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Making travel accessible to differently-abled

BENGALURU: In order to provide hassle-free travel to the differently-abled, a startup named, Enable Travel was launched in 2017. Based in Mumbai, it covers more than 85 destinations. In India, they have designed itineraries for places such as Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bombay, Goa, Bangalore, Mysuru and Coorg. All itineraries have been specially designed keeping the disabilities in mind. On an average, they receive 12-15 enquiries every month from Karnataka.

Better tech than braille for blind now

HYDERABAD: What if someone still uses Telegram as a primary tool for communicating with people even today? Isn’t that weird and outdated in this fast-paced world? Spending a huge amount only on improving Braille catalog in public libraries, printing Braille calendars, distributing Braille books of ancient scriptures are also as weird as the usage of telegram.

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A new jiant step forward

I am extremely excited and at the same time nervous writing this mail.
Almost a decade ago we took our first step o audio describing the movie Black and prepared a special DVD of the movie that many of us enjoyed. We started with the vision that one day we will reach a stage where most of the movies released in Indian theatres will provide us the option to listen to audio description through the headphone while we are sitting with our family and friends in the movie hall.

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India’s first dedicated Centre for Disability Studies opens in Mizoram

In a first for India, Mizoram chief minister Lal Thanhawla last week inaugurated the Centre for Disability Studies at the Mizoram University in Aizawl. The Centre has been set up by the Department of Person with Disabilities, under the aegis of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

EC TO ESTABLISH AUXILIARY POLLING STATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday announced that the Commission has decided to establish auxiliary polling stations for the people with disabilities (PwDs) during elections. The CEC said that disability coordinators would be appointed at the levels of assembly constituencies, districts and States.

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Make coach for disabled safer: State to Railways

BENGALURU:The Department for Empowerment of Differently-abled and Senior Citizens has decided to write to the Railway Board objecting to the disabled coach being placed at the end of the trains. This comes close on the heels of two knife-yielding men robbing a differently-abled woman passenger in the differently-abled coach on Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Kannur train on June 28.

To give loans to disabled, corporation wants government guarantee

BENGALURU:Differently-abled people in the state have been unable to get loans from National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) for a little more than a year now.

The corporation was hit when 664 people had taken loans in the past but did not pay back. As a result, the corporation stopped giving out loans and insisted that the state government give a bank guarantee for those taking loans, something that the government is unwilling to do without a proper screening mechanism in place.

These gadgets could transform the lives of visually impaired people

A wave of new technology could soon improve everyday life for many of the 250 million people with impaired vision.

"Years ago, I couldn't do financial things without help," said Mario Percinic, a blind IT professional and accessibility expert.

"Now I use a screenreader with my online banking," said Percinic, who co-hosts a podcast on technology and accessibility called EBU Access Cast.

Yes You Can’ 5k walk/run on July 15 supports Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) will host its Annual Yes You Can 5K Walk/Run to support services for people with vision loss on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Check-in starts at 7 am and the race begins at 8:30 a.m.

Able to enable: One-of-a-kind bowling for differently-abled

BENGALURU : The differently-abled in the city can get a chance to be a part of what has been termed as India’s first Accessible Bowling, to be held on Church Street. The event has been organised by Enable Travel, a startup that focuses on curating travels for the differently-abled. It is open for all categories of the disabled, the physically-disabled, visually-impaired and those with hearing problems. Speaking with City Express, Debolin Sen, founder of Enable Travels, says, “This is a first-of-its-kind bowling experience and it is open for all categories of the differently-abled.

Election Commission to consider vote-from-home facility for people with disabilities

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is clearly committed to the idea of making elections accessible for people with disabilities across India. Apart from voter ID cards in Braille, mobile app to educate and motivate disabled voters, and sign language windows in polling booths, it is looking at several other measures to ensure disabled people are not left out of the voting process.

Some other steps being looked at by the ECI:

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Issue Guidelines to Enable Disabled Persons to Exercise RTI, SC Says

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on public interest litigation Aseer Jamal v. Union Of India that brings to light the grievance of a large portion of the population in being unable to exercise the Right to Information (RTI).

GNDU to re-advertise posts for disabled candidates

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 2

The Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) has decided to re-advertise the post of Punjabi assistant professor in the differently-abled category. The university will also call candidates with disability for all the subjects, once the current recruitments process ends.

The decision of the university comes in the wake of the recruitment row as a handicapped candidate appeared in the interview to fill the posts of permanent assistant professor along with others.

RBS India sets up disability inclusion forum

RBS India, the innovation & operation hub of The Royal Bank of Scotland, has set up an industry forum titled ‘Disability Smart’, to mainstream the disability inclusion agenda in organizations.

The forum came together to discuss how organizations and persons with disabilities, can work together to create an environment, that engages, enables and empowers persons with disabilities, and establish a truly inclusive culture in companies.

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New policy for students with special needs in education, exams.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), along with 28 other education and state boards are all set to bring in new policies for making academics and exams easier for children with special needs.

More than 50 school principals, disabled children and their parents, NGO representatives, activists and special educators participated in a session that was held on Wednesday at New Delhi. They discussed about curriculum adaptations, pedagogies and physical environment needed for children with special needs.

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