KOCHI: For Patrick Kaiser and Marko Xietewordt from Germany, travelling means more than just meeting new people. That was of course one of the reasons which prompted them to cross over 12,000 kms on cycles from their hometown to the capital city
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With barely two months left for the academic year to close, the visually challenged school students in the state are yet to get most books, especially the the second term (part 2) of classes I to VIII.Only a few schools got part 2 books of classes II, III, VI and VIII, the syllabus of which changed this year.
Boston: MIT scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a wearable device, consisting of a 3D camera that could be a virtual 'guide dog' for visually impaired people navigating in real environments.
The visually impaired students of Devnar Foundation for the Blind mesmerised the audience with their varied cultural performances during the 24th Annual Day celebrations of the organisation held in Begumpet on Thursday.
The city has close to 1,000 parks, but only three are disabled-friendly. Ten years after throwing its gates open to what was hailed as India’s first inclusive public play space — Coles Park — the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) cannot brag about having too many of these.
Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot launched an exclusive job portal for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) here today. The PwDs can avail the different facilities such as self employment loan, education loan, skill training, link to scholarships and information about jobs in a single window platform through this National Job Portal.
Round Table India, a social organisation, will organise a Blind Man Car Rally here on Sunday. The rally would start from College Road (Lingraj College) and culminate after covering a distance of about 30 km to 40 km, while discovering several places around the city.
REC has sanctioned CSR assistance of Rs45.15 lakh to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi for ‘Distribution of 50 Laptops with customised software for visually impaired students pursuing higher education’ to provide barrier free environment for higher education and enable them to pursue professional or technical education and get employed/ self-employed to find a dignified place for themselves in the society.
To draw attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to the State, members of the All Odisha Student Union of the Visually-Impaired discussed various issues and placed various demands at a Press conference here Wednesday.
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