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Lack of books for visually impaired at Book Fair disappoints many

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Walking around the theme pavilion at the New Delhi World Book Fair, one can spot a range of aides for the visually impaired — Braille geometry sets, chess boards, a set of playing cards, but oddly enough, not many books. 

The visible shortage of literature for people with  disability at the fair themed, “Books for Readers with

Special Needs”, can be attributed to the dearth of publishers working in the sector, said one of the officials from National Book Trust (NBT).

Delhi HC allows DMRC to induct new disabled-friendly buses

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 10:18 -- geeta.nair

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to procure semi-low floor mini buses for last-mile connectivity provided they are equipped with hydraulic lifts to make them accessible to the differently abled.

A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao gave the order came while hearing an application filed by the DMRC in a pending petition filed by activist Nipun Malhotra who had challenged the induction of semi-low floor buses for public transport on the ground that they were not disabled-friendly.

Senior Scale Stenographer, Computer Operator, Clerk (Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)

Fri, 01/11/2019 - 15:04 -- geeta.nair

Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
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Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.hppsc.hp.gov.in/hppsc/file.axd?
file=2019%2f1%2fAdvertisement+No.+1----2019(Various+Posts).pdf

closing date for submission of online recruitment applications (ORA) i.e. 23rd January, 2019.

Board to label answer sheets of students with special needs | Mumbai News - Times of India

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 11:14 -- geeta.nair

MUMBAI: From this year, the state board will tag answer sheets of students with special needs to ensure they do not miss out on concessions provided in various subjects. 

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/board-to-label-answer-sheets-of-students-with-special-needs/articleshow/67429054.cms

 

training for Visually Impaired on Software Development Skills - Java, SQL.

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 11:03 -- geeta.nair

WinVinaya Foundation is starting a training for Visually Impaired on
Software Development Skills - Java, SQL.

Training will be conducted in WinVinaya Foundation Bangalore campus.
It will start on Jan 20th, Thursday and will go for 3 months.

Visually Impaired candidates who have completed any graduation and have good knowledge of using Screen Readers - JAWS or NVDA can apply.

While the training will be done free of charge, the candidates have to make their own arrangements for accommodation and food.

TCS maitree has announced a batch for advanced technical training course for visually impaired candidates. With the collaboration of National Association for the blind Mumbai. Tata Consultancy Services invites the applications for advanced technical train

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:55 -- geeta.nair

TCS maitree has announced a batch for advanced technical training course for visually impaired candidates.
With the collaboration of National Association for the blind Mumbai.
Tata Consultancy Services invites the applications for advanced technical training course. Which is tentatively committed on 4th of February.
Course content.
1.  IT infrastructure, and, Service Management.
2.  Building confidence for business processing outsource.
3.  Soft skills.
What are the eligible criteria?
Eligible criterias are as follows.

Eye-opener from visually impaired student shows there’s a lot in a name

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

LUCKNOW: Acknowledging the request of a visually challenged   student to change names of two city locations that he said  were derogatory towards the disabled, mayor Sanyukta Bhatia  announced on Tuesday that she would take measures to do so.  The new names would reflect famous personalities who  ontributed to society, she said. 

Future looks bright for blind football

Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:32 -- geeta.nair

KOCHI: For a long time, the Indian Blind Football Federation (IBFF) has been on a mission to create a sustainable environment for the growth of blind football in India. Fighting odds, it organised national-level tournaments and exposure trips for the blind national team, only to be pulled back by the lack of support from the All India Football Federation (AIFF). But, not anymore. With an intensive three-day coaching session by national goalkeeping coach Rogerio Ramos, AIFF began its engagement with the blind football fraternity in India.

NuEyes and Pico Interactive Launches a Virtual Reality Device for the Visually Impaired

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 11:35 -- geeta.nair

NuEyes, a pioneer in the field of low-vision technology, and Pico Interactive, maker of innovative VR solutions, announced the launch of an all-in-one virtual reality device that can re-open the wearer’s eyes to a world they believed forever lost due to failing sight.

Cricket Association for the Blind in Delhi (CABD) is conducting trials

Cricket Association for the Blind in Delhi (CABD) is conducting trials on 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of this month in order to select girls/women with blindness/low vision for the national cricket tournament which is scheduled to be held in April of this year. The venue is JNU ground 
Time: 09:00 am onwards
For registration or details contact Mr. Lovely on 9871766599

Visually impaired not able to use banknotes’

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:55 -- geeta.nair

Plea in HC seeks standards for design; RBI’s reply sought

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a plea seeking to lay down standards for design of banknotes and coins and make all forms of physical currency and digital means of transactions accessible to the visually impaired.

A Bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.K. Rao sought response of the Centre and the central bank on the plea filed by an organisation working for empowerment of visually impaired persons.

Indian team donates Rs 50,000 to Indian Blind Football Federation

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

Fines collected for minor breach of discipline in the Indian football team are being put to use for a noble cause as the team decided to donate Rs 50,000 to the Indian Blind Football Federation.

The small amounts collected from the Indian footballers as fines for minor breach of discipline are being put to use for a noble cause as the team decided to donate Rs 50,000 to the Indian Blind Football Federation.

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Spoken English Course (Basic).

Tue, 01/08/2019 - 16:51 -- geeta.nair

The Victoria Memorial School for
the Blind conducts the following courses.
1.       MS-CIT (Maharashtra State Certificate for IT).
2.       GCC TBC (Government certification typing course) 30/40 speed
English & 30 speed Marathi.
3.       Spoken English Course (Basic).
We are pleased to inform that the admissions for the following courses are open
MS-CIT – last date 15th January, 2018.
GCC TBC – last date 20th January, 2018.
Spoken English admissions for Batch 2 will close as soon as the

National A 2019 for the Blind kicks off in Nagpur

Tue, 01/08/2019 - 11:09 -- geeta.nair

The National A for Blind 2019 has begun in Nagpur from the 5th of January 2019. It is going to be an exciting event as top four players from this 14-player round robin event, qualify for the World Championship in Italy from 5th to 15th og April 2019. The favourite is definitely five-time National Champion Kishan Gangolli, but he will be receiving stiff resistance from youngsters Aryan Joshi. Marimuthu, Soundarya Pradhan and others. Regular readers of ChessBase India will remember that the 2018 edition of the National A for blind happened because of the crowdfunding done on ChessBase India.

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