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OrCam Introduces Advanced Assistive Tech in Australia, Partners With Quantum RLV

OrCam Technologies, the artificial vision innovator for people who are vision impaired, blind or have a

Sachin Dev Pavithran – Advocating for Inclusive Change

Interview by Pramila Komanduri

Officer in Grade 'B'

Reserve Bank of India Services Board,

Mumbai

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details

visit www.rbi.org.in or refer to the Employment News dated 30 July 2016,

page no. 4

Last date of registration (Closing date): 09.08.2016

Direct Recruitment for the posts of Officer in Grade ‘B’ for DEPR and

Centre for Empowerment of Women with Disabilities

Mitra Jyothi in collaboration with “The Hans Foundation” presents the “Centre for Empowerment of Women with Disabilities”.

The Centre for Empowerment of Women with Disability (CEWD) is a hostel facility for working/studying women with disabilities. It was inaugurated in January 2016. It is located in Chikka Thogur, Hosa Road, Electronic City, Bengaluru.

VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PEOPLE HIT STREETS AGAINST GOVT APATHY

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

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

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.

Safaiwala and Tradesman Mate

RECRUITMENT OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL IN INDIAN NAVY-2016

AT HEADQUARTERS GOA NAVAL AREA, VASCO-DA-GAMA, GOA

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.gnarecruitment.com or refer to the Employment News dated 23 July 2016, page no. 32

Last date of registration (Closing date): 12.08.2016

DIVYANG GIRLS GET ‘DRISHTI’ TO BRIGHTEN THEIR LIVES

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.

Salwan Marthon 2016

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.

Diploma in Computer Education (Visual Impairment) Programme

Applications are invited for admission to one-year full time Diploma in Computer Education (Visual Impairment) Programme approved by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) conducted by the Blind Relief Association, Delhi.

Here’s how people with disabilities in India can get better financial assistance

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.

Volunteer to scribe, care for elderly or bathe dogs every weekend

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.

16th All India batch of Advanced Computer Training Center (ACTC) for Visually Impaired

We are pleased to inform you that Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. –

Maitree, is conducting the 16th All India batch of Advanced Computer Training Center (ACTC) for Visually Impaired. The training will be conducted in the premises of our partnering organization;

2500 Scholarships for students withdisabilities for Academic Year 2016- 17

National Handicapped Finance and Development (NHFDC) for and on behalf of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, invites applications from students with Disabilities for award of Scholarships under the Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund):

Computer training for job holder candidate

Computer training for job holder candidate.

This course is design for those who can?t give their time due to job.

Person who wants to learn computer and want to perform well in their job place. It is a good opportunity.

Goal:

Aim of this training is to make aware of technology which is useful for visually impaired person in their job place.

MANJULATA FIRST VISUALLY-CHALLENGED WOMAN OF ODISHA TO GET PHD

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,

Conquering disabilities by breaking records

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: City-based genius Prasanth C, who recently entered the India Book of Records for his memorisation skills, has broken his old record. This time, the differently-abled youngster recalled the days for the most number of dates given within the timeframe of a minute earning him an entry into the Asia Book of Records. The record breaking feat was held on Thursday at Hotel Hycinth in the city.