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TKCI Srujana Innovation Award launched to combat corneal blindness
The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute [TKCI] in partnership with world-renowned LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVP
Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology will commence
Executive (Internal Audit)
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
Mass wedding for people with disabilities
CHENNAI: Shree Geeta Bhavan Trust, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Differently-Abled Federation Charitable Trust (TNDFC), has announced that it will organise mass marriages for the disabled for the seventh consecutive year, in December. The counselling for the marriages will begin in September. “We are looking to get at least 60-70 couples married this year,”said Ashok Kumar Goel, managing trustee of Shree Geeta Bhavan Trust, at a press conference recently.
NVDA Version: 2016.2.1
NV Access
NVDA is open source software, which means the code is accessible to anyone. This enables translators and developers around the world to continually contribute to its expansion and improvement
LDC
AICB Vocational Training Courses
Readers are aware that AICB vocational training courses are very popular in the country. Students come from different states to undergo training here. During last financial year, 33 current and former trainees were selected by different Government departments for various posts. 17 out of 33 have already joined their duties.
Manager (Finance), Jr. Executive (Official Language) and Senior Assistant (Steno)
Helping the deaf-blind understand their body
Pallavi (name changed) was 14-years-old when a field worker from the NGO, Sense International India, discovered her tied inside a cowshed in Jharkhand. She was menstruating and unaware of it; her clothes were soiled.
Centre to spend more on equipment, aids for disabled persons
NEW DELHI: The government is considering increasing the budget from Rs 150 crore last year to Rs 200 crore for providing aids and equipment to disabled persons, Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar said on Sunday.
Sydney launches 'world's largest' braille and tactile network for vision-impaired pedestrians
he world's most comprehensive network of braille and tactile signs to help visually impaired pedestrians has been rolled out across Sydney.
Press Release
Its a welcoming development indeed. I wrote a blog on the treaty in 2014 and sharing with you all.
Deaf, blind and misunderstood
BENGALURU: About 0.04 per cent of the Bengaluru's population is suffering from deaf blindness and multiple disability. Many of them are mistaken as mentally challenged as their behaviour is different from others,” starts Akhil S Paul, executive director, Sense International India.
Supreme Court: 3 per cent quota for disabled must in all posts
QUASHING THE central government’s earlier orders on restricting reservation for the differently-abled in promotion to Group A and Group B posts, the Supreme Court has ruled that three per cent reservation shall be provided to them in all posts and services under the Government of India.

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