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Taking up the cause of India’s blind people to help them get a chance to see the world, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Tuesday said that he favoured a legislation to make eye donation mandatory after death as is being done in Sri Lanka.
Speaking at the launch of Blind Walk — the world’s largest campaign for eye donation being held in 250 locations on the same day across five countries, Alphons said he would write to the Information and Technology and Health ministries to introduce a telephonic hotline for eye donation and make it mandatory after death.
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November 09, 2017
Engage, Envision, & Empower at
4th National Conference on Disability at New Delhi
You are cordially invited to attend the 4th National Conference on Disability 2017,to be held on November 09, 2017 in New Delhi, India.
A renowned optometrist and Chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigerian Optometry Association (NOA), Dr. Ayo Osadare, has put the number of children suffering from vision impairment in Nigeria at over five million.
Visually-impaired Liberians will for the first time get a chance to vote in the upcoming general election on Tuesday, but a lack of training on how to use special ballot devices may still leave many out.
Emmanuel Koyo, a 30-year-old visually-impaired man who survives by begging on Broad Street in capital Monrovia, told Anadolu Agency that he was looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the vote that will see the end of the two-term rule of Africa’s first female President, Ellen Johnson Sirelaf.
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 9
Panjab University (PU) has refused permission to a blind student from the Department of Evening Studies from recording lessons in class as teachers have objected to it. The teachers fear that lectures can be misused and they feel uncomfortable in class where as students’ leaders say any student, whether blind or not, has a right to record lectures.
SHILLONG: On account of World Sight Day, 2017, the Project Vision, North East will organize “Walk for the Blind, Shillong” on October 12 with the primary objective to raise awareness on eye donation.
“Over 500 people are expected to attend the walk and 50 blind people will also participate”, Bhanwar Nain Singh Didan, President Blind Walk Shillong 2017 told reporters on Monday during a press meet.
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Chandigarh, October 9
This Diwali again, Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, is ready with its brand of candles and lamps, assembled by blind students.
For the last 20 years, the institute has been selling them. “We do not put any stall. But every year, customers have been coming to the school. The scale has risen in the last few years,” said secretary BD Sharma. He said, “The school is able to make a sale of Rs 2.5 lakh on Diwali.”
Sanjay Tandon Memorial Scholarship 2017-18.
NAB Delhi invites applications from students pursuing higher studies (graduation/Post graduation) for Sanjay Tandon Memorial Scholarship.
Interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria laid down below are requested to fill the prescribed form before 23/10/2017(Monday).
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NAB Delhi is conducting the Diwali Mela this year on 14 October 2017.
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ITANAGAR, Oct 8: The state Tourism Department on Sunday organized drawing and singing competitions for children of Donyi Polo School of Hearing and Visually Impaired at Chimpu as part of its first leg of Paryatan Parv.
Jeeting Sonam, Yabom Bui and Gokia Bikap bagged the first, second and third prizes in the painting competition respectively, while Gyamar Philip, Gollo Yanye and Angel Devan bagged the first, second and third prizes in the singing competition.
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NAB - SAROJINI TRILOK NATH NATIONAL AWARDS 2017.
This award has been instituted to perpetuating the memory of late Smt. Sarojini & Late Shri. Trilok Nath, past President of NAB - Delhi. who have rendered great support for the cause of the blind.
Applications are invited for prestigious NATIONAL LEVEL NAB-SAROJINI TRILOK NATH AWARD-2017 from individuals, institutions and CSR
It has been estimated that approximately 1.7 per cent of Ghana’s population have severe visual impairment, a recent study by the Operation Eyesight Universal has revealed.
It said although globally there were an estimated 36 million people and a further 217 million others suffering from moderate or severe visual impairment, most of the cases that occurred in Africa were preventable.
New Delhi, October 1: A 15-year-old visually impaired girl completed 500-km journey from Manali in Himachal Pradesh to the Khardung La mountain pass in Jammu and Kashmir on a tandem along with her father. Manasvi Baheti journey comes in the wake of an initiative, India’s first blind-and-sighted tandem expedition organised by Adventure Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF).
Did your hearing get better after you lost your vision?”. I can almost guarantee that someone will ask me this question when having a conversation about my vision loss. Hey, I understand…inquiring minds want to know, and I have no problem answering this commonly asked question. I will typically explain how I focus harder on my hearing now, as well as other senses, to fill in the visual blanks with information about my surroundings. Going blind did not instantly give me any blind girl superpowers. Nope. There was no magic or lightning bolt moment.
The online solution is complemented with an offline platform, which we call Social Spaces. Social Spaces brings people with or without disability together to meet in person. These meetups are organized at
curated inclusive locations across India. We’ve done 25 meetups so far including India’s first nightlight meetup in Delhi for people with disabilities (Kitty Su, The Lalit Hotel). Here are the videos:
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Tribune News Service
Srinagar, October 3
Governor NN Vohra and First Lady Usha Vohra inaugurated Satya Devi Resources Centre for Visually Impaired at Delhi Public School, Srinagar.
Vijay Dhar, chairman of the school, Kiran Dhar and a number of eminent citizens of the town were present on the occasion.
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