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S. Korea court rules only the blind can get massage licences

SOUTH Korea's Constitutional Court has ruled that it is not against the law to grant massage licences only to blind people because such work is virtually the only job the blind can have, reported the Yonhap news agency.

The ruling marks the fourth time that the court has rejected an appeal challenging the medical law, which allows only visually impaired people to win massage licences and open massage salons, and calls for up to five years in prison or 50 million won (RM190,395) in fines for violators.

200 take part in meet on disabilities Act at GMCH

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 28

The second day of the national conference on the ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016- Implications for various Stakeholders’ concluded at the GMCH, Sector 32, here today.

The conference was organised by the Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID), National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai and Umeed Society, Chandigarh.

NEED TO SENSITIZE PEOPLE ON RIGHTS OF DISABLED: JUSTICE (RETD.) MEHTA

The two-day National Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016- Implications for various Stakeholders concluded at GMCH, Sector 32 here on Thursday.

Speaking on the concluding day, chief guest, Justice (retd.) BK Mehta, said, “There is a need to sensitize every in the society toward disability. The persons with disability must fight for their rights. Now this is the high time for the various stakeholders to get united for the rights of persons with disabilities.”

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CRPF family welfare association chief inaugurates annual fete ‘umang’

MoPH workshop to promote eye health of schoolchildren

Doha
THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with the Primary Health Care Corporation and Ministry of Education and Higher Education, organised a workshop recently to promote eye health of students.
The two-day workshop focused on 125 nurses and health professionals working in independent, private and community schools in the State of Qatar.

90% blind IAS officer gives 100% to his job

The person who finalised recruitment rules pending for about 30 years in a civic body, made it possible for hundreds of employees to be promoted and leads work on improving the ranking of South Delhi Municipal Corporation in Swachh Survekshan 2018 is an IIM graduate. He is also 90% blind.

Visually impaired students protest for better education, employment

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Demanding better educational facilities and employment opportunities, a group of visually impaired students in Bhopal has taken to the roads to protest against the state government.

Boosting self-confidence of visually challenged

Devnar School for the Blind in Begumpet in Hyderabad has been a beacon of hope for the visually challenged for almost two and a half decades. Started by ophthalmologist Saibaba Goud, the school has been offering free education for the visually challenged, giving them the much-needed confidence to become productive and face the outside world. The school, which offers classes from lower kindergarten to 12th standard in English medium, is unique as admissions are open throughout the year.

First hand computer training for visually challenged

Trichy: Jegajothi Readers Club, in association with Humanitty club of National Institute of Technology-Trichy (NIT), launched a five-day training programme on computer expertise for the visually challenged here on Tuesday
Aimed at bridging the gap between the visually impaired by means of computer, the five day programme is expected to impart technical hnads-on knowledge to the camp attendees. On the first day, sixty students were given orientation classes on softwares, in a bid to enable them to use computers for acquiring knowledge.

FIRST ONGC PARA GAMES CONCLUDE

The first edition of the three-day ONGC Para Games, an HR initiative for the specially abled employees, has evoked considerable enthusiasm among the 120 participants, out of which 20 were lady sports enthusiasts. Speaking on the occasion, ONGC HR director DD Misra said, “The philosophy behind conducting the ONGC Para Games is to provide similar sporting avenues to specially abled employees that the regular employees enjoy”.