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Depriving visually impaired pupils of edu inhuman: HC

Patna: The Patna high court on Tuesday said that depriving the visually impaired students of their right to avail education through specialized teachers not only violates the National Disability Act passed by the Parliament in 2016 but it also depicts the ‘inhumanity of the state’. By recording such ‘considered opinion’, the high court directed the chief secretary (CS) of state to furnish a composite report within four weeks, depicting a ‘true and clear picture’ about the education system imparted to all visually impaired students up to Class XII in Bihar .

Rockets by visually impaired kids to be launched today

Thiruvananthapuram: As many as 15 students of government school for the visually-impaired at Vazhuthacaud have hopes sky high, with rockets made by them ready for launch on Tuesday.

‘Mission Sparsham’ would have been impossible if not for determination of Peyyad-native Aathira Preetharani, CEO of ExoGeo, a Canada-based defence and space manufacturing company.

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Department Of Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities Is Organizing ‘Divya Kala Mela’ In Mumbai From 16th To 25th February, 2023

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under the Ministry of social Justice and Empowerment, Govt.

Visually impaired triplets Jayesh, Jeevan, and Jitesh clear CA foundation exam

Mangaluru: Despite poverty and 90% impairment in vision, triplets from Dakshina Kannada district recently cleared the chartered accountants’ foundation exam and are preparing for the CA intermediate examination later this year.
Jayesh, Jeevan and Jitesh are studying BCom (CA integrated) at Alva’s College, Moodbidri, 33km from Mangaluru. Aged 20 and residents of Surathkal, their father is a daily wage worker and mother a homemaker.

IIT Kanpur to launch haptic smartwatch for blind, visually impaired

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Friday announced to launch "haptic smartwatch for the blind and visually impaired" in association with Ambrane India Private Limited for mass manufacturing and sales of the smartwatch.
The haptic smartwatch comes in two variants and has 12 touch-sensitive hour markers arranged over the dial face, and the users will be required to scan the markers with their fingers.

Loyola turns tunnel of hope for visually-impaired

VIJAYAWADA: Although there are no full-fledged facilities in the State for the visually impaired and partially visually impaired students to be given an opportunity in the corporate sector, there are as many as 176 types of jobs available in India that are based on digital skills in the sector.

Ensure no scarcity of teachers in primary schools for visually impaired students: HC to Delhi govt

Ensure no scarcity of teachers in primary schools for visually impaired students: HC to Delhi govt
The Delhi High Court recently directed the Delhi government’s education department to ensure that there is no scarcity of teachers in primary schools meant for visually impaired students.

One Nation One Ration Card Scheme

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