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Workshop on Android Accessibility

Workshop on Android Accessibility

In the present scenario Android has emerged as the best option for the visually impaired when it comes to selecting an accessible and affordable mobile phone or tablet.  The Accessibility of the Android platform has improved rapidly over the years and now even totally blind persons can independently do everything the devices are meant for. However, since most of the Android devices in the market only have a touch screen visually impaired persons need guidance and some training in order to use them effectively.

Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 15:27 -- geeta.nair

ADMISSION NOTICE

The next batch of Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology will commence from Monday, December5, 2016. The duration of this course is 4 months. Classes will be held Monday to Saturday from
10 am to 5 pm.  The last date for submitting application is Saturday, November26, 2016.

About the Course

Member Technical Support Staff and Assistant

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 12:10 -- geeta.nair

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARKS OF INDIA 
(An Autonomous Society under Govt. of India, 
Ministry of Communications  & Information Technology, 
Department of Electronics and Information Technology) 
6Q3, 6th Floor, Cyber Towers, 
Hitec City, Madhapur, 
Hyderabad - 500081 

Employment Notice  No. 01/2016-STPI-HYDERABAD

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.hyd.stpi.in/ or refer to the Employment News dated 29 October 2016, page no. 4

IFFI brings magic of movies to visually challenged with audio description

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 10:44 -- geeta.nair

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has tied up with Saksham, a non-governmental organisation, to bring the magic of movies to the visually challenged.

The idea is to make movies accessible to all, and, in the process, reach out to wider audiences. Initiated in collaboration with UNESCO, the move, aimed at empowering persons belonging to marginalised sections of society, will see the visually challenged enjoy films screened at IFFI like common audiences.

SZ blind cricket today

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 10:32 -- geeta.nair

Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) along with Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled is organising a South Zone event which will be inaugurated on the November 3 at Rural Development Trust grounds at Anantapur. Six teams - Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry and Telangana, will take part in the tournament.

Finals tomorrow

The finals will be held on November 4 at 11.30 a.m.

IIT-Kharagpur tech push to help visually impaired kids read Bangla classics

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 15:01 -- geeta.nair

KOLKATA: Children with blindness will soon be able to savour classics of Bengali literature, thanks to a combined effort of three top institutes of higher education: IIT-Kharagpur, Jadavpur University (JU) and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The computer science and technology department of IIT-Kgp has devised a software that is helping render some of these evergreen texts into braille, the first time this is being done with an Indian language.

ANNOUNCING EmployABILITY2016

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 13:00 -- geeta.nair

ANNOUNCING EmployABILITY2016
 
A great opportunity for job seekers with disability!
 
The much awaited job opportunities fair for persons with disabilities, EmployABILITY2016 will be held in CHENNAI on 17 and 18 December 2016.
 
EmployABILITY2016 offers equitable employment opportunities to qualified persons with disability, connecting them to unbiased equal-opportunity employers from across the country. It is a platform where you will be considered strictly on the basis of your qualifications and skills, not disability.
 

e-toilets come up at Braille Bhawan

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 10:50 -- geeta.nair

Gurvinder Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 31

The district administration has come up with electronic toilets at Braille Bhawan to help the visually impaired and physically challenged people.

These toilets are equipped with sensors that flush water automatically and the visually-impaired won’t have to grope for any button or knob for using these toilets now.

Preparing visually impaired children between two and five for school- Part 2

By Supriya Das
The following article is in continuation of the first blog piece that appeared here, on Preparing Visually Impaired children between two and five for school. In the previous piece, Supriya Das talked about certain key areas where parents need to work in order to help their children to get into mainstream education system. One of those key areas focuses on Self Help and Independent Living Skills. To understand this better, we can further divide this into the following focus areas.

 

Assistant Grade.1

Wed, 10/26/2016 - 15:12 -- geeta.nair

NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED 
(A Government of India Enterprise) 
KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT
Kudankulam PO, Radhapuram Taluk, 
Tirunelveli Dist, Tamil Nadu – 627 106 
HUMAN RESOURCE GROUP 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.npcil.nic.in or refer to the Employment News dated 22 October 2016, page no. 6

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS – 30/11/2016 

National School Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged - 2016 - Shirdi

National School Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged - 2016 -
Shirdi

We are glad to inform you that All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) organizing National School Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, 2016. This championship will be held in Sai Palkhi Niwara
Nagar Manmad Road Nimgaon Nigoj Shiradi, Maharashtra, from 22nd November to 26th November, 2016. This Championship is organized by All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) jointly organized with OM SAI RAM Trust.

Compassion, the language that differently-abled understands

Wed, 10/26/2016 - 10:30 -- geeta.nair

CHENNAI: “Compassion and kindness are languages that the deaf can hear and the blind can see and the mentally ill can understand,” said Dr Sarada Menon, founder of Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), as she received ‘Mother Teresa Award’ from Indian Development Foundation (IDF, formerly Indian Leprosy Foundation) on Tuesday.

Speaking at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Dr Menon said the country has come a long way when it comes to mental health 

Assistant

Mon, 10/24/2016 - 12:25 -- geeta.nair

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA (JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)
Advt. No. 4/2016
 
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details  visit  http://164.100.47.192/loksabha/Recruitment/advandnot.aspx
 
The Last date for receipt of applications   02.11.2016_to 01.12.2016
 
 
Online applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for filling up 35 vacancies.
 
Post: Assistant
No. of posts: 35,out of which 01 for Low Vision

Now, taxis to ferry disabled people to polling booths

Mon, 10/24/2016 - 10:48 -- geeta.nair

Gurvinder Singh                                                                                                                            Tribune News Service                                                                                                                        Ludhiana, October 22

To ensure that those who cannot come to cast their vote on their own during the upcoming Assembly elections aren’t left out, the district administration is going to reach out to them at their doorstep to help them exercise their adult franchise.

Assistant Stores and Typist/Clerk

Fri, 10/21/2016 - 13:18 -- geeta.nair

Swami Vivekanand National National Institute of  Rehabilitation Training and Research
(Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India)
Olatpur, Post Bairoi, Dist: Cuttack,
Odisha-754010
 
Ref: No. AD 6B 10(01)
 
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.svnirtar.nic.in/
 
 
The Last date for receipt of applications   31st October, 2016.
 

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