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Visually-impaired students provided audio question papers in SSC exams

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 11:30 -- geeta.nair

Principal Secretary, School Education, Praveen Prakash on March 19 (Tuesday) said that for the first time in the country, Andhra Pradesh provided audio question papers to the visually-impaired students appearing for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations that started on March 18 (Monday).
n a statement, he said this year, 12 children with special needs are using the facility and it would be extended to all such children in the future.

Disability Pension Woes

There are around 60 million blind and visually impaired people living in India. A majority of this population remains ignorant, with limited or no access to opportunities of education and employment. This also means they remain financially dependent on family and close community.
The government of India offers a monthly Disability Pension to support their basic needs. This pension scheme is implemented through central as well as the state government. Depending on the disability population size of a particular state, the amount allocated by the state and central bodies varies.

Multiple posts ( Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board , DSSSB)

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 15:58 -- geeta.nair

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI 
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board 
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, KARKARDOOMA, 
DELHI-110092 
Website: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in 

No. F.1(255)/P&P-I/DSSSB/2024/Advt./5253   

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 05/2024

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/DSSSB/circulars-orders/fi...

Aadhaar Mandatory: छात्रवृत्ति और दूसरी योजनाओं में आधार अनिवार्य, दिव्यांग लोगों के लिए सरकार ने बनाए नए नियम

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 11:05 -- geeta.nair

छात्रवृत्ति और दूसरी योजनाओं के लाभार्थियों के लिए आधार कार्ड का इस्तेमाल अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है। केंद्र सरकार ने गुरुवार को जारी बयान में बताया कि दिव्यांग लोगों के लिए आधार का विवरण देना अनिवार्य होगा। केंद्र सरकार ने नए नियमों के संबंध में जानकारी दी है।
केंद्र सरकार ने दिव्यांगों के लिए छह छात्रवृत्तियों, कई योजनाओं का लाभ उठाने के लिए पहचान दस्तावेज के रूप में आधार को अनिवार्य कर दिया है। जिनके पास आधार संख्या नहीं है उन्हें इन लाभों का लाभ उठाने के लिए अन्य दस्तावेजों के साथ आधार नामांकन पर्ची जमा करनी होगी।

Govt mandates Aadhaar use for availing scholarships, benefit of schemes for disabled people

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

Govt mandates Aadhaar use for availing scholarships, benefit of schemes for disabled people

Those without Aadhaar numbers have to submit Aadhaar enrolment slips along with other documents to avail these benefits.
New Delhi: The government has mandated the use of Aadhaar as identity document for availing six scholarships and benefit of as many schemes and initiatives meant for people with disabilities.

Smart Visual Aids given to visually impaired students

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 10:19 -- geeta.nair

JAMMU, Mar 13: Post Graduate Department of Computer Applications and Music at Government College for Women (GCW) Parade in partnership with Composite Regional Centre (CRC) Jammu here today gave Smart Visual Aids to visually impaired students.
The initiative was taken under the guidance of College Principal, Dr. Ravender Kumar Tickoo.

Assistant Manager (Mechanical) - (On fixed term basis) , GOA SHIPYARD LIMITED SHIPBUILDERS

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:08 -- geeta.nair

GOA SHIPYARD LIMITED
SHIPBUILDERS, SHIPREPAIRERS & ENGINEERS 
(A Government of India Undertaking-Ministry of Defence)
(ISO 9001-2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018 Certified Company)
VADDEM, VASCO-DA-GAMA, 
GOA – 403 802 
CIN No U63032GA1967GOI000077 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details  https://goashipyard.in/file/2024/03/Advt.-No.-05-2024.pdf

Last date for receiptof applications: 06.04.2024

Empowering callers with information and resources

Twenty-year-old Khagesh hails from Purnia in Bihar. At the age of three, he was administered few injections to treat a fever, after which he lost his eyesight. Khagesh studied in a local special school for the blind till Class VIII and is currently pursuing Class XII via open schooling.
 
