3rd T20 World Cup cricket tournament for Blind to be held in India

The third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind will be held from December 5 to 17, 2022 in India.

T20 World Cup for Blind to start on December 5

T20 World Cup for Blind to start on December 5
The third T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the Blind will be held from December 5 to 17, 2022 in India. The participating nations for World Cup 2022 are Australia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the host, India. Around 150 players will be participating from all the countries and the tournament, which has a total of 24 matches, will take place in nine cities in India. The tournament is being organised to mark the World Disability Day celebrations universally.

SSK to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Music and dance by differently abled children and other cultural programmes will be organised
The Samagra Shiksha, Kerala, (SSK) will observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities in block resource centres (BRCs) and schools across the State on December 3
A host of programmes will be organised under the umbrella of the 168 BRCs to communicate the day’s importance to the public.

Legal profession was only way to make difference, says first blind senior advocate

I knew I wanted to be a lawyer since I was nine,” says 68-year old senior advocate Santosh Kumar Rungta, who has been visually impaired since childhood. “It was in the third standard that I decided that if I ever want to make some difference in the life of the blind the only profession to achieve this is the legal profession. I studied with this single focus in mind.”

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CJI enlists aid of visually impaired lawyer to boost inclusivity in court

CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Thursday stressed on digital accessibility for the disabled in courtrooms, as he sought the assistance of senior advocate SK Rungta.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Thursday stressed on digital accessibility for the disabled in courtrooms, as he sought the assistance of senior advocate SK Rungta – the first visually-impaired lawyer to be designated a senior – for making proceedings disabled-friendly.

Walk for visually impaired cricketers

To raise awareness about the upcoming 3rd T-20 World Cup for the Blind 2022, Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, a non- profit working to empower those differently abled, is organising a walkathon on November 19 at Kanteerava Stadium.

4 HPU students get UGC Fellowship

Tribune News Service

Shimla, November 15

Four differently abled PhD scholars of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) have been selected for the prestigious UGC Fellowship for persons with disabilities.