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J-K govt to raise specially-abled pension to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000: Minister Sakina Itoo

Mon, 12/23/2024 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to increase the pension for specially-abled persons to Rs 3,000 from Rs 1,000, Health and Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo said on Sunday. She said Rs 1,000 is a "meagre amount" and the planned increase would alleviate the financial burden on the families that are taking care of differently-abled members.

Training

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 14:55 -- geeta.nair

Registrations are open for Mitra Jyothi's 58th Digital Literacy 3-months Residential Training Program for Visually Impaired students. 

Massage Training

Fri, 12/20/2024 - 14:20 -- geeta.nair

Massage Training Admission Notice

Date: 02 January 2025

The Blind Relief Association, Delhi, invites visually challenged individuals to participate in our upcoming six-month Relaxation Massage Training Program certified by Shahnaz Husain International Beauty Academy.

Massage therapy is a successful career opportunity for visually impaired individuals.

Training Program Details:

Spoken English Classes

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:09 -- geeta.nair

Desai Foundation for Change नेत्रहीनों के लिए लाया है अपनी english सुधारने का एक सुनहरा मौका।
Desai Foundation for Change यह पहला ऐसा organization है जो नेत्रहीनों के लिए मुफ्त में Spoken English Classes प्रदान करता है. जो शुरू से english सीखना चाहते हैं और जो advance level के classes join करना चाहते हैं वह जल्दी करें और Spoken English Classes के लिए register करें।
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1) जिनका सरनेम A से J के बीच में है वह सुबह 10:00 बजे से दोपहर 1 बजे के बीच call करे।

Government grants special casual leave to visually impaired employees on World Braille Day

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 11:18 -- geeta.nair

This initiative will allow visually impaired staff to commemorate the birth anniversary of Braille, the French educator who invented the Braille system, which enables blind individuals to read and write.

NEW DELHI: In a move to honour Louis Braille’s contributions, the Delhi government has announced a one-day special casual leave for its blind employees on January 4, 2025.

Clerk (Office of the District & Sessions Judge, Ludhiana)

Wed, 12/18/2024 - 14:51 -- geeta.nair

Office of the District & Sessions Judge,
Ludhiana

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visi:  https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec03cfcce0621b49c983991ead4c3d4d/uploads...
The last date for submission of the online applications, is : 23.12.2024

Applications are invited for the filling up of 63 posts (including 38 aniticipated vacancies) of clerks.

Fundamentals of Computers for Persons with Vision Impairment A Free Residential Course at Navajeevan Parivarthan Centre, Tirupati collaborating with Enable India.

Wed, 12/18/2024 - 12:26 -- geeta.nair

Fundamentals of Computers for Persons with Vision Impairment
A Free Residential Course at Navajeevan Parivarthan Centre, Tirupati
collaborating with Enable India.
Are you visually impaired and interested in learning basic computer skills to enhance your education and career opportunities? Navajeevan Parivarthan Centre is offering a free residential training program on Fundamentals of Computers exclusively for persons with vision impairment.

Systemic Blindness: When Institutions Fail Individuals

Twenty-three-year-old Pravin Borse is a resident of Jalna, Maharashtra. He was born with an eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa which results in gradual vision loss. Pravin started his education journey in a Marathi medium school despite challenges with low vision. He suffered another blow when his father passed away, leaving his mother as the sole breadwinner. Battling financial struggles, she managed the family’s daily needs through farming.

Urban spaces inaccessible for visually impaired citizens

Mon, 12/16/2024 - 10:12 -- geeta.nair

LAHORE/QUETTA/PESHAWAR/KARACHI:

Even as Pakistan remains a formal signatory to various international conventions on human rights, the state has failed to integrate and fulfil the specific accessibility requirements of the blind community, which continues to live in the dark.

Muhammad Saleem, a visually impaired lecturer at a government institution in Lahore, felt that the government had failed to enforce international laws on the rights of persons with disabilities. "Neither are there any tactile tiles nor pelican crossings for blind persons in the city," said Saleem.

Officer Trainee (HR) (Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

Thu, 12/12/2024 - 12:43 -- geeta.nair

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Advt.No.CC/11/2024

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visi:  https://www.powergrid.in/sites/default/files/job_opportunities_document/...
The last date for receipt of applications: 24.12.2024

Recruitment of Professionals in Environment Management, Social Management,
HR & PR disciplines as Officer Trainee through UGC NET December 2024 

Assistant Professor, ARYABHATTA COLLEGE (UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)

Wed, 12/11/2024 - 14:50 -- geeta.nair

ARYABHATTA COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI) 
Advt. No. AC/Advt.(T)/2024/001 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visi:  https://aryabhattacollege.ac.in/headline/1mcnww555ntd1s550w2grdv0Teachin...
The last date for receipt of applications: 27.12.2024

Posts: Assistant Professor
Suject: Commerce: 01 for Visually Impaired

Fighting for his rights

Twenty-six-year-old Navnath Mudolkar was born sighted to a low income family in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. He lost his father early, and his mother struggled to raise the family, as a daily wage labourer, battling with her own vision and hearing challenges.

Appointment of visually-impaired candidate clearing civil services exam: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre over non-compliance of July 8 order

Wed, 12/11/2024 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Union government over its failure to comply with the July 2024 orders of the Court, directing appointment of a visually-impaired person and other candidates with disability, who had cleared the civil services examination in 2008.

The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih issued a contempt of court notice to the Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), asking him to reply as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against the Department.

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