Last year, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said persons with disabilities would be referred to asdivyang , he probably hadn’t expected the confusion it would throw budget-planners into, or the insecurity this definition would introduce among the recipients of such welfare benefits.
BENGALURU: The Adugodi traffic police have just undergone training to communicate with the visually- and the hearing-impaired.
A workshop conducted by Giftabled, a city-based NGO, gave them tips on how to assist those with disability trying to negotiate city traffic.
Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu presented the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. While no hike in rail fares has already brought a smile to many faces, the Minister also made some striking tech related announcements which in reality could uplift the face of Indian railways. Here are six such announcements that he made in the lower house of the Parliament today vis-Ã -vis the Railway Budget 2016-17: 1. GPS based display: The Ministry plans to install GPS based 20,000 displays across 2,000 stations.
Persons with disability feel the Railway budget has let them down, as it has not shown any vision to ensure a barrier-free environment.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu’s budget speech had only one reference to persons with disability and just one paragraph, which also termed them ‘ divyang ’ (holy limb), a patronising reference to their condition.
The zeal to give back something to society has made a group of young students from Hubballi to come up with an event to motivate the physically and mentally challenged children.
CHENNAI: Associate professor Jayachandran’s is a story of many firsts. A first-generation graduate from an agricultural family, he was also the first visually challenged student to earn a PhD in Tamil literature at the international level. Last year, he was made the Head of Tamil department in Presidency College, the first visually challenged person to become HoD of a department in the college’s 175-year history.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As devotees bustled about, caught in the ‘pongala fever’ at the Attukal temple premises on Tuesday, Smitha Titus walked slowly, wedging her arm in her brother’s. Binu, younger to Smitha, was speaking intently, explaining the different sounds, the different sights and she concocted her own impressions from what was being said. She would occasionally pause to listen keenly to the sounds. Smitha is visually impaired. She was at the Attukal temple to soak in the festive spirit.
Feb 23, 2016- Save the Children has introduced books with illustrations in Braille for visually impaired children.
A visually impaired person from a lower middle class family of Bihar who cracked the prestigious civil services exam and achieved other desired goals too, is an inspiration for the society.
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