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Visually impaired enabled for top CSS groups

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 11:52 -- geeta.nair

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court yesterday directed the federal government to appoint the visually impaired candidates with Foreign Service or District Management Group who had passed Central Superior Services’ exam with distinguished marks.

The court also set aside new amendment in CSS rules by declaring it as contrary to the Constitution. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah passed the order while hearing petitions of Yousaf and Faisal Majeed, the visually impaired candidates who successfully passed CSS exam.

Visually challenged ‘bells’ the CAT, set to join IIM

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 11:11 -- geeta.nair

It's not easy to crack this test, but this visually-challenged young man has “belled the CAT”!

Ambati Venkata Prem Swaroop has scored an impressive 82.87 percentile points in the Common Admission Test (CAT-2016). The score may not be big, but factoring in his visual impairment, it is more than impressive, as it requires a mere 60 percentile points for People With Disabilities (PWD) to get through.

No separate data kept by state

Wed, 01/11/2017 - 11:28 -- geeta.nair

Rachna Khaira

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 10

While the Election Commission of Delhi introduced a non-visual desktop access (NVDA) on its website around a year ago for persons with disabilities (PWD), the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the EC, Punjab, are yet to provide the facility to blind voters.

 

Surprisingly, the state does not maintain a separate data for visually impaired voters and those suffering from various physically and mental ailments.

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Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:45 -- geeta.nair

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Last date of receiving the application is 31st January 2017

SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR FILLING UP OF RESERVED POSTS (ST/PWD)

Differently abled people urge an increase in job quota

Tue, 01/10/2017 - 11:29 -- geeta.nair

Differently abled persons have urged the provincial government to increase their job quota from two to five per cent and provide them with medical facilities and a monthly stipend.

Addressing a press conference, Arifullah, a physically challenged person, said that the incumbent provincial government had failed to address the issues of the community.

He demanded an increase in the existing quota from two to five per cent, besides a provision of Rs10,000 as monthly stipend and free health facility.

Washington Set to Swear in 1st Blind Lieutenant Governor

Mon, 01/09/2017 - 14:42 -- geeta.nair

OLYMPIA, Wash. — As Washington state prepares to swear in its first blind lieutenant governor, the Senate has undergone a makeover that incorporates Braille into that chamber's floor sessions.

On a recent day just weeks before the start of the legislative session that begins Monday, the desks of 49 senators got an upgrade: a system that will allow Lt. Gov.-elect Cyrus Habib to know by the touch of his finger which lawmaker is seeking to be recognized to speak.

IGRMS ORGANISES BLIND CHALLENGE CAR RALLY

Mon, 01/09/2017 - 11:28 -- geeta.nair

The 11th Blind Challenge Car   Rally was organised in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) and Arushi, NGO for disabled on Sunday. There were 48 participants - drivers and the visually impaired navigators took part. The rally was flagged off by  Chief Secretary  Govt. of MP- BP Singh, Chairman of RERA Antony De Sa  and Director of IGRMS Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri. It began from DB City Mall and culminated at the Manav Sangrahalaya.

Transformation through Technology

22 year old Pramod, from Pali Rajasthan began losing his eyesight a few years ago. He heard about the Eyeway toll free number on the radio and got in touch with us to seek guidance and support. Pramod had completely stopped using computers because he was unaware of the many software and assistive technology that enabled accessibility.  He was unsure of how to take his life forward. Our counsellors assured him that with the right training, technology and software he could resume computer and mobile usage and lead a normal life.

Battling Ignorance

Santosh, a resident of Ballia Uttar Pradesh, was denied an ATM card by his local bank branch.  A friend advised him to seek support from the counsellors at the Eyeway Helpdesk. The helpdesk informed Santosh that the bank was denying him of his basic rights. They forwarded to him the RBI and IBA guidelines that clearly state that a visually impaired person cannot be denied an ATM card. The guidelines also mandate banks to make their services accessible to visually impaired customers.

Adopting Technology to become Empowered

Nineteen year old Rakesh, a resident of Ramgarh, Jharkhand, found out about the Eyeway Helpdesk through a friend. He called the helpdesk curious to know whether a visually impaired person could operate a computer. Not only did our counsellors assure Rakesh of this possibility they also shared with him information about the many available software and apps that enabled visually impaired persons to access computers, smart phones, books. Rakesh, having shown interest in gaining some computer skills, was guided to the National Association for Blind(NAB), Jamshedhpur.

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