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Samarthanam invites you to the Walkathon on 8 December 2018 in Bengaluru

Over the last 22 years, Samarthanam Trust for disabled in collaboration with
 the government, corporates and the other civil society individuals has
 embarked upon various pathbreaking projects ranging from inclusive
 education, employment generation, livelihood provider  to disability
 Sports in 15th cities of the country.  On upcoming 8th December 2018,
 Samarthanam is organising its 14th Bengaluru walkathon to support
 digital literacy and promote digital inclusion for persons with

Ray of Hope

19 year old Alvin Paulose is a resident of Ernakulam district in Kerala. Since birth Alvin suffers from a nerve disorder due to which his eyesight is deteriorating gradually. This impacted his education in a mainstream school where the modes of teaching were largely visual. Alvin had to rely on his teachers and friends to read out study material he had trouble seeing. In addition he used an audio recorder to keep notes from his classroom proceedings.

Guiding on a productive future

Rahul Kumar from Mussorie, Uttarakhand is 24 years old and was born visually impaired. He was born into a poor family, where his father works as a cook in the nearby convent school and mother stays as a home-maker. He also has two younger sisters who are also visually impaired. But being poor and unaware of living life with blindness, Rahul and his sisters were living within their available means. Rahul was put in the nearby mainstream government school where he studied in the midst of many challenges.

Guiding towards long-term solutions

Shivkumar Patil is a resident of Solapur, Maharashtra and was born sighted into a poor family. At the age of 4 years he was affected by a retina related eye disease. Although his parents sought treatment at various hospitals for him, they had to endure with a complete vision loss. He was put in a nearby blind school in Solapur with a residential facility. He studied in the blind school till he completed his 10th standard.

There are no barriers for disabled people, says Boniface Prabhu, a quadriplegic wheelchair tennis champion

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 11:32 -- geeta.nair

Disabled, differently abled, specially abled – these are the words that Harry Boniface Prabhu, a quadriplegic wheelchair tennis champion for India, smiles at.

“True disability is in person’s mind. Once it is overcome, then there are no barriers for disabled people to find success,” is how Harry Boniface Prabhu explains it to Hindustan Times, adding, “I say to people, ‘God has blessed you with normal legs and I have legs which are round in shape with a metal plate’.”

Smart inclusion’ for people with disability

Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

NGOS, people with disability discuss ways of inclusion

Mumbai: Diversity is a concept that is gaining ground the world over, but organisations need to look beyond it to inclusion, and even ‘smart inclusion’.

“Diversity is when we are invited to a party, inclusion is when we can dance, and smart inclusion is when we are part of the organising and curating committee,” Ketna Mehta, chairperson, Nina Foundation, said at a panel discussion to address the challenges faced by people with disability.

Purple Tuesday: 'Shopping with a disability can be humiliating'

Tue, 12/04/2018 - 11:55 -- geeta.nair

Going shopping makes Mike Adams feel “very disabled”. He says: “I can go into a shop and be made to feel invisible. There’s an apprehension. Staff are unsure of engaging with me so they swerve the conversation altogether.”

Tough times on the high street mean the big retail chains are crying out for customers, yet Adams – the founder of Purple, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the spending power of the UK’s near 14 million disabled people – argues that shops are badly serving a £249bn market.

17 Easy Ways To Make A Blind Person’s Day

Tue, 12/04/2018 - 11:43 -- geeta.nair

17 Easy Ways To Make A Blind Person’s Day

1. When introducing yourself, use loud, exaggerated speech. Since we’re blind, it’s safe to assume we’re a little dim, too.

2. Don’t speak directly to us. It’s always best to talk over our heads like we’re not there at all, especially if you are offering a service. Example: “What would she like to order?” Be sure to ignore our attempts to answer for ourselves.

job opportunities, Cummins

Tue, 12/04/2018 - 11:39 -- geeta.nair

Cummins have a wings committee" aims at working on specially able projects focusing on leveraging specially able talent through creating inclusive environment.

on the occasion of International day of disability, we requires resume  of specialy able candidate who is seeking job opportunities, after receiving such resume, we would be working on placing right talent based on merit and current Jobs opennings.

Interested candidate can email your resume at mohammed.iqbal@cummins.com
 

Disability is not the defining feature

Tue, 12/04/2018 - 11:26 -- geeta.nair

Characters with disabilities in Hindi cinema have come a long way from objects to be pitied or laughed at

I loved the trailer of the movie Zero. It’s a Shah Rukh Khan movie that also features Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. Mr. Khan plays a dwarf. Ms. Sharma plays a woman with cerebral palsy using a wheelchair. But it doesn’t seem to be a movie about disability in the traditional Indian sense. More on that later.

Students step into shoes of special children to bat for inclusive education

Tue, 12/04/2018 - 10:41 -- geeta.nair

Amritsar, December 3

In order to make its students understand the meaning of disability, a city-based school, Spring Dale Senior School, is observing World Disability Week, which commenced from Monday. The School is observing the week under its 'Walking in their Shoes' initiative.

School students Class III to IX and Class XI will be stepping into the shoes of special children to bat for inclusive education during the week long celebration. Classes X and XII students will attend seminars and activities sensitising to disabilities.

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