Teena is 34 years old and an 80% visually impaired woman. She contacted the Eyeway Helpdesk from Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. She came to know about the Helpdesk from an acquaintance of hers. She belongs to a farmer family and she is youngest to two elder brothers. She experienced eye-related problems since birth and her vision kept deteriorating. She managed to study up till her MA in Sociology pursuing her education in mainstream institutions.
NEW DELHI: The blind population in India is estimated to rise to 15 million by 2020. Retinal diseases account for a significant share of the vision loss burden, compared to other eye-related diseases that can cause blindness.
Of the various retinal disorders, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are two progressive diseases that cause loss of vision. AMD and DME can be effectively managed if patients are diagnosed in a timely manner.
The Delhi High Court today said it would consider asking some visually impaired persons to examine the new currency notes and coins recently issued by the government to see if they faced problems differentiating between the various denominations.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar made the observation after the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told the court the new currency has been introduced after consulting and taking into account ..
No cash incentives or a civic reception for Mahender Vaishnav, the all rounder from Telangana who played in the team that won the 5th Blind Cricket World Cup. He rejoined duty two days after his arrival in Hyderabad from Sharjah.
A deputy manager in the State Bank of India Choutuppal branch, Mahender says he enjoys the success, but feels disappointed that the State government didn’t recognise his achievement.
Rajdhani College
(University of Delhi)
Raja Garden,
New Delhi-110015
RC/RG/152/2018
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit rajdhanicollege.ac.in or refer to the Employment News dated 10th February 2018, page no. 50
The last date for receipt of application is 24.02.2018
Applications are invited on the prescribed application form from the eligible candidates for the following posts of Non-Teaching staff.
NEW DELHI: Collaborative research by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and Indiana University of the US has helped develop cost-effective designs for tactile graphics. The research, conducted over three years, will help improve the life of visually impaired people. Tactile graphics, which are also known as raised line drawings, are a means of conveying non-textual information to people who are blind or visually impaired, and may include representations of pictures, maps, graphs and other images.
We are a social enterprise which runs a call center with just disabled youth. We currently have around 10 visually impaired people working at the center. We are looking for another 15 youth with required skillset and qualifications.
We are an outbound call center which currently runs the process for fundraising for large organisations. For your reference I am attaching a basic JD of the CCE that we have prepared which also outlines the benefits we provide alongwith
Hope this works, in case you have further queries please feel free to connect back with me.
Below is an invite for all of you to enjoy! It is on 25th February Sunday!
Celebrate an Inclusive Meetup in Bengaluru with Enable Travel
Here's a reason to celebrate and sing, raise a toast and wearsome bling!
Reminisce your fond memories from the last trip you took, cause we are back with Travel Tales. Put on your party hats, and be prepared to sing your heart out as we host an evening of Karaoke.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Here’s a unique initiative by the students of Government Engineering College, Barton Hill. ‘Vaibhav’, a talent fest, will be held in April, for the special needs children. The event will be held simultaneously with the three-day techno-cultural festival ‘Aagneya’.
Tribune News Service
Jammu, February 15
The Mountaineering Association of J&K is going to host the first National Sport Climbing Championship for visually challenged climbers on March 27 and 28 at Sprawling Buds School, Bantalab.
This was stated by chairman of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, North Zone Committee, S Bhattacharjee who was here to inspect the climbing infrastructure and other necessary allied facilities available at the venue for the conduct of the national competition.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 04/2018-CSP
Website: www.upsc.gov.in)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
http://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notification_CSP_2018
_Engl.pdf
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 06/03/2018) of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2018
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 04/2018-CSP
Website: www.upsc.gov.in)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
http://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notification_CSP_2018
_Engl.pdf
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 06/03/2018) of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2018
The Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), an organisation that advocates for the rights of disabled people, will submit a plan to the Yangon Region Transport Authority (YRTA) on Thursday to install access ramps on all public transport.
The organisation will introduce a plan to install the access ramps for people with disabilities and elderly people on public buses and water taxis. It will also discuss the installation of sound systems for the blind, LED sign systems for the deaf, and removing all barriers to the disabled on public transport.
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to discontinue the Gyan Prabha scheme that was meant for providing financial assistance to people with autism, cerebral palsy and mental retardation in pursuing educational courses.
Officials in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment told The New Indian Express that the government had decided to scrap the scheme because many similar schemes for the disabled existed. People with autism, cerebral palsy and other mental disabilities could avail government help under these existing schemes, they said.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.rbi.org.in
Last date for submission of ON-LINE applications is 19.02.2018
Recruitment for the post of Assistant - Special Drive for PWD candidates.
Avinash Shahi
The latest budgetary promises for the diasabled may go the same way as the past ones. Remember `Accessible India’ and a National University for Disability Studies?
Avinash Shahi
Doctoral candidate, Centre for Law and Governance, JNU
Patiala, February 13
The Patiala School for the Blind, along with the Royal City Riders, as a mark of respect and goodwill will be organising a car rally during Patiala Heritage Week.
The rally has been aimed to make the blind children feel that they are very much part of society and have equal rights like others. Around 50 drivers will participate in the event to be held on February 25. The rally will commence from Polo Ground and the drivers will cover a distance of 64 km.
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Recruitment Boards
CENTRALISED EMPLOYMENT NOTICE (CEN) No.02/2018
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
http://www.rrbahmedabad.gov.in/images/CEN_02_2018_Level_1_Posts_English.pdf
Date & Time of Closing: 12.03.2018 up to 23.59 Hrs.
There are two men cricket teams in India that have taken the World by the storm. One is the national cricket team led by Virat Kohli and the other is the blind cricket team, that recently won the Blind World Cup.
IDBI Bank Ltd.
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 5/2017-18
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.idbi.com
Last date for submission of ON-LINE applications is 28.02.2018
IDBI Bank invites applications from the eligible and suitable applicants for the following posts to be filled on contract basis at its different Branches and Offices.
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