Khagesh operates a bank account with the State Bank of India. Recently, when he called the bank helpline to ask for an ATM card, he was denied the same on grounds of blindness. When he insisted that he can perfectly use one, he was asked to visit the bank branch and meet with the manager.

ONE FOR THE SOCIETY: AN EVENING OF INSPIRING TALES

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

Prerna, a fundraiser, by SVP Delhi saw motivated souls come together to make a contribution for the Good Samaritans around us
t’s one thing to have an NGO, and another to be able to make sustained efforts to make sure it thrives and helps its target group. Guiding those who are committed to supporting and empowering NGOs that make a positive impact on society, is Social Venture Partners (SVP) India. This philanthropic organisation’s Delhi-NCR chapter organised a fundraiser, Prerna by SVP, in Gurugram, in partnership with HT City, recently.

Finding opportunities of training and employment

Twenty-three-year-old Amit Bhise was born sighted to a low income family in Sangli district of Maharashtra. When he was two, he developed a high fever and was given an overdose of injections for the same. Soon after, Amit lost his eyesight.
 
While Amit’s siblings went to school, he stayed trapped in the confines of his home. His parents had no awareness for education of a blind child. It was only when Amit turned 11, that a survey was conducted by a local special school for the blind. The surveyors were identifying blind students in the vicinity in order to enroll them.

Odisha govt signs MoU with IIT-Bhubaneswar to provide quality education to blind students

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 11:03 -- geeta.nair

Odisha govt signs MoU with IIT-Bhubaneswar to provide quality education to blind students
Bhubaneswar, Mar 4 (PTI) The Odisha government on Monday signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bhubaneswar, in a bid to provide inclusive and quality education to visually impaired students in the state.
The Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department signed the agreement with the institute in the presence of SSEPD Minister Ashok Panda and Principal Secretary Bishnupada Sethi here.

In a first at IIM-A, visually impaired scholar earns PhD; set to join IIM Bodh Gaya faculty

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:33 -- geeta.nair

AHMEDABAD: When Tarun Kumar Vashisth, 42, defended his  doctoral thesis at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A)  recently, he set a record of sorts. Vashisth, who is  visually impaired since birth, has become the first doctor  of philosophy (PhD) with disability from the  premier B-school. His thesis maps the experience of visually  of visually impaired employees in corporate India.
 

Blind navigators use Braille maps to guide drivers

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 11:04 -- geeta.nair

Chennai: Around 100 cars that set out for a 40-km  drive from Cathedral Road were navigated by   visually challenged people using braille map 
Around 120 people took part, most of them had come with thei   family. The navigators hailed from different walks of life  from teachers to professors to homemakers.

Multiple Posts (Staff Selection Commission -SSC)

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 15:00 -- geeta.nair

Government of India                     
 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,                
Department of Personnel & Training                      
 Staff Selection Commission                   
 (website:- www.ssc.gov.in) 
File No. HQ-RHQS015/1/2024-RHQ 
ADVERTISEMENT NO. Phase-XII/2024/Selection Posts 

Andhra Pradesh: Foolproof arrangements made for 9-day teacher test

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 11:05 -- geeta.nair

VIJAYAWADA: Elaborate measures were taken by the School Education department to ensure a fair conduct of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2024 examination from February 27 to March 6 across the State. A total of 2,67,599 candidates are expected to appear for the nine-day examination.

In a release, School Education Commissioner S Suresh Kumar announced that 120 online centres have been facilitated across the State, including ones in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Odisha.

Delh HC asks JNU to provide hostel accommodation to visually impaired student

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

The HC directed JNU to provide free hostel accommodation to visually impaired student challenging his eviction due to rules against second postgraduate courses.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the JNU to provide hostel accommodation free of cost to a visually impaired student, who was evicted from the hostel, along with other entitlements to which a differently abled student is entitled to under the law and the policies of the varsity till completion of his master’s degree.

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