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NERUDA’S POEMS IN BENGALI BRAILLE

The Embassy of Chile in India, Instituto Cervantes in New Delhi and Blind Persons’ Association of Kolkata are going to present “Ode to Things”, containing selected poems of the Chilean Nobel Prize Laureate Pablo Neruda), translated into Bangla by Shri Aparajit Chattopadhyay and printed for the first time in South Asia into Braille characters for the visually impaired readers. The book presentation ceremony will be held on Thursday, 1st December 2016, 7 PM at the Auditorium of Instituto Cervantes, 48 Hanuman Road, New Delhi.

City releases dignity anthem

BENGALURU: People often fail to see the differently abled as equals, with a right to a life with dignity. What better way to communicate this to them, than with a triumphant song?
The famous Bollywood singer Shanker Mahadevan launched a special song titled ‘Garv Se Jiyenge’ on Sunday which he described as “special”, “beautiful” and “important”.

They overcome their limitations to help others

“I may not be able to fly an aircraft, but I can certainly find my way home,” says Pratik Rajiv Jindal, who has not let his visual impairment deter him from dreaming big.

He is one of the recipients of this year’s Helen Keller awards for disability which would be presented on December 3 to mark World Disability Day.

The 29-year-old from Bengaluru suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a genetic disorder where one loses vision over a period of time. It was at the age of 20 when Jindal was staring at a loss of vision.

Disability will be loved, the change will come’

International accessibility leader Haben Girma talks about innovation, tech and laws in disability.Being the first deaf-blind graduate from Harvard Law School, she believes that disability is an asset.

Festival lends a helping hand to the visually impaired

PANAJI: The 47th edition of the international film festival of India (Iffi) has become the first film festival in India to screen movies for the visually impaired.

Skill India fails women with disabilities in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha is home to over five lakh women with disabilities but only around 10 per cent of them are skilled and employed.

Government plans special for specially-abled on December 3

BHUBANESWAR: Specially-abled people from across the State will be participating in an array of events on December 3 on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disability. The events, to be organised by Department of Social Security and Empowerment of PwDs (SSEPD), include ability marathon, exhibition, film festival on disability awareness, photography competition and cultural events.

Scribes ditch blind students at exam hall

BENGALURU: Blind students struggle to find scribes. Thirty per cent do not manage to find one, approximates an NGO that has worked with the disabled for years.

If the students do, after they have worked on their lessons for a year and have convinced all around them that they can do as well as another able student, the scribe may not turn up on the day of the exam. It breaks the students’ courage and any interest to keep at their studies.

CELEBRITIES RAISE AWARENESS AROUND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT PIONEER RALLY IN CT

CAPE TOWN - Navigators from Worcester's Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired directed drivers over a 200 kilometre distance during the annual Pioneer Rally at the weekend.

A navigator teams up with a celebrity and the pair make their way from Somerset West back to Worcester in a sponsored vehicle.

The Pioneer Rally aims to create awareness around visual impairment.

Former and current students as well as teachers from the Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired teamed up with 39 celebrities for the 11th annual Audi Somerset West Pioneer Rally.

Sports meet for differently-abled tomorrow

Sports competitions for differently abled students will be held at Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday at 10 a.m. Deaf and dumb, visually impaired, mentally challenged and differently abled children can participate in the competitions.

Applications invited

Applications were invited from minority unemployed youth for joining coaching in tackling banking recruitment examinations. Interested can submit their applications before November 30 online at www.msc.tealangana.gov.in , according to minority welfare officer P.R. Vikram Reddy.