Kakinada: Kakinada district collector Kritika Shukla has instructed officials to identify a site for construction of a home for the blind in Kakinada. She also ordered that the new building being built for the deaf and dumb school be completed at the earliest.
The department for welfare of the disabled is running a disability training and production centre, a hostel for disabled, and a home and school for the blind.
Power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) on Wednesday launched electricity bills in Braille as part of their outreach to the visually impaired.
The Kurukshetra University (KU) on Monday started free on-campus e-vehicle service for differently abled students.
The vice-chancellor of the university, Som Nath Sachdeva flagged off two electric-operated vehicles for transporting differently abled students free of cost on the campus.
Thiruvananthapuram: ‘Punarjyothi’, a rehabilitation centre set up to aid blind and partially sighted people, has proven to be a lifesaver for many in the capital city
KOCHI: Being 80% visually impaired never stopped Arjun K Kumar, a native of Viyyur in Thrissur, from dreaming to become a law academician. He not only pursued a degree in Law from Thrissur Law College with high marks but even got admission to LLM under the special reservation category at the Ernakulam Law College.
Written by Subhashini Ramasamy
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Club Sector-1 on Sunday organised a unique Xmas celebration for the visually impaired by screening of movie 83 in audio described format. This had explanatory audio commentary in segments that had only ambience sounds.
‘Divine Eyes,’ a music group of visually impaired artists, also enthralled the audience. The event also signalled the start of Countdown 2023 – the Club’s Xmas and New Years celebration.
Speakers at an exhibition hosted by the National Association for the Blind-Karnataka (NABK) on Sunday spoke about the possibility of blind children and adults learning and teaching STEM subjects.
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The Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday unveiled new facilities for the differently abled at Terminal 1 in the wake of increasing grievances about accessibility.
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