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Scholarship
Any visually impaired student who has procured admission for pursuing under graduate course in a reputed/recognised college having disability certificate can apply for scholarship.
The scholarship is to be applied for through their college and to be submitted to our trust’s volunteer/college coordinator. Mark sheets for the class 10 and 12 with proper attestation to be attached to the form. Generally, the last date of applying for scholarship will be end of August every year. This will be displayed in our web site.
Why Ashwini Angadi's Belaku is the school that every blind child wants to be at
Just because you can't see doesn't mean you lack vision. The perfect example of that is 27-year-old Ashwini Angadi who has been visually impaired from birth. A popular person, her biggest claim to fame is that she is a global youth ambassador from Karnataka who works for the empowerment of differently-abled children.
HC relief for visually-impaired student
The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to a visually impaired student by directing the State board to add 20 grace marks to her result as she was not aware about the disability column to be filled.
A Division Bench of Justices Naresh Patil and G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a plea by Shaikh Mehmoona Abdullah, a student with 75% low vision. She failed Class XII in February-March 2017 and again in her second attempt in July the same year. She moved court in June 27, seeking a direction from the court to issue a fresh marksheet for two subjects in the 2017 exam.
At Red Fort, a more inclusive Independence Day
For children from the National Institute of People with Intellectual Disabilities (NIPID), Independence Day was a long one. After all, they had to wake up at 2 am to make their way to the Red Fort. But the energy at the section demarcated for differently abled children was like that at a concert — with frenzied cheering and clapping at the sight of the Prime Minister and his speech — translated by four interpreters at the venue.
"Saarthi
The device has gained accreditation from the National Association of Blind, and Blind People Association for being an innovative and impactful product. We have already touched lives of more than 3,800 visually impaired friends in Gujarat, Rajasthan & Delhi and envision to empower 1 million+ lives in the next 2 years.
Torch-it
At TorchIt, we have taken up the mission to empower the visually impaired community by providing them with the "Power of Independence".
10 crore Indians have no access to a pair of glasses’
10 crore Indians have no access to a pair of glasses’ - Times of India Aug 11, 2018, 11.23 PM IST Printed from
Travelling while disabled is hell. We need major change – and kindness Penny Anderson
Every day brings news of novel, cruel and unusual indignities inflicted on a human daring to travel while disabled. In the latest demoralising example, Steve Smithers was prevented from flying for the crime of carrying spanners, in case he used them to “dismantle the plane” instead of adjusting his wheelchair.
Diagnosing Bias
The Delhi High Court has ordered the formation of a committee of experts to examine if students with hearing impairment and dyslexia can pursue MBBS/BDS courses (IE, August 10). This order came after two cases of students with the said disabilities were denied admission to medical colleges. The court’s order has opened up a debate on two important aspects of the social attitude towards those with physical and mental disabilities: One, the actual inability of those who are physically challenged to perform a task.
One day Trek to Asawagad Fort on 15th August 2018
Greetings from the Blind Graduates' Forum of India (BGFI) and Young Zingaro Trekking Club (YZ)!
This August, we are back with an opportunity which will be an exciting and thrilling experience for all you out there. Continuing with our yearly adventurous outdoor activity, this time also we bring to you an opportunity to have a time of yours with nature along with your friends. Yes, that's our plan for this August too. Like always, our plan is to give you a thrilling trekking experience.
here are the details of the One Day Trek:
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6 by 6 - A toolkit of solutions for the blind and people with visual impairment
Launch of 6 by 6 - A toolkit of solutions for the blind and people with visual impairment.
BarrierBreak is glad to announce the launch of 6 by 6 - A toolkit of solutions assisting blind and visually impaired people to live independently! 6 by 6 app comprises of a 3 in 1 solution for people with visual impairment! Keeping the Indian audience in mind, 6 by 6 has been developed for Android first.
The 1st release of the app will include 3 tools:
* Currency Detection tool (for the Indian Currency)
* Magnifier
* Light Detector
Currency Detector
UCCI HOLDS MEET FOR SKILL GROWTH OF VISUALLY-IMPAIRED
The Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UCCI) in collaboration with the International Council Education for Vision Impaired (ICEVI) began holding a two-day national-level seminar on skill development from Saturday at its premises here with about 150 visually-impaired persons from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand participating in it.
Recognising the champions of disability rights
Four activists from Mumbai will be awarded for their consistent efforts to make basic services accessible to persons with disabilities
Mumbai: For four Mumbaikars, years of hard work to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities have finally paid off. They have figured in a list of 14 winners for this year’s Mphasis Universal Design Awards, instituted by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, an NGO.
Delhi man with ‘partial visual impairment’ crushed by Metro at Mandi House
A 58-year-old man, who the police said was partially visually impaired, died after he fell on the tracks and was crushed by a train at Mandi House Metro station on Friday evening.
The incident, which took place during peak traffic hours in the evening, delayed Metro services for over an hour, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said.
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Seamless indoor navigator for visually challenged.
RDL Visible Light Communication and Research Centre at Sahyadri Innovation Hub at Sahyadri Institute of Engineering and Management has developed VL glass for visually challenged. RDL Technologies Pvt Ltd CEO Raghavendra G Shetty said that it is a seamless indoor navigator and a visually challenged person can navigate around obstacles avoiding mishaps and dangerous objects.
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