One of the defining features of Durga Puja is that it is about inclusion – everyone is welcome to the community pujas to participate, from non-Bengalis to even atheists. Taking this spirit of inclusion one step forward, Samaj Sebi Sangha which is in Ballygunge, Kolkata has dedicated their pandal to the visually impaired this year.
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With the addition of Hindi reverse
· You can convert a BRF file (Braille file) to Hindi print which can be used for taking print out which a sighted person can read or can be read via a screen reader as well.
· You can type in six key entry mode and also save that in print and Braille formats both.
Given below is the download link of the software.
An Indian-origin man based in north-west England, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition, is set to become the first person in the UK to get a guide horse to assist him with daily tasks once he loses his vision completely.
Panaji: Selfie sticks are more widely known compared to a white cane even though they came into the market a few years ago. This goes to show the lack of awareness people have about the latter, a visually impaired teacher working at the National Association of Blind (NAB), Mahadev Dayanand Sawant said.
Navratri is here, and people across the country are gripped in the festive fever. And the festivities are incomplete without donning traditional clothes and dancing to desi beats. Now, as most people are busy perfecting their Dandiya and Garba steps to the tunes of Falguni Pathak and Amit Tridevi, a group of girls have been dancing to a special song penned down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
45 year old Naresh Danwar from Saraswati Vihar, New Delhi lost his vision from an accident when he was 17 years old. But Naresh seems to be still finding his life even after passing his prime and nearing late adulthood. Many reasons can be attributed to his present situation where he remains unmarried, unstably employed and ignorant.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sahadulla S ran his fingers along the length of the leaf and then tried chewing it. The bitter taste got to him and the sixth standard student eagerly whispered to his friends, “It is Neem!”. The air was laden with the hypnotic aroma of Neem, Tulsi, Panikoorka (Indian Borage) and several other aromatic trees. The students who were divided into groups of eight took turns to take a whiff of the leaves while some tried chewing it. The visually impaired children were trying to decipher the name of the trees through the leaves.
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NAB Delhi is organizing an Interactive meeting with a global leader in accessibility on 18 October 2018 from 3 to 5 PM at its R.K. Puram campus in New Delhi.
This is an exciting opportunity for visually impaired persons working with technology or accessibility. It is a rare opportunity to meet Tom Babinszki, and digital accessibility expert, a blind entrepreneur, a renowned speaker and trainer.
Please call or email NAB Helpline to book your seat. Seats are limited, register quickly. registration is compulsory.
Phone: +91 9212319672, 8826261166 .
By FELICITY DARVILLE
#The Bahamas Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BABVI) is currently observing Blindness Awareness Month under the theme: "Make Provisions to Preserve Your Vision". BABVI's month of activities started on September 30 and will continue until October 28.
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 10
Differently abled students in the district have alleged harassment by various school administrations who are not allowing them to appear for their compartment exams. While a Class X student on Tuesday was disallowed from taking his writer inside the exam centre, differently abled activists expressed concerns that the same might be repeated with other students, some of whom are visually impaired who won’t be able to write their exams.
New Delhi: A leading private hospital in Delhi has teamed up with National Association for the Blind (NAB) to engage visually-challenged women in early detection of breast cancer by harnessing their pronounced tactile capabilities.
In a unique initiative to battle breast cancer in India, blind women are being trained in Delhi to be able to detect early signs of breast cancer. The National Association for Blind (NAB) Centre for Blind Women and Disability Studies, in collaboration with Discovering Hands, Germany has launched the initiative ‘Discovering Hands’ in India.
In our day-to-day interactions, we come across words and phrases like ‘turning a blind eye’; ‘falling on deaf ears’; ‘a paralysed economy’; ‘institutions running on crutches’; and ‘mute leadership’. What is common among these is that they all signify negative connotation, while referring to physically disabled people.
Chandigarh, October 7
“My younger brother drops me at our village bus stop every morning before he pushes off to get ready for his school. A bus is supposed to come at 7 am. However, it does not come many a time and I end up requesting commuters to give me a lift. It’s a long wait before someone agrees to drop me at the school where I teach,” rued Iqbal Singh, a visually impaired music teacher at Jamalpur (Ludhiana).
HYDERABAD: A team from Ethiopia that wants to replicate the education facilities available at Devnar School for The Blind to aid visually impaired students to pursue academics, has visited the school here on Tuesday.
The representatives of Gudina Tumsa Foundation said that though there is one school back in their country where blind students study, they are poorly furnished and that they will work with the government there to establish exclusive schools dedicated to visually challenged.
UJJWALA 2018- ANNUAL FESTIVAL
NAB INDIA- CENTRE FOR BLIND WOMEN & DISABILITY STUDIES
NAB India Centre, Hauz Khas, New Delhi welcomes all visually impaired boys and girls/ men and women (above 16 yrs of age) to come and enjoy
the fun events of UJJWALA 2018, the annual festival.
Date: On 28th October 2018 i.e. Sunday
Venue: NAB India Centre for Blind Women & Disability Studies, L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016
(Nearest bus stops- Padmini Enclave & IIT, Nearest Metro Station-Hauz Khas Gate No.3)
PROGRAMME SHEET- Ujjwala 2018
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