jamdar also directed RBI to expedite its ongoing project to develop a hardware-driven device that will help the blind identify Indian currency denominations.

Design Assistant, Pipe Fitter,

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 14:55 -- geeta.nair

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
43/46 Garden Reach Road,
Kolkata – 700024
CIN NO. : L35111WB1934GOI007891
(EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION NO. HR/OPR&SUP:01/2019 (SRD–PWD)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://jobapply.in/GRSE2019HRSUP1SRD/Adv-Eng.pdf   or refer to the Employment News dated 2nd February 2019, page no.25

Vocational Centric Computer Training (VCCT]

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:30 -- geeta.nair

Karna Vidya Foundation is conducting this Vocational Centric Computer Training (VCCT] 
Course Code     : VCC11AP1901 
Duration        : 6 Months 
The new batch for Vocational Centric Computer Training[VCCT]
for the visually impaired will commence on April 2nd  - 2019.

Introduction to Karna Vidya Foundation (KVF): Karna Vidya Foundation is a non-profit registered trust working with the motto “Empowerment through Employment” for the Visually Impaired across Tamil Nadu.

Naa Mein Naa Hai, No Means No - Guest Column by Nidhi Goyal, Disabled activist & comedian

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:33 -- geeta.nair

This week's guest columnist is Nidhi Goyal, the well-known activist and comedian working on disability rights and gender justice. Nidhi is the founder-director of Rising Flame, a Mumbai- based non-profit working on rights of persons with disabilities with a focus on women and youth. Her work spans research, writing, training, advocacy and art. You can follow her work @saysnidhigoyal.

Cane and able: Blindness doesn’t stop Sydney senior from living active life

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 10:29 -- geeta.nair

SYDNEY, N.S. — 

At 70, Louise Gillis is more active than many people half her age.

On Mondays and Wednesdays, she curls in a house league at the Sydney Curling Club. She also volunteers with the Special Olympics, enjoys hiking, and paddles during the summer as a member of the Sydney Harbour Dragon Boat Club.

And she does all this despite the fact she is almost totally blind
 

Trainer and Manager

Mon, 02/04/2019 - 15:56 -- geeta.nair

Karna Vidya Foundation require trainer and manager for Karna Vidya Foundation. It is a training cum placement centre.
Eligibility:
1. Qualification: graduation in any stream
2. Applicant must be the Visually impaired.
3. Applicant should be the low vision for manager position.
4. Age limit within 35 years.
5. Date of interview: between 15th feb. 
6. Interview process: totel 3 round, first round will be telephonic second round will be face to face and third round checking for technical skills.
7.Required language: Tamil and English

Visually impaired, blind voters to get braille voter slips in Lok Sabha polls

Mon, 02/04/2019 - 11:03 -- geeta.nair

Visually impaired and blind voters will be provided with braille voter slips in the Lok Sabha elections due this summer.

Braille is a script with raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision.

It is a tactile reading and writing system used by blind and visually impaired people who cannot access print material.

Racing on the road of inclusivity

Mon, 02/04/2019 - 10:51 -- geeta.nair

CHENNAI: Following the decades-old tradition, the National Association for the Blind in association with O2 Health Studio organised a Car Rally for the Blind on February 3 at Savera Hotel. The first rally was held in Mumbai, and Chennai followed in 1989. Even after decades, the objective remains the same. It is still one of the most inclusive sports events for the differently-abled.

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