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Make notes, coins visually-challenged friendly: Bombay HC to RBI

Thu, 06/29/2023 - 09:56 -- geeta.nair

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider suggestions of an expert committee appointed by Delhi High Court to make visually- challenged friendly currency notes and coins.

A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin M Jamdar and Justice Arif S Doctor was hearing a PIL filed by the National Association of the Blind (NAB), through advocate Uday Warunjikar, who raised the issue that people with visual impairment cannot identify the new currency notes and coins issued by the RBI.

Madurai student selected to play for India in international cricket tourney for blind

Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:39 -- geeta.nair

MADURAI:  An alumnus of Thiagarajar Arts and Science College, S Maharaja has been selected to the Indian men’s cricket team, who will participate in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in Birmingham 2023, which will be held from August 18 to 27. 

Visually impaired HPU scholar Pratibha Thakur selected as assistant prof

Thu, 06/22/2023 - 10:58 -- geeta.nair

Shimla, June 18

Specially-abled Pratibha Thakur has been selected for the post of Assistant Professor (political science) in the college cadre. Born with 100 per cent visual impairment, Thakur is a PhD scholar at the HPU.

President of NGO Umang Foundation and nodal officer for disability affairs at the HPU Professor Ajai Srivastava said, “Pratibha is a very talented student. She has received national fellowship for PhD. She never considered her disability a hindrance and cleared all her

Telangana to increase monthly pension for disabled persons

Mon, 06/12/2023 - 10:28 -- geeta.nair

Addressing a public meeting in Mancherial district headquarters on Friday, Rao said the BRS government in the state stands for people's welfare and is aiming to expand mining activity in Singareni Collieries.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced an increase of Rs 1,000 per month in pension for persons with disabilities, taking the monthly payment to Rs 4,116.

Pilot project looks to make AI course

Mon, 06/05/2023 - 11:31 -- geeta.nair

DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI: From computers to make education available in these subjects to the blind and visually impaired students in the format of .braille books so that they can mix traditional ways of learning with epublications and even audio props. Music course books for school students will also be made available in braille soon, reports Ambika Pandit .

Why are we being held back from fully participating in online experiences?

Fri, 06/02/2023 - 16:41 -- geeta.nair

Most things happen online, but does everyone have equal access to the ‘online’? Flipkart is one of India’s leading e-commerce websites, yet it is extremely challenging for persons with vision impairments to independently access and navigate the site. Why are we being held back from fully participating in online experiences? Despite repeated attempts to raise awareness through reviews on various platforms, we remain unheard. Sign this petition to help us amplify the cause.

Gurugram girl's visionary move: Virtual-reality glasses for visually impaired.

Mon, 05/29/2023 - 10:59 -- geeta.nair

Gurugram girl's visionary move: Virtual-reality glasses for visually impaired.

Amity School student Saumya Chauhan hopes her object-detection device will help the visually challenged handle daily challenges more confidently
Innovation and entrepreneurship have nothing to do with age. Saumya Chauhan, 17, is a testament to that. The Class 12 student of Amity Global School in Gurugram has developed an intelligent vision-based object detection device for the visually/partially impaired to help them get through their daily lives with some ease.

With 85% in SSC, Vadodara-based visually impaired girl Yesha Makwana now eyes IAS

Fri, 05/26/2023 - 10:51 -- geeta.nair

VADODARA: She was the first and the only visually-impaired  student to appear for the SSC exams using a  laptop in the state. Now, Vadodara-based Yesha  Makwana achieved yet another feat as she ranked  first in the state among all the visually-impaired students  who took the board exams. Makwana, a student of   Web Memorial School, scored 85.2%.
The blind  students are given special laptops with voice assistant features.

Thoothukudi collector's name to be etched forever for his efforts to empower visually impaired people

Thu, 05/25/2023 - 11:58 -- geeta.nair

THOOTHUKUDI: A group of people with visual impairment have decided to name their residential area after the outgoing district collector, Dr K Senthil Raj, as a mark of respect for his continuous efforts to empower them. In August 2022, Minister Geetha Jeevan and Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi had recently distributed free land pattas to 27 men and 25 women attached to the Ulagin Oli Visually Impaired Trust.  

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