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Minister vows to implement differently-abled quota |
KARACHIA four-member delegation of the Pakistan Association of the Blind (National) led by general-secretary Qari Saad Noor called on the Adviser to Sindh chief minister for Social Welfare, Shamim... |
General |
09/Aug/2017 |
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For a noble cause |
Dedicated to visually impaired children of Rashtriya Blind School, Delhi, 7th Haut Monde Mrs. India Worldwide 2017 was organised at Kingdom of Dreams in Gurugram over the weekend.
This year, Neha... |
General |
09/Aug/2017 |
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A MUSICAL EVENING BY VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
Going against all odds of life, these visually impaired artists of the city gave a scintillating performance before the Bhopalites. An enthralling musical evening ‘Ek Shaam Umeed Ke Naam’ was... |
General |
09/Aug/2017 |
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Group wants government support for visually impaired citizens |
The Federal Nigerian Society for the Blind has expressed displeasure over the inhumane treatment meted out to the visually impaired citizens in the country. Speaking at a press conference, ahead of... |
General |
08/Aug/2017 |
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14,500 special children to get supportive aids |
Those diagnosed with autism to be treated at six centres
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is planning to complete the distribution of supportive aids to 14,500 differently-abled schoolchildren in the... |
General |
04/Aug/2017 |
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8.8 million blind in India in 2015, says study in Lancet |
In India, there were 7.2 million blind people in 1990, which rose to 8.8 million in 2015, making the country the home of almost a quarter of the total 36 million blind people.
As many as 8.8 million... |
General |
04/Aug/2017 |
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Global blindness set to 'triple by 2050' |
The number of blind people across the world is set to triple within the next four decades, researchers suggest.
Writing in Lancet Global Health, they predict cases will rise from 36 million to 115... |
General |
03/Aug/2017 |
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Workshop for the blind |
The Mysuru unit of the National Federation of the Blind will organise workshops for blind women on August 12 and 18 at the Okkaligara community hall in Vidyaranyapuram. Discussions will be held on... |
General |
02/Aug/2017 |
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AP to be allocated Rs. 100 cr. |
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to allocate Rs. 100 crore from the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) to the A.P. government towards... |
General, Policy News |
01/Aug/2017 |
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Visually-impaired city cyclist to go on Manali-Khardung La cycle expedition |
In August 2016, Divyanshu Ganatra, a visually-impaired adventure enthusiast set out with a sighted captain to pedal from Manali to Khardung La in the Himalayas, a length of 550 kilometres that the... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
31/Jul/2017 |
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