Voter cards, slips to be issued in Braille script: Haryana CEO Anurag Agarwal
Chandigarh, April 25
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AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens Low Vision Clinic for visually impaired patients
The Low Vision Clinic will help a special group of patients like the socially blind and other patients having very low vision due to glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal diseases, and other blinding diseases, who do not benefit from surgery or spectacle correction, according to a press release.
SC Expresses Displeasure Over ‘Dismal’ Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act
New Delhi: The implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is still at a “dismal stage”, the Supreme Court said on Monday while expressing displeasure over the failure of some states in framing the requisite rules.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala was hearing a plea seeking constitution of district-level committees to enforce the Act.
“Despite the lapse….the implementation of the Act is still at a dismal stage. Many states have not framed even the rules under the Act,” the bench said.
Hail the braille
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : A large number of visually impaired voters in Kerala are hoping to exercise their franchise independently this year, leveraging ballot papers in braille and braille-enabled electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Though the Election Commission had initiated the provision during the 2016 assembly election, most visually impaired voters continued to rely on assistance. Over time, however, there has been an increasing number of visually impaired voters who seek to vote autonomously, according to Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB).
Scribe’s qualification linked to blind examinee’s, not exam’
Scribe’s qualification linked to blind examinee’s, not exam’
Ahmedabad: In an important order on the educational qualifications of scribes for fully or partially blind candidates in recruitment exams, the Gujarat high court made it clear that the scribe’s qualification must be aligned with the candidate’s qualifications and not with the minimum criteria prescribed for the exams.
Innovative device to help visually impaired students.
Final-year IIIT-B student secures patent for innovative solution: Finger mounted device
A final-year iMTech student at IIIT-B, has accomplished a remarkable feat by obtaining a patent for a device that can help visually impaired students. The student, Mayank Kabra, has titled his innovation ‘System and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Individuals.’
Supreme Court Allows Visually Impaired Candidates To Appear In MP Judicial Service Main Exam
SC allowed visually impaired candidates who have received the minimum qualifying marks to take part in the main examination for Civil Judge Class-II.
Visually challenged student shines bright, bags gold medal at University of Mysore convocation
Anagha's success served as an inspiration to others as she was awarded a gold medal for achieving the highest marks in MA Kannada.
The parents of S Anagha were overwhelmed with happiness as she demonstrated at the University of Mysore Convocation on Sunday that visual impairment is not a barrier to achievement. Anagha's success served as an inspiration to others as she was awarded a gold medal for achieving the highest marks in MA Kannada.
Visually-impaired students provided audio question papers in SSC exams
Principal Secretary, School Education, Praveen Prakash on March 19 (Tuesday) said that for the first time in the country, Andhra Pradesh provided audio question papers to the visually-impaired students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations that started on March 18 (Monday).
n a statement, he said this year, 12 children with special needs are using the facility and it would be extended to all such children in the future.
Aadhaar Mandatory: छात्रवृत्ति और दूसरी योजनाओं में आधार अनिवार्य, दिव्यांग लोगों के लिए सरकार ने बनाए नए नियम
छात्रवृत्ति और दूसरी योजनाओं के लाभार्थियों के लिए आधार कार्ड का इस्तेमाल अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार ने गुरुवार को जारी बयान में बताया कि दिव्यांग लोगों के लिए आधार का विवरण देना अनिवार्य होगा। केंद्र सरकार ने नए नियमों के संबंध में जानकारी दी है।
केंद्र सरकार ने दिव्यांगों के लिए छह छात्रवृत्तियों, कई योजनाओं का लाभ उठाने के लिए पहचान दस्तावेज के रूप में आधार को अनिवार्य कर दिया है। जिनके पास आधार संख्या नहीं है उन्हें इन लाभों का लाभ उठाने के लिए अन्य दस्तावेजों के साथ आधार नामांकन पर्ची जमा करनी होगी।
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