NEW DELHI: In a big relief to people with physical disabilities, the central government has announced to allow a relaxation of 10 years in age for the visually-challenged, hearing-impaired and persons suffering from locomotor disability or cerebral palsy in case of direct recruitment to all central government posts but not in the civil services.
CHENNAI: Counselling on Monday for differently-abled candidates at Anna University saw 163 students allotted engineering seats in various colleges across the State. For the 5137 seats available under visual, hearing and orthopaedically impaired categories, the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions - 2015 received 225 applications. Five applications were rejected for not fulfilling eligibility criteria and/or failure to produce supporting medical certificates, officials said.
Color is a vital part of communication, and for the 285 million visually impaired people in the world, that presents be a challenge.
CHENNAI: Nethrodaya, an organisation that works for the disabled, held its eighth Visually Impaired Achievers Awards function on their premises, on Sunday. This year, 56 visually challenged school children from all over Tamil Nadu, who passed classes 10 and 12 with over 90 per cent marks, were awarded with certificates, medals and a prize money of Rs 5,000.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two visually-challenged individuals have lost their lives after being hit by a train at the Kadakkavoor railway station here late on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Bijo Varghese and Shaji Daniel from Tiruvalla and Seethathodu respectively in Pathanamthitta district. According to police, both the deceased were in the district to attend a public function at the Blind School in Varkala.
More than 100 persons with movement disability were presented with side-wheel scooters at a function held here on Sunday.
Visually-challenged students who excelled in the public examinations this year were felicitated by Nethrodaya’s Free Residential Higher Secondary School for the Blind.
Scientists are developing new adaptive mobile technology that could enable visually-impaired people to ‘see’ through their smartphone or tablet.
PUNE: The visually impaired will soon be able to use touchscreen cellphones thanks to an application called Easy Access.
Mobile clinic given to the District Differently Abled Rehabilitation Department by Tamil Nadu Government promises to provide a wide spectrum of therapies and treatments to the differently abled children.
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