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Applications invited |
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Tuesday has invited applications for the national award for the empowerment of persons... |
General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
27/Jul/2016 |
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PWDS STAGE STIR AT RAJ BHAVAN OVER RESERVATION |
Upset over the State Government’s negligence in implementing the policy of a three per cent-reservation for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Government departments despite the Supreme Court’s... |
General, Policy News |
26/Jul/2016 |
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Visually impaired struggle to get scribes to write in regional languages |
Visually impaired students in the city find it difficult to find scribes when they have to write examinations in languages other than English. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), who generally... |
General, Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2016 |
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CHAPTERS ON DISABILITY SOON IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM: JAVADEKAR |
Chapters on disability will soon be included in school curriculum to increase awareness and sensitise the youth about the issue, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday.... |
General, Education and Employment |
25/Jul/2016 |
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Open to Visually Impaired Now |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Students with visual impairment in the state will be given admission to science stream in Higher Secondary classes, from this year onwards.
The cause of this epoch-making decision... |
General, Education and Employment |
25/Jul/2016 |
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Breaking the Barrier |
From the age of two, I had a childhood passion to join Indian army and serve my mother land, India, but this was shattered when I started losing my eye-sight from the age of seven due to macular... |
General, Product and Technology |
22/Jul/2016 |
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Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks |
Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles.
Video of astronauts tripping over moon rocks can make for entertaining Internet viewing, but falls... |
General, Product and Technology |
22/Jul/2016 |
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Visually-impaired students visualise birds from their sounds |
As many as 30 visually-impaired students from a city school were taken on a nature walk to a delightful experience of envisioning birds through their distinctive sounds.
The children of Ranga Rao... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
22/Jul/2016 |
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ALL INT’L AIRPORTS SOON TO BE DISABLED-FRIENDLY |
Lagging behind its scheduled deadline, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has finally made the move to fast-track the process of making all the 22 international airports in the... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
19/Jul/2016 |
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MINISTER: WIND UP SCHEMES NOT WORKING PROPERLY |
Wind up schemes not working properly. Chalk out schemes which are in the interest of students. This was stated by Minister of State for Technical Education (Independent Charge), Deepak Joshi at a... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
19/Jul/2016 |
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