The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 mandates equal access to opportunities of education for students with disabilities. The law also states that reasonable accommodation measures be provided so that barriers in access don’t deter students from availing these opportunities.
Delhi State Chess Championship for Visually Challenged 2024-25
Delhi State Chess Championship for Visually Challenged 2024-25. Which will be held in Delhi from 11th April 2024 to 13th April 2024. This tournament is Organized by Delhi Chess Association for the Blind (DCAB) under the agies of All India Chess Federation for the blind (AICFB). to support by National Association for the Blind (NAB)
Venue: National Association for the Blind Sector five, RK Puram Near Munirka Metro Station New Delhi 110022
Tech Roshni Online Workshop on Using Standard G-Mail with NVDA & JAWS on 6 Apr 2024 at 4:30 PM by XRCVC
St. Xavier’s College, XRCVC -Viviana extension is happy to announce an online workshop on the theme “Using Standard G-Mail with NVDA & JAWS” under its Tech Roshni series – A step at bridging the digital divide for blind and low vision persons. This Workshop is supported by the Dhun Pestonji Parakh Discretionary Trust.
Free Training & Scholarships for Visually Impaired & Disabled (WinVinaya)
Scribe’s qualification linked to blind examinee’s, not exam’
Ahmedabad: In an important order on the educational qualifications of scribes for fully or partially blind candidates in recruitment exams, the Gujarat high court made it clear that the scribe’s qualification must be aligned with the candidate’s qualifications and not with the minimum criteria prescribed for the exams.
Final-year IIIT-B student secures patent for innovative solution: Finger mounted device
A final-year iMTech student at IIIT-B, has accomplished a remarkable feat by obtaining a patent for a device that can help visually impaired students. The student, Mayank Kabra, has titled his innovation ‘System and Method for Assisting Visually Impaired Individuals.’
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of Education)
Department of School Education and Literacy),Govt. of India
8-15, Institutional Area, Sector-62,
Naida, District Gautam Budh Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh - 201309
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details : https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/Recruitment/Notification-Vacancies/
Closing Date for Submission of Online Applications :- 30.04.2024
Guidance for independent living
Twenty-eight-year-old Rahul was born totally blind into a middle income family in Latur, Maharashtra. His parents lacked awareness about living life with blindness. As a result, Rahul started his schooling later than usual. But he successfully completed his Class X through Maharashtra State Board.
Indian Bank
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details : https://www.indianbank.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Detailed-advertisme...
Closing Date for Submission of Online Applications :- 01.04.2024
NDIAN BANK, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai invites Applications for the following posts:
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,
KARKARDOOMA,
DELHI-110092
Website: https://dsssbonline.nic.in
VACANCY NOTICE / ADVERTISEMENT NO. 08/2024
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,
KARKARDOOMA,
DELHI-110092
Website: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in
No. F.1(257)/P&P-I/DSSSB/2024/Advt./5295
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 07 /2024
Anagha's success served as an inspiration to others as she was awarded a gold medal for achieving the highest marks in MA Kannada.
The parents of S Anagha were overwhelmed with happiness as she demonstrated at the University of Mysore Convocation on Sunday that visual impairment is not a barrier to achievement. Anagha's success served as an inspiration to others as she was awarded a gold medal for achieving the highest marks in MA Kannada.
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,
KARKARDOOMA,
DELHI-110092
https://dsssbonline.nic.in
F.No.1 (258)/P&P-I/DSSSB/2024/Advt./5255
VACANCY NOTICE / ADVERTISEMENT NO. 06/2024
Principal Secretary, School Education, Praveen Prakash on March 19 (Tuesday) said that for the first time in the country, Andhra Pradesh provided audio question papers to the visually-impaired students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations that started on March 18 (Monday).
n a statement, he said this year, 12 children with special needs are using the facility and it would be extended to all such children in the future.
There are around 60 million blind and visually impaired people living in India. A majority of this population remains ignorant, with limited or no access to opportunities of education and employment. This also means they remain financially dependent on family and close community.
The government of India offers a monthly Disability Pension to support their basic needs. This pension scheme is implemented through central as well as the state government. Depending on the disability population size of a particular state, the amount allocated by the state and central bodies varies.
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, KARKARDOOMA,
DELHI-110092
Website: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in
No. F.1(255)/P&P-I/DSSSB/2024/Advt./5253
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 05/2024
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/DSSSB/circulars-orders/fi...
छात्रवृत्ति और दूसरी योजनाओं के लाभार्थियों के लिए आधार कार्ड का इस्तेमाल अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार ने गुरुवार को जारी बयान में बताया कि दिव्यांग लोगों के लिए आधार का विवरण देना अनिवार्य होगा। केंद्र सरकार ने नए नियमों के संबंध में जानकारी दी है।
केंद्र सरकार ने दिव्यांगों के लिए छह छात्रवृत्तियों, कई योजनाओं का लाभ उठाने के लिए पहचान दस्तावेज के रूप में आधार को अनिवार्य कर दिया है। जिनके पास आधार संख्या नहीं है उन्हें इन लाभों का लाभ उठाने के लिए अन्य दस्तावेजों के साथ आधार नामांकन पर्ची जमा करनी होगी।
Govt mandates Aadhaar use for availing scholarships, benefit of schemes for disabled people
Those without Aadhaar numbers have to submit Aadhaar enrolment slips along with other documents to avail these benefits.
New Delhi: The government has mandated the use of Aadhaar as identity document for availing six scholarships and benefit of as many schemes and initiatives meant for people with disabilities.
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