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India lift second successive Blind T20 World Cup by beating Pakistan

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 11:07 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: The Indian blind cricket team successfully defended its Twenty20 World Cup title here today, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final for the second successive edition.

With eight wins from nine matches, India had gone into the final as favourites and lived up to it with a comprehensive victory. For Pakistan though, it was their first loss in the tournament. The two teams had clashed in the 2012 edition final as well with India emerging triumphant.

Boost for Braille: Mr. Kaul receives the Louis Braille Award.

Fri, 02/10/2017 - 11:06 -- geeta.nair
As you may recall, in the year 2012, our Secretary General Mr. J.L. Kaul was honoured with the Louis Braille Medal” by the World Blind Union for his signal contribution to the promotion of Braille at the global level. The year 2017 began with Mr. Kaul receiving another honour for his lifelong dedication and commitment to the Braille promotion, this time from a premier organization from Gujarat.
 

MEET FOR PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES HELD

Fri, 02/10/2017 - 10:58 -- geeta.nair

A two-day workshop on “Holistic Management for Persons with Multiple Disabilities” was held here on Monday and Tuesday.

The workshop was jointly organised by the city-based National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCH) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Manipal to host Asia Pacific Chess for Visually Challenged

Fri, 02/10/2017 - 10:24 -- geeta.nair

The International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) Asia Pacific Chess Championship 2017 for the Visually Challenged will be organised by the All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB), under the aegis of IBCA and All India Chess Federation, at the Manipal University here from March 22 to 31.

BCCI should adopt players with disabilities also: Coach

Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:37 -- geeta.nair

Ludhiana: The BCCI may have won accolades for organising IPLs and gained a reputation for being the richest cricket board in the world, but it turns out to be indifferent when it comes to adopt the visually and hearing impaired and the physically challenged as they fail to organise tournaments for them.

Training on soft skills

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:44 -- geeta.nair

Snehadeep Trust for the Disabled, an NGO, will conduct a four-month free training course on soft skills, basic computer skills and job orientation from February 15. Those who are physically and visually challenged and/or are hearing impaired can

apply. They must be aged between 18 and 35. For more details, send an email to snehadeeptrust@gmail.com or call 080-25801069 / 99720 77673.

Teaching them to shoot at sight

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:30 -- geeta.nair

It’s been 11 years and 1,000 blind students. By the end of each workshop, these students learn how to handle a camera and click photographs just like someone who can see. Partho Bhowmick, teaches them the art of blind photography, right from holding a point-and-shoot camera to touching and feeling the texture, and to use auditory and olfactory cues to understand the frame. This initiative brings them a step closer to the rest of the world, who can witness the beauty of things with their own eyes.

250 visually impaired on fast seeking jobs

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 11:42 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 2

As many as 250 visually impaired, who are eligible for Class-III and Class-IV jobs under 1 per cent cadre quota, have accused the state government, including various corporations, of violating the Supreme Court orders passed on October 8, 2013, by not filling the posts reserved for them.

 

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