For persons with disabilities, it has been a matter of making multiple trips to various departments to have their grievances heard in the last few weeks, as the State government is yet to appoint a State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities.
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Interview by Pramila Komanduri
Braving incessant rains, hundreds of visually-impaired people on Thursday hit the streets here decrying the State Government’s apathy in fulfiling their 15-point charter of demands. The protestors under the banner of the Odisha Students’ Union of Visually Impaired staged a demonstration at the Lower PMG highlighting their grievances.
Vimal, Reshma and Nuruddin from Uttar Pradesh are suffering from severe visual impairment. As children, they could never attend regular schools due the various societal, financial and infrastructural obstacles facing them. They approached the Eyeway desk and expressed their desire to complete their formal education. We put in our best efforts to ensure that they did not fall through the gaps and were able to achieve their dreams.
Mr Venu Arjan Bhai Mir, a 36 year old man with complete blindness and 75 percent loco motor disability called the Eyeway helpdesk in May 2014 after listening to our radio show, Nazar Ya Nazariya. His life, which earlier consisted of just staying at home, got a completely new turn after Eyeway connected him to an Ahmedabad-based NGO.
Vandana Mandi, Deepika Kumari, Anu Kumari and 12 more girls were interacting confidently with the customers over the phone explaining them about various schemes provided by a telecom company.
The 22th edition of Salwan Cross Country Run is being organized on *Sunday
the 6th of November 2016 at the Army Equestrian Centre, Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
Persons with disabilities are financially excluded as they are unbanked. Hence, mainstreaming persons with disability with skills and employment is critical. In the last few years, it has been well-known that disability is not only a cross-cutting human rights issue but also a developmental issue. A person with disability will need to bank his income, provided he has an income.
BENGALURU: Volunteers form an important resource for a community organisation. Volunteering not only helps you give back to society but also gives you a positive perspective on life.
She may not be able to see. But that hasn’t dented her spirit to live her life to the fullest like others.
Manjulata Panda (38), a completely blind woman, successfully completed her PhD in Political Science,
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