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Twenty-three-year-old Mohammad Arif Khan was born in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh into a middle income family. At the age of three, Arif suffered from a fever which resulted in loss of vision. Two of his siblings also have low vision.
 
Due to the frequent visits to doctors and hospitals, Arif could never really focus on his education. His parents were keen on restoring his deteriorating eyesight. As a result, he could only study till Class 6 and then he dropped out of school.
 

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Massaging therapist

Wed, 05/29/2024 - 12:16 -- geeta.nair

Name of the Center:Anasari Feeling touch.
Job role: Massaging therapist
Location: Kochi Kerela
Salary: 8000 with accommodation  
Disability required: Visually impaired
Looking for candidates form North east and will provide the training and placement.
Contact name: Ansar
Email: ansarrif@gmail.com
 

Learning through audio, video & braille helped visually challenged to score high

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 14:08 -- geeta.nair

Pune: Visually challenged girls of NFBM  Jagriti School for Blind Girls in Alandi Devachi have this  year too secured a 100% result in Std X SSC board  exams.
A total of 12 students appeared for the  board exam from the school.
Anjali Thakur, a 17-year-old   from Nawada in Bihar, topped with 78.2%.
She said a  combination of learning from Braille textbooks  audio, videos and online classes helped her  score well.

In a first, NIT starts computer course for visually impaired

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 10:41 -- geeta.nair

SHILLONG, May 26: In a first-of-its-kind initiative conceived to cater particularly to the visually impaired, the NIT Meghalaya has started a computer training centre located at its temporary campus in Bijni Complex, Laitumkhrah.
The institute has taken this initiative with the objective of enhancing the livelihood of the visually impaired individuals. As per official figures, there are around 2,300 visually impaired people in the state.

Denial of banking rights

Denial of banking rights
 
Twenty-three-year-old Kalyan lives in Lakhimpur, Assam. Born totally blind, he studied in a special school up till 8th class. After that he moved to a regular school. But Kalyan and his family lacked awareness about the possibilities of life with blindness.
 

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This Delhi museum is designed for visitors with visual impairment

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 10:27 -- geeta.nair

Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar, May 16 (360info) Designing museums for people with disabilities is a critical step towards democratising the arts and challenging power relations within museums.

When Akhileshwari*, a person with visual impairment, visited a museum in Bangalore with her visually impaired friends, the authorities told them, "this museum is not accessible for people like you".

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Visually challenged students discouraged from Psychology courses in SPPU

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 12:33 -- geeta.nair

Two years ago, a student with 100% visual impairment came to Pune from Nanded with hopes of pursuing Psychology and becoming a music therapist. With her, her brother and mother also shifted to support her in the new city. However, the 20-year-old is now studying Political Science at one of the top SPPU-affiliated colleges instead.

Blind teen takes SSC exam sans help, scores 80%

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 11:45 -- geeta.nair

Panaji: What this 15-year-old  accomplished is no mean feat for someone who is 100%  visually impaired. Saish Gauthankar not only took the  Goa Board’s Class X examination  without depending on a scribe to write out his answers  or him, but attained a score of 80%, reports Lisa Monteiro.
This makes Gauthankar the first student in the state to  clear the Goa Board’s Class X examination using a  computer and not opting for the traditional use of  a scribe.

Disney star to offer Indian sign language and audio feed for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 11:34 -- geeta.nair

Disney star to offer Indian sign language and audio feed for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Disney Star and India Signing Hands (ISH) announce Indian Sign Language (ISL) feed for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting June 2. Available for 10 matches, including India’s, semis, and finals. ISL feed and audio descriptive feed on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports Network. First time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup features sign language and descriptive commentary, enhancing accessibility for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and visually impaired users. Disney+ Hotstar first to offer ISL for LIVE cricket.

Star announces sign language commentary for India matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Thu, 05/16/2024 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

Star announces sign language commentary for India matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

The upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in June, is going to feel different. For the first time in the history of the cricket World Cups – both 50-over and 20-over versions – the deaf and visually impaired people of country will be able to experience their favourite sport better than ever as the broadcasters – Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar – have added features to interpret live commentary for those who can’t hear or see.

Visually impaired Chandigarh student secures 96% in CBSE Class 10 board exam

Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:26 -- geeta.nair

15-year-old Vanshika says she wants to crack the UPSC Civil Services Examination and become an IAS officer.

Vanshika (15) who was born with a visual impairment scored 96% in the CBSE Class 10 results that were declared on Monday. A student of the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, Vanshika says she wants to crack the UPSC Civil Service Examination and become an IAS officer.

She aspires to work towards the empowerment of visually impaired students and make a friendly environment for them. (Handout)

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