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School for visually impaired to start functioning in March in Srinagar

Tue, 01/03/2017 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair

Srinagar, Jan 2 (UNI) A co-educational residential school for visually impaired children will start functional in the summer capital, Srinagar, from March 2017.
An official spokesperson here today said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to review the progress with regard to the establishment of the school at Parimpora in the city.
During the meeting, the Div Com said the Government had selected rented accommodation comprising 35 rooms at Parimpora for a school for visually impaired children.

UT to hold fashion show for differently abled on Jan 23

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 11:56 -- geeta.nair

Aarti Kapur

Tribune News Service                                                                                                                                        Chandigarh, December 31

For the first time in the city, differently abled will get a chance to walk the ramp during a fashion show to be organised by the UT Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development. They will walk the ramp on January 23 in the event called Pride Fashion Show.

New notes baffle visually impaired

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 11:30 -- geeta.nair

They are yet to understand the features of the new notes that distinguish them from fake ones

A young Tabrez Alam has been living with a dented confidence ever since the demonetisation announcement. Visually impaired since birth, Alam could tell the difference between a real and fake ₹500 note by merely running his fingers across one.
The introduction of the new notes has left him worried. “The new ₹500 note appears to be of the same size as a ₹20 note. I can no longer tell the difference merely on the basis of the size of the note,” Tabrez says.

Computer training for visually impaired

Mon, 01/02/2017 - 11:13 -- geeta.nair

Fifty visually impaired college students were imparted hands-on computer training during a five-day residential programme that concluded here on Friday.

The residential programme was held at the National Institute of Technology here from December 26 to 30. The basic computer training was jointly organised by Jagajothi Readers Circle and NIT, Tiruchi.

The participating students, including 15 girls, were from Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Karur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Coimbatore and Virudhunagar districts.

PM: Help people with disabilities

Thu, 12/29/2016 - 10:49 -- geeta.nair

PM: Help people with disabilities

“People with autism and disabilities in the country have enormous potential and we will have to ensure opportunity for them to flourish those. We are giving the utmost importance for their development as they are our kith and kin as well as children,” Sheikh Hasina said

The PM made was statement while addressing a function marking the 25th International and 18th National Day for the Persons with Disabilities at Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, reports UNB.

Excluded from financial inclusion

Wed, 12/28/2016 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) repeatedly issuing circulars to all scheduled commercial banks across the country to provide banking facilities to customers with disabilities at a par with non-disabled people, the majority of disabled people continue to be inconvenienced by the banks. The situation is especially grim in rural areas and post the demonetisation announcement.

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