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Librarian, Assistant, Junior Assistant (Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi)

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 12:54 -- geeta.nair

Delhi College of Arts and Commerce
(University of Delhi)
Netaji Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Phone No.: 011-24109821, 26116333 Fax: 011-26882923
College Website: http://dcac.du.ac.in
Advertisement No. DCAC/Advt.-NT/2018/01 Dated: 17.02.2018

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://dcac.du.ac.in

Last Date for Online Registration 10.03.2018

Rediscovering by ambitions

Doreyappa is 35 years old and is a resident of Hassan district in Karnataka. He lost his eyesight due to Retina Detachment when he was in school. He has studied only till 7th standard. He could not continue his studies further both due to poverty and the onset of visual impairment. His father was a farmer and mother was a daily wager. He relied on parents to live after starting to lose his vision and never worked until he got married.

Inflexible by conventions

Abdul Sattar 35 years old is a resident of Bijnor, UP. He is in touch with Eyeway since 2016. He has been calling Eyeway seeking employment opportunities. He belongs to a low income family, and is married with two daughters. His girls are I and 4 years old. Abdul is completely uneducated.

Zeroing in on accessibility

Priya is a 26 years old girl from Jaipur, Rajasthan. She was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) during her early childhood. RP is a progressive eye disorder gradually causing complete vision loss. Her limited vision did not stop her from studying till graduation in mainstream institutions. She studied in Hindi medium throughout.

The enigma of inaccessible banks

Sangameshwar Sangundi is 20 years old. He is from Borati near Solapur in Maharashtra. He belongs to a low income family of five people. He is the eldest among three other siblings. He had normal vision till the age of 6 years until he contracted jaundice which adversely affected his eyes. As a result, cornea in one eye was damaged leading to a complete vision loss and he lost partial vision in the other eye. On consultation, the doctor suggested that the eye with partial vision could regain better vision in the long run. Doctor left eye operation as an optional decision to the family.

Empowering by example

Sheru Patel a totally blind 24 year old man from Aurangabad, Maharashtra contacted Eyeway on behalf of two visually impaired students who are in his NGO’s care. Sheru is running an NGO called ‘Apang Bal Kalyan Bahuddeshiya Samantha’ in Aurangabad for visually impaired boys. The NGO caters to education, training and rehabilitation needs of the visually impaired poor and rural children.

Woman with disability: How worse can it get?

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.

Retinal diseases are one of the biggest causes of chronic blindness

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

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. 

Will ask visually challenged to examine new notes: HC

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 10:24 -- geeta.nair

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 .. 

Visually impaired cricketer plods on

Tue, 02/20/2018 - 10:17 -- geeta.nair

Member of world cup winning team is ignored by State government

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.

Senior Assistant (Rajdhani College, University of Delhi)

Mon, 02/19/2018 - 11:22 -- geeta.nair

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. 

Bonus for visually impaired: Cheap tactile graphics

Mon, 02/19/2018 - 10:25 -- geeta.nair

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.

Call Center Executive

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 14:50 -- geeta.nair

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.

Inclusive Meetup in Bengaluru with Enable Travel

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.

Kerala: Government Engineering College comes up with unique initiative to appreciate special talents

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:09 -- geeta.nair

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’.

Climbing meet for visually impaired from March 27

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:03 -- geeta.nair

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.

Disabled people seek help with public transport

Thu, 02/15/2018 - 11:22 -- geeta.nair

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.

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