Muskan provides intervention at various levels under one roof

Ahmed Piyarji (6), could not sit for 10 minutes at a stretch and had difficulty seeing things at a distance. Last year, he was diagnosed with low vision and hearing impairment along with cerebral palsy

After sustained special education, speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational and vision therapy, he can sit up and perform daily activities like eating and drinking with limited assistance. He is also doing well in areas like fine motor and gross motor skill development, socialisation and communication.

The startup technology is being incubated by students at UAEU's Science and Innovation Park.

What started as an idea to help a visually-impaired schoolmate, developed into a smart technology that will allow visually-impaired people to read. Students at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain have developed a pocket-sized smart reading device called Braille Eye. The startup technology is being incubated at UAEU's Science and Innovation Park.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to institute an athletics championship for the differently-abled. The civic body has invited entries from visually impaired and orthopedically challenged students in the age group of 11- 14 years under the junior category and 15-18 years under the senior category for the athletics meet to be held form October 11 to 13.

Manav Mander

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 28

Government College for Girls, Rakh Bagh, has come up with a special initiative to support, encourage, help and enable those who are disabled by enrolling special students in the 'Handicap Enabling Cell'.

At present, there are 17 students enrolled under this cell and 16 are pursuing graduation, while one is a post-graduate student. Students not only from the district, but from the neighbouring states are also studying under 

Three years ago, from ramparts of the Red Fort Prime Minister Modi had spoken about financial inclusion which has since then successfully made a paradigm shift in banking penetration. Now, after opening new banking accounts for most households, we must move to the next stage where benefits should reach the silent majority of those individuals with disability.

With the introduction of ₹200 notes, the problem people have been facing due to high-value ₹2,000 notes is expected to be resolved.

NEW DELHI -- The Reserve Bank will launch ₹200 banknotes for the first time on Friday, increasing the availability of lower denomination currency in the system.

The bright yellow coloured notes will hit the market just a day after the announcement by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley that the government has given go-ahead to the RBI to issue the new currency bill.