There is a need to make audio description mandatory for film makers so that cinema becomes an inclusive source of entertainment for persons with blindness and visual impairment. Sonali Jain further explores the world of audio-described movies.
GS Paul
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, January 29
At a time when the BCCI has taken a stand on not playing with Pakistan in any bilateral tournament till cross-border tension eases, the neighbouring nation’s visually impaired cricket team has arrived in India with a ray of hope.
Chandigarh: Visually challenged voters will be able to exercise their franchise as the Election Commission is providing 26,773 ballot papers in Punjabi Braille script. The ballot papers will be available at all polling booths. On the orders of the Chief Electoral Officer, the Institute for the Blind here is printing the papers. Institute chairman Maj Gen Rajendra Nath said they had been printing the papers since 2009. A total of 1,900 papers are being prepared for the Amritsar Lok Sabha byelection and 24,873 for the Vidhan Sabha elections.
Canadian ex-MP campaigns for Cheema
New Delhi, January 25
Differently-abled people, who are unable to stand, will have to display "maximum attentiveness" while persons with hearing disabilities and those visually challenged will have to stand up when the national anthem is played at cinema halls or at a public function.
Moga, January 18
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal today announced a separate manifesto for the physically challenged people at a rally in support of candidates Daljit Singh Sadarpura (Dharamkot) and Ramesh Grover (Moga).
New Delhi: Differently-abled people, who are unable to stand, will have to display “maximum attentiveness” while persons with hearing disabilities and those visually challenged will have to stand up when the national anthem is played at cinema halls or at a public function. These are part of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The only category for which there is some relaxation is people with intellectual disabilities. PTI
New Delhi, January 25
Nonogenarian Bhakti Yadav, popularly known as “Doctor Dadi” from Indore, and captain of Indian cricket team of the blind Shekhar Naik are among the unsung heroes named for Padma Shri.
The focus this year, according to the officials in the Home Ministry, was recognising talent of unknown and unsung heroes of the country.
Sabi Hussain
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 25
In the quiet bylanes of the national capital’s Lodhi Estate, at the Delhi Tamil Education Association’s (DTEA) senior secondary school’s ground, an enthusiastic and confident bunch of Indian cricketers have been busy giving finishing touches to their preparation for the challenging World Cup T20 tournament.
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 21
Many visually challenged cricketers pledged for organ donation by filling up donor forms or registered themselves as blood donors. The organ and blood donation camp was organised by the ROTTO PGIMER in collaboration with the Shri Shiv Kanwar Mahasangh Charitable Trust, an NGO. The camp was organised on the sidelines of the National Cricket Tournament for the Blind being held by the Blind Cricket Association at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 2, Panchkula, today.
He is visually impaired, has formally studied up to Class 3 only. Yet, he is knowledgeable enough to give home tuitions to students of Class 12.
No matter how you look at him, Niranjan Kumar Jha, 37, stands in a class of his own.
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