New Delhi, January 25
Nonogenarian Bhakti Yadav, popularly known as “Doctor Dadi” from Indore, and captain of Indian cricket team of the blind Shekhar Naik are among the unsung heroes named for Padma Shri.
The focus this year, according to the officials in the Home Ministry, was recognising talent of unknown and unsung heroes of the country.
Sabi Hussain
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, January 25
In the quiet bylanes of the national capital’s Lodhi Estate, at the Delhi Tamil Education Association’s (DTEA) senior secondary school’s ground, an enthusiastic and confident bunch of Indian cricketers have been busy giving finishing touches to their preparation for the challenging World Cup T20 tournament.
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 21
Many visually challenged cricketers pledged for organ donation by filling up donor forms or registered themselves as blood donors. The organ and blood donation camp was organised by the ROTTO PGIMER in collaboration with the Shri Shiv Kanwar Mahasangh Charitable Trust, an NGO. The camp was organised on the sidelines of the National Cricket Tournament for the Blind being held by the Blind Cricket Association at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 2, Panchkula, today.
He is visually impaired, has formally studied up to Class 3 only. Yet, he is knowledgeable enough to give home tuitions to students of Class 12.
No matter how you look at him, Niranjan Kumar Jha, 37, stands in a class of his own.
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Audex (Audible Access)!
This app is available on playstore now, and I hope that it will be very useful for everyone and everybody will like it too! (Especially People who are frustrated/annoyed/fed up with the talkback’s irritating earcons!).
It's the time to turn talkback earcons off forever and time to turn on Audex!
So, this app will start fulfilling your wish of nice earcons/event sounds from today.
(Every suggestions and feedbacks are heartily welcomed)!
Below is the Playstore URL and whole description of the app.
So, here you go!:
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Tribune News Service
Jammu, January 23
A guest lecture was conducted by Prof M Balakrishna from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT- Delhi, at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra today.
He talked about assistive technology for the differently abled and the problems being faced by the visually impaired in their daily life.
After three attempts, Neetin Agarwal created a one-stop repository of online and offline audio-visual educational content to enrich the learning journeys of lakhs of urban and rural students.
Mamita Bai has passed the Second Division Assistant (SDA) exam of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and is currently waiting for a posting.
That seems nothing extraordinary, but in the case of this 21-year-old, it is a feat. Mamita is 50 per cent blind and suffers from a condition that will eventually make her fully blind. Worse, she has received little support from her own parents because of her disability.
Most of us can’t imagine life without sight. Worsening eyesight is one of the curses of age, and some know nothing different. They’ve been blind since birth. Still, there have been some amazing findings on the science and psychology of blindness.
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Free Residential Computer Training at Snehadeep Trust for the disabled Sponsored by HSBC
Summer classes
Students, teachers and employed youths can utilize this training programme to enhance thir knowledge From april to may last And 8 months training programme from June
Snehadeep Trust, a leading NGO, commences free computer training course For the persons with visually Challenged, With the aim to bring up awareness to get better opportunities, And create a inclusive environment, For leading a life with dignity and economic independence.
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, January 21
To enable people with disabilities (PWD) vote, the district administration has instructed its officials to offer assistance and required facilities to them on the election day. Addressing a meeting of electoral officers here on Thursday, ADC Sonali Giri said all polling booths would have wheel chairs and assistance for the PWD voters. She said volunteers from NGOs and NCC would also be deployed at several stations to help them cast vote.
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Advertisement No. NEIGR- E.I/9/2012/Pt. dated 13th January, 2017
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The last date of submision of aplications is 13.02.2017.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016in English is ready in Braille for sale. For institutions and libraries it will cost Rs. 128/- per copy while forindividuals the cost shall be Rs. 96/- only. In case you or your visually impaired friends need a copy of the Act,please advise them to contact this office.
All India Confederation of the Blind
Braille Bhawan,
Sector-5, Rohini,
Delhi-110085
Mob: 9810684208
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All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB)
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in connection with a complaint by a visually impaired woman alleging cancellation of appointment in the Ministry of Railways due to her disability.
Posting reallocated
KANNUR: To her, it was darkness everywhere, but Shifna’s eyes were glittering as if they were celebrating her victory. Shifna Mariyam, a visually impaired Class X student of Government Model Girls High School, Pattom, who came through appeal, won second prize and ‘A’ grade in the mimicry competition. Shifna went to contest in the district-level competition from hospital bed.
Shifna Mariyam | T K Swaroop
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