Greetings from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS).
We are going to organizing the cluster event, as we will be witnessing one of the great events for People with Disability (PwDs). It is hoped that large number of PwDs (on eyes, ears and psyco-moto), will be participate the event Þvkdka{kk&pyks djsa dqN [kklß, with great zeal and enthusiasm.
Venue – NIOS, A24-25, Sector – 62 NOIDA
Date – 12th December 2017
Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 3
While all government buildings in the town are more or less disabled-friendly, apparently visually impaired persons were not kept in mind while designing even new buildings that have come up here recently.
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MATA SUNDRI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (University of Delhi)
1. Administrative Officer – Visually Handicapped (1 vacancy)
Grade Pay – Rs.5400
2. MTS (Library Attendant) – Visually Handicapped (1 vacancy)
Grade Pay – Rs.1800
Candidates can obtain the Application Forms from the college on all working days (Monday to Friday – 10:00 am to 3:00pm)
Last date: 14 days from the publishing of the advertisement in the Employment News or 15/12/2017 whichever is later
MOIL LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) MOIL BHAWAN, 1-A KATOL ROAD, NAGPUR - 440 013
Junior Stenographer (NE-04) – 5 Posts (2 PWD, 3 UR)
a) Graduate
b) Having passed English/Hindi Shorthand at a speed of 80 WPM from Technical Board of Education
c) Having passed English/Hindi Typewriting test at a Speed of 40/30 WPM respectively from Technical Board of Education
d) To qualify in Shorthand and Typewriting tests at the speeds indicated above, to be conducted by a Selection Committee
Virgin Atlantic has announced the launch of its fully accessible inflight entertainment system for customers with sight loss. The technology will be offered throughout its fleet serving destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, China, India and the Middle East. Televisions in the sky have come a long way since the days of a single TV at the front of the cabin with seat back touch screen entertainment now commonplace across the industry.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can be prevented very easily, but 500 children go blind because of it every year.
November 17 is observed as World Prematurity Day. With advances in neonatal intensive care, the survival rate of premature babies has increased. But unfortunately, the incidence ROP has increased.
Despite all odds, the child survives, but it becomes blind because of poor awareness.
President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the "National Award for Divyangjan, 2017" at a function organized by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December, 2017 in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, stated an official release.
According to the release, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot; Minister of States for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Pal Gurjar and Ramdas Athawale will also be present the occasion.
Samsung has launched an app that makes watching TV a more vibrant experience for people with color vision deficiency (CVD) -- the inability to distinguish certain shades of color (also known as color blindness).
Indian-origin researchers have identified an enzyme that serves as a critical trigger for the damaging inflammation that ultimately leads to macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly.
The finding, published in the journal Nature Medicine, may allow doctors to halt the inflammation early on, potentially saving patients from blindness.
Calcutta: A teenager who sells ghugni with his father at Bally station has helped Bengal secure the second spot in the just-concluded National Para-Swimming Championships in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Mahadeb Prajapati, 17, was among the 34 participants from Bengal - with varying degrees of visual and orthopaedic disabilities - who won 38 gold, 32 silver and eight bronze medals between themselves. The tally is second only to Maharashtra's.
MMG/S II – Middle Management Grade/ Scale II (2 vacancies for visually impaired)
a) Trade Finance
Age: Min - 25 Yrs. and Max. – 35 Yrs. (Relaxation: Persons with Disability (PWD) 10 years)
JMG/S I – Junior Management Grade/Scale I (2 vacancies for visually impaired)
Sales
Age: Min. – 21 Yrs. Max. – 30 Yrs. (Relaxation: Persons with Disability (PWD) 10 years)
Educational Qualification (as on 05.12.2017): 2 Years Full Time, MBA or equivalent post-graduation degree/diploma, with specialization in Marketing/Sales/Retail. (Courses completed through correspondence / part-time are not eligible. The institute should be recognized/approved by Govt., Govt. bodies / AICTE)
Last date to apply: 07/12/2017
Age Limit: Candidates age should be 15 to 24 years as on 01-07-2017 i.e. candidates should not be born earlier than 02-07-1993 and not later than 01-07-2002. Upper age relaxation is applicable by 5 years for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC candidates and 10 years for PH persons (10 years for unreserved category (UR) and 13 years for OBC).
Last date to apply: 07/12/2017
Age Limit: Candidates age should be 15 to 24 years as on 01-07-2017 i.e. candidates should not be born earlier than 02-07-1993 and not later than 01-07-2002. Upper age relaxation is applicable by 5 years for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC candidates and 10 years for PH persons (10 years for unreserved category (UR) and 13 years for OBC).
George Abraham – blind visionary, belter of boundaries and veteran of the impossible.
Every fifth blind person in the world is an Indian. Of the 15 million blind people in India, 1.1 million suffer from corneal blindness. And, 25,000 new cases are added to this backlog annually. A compilation of data from last year shows that only 25,713 transplant procedures were conducted. In order to manage the problem, there is an urgent need to perform 100,000 transplant surgeries every year.
MARGAO: Nearly 100 grievances against inaccessible government offices and washrooms, lack of parking facilities, etc, dominated the daylong mobile court jointly organized by the Centre's chief commissioner for persons with disabilities in association with the state commissioner for persons with disabilities at the South Goa collectorate premises on Thursday.
Images used to educate the public about vision loss due to the leading causes of blindness are not fit for purpose, according to a new study from City, University of London.
The researchers found that the image commonly used to represent a condition called age-related macular degeneration(AMD), which affects more than 600,000 people in the UK, did not provide a realistic representation of people's experiences.
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