After a wait of at least two decades, a group of visually-impaired persons led by Anil Khurana has won half the battle for a residential accommodation at a plot which was sanctioned to the Poona Blind Men’s Association (PBMA) in Hadapsar. Anil Khurana had alleged that two hectares in Sector 93/2 in Mauje Mohammadwadi had been awarded to the PBMA for a primary health centre and a residential home for the blind, but the plot housed a hospital only. 

CHENNAI:  Madras High Court has directed public sector insurance giant LIC to keep vacant three per cent of the posts in the current recruitment for Apprentice Development Officers for persons with disabilities.

There was excitement at Government Arts College when some visually challenged persons tried out a smart cane that helps them sense objects from 1.8 to three metres and obstructions that are waist high and above.

LUCKNOW: The 19-year-old visually impaired Paridhi Varma who made it to Indian Institute of Management- Lucknow despite only 10% vision has now all reasons to smile. Following TOI's report on Paridhi, this TOI correspondent received an e-mail from a Mumbai-based woman wanting to speak to Paridhi, to tell her there is no reason to lose hope.