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Minister honours visually impaired for social work
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, December 13
Visually impaired Ankit Kapoor (33), with six others, was honoured with the state award for social work during a function to commemorate International Day of Disabled in Fazilka yesterday.
Walkathon in Bengaluru spreads awareness on cricket for blind
The 12th edition of Samarthanam Bengaluru Walkathon 2016 saw the participation of over 10,000 people from various walks of life.
Corporate employees, NGOs, students and the differently abled, both young and old, showed their support for Cricket for the Blind by joining the walk with the theme, “I support Cricket for the Blind... Do you?” that was held at Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium in Bengaluru.
NGO to provide free aides for visually-impaired
RANCHI: The Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK-based NGO Sight Savers on Monday to provide education and free learning devices and aides to the differently-abled children. Provisions will be made to include 19,000 low vision and 2,000 blind children of the state within the mainstream education system.
JEPC project director, Mukesh Kumar, said, "The NGO will provide free aides and special training for the teachers to deal with these children."
Visually impaired turn navigators during car rally
“Take left and move straight at a speed of 25 km/hour. Be careful while driving,” were the words from a visibly excited visually impaired person sitting in the car, guiding the driver with the route he was unaware of.
Visually impaired pupils seek help for tuition, accommodation
Some visually impaired pupils in Lagos, who sat and passed the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, have called on well-meaning Nigerians to assist them in settling their admission bills.
The pupils, who are under care and training at the Bethesda Home for the Blind, Surulere, Lagos, also said that they needed funds to purchase some equipment that would aid their studies.
They spoke at an event organised by the Bethesda Home to mark the International Day for People Living with Disabilities and to celebrate Christmas in Lagos.
HC seeks RBI reply on plea by the blind
The Bombay High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to file within six weeks its response to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition highlighting the difficulty faced by blind persons in identifying currency notes and coins in recent years.
A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, hearing a plea by the National Association for the Blind (NAB) on Monday, asked the central bank to submit its response and allowed the petitioner to file a rejoinder within two weeks of the RBI filing its reply.
A walk to support cricket for the visually impaired
Bengaluru: Come Saturday, around 15,000 people will walk for 3.5km to support sports talents with visual impairment. In the run-up to the second T-20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, slated to be held in January, the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is organizing a walkathon from Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium in Jayanagar.
The Indian team will take on visually challenged players from nine other countries; they will play with metal stumps and jingle ball
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: PM Modi Salutes the Spirit of 'Divyangs'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the determination of the disabled people on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
"I salute determination of our Divyang sisters and brothers and convey my best wishes to them," Modi tweeted.
"Let us continue our ongoing efforts with renewed vigour and create a nation where both accessibility and equality prevail," he said.
Sfa Club Unites Visually Impaired for Holiday Season
SFA’s Braille and Cane Club will host its seventh annual Christmas party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the BPSC Regents Suite B.
“We refer to the event as the Braille and Cane Club Christmas Party,” Laura Kiefer, club president, said.
According to Michael Munro, program director, members invite visually impaired or blind public school students as well as their teachers and parents from the surrounding area to attend.
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