CHENNAI: T o give visually-challenged youth awareness on getting study grants and orient themselves for work life after college, Tamil Nadu Association of the Blind is conducting a three-day path to development seminar for visually challenged youth at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, starting on Republic Day.
Other than the wire running from the chess board, it looked just like the ones used in a normal chess tournament. The board and the pieces were mounted on a wooden box under which was a lining of electromagnets and sensors, said Bhavya Gohil, the co-founder of Infivention.
When city-based painter Chintamani Hasabnis graduated from his art college in 1986, he vowed against exhibiting his works at an exhibition unless his works had a social message or were capable of contributing to the society in some way. Although he continued painting all these years, he never showcased them. Three-and-a-half years ago, he encountered a ‘subject’ that was worth an exhibition.
KOCHI: Flavin Gracious of Vypeen, a visually challenged girl who came to receive braille laptop returned home with a job offer given by the Chief Minister.
Flavin, who has many qualifications to her credit including MA, MEd, NET, SET and JRF, is a rank-holder at the university level.
Shweta Mandal, Sunita Kumari and Shikha Jaiswal, all these candidates wearing the convocation gown sitting in the row with thousands other candidates, cheering and applauding for their friends may appears to be like several other candidates who have come to receive their respective degrees but what makes them different is the extraordinary courage, these differently abled candidates posses.
Jawaharlal Nehru University has turned into a haven for the physically challenged students. In order to make it number one “disable-friendly” university of the country, the varsity has decided to change the name of “blind curve” point at the request of students associated with its Equal Opportunity Cell.
Barely days after students and principals of blind schools were left elated over the decision to allow adult writers during examinations for students with special needs, the Bombay High Court sought further discussions before the Maharashtra government resolution takes effect.
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to hold a meeting in 10 days to ensure that all government buildings are made disabled-friendly.
Chief Secretary AP Padhi visited and reviewed the activities of the newly-formed Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability Department on Wednesday.
Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi said that she will take action within 24 hours, if any official or staff of her department was found involved in any kind of irregularity.
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