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25-year-old Bappi, a resident of Jharkhand lost his eyesight overnight at the age of 13 due to sudden retinal detachment. He underwent treatment at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai with the hope to recover his sight. After several treatments, his vision was restored but it only lasted only for 10 days. And once again he became visually impaired. His doctors motivated him to take part in training workshops which paved way for Bappi in joining the National Institute for Visually Handicapped, Chennai and Mitra Jyothi, Bangalore where he learnt how to use braille and computers.

BANKING AND ACCESSIBILITY: A FAR-FETCHED DREAM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

As enshrined in the Constitution of India, the fundamental rights guarantee equal opportunities and facilities to every citizen of our country, irrespective of an individual’s background. As India is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), it is obliged to provide equal access and amenities to the visually impaired in all areas. However, people with disability are experiencing humiliation and discrimination at various stages in their day to day lives.

OPENING THE GATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Three brothers Shakir Malik, Shadab and Adil residing in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh are completely blind since birth. Born in an economically weaker family, their father works as a daily laborer and their mother does embroidery work on garments. As the parents had zilch knowledge about living life with blindness, all the siblings had a difficult time growing up. Shakir being the eldest suffered the most.

Assistive technology museum inaugurated.

Wed, 07/25/2018 - 10:56 -- geeta.nair

AHMEDABAD: The walking cane with sensor, printer that can enhance the writing and images and scanner that can read a book — these are some of the innovations that are displayed at ‘Technology Museum’ unveiled at the Blind People’s Association (BPA). 

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/assistive-technology-museum-inaugurated/articleshow/65125661.cms

Country's self teaching Braille device launched in Ranchi blind school

Wed, 07/25/2018 - 10:36 -- geeta.nair

RANCHI: Now, learning braille will be self assisted for the  24 odd students at Rajyakrit Netrahin Madhya Vidyalaya in Harmu, Ranchi. The school students now have a chance at learning braille from Annie, the first braille self learning literacy device in the country developed by Bangalore based start-up, Thinkerbell Labs. 
A total of 20 Annie-s, complete with a digital braille slate, a braille keyboard and a display were officially launched in Ranchi on Tuesday.

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Tue, 07/24/2018 - 14:07 -- geeta.nair

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St Mira's College for Girls in Pune to offer certificate course in disability

Tue, 07/24/2018 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

This is a welcome step! NGO EKansh Trust and St Mira's College for Girls in Pune have come together to start a certificate course in disability to create awareness and inclusion about people with disabilities.

This is a six-week course that will teach about different kinds of disabilities - physical, intellectual, mental, as well as learning. It will teach about the implications, early intervention, as well as the rights of disabled people. EKansh Trust plans to start such courses in other institutes as well.

Indian Braille Translator' software.

The software supports translation of Indian languages to Braille. It's main features are:

a) Compatible with Braille Embosser & Braille Display

The software is compatible with Index Braille Embossers. File translated can be sent for printing to an Index Embosser directly from the software.
 
The translated file can be saved in BRF format and then transferred to a Braille display for reading in Braille.

b) File formats

Supports opening of txt, doc, docx, rtf & brf formatted files.
The translated file can be saved in BRF format

Visually impaired cyclist Wendy Werthaiser aiming for 2020 Paralympics

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 12:30 -- geeta.nair

If there is beauty in hope, then Wendy Werthaiser sees life as an Impressionist painting.

The 49-year-old Ashland cyclist — who is visually impaired with a degenerative disease called Cone-Rod Dystrophy — frequently races past Ashland vineyards and orchards on a tandem bike with her pilot Jill Williams.

Rahul Gandhi commends EC for providing Braille cards to visually impaired Karnataka voters

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 12:09 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday commended the Election Commission for its initiative in providing Braille EPIC cards to the visually impaired in Karnataka and said such a measure would enable voting accessibility to all.

Dream big & aim high

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 11:31 -- geeta.nair

Dream big & aim high

Dream big & aim high
Students interact with motivational speakers and entrepreneurs during Changemaker Fest organised by Ashoka —India’s Youth venture and Tribune Model School, Sector 29, Chandigarh

Gurnaaz Kaur

CM assures aid to visually impaired person

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Karnal, July 22

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday assured a visually impaired person an assistance of Rs 50,000 and directed Deputy Commissioner Aditya Dahiya to help him become self-employed.

The CM was here on Sunday at the PWD Rest House where he heard the grievances of the people without any prior plan.

As the people came to know about the arrival of the CM, they rushed to the rest house and apprised the CM about their grievances.

Mobile app helps visually impaired couple watch ‘Sanju’ in theatre

Mon, 07/23/2018 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Deepkamal Kaur

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 22

Excitement knew no bounds for a visually impaired couple, Dr Prem Sagar and his wife Deepika Sood, as they watched ‘Sanju’, a Bollywoood movie, in a theatre on Saturday and could for the first time enjoy a movie with real-time audio descriptions of the silent or action part of the film.

In a Much-Needed First, K’taka Issues Braille EPIC Card to Visually Impaired Voters!

Fri, 07/20/2018 - 11:11 -- geeta.nair

Earlier this month, the Election Commission announced the launch of the electoral photo identity card (EPIC) in braille for millions of India’s visually impaired citizens.

Taking the initiative one step further, the braille EPIC cards were issued to three visually impaired voters in Karnataka in a bid to make the voting process a lot more inclusive.

Irrapa Hejagar from Gokak in Belagavi, Basvaraj from Jewargi in Kalburgi and Vina from Harihar received their braille EPIC cards from senior officials of the Karnataka election commission.

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