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Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - GoodFood Talks

India's first accessible restaurant finder and menu reading app is here. It aims to make eating out more dignified, sociable and enjoyable for everyone including persons with visual impairments, weak eyesight and dyslexia. Anyone who has trouble reading the restaurant menu will cherish Good Food Talks.

Using the accessibility features on the phone or tablet, one can control the font size, change the colours, or have the menus spoken out loud.

TOWARDS SKILLING INDIA

If anyone has taken sincerely Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call of Skill India, then it has to be this former army man.

A first for many: heritage walk for differently-abled on Saturday in Delhi

On Saturday, Rama Krishna will visit Qutb Minar. It is a significant event for him — the 38-year-old will be visiting a historical monument for the first time.

3-day Seminar for Visually Challenged

CHENNAI: T o give visually-challenged youth awareness on getting study grants and orient themselves for work life after college, Tamil Nadu Association of the Blind is conducting a three-day path to development seminar for visually challenged youth at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, starting on Republic Day.

Visually impaired duo fulfils sound dreams

Ludhiana: Thirty-six-year old visually challenged Sandeep Singh and his 43-year-old friend Gurpreet Singh Chahal, who is also visually challenged, have become an inspiration for others as they have started web radio 'Sach dee Goonj' with a vision to bring the visually challenged artists and achievers at par with others. They have their listeners not only in India, but also across the world.

Black and White Squares for the Visually Disabled

Other than the wire running from the chess board, it looked just like the ones used in a normal chess tournament. The board and the pieces were mounted on a wooden box under which was a lining of electromagnets and sensors, said Bhavya Gohil, the co-founder of Infivention.

Blind Cricket Team Seeks BCCI Affiliation

KOCHI: The victory of the Indian Blind Cricket team, the third consecutive victory by the blue shirts including the World T20 2012 and the Blind Cricket World Cup 2014, has given more weight for the demand for recognition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Painting exhibition for visually-impaired commences today

When city-based painter Chintamani Hasabnis graduated from his art college in 1986, he vowed against exhibiting his works at an exhibition unless his works had a social message or were capable of contributing to the society in some way. Although he continued painting all these years, he never showcased them. Three-and-a-half years ago, he encountered a ‘subject’ that was worth an exhibition.

MIZO STUDENTS UNION , MIZORAM BLIND SOCIETY,AIZAWL CITY JCOLLEGE JOINT STUDENTS UNION DEMAND TERMINATION OF COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY

Mizo Students Union (MSU), in collaboration with Mizoram Blind Society, Aizawl College Joint Students Union, Human Rights and Law Network, etc have taken steps to move the Govt. Of Mizoram to discontinue the service of Ms. B.Sairengpuii, Commissioner, Persons With Disabilities, Mizoram.

B.Sairengpuii retired from Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. Of Mizoram in the year October,2012. She was re-employed in October,2012 as Commissioner, PWD, Mizoram.

Through the eyes of a ‘happy’ cat

To showcase that physical barriers cannot limit artistic expressions, 50 visually-impaired students will take to the stage at Kamani Auditorium on Friday to perform in a musical titled ‘Khushi Ek Ehsaas’.