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They overcome their limitations to help others

Mon, 11/28/2016 - 11:34 -- geeta.nair

“I may not be able to fly an aircraft, but I can certainly find my way home,” says Pratik Rajiv Jindal, who has not let his visual impairment deter him from dreaming big. 

He is one of the recipients of this year’s Helen Keller awards for disability which would be presented on December 3 to mark World Disability Day. 

The 29-year-old from Bengaluru suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a genetic disorder where one loses vision over a period of time. It was at the age of 20 when Jindal was staring at a loss of vision. 

WORK ASSISTANT ‘A’/HOSPITAL WORK ASSISTANT ‘A’

Thu, 11/24/2016 - 14:53 -- geeta.nair

Government of India 
Department of Atomic Energy 
Nuclear Fuel Complex
ECIL Post,
Hyderabad – 500 062.
ADVERTISEMENT NO. NFC/01/2016 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.nfc.gov.in/ or refer to the Employment News dated 12 November 2016, page no. 23

Last date of submission of online application 02/12/2016

“GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE
AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY” 

Special Educator

Thu, 11/24/2016 - 12:58 -- geeta.nair

Silver Linings is looking to hire a  special educator for our Shiksha resource cum preparatory center for visually impaired children.

Shiksha will be preparing visually impaired children and supporting them through their school education in regular schools via the Inclusive Education Methodology. 

Please find the  JD below:

Qualifications: Educational degree/diploma in Special Education related to VI, or experience in teaching visually impaired children.

Government plans special for specially-abled on December 3

Thu, 11/24/2016 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

BHUBANESWAR: Specially-abled people from across the State will be participating in an array of events on December 3 on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disability. The events, to be organised by Department of Social Security and Empowerment of PwDs (SSEPD), include ability marathon, exhibition, film festival on disability awareness, photography competition and cultural events.

Scribes ditch blind students at exam hall

Thu, 11/24/2016 - 10:28 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: Blind students struggle to find scribes. Thirty per cent do not manage to find one, approximates an NGO that has worked with the disabled for years.

If the students do, after they have worked on their lessons for a year and have convinced all around them that they can do as well as another able student, the scribe may not turn up on the day of the exam. It breaks the students’ courage and any interest to keep at their studies.

CELEBRITIES RAISE AWARENESS AROUND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT PIONEER RALLY IN CT

Wed, 11/23/2016 - 10:43 -- geeta.nair

CAPE TOWN - Navigators from Worcester's Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired directed drivers over a 200 kilometre distance during the annual Pioneer Rally at the weekend.

A navigator teams up with a celebrity and the pair make their way from Somerset West back to Worcester in a sponsored vehicle.

The Pioneer Rally aims to create awareness around visual impairment.

Former and current students as well as teachers from the Pioneer School for the Visually Impaired teamed up with 39 celebrities for the 11th annual Audi Somerset West Pioneer Rally.

Sports meet for differently-abled tomorrow

Wed, 11/23/2016 - 10:36 -- geeta.nair

Sports competitions for differently abled students will be held at Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday at 10 a.m. Deaf and dumb, visually impaired, mentally challenged and differently abled children can participate in the competitions.

Applications invited

Applications were invited from minority unemployed youth for joining coaching in tackling banking recruitment examinations. Interested can submit their applications before November 30 online at www.msc.tealangana.gov.in , according to minority welfare officer P.R. Vikram Reddy.

Report Dignity Session 9

Report Dignity Session 9

Date: 06/11/2016 (Sunday)

Time:  From 11 am.  To 2 pm.

Venue: Bhai Vir Singh, Sahitya Sadan

Bhai Vir Singh Marg,

Gol Market,

Delhi - 110001

12 beautiful ladies attended this session!

The exciting session started with participants' introductions. Then we moved on to finding the meaning of what 'Dignity' meant to each one of us. In a nutshell, 'Dignity' meant self respect, self value, and positive self esteem to all of us.

Next we discussed the basic road to achieving success!

Skill Up-gradation Practical Trainee (SUPT)/ Junior Operative Trainee (JOT) (SUPT/JOT)(Fitter)

Tue, 11/22/2016 - 14:06 -- geeta.nair

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Mines & Refinery Complex, Damanjodi, Koraput, Odisha – 763 008
CIN:-L27203OR1981GOI000920

Advertisement No; M&R/02/2016

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.nalcoindia.com/ or refer to the Employment News dated 12th November 2016, page no. 19

Last date of submission of online application 25/11/2016 (4 PM)

Dialogues in the dark

Tue, 11/22/2016 - 10:42 -- geeta.nair

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable, says John Milton. Raghavan, the hero of Roopantharam, is born blind, constantly tied to an island of darkness. He decodes the world through sound and touch, creating his own perception through the sensory inflow. One of the three Malayalam films to be screened in the Indian Panorama section of the 47th IFFI, Roopantharam is directed by M B Padmakumar. “Raghavan gave me an opportunity to break free of my routine comedy roles,” says the actor.  

DETERMINATION TRUMPS DISABILITY

Mon, 11/21/2016 - 12:20 -- geeta.nair

Visually impaired runner Gulab Bhandari revealed that dogged determination is the overriding factor when it comes to completing half marathon despite the obvious challenges people with disability confront.

A regular at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon since 2010, the 48-year-old visually impaired half marathoner said he has found out ways to overcome dependency while practising for the race, mainly because of his resoluteness.

Tap-ping to help the blind

Mon, 11/21/2016 - 12:10 -- geeta.nair

Walking around is one of the toughest things for a visually challenged person. Even when they're using a cane. To help them get past this, young innovator Krishna Sai Inkoolu, from Anakapalli in Visakhapatnam invented 'Taparch Footwear', which helps them walk sans the stick. This 24-year-old who studied Industrial Engineering at Gitam University designed a mechanism with an embedded electronic circuit that senses the existence of obstacles in the path and communicates it to the visually challenged person with a 'tap', while they're walking — helping them stay safe.

Access to Information

Venkatesh (name changed) recently got in touch with the Eyeway Helpdesk to share his concerns about his education. During his interaction he shared that he has 40% visual impairment.   He is currently pursuing B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and presently is in the fifth semester. As per the doctor’s suggestion he is able to perform field work but cannot engage in doing computer work.

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