Blind adventurer Mark Pollock sues friends over paralysing 2010 fall from window of their house

Commonwealth Games medal winner Mark Pollock is suing Enda and Madeline Cahill after the 25-foot plunge onto the patio of their home in Henley.

ICCW’s National Painting Competition to be held on July 28

The Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW), Vellore district branch, would be conducting the district level National Painting Competition 2015 at the P. Dhandapani Mudaliar Thirumana Mandapam here from 9.30 a.m. on July 28.

Quantify learning disability: HC

The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to look into the issue of quantification of learning disability (LD) in terms of percentage. The committee has been set up to look into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014. The Bill will replace the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

Lend Your Eyes To The Blind Through ‘Be My Eyes’ App

How many times have you aided a blind or visually impaired person to cross the street or read a sign or written directions or identify a person or thing?

Braille Chess Players Appeal For Government Jobs

VELLORE: The Tamil Nadu Braille Chess Association (Association) has urged the State government to allot visually challenged persons who excel in sport, including Chess, government jobs on the sports quota.

Watch: This Blind Girl Singing Shreya Ghoshal’s ‘Sun Raha Hai Na Tu’ Will Leave You Spellbound

India has no shortage of talent and this is proven time and again! A video of a blind girl from Ranchi has put social media in meltdown.

HC Nod For Appointment of Visually Impaired

KOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday upheld a Single Bench order directing the Kannur University to consider Prasanna Kumary, a visually impaired woman, for appointment as Lecturer in Law.