Gauri (name changed), a resident of Shahdara, Delhi first got in touch with us in 2011. At that time, she was appearing for class 10th exams through National Institute of Open Learning’s (NIOS). She told us that she wanted to do a computer training programme. With the help of our step-by-step guidance, she finally completed a computer training programme from National Association for the Blind (NAB), R.K. Puram in 2015.
Narhari Thakkar of Dungarpur, Rajasthan was working with the Postal Department, when he started losing his eyesight. He was forced to opt for voluntary retirement by his management. After hearing about Eyeway, he called us to know about various treatment options for Retinitis Pigmentosa. It was only on his second call, when he was enquiring about various employment options, that we got to know about his employment background. We recognised it as a clear case of discrimination against Narhari and blatant flouting of the PWD Act.
Pratyush Kaushal, an 18 year old student from Delhi started experiencing loss of vision when he was in class 11. He approached Score Foundation before the CBSE Class 12 examinations in 2016 for counselling and advice. His concern pertained to a rule according to which the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) does not allow a scribe from the same stream as the student taking the exam.
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Manish (name changed), a 22 year old resident of Sangrur, Punjab first got in touch with the Eyeway helpdesk in May, 2016. At the time he had just completed his B.Com degree. He informed us that he was interested in pursuing law for further studies but was very doubtful if he could get admission. Our counsellor advised him to go ahead and apply for admission, re-assuring him that he would not be denied admission due to his disability. Encouraged by our guidance, he started the application process.
The Students, Staff and Management of National Association for the Blind, Delhi cordially invite you to “MEDHA” - a talent exhibit by our children in realising the "Accessible India Dream”.
Please mark your calendar and reserve the evening of Friday 23 September 2016 to grace us with your presence. The invitation card is attached.
This 75 minutes event will be held at the PHD Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, 4/2, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi – 110016 from 6 PM onwards.
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There were 12,44,402 differently-abled persons in Odisha as per the Census 2011, informed Social Security and Persons with Disabilities Minister Usha Devi in the State Assembly on Wednesday.
The Minister informed this in response to a question of BJP MLA Golak Bihari Nayak. The number include 2,63,799 vision-impaired, 68,517 dumb, 2,37,858 deaf, 2,59,899 physically-handicapped, 72,399 mentally ill and 1,72,881 of other category.
The State Government has introduced many schemes for their development and to bring them to the mainstream of the society, said the Minister.
Traffic outside the state secretariat, Mantralaya, remained blocked for almost half-an-hour Tuesday afternoon when a group of specially challenged protesters took to the streets protesting government apathy.
Members of the National Federation of Visually Impaired Persons stood on the road outside the main gate at Mantralaya, raising slogans against Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his government. Their main grouse was that government benefits they were eligible for were being denied owing to corruption and government apathy.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided in principle to open 137 more special schools for children with special needs.
Presiding over a high level meeting at the Secretariat here, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Monday directed the Department for Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability to take steps for appointment of trained teachers for these schools.
BENGALURU: An app that would help the visually impaired catch buses on their own was the highlight of a hackathon held in the city this weekend.
This was one of three hacks that 20 members of Random Hacks of Kindness (RoHK), a Bengaluru-based community, started working on Saturday. The team designing it hopes to help the visually impaired find bus stops, and identify buses that take them to their destination.
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LG K7 was launched in India in the month of April and this is the first smartphone from the stable of LG which is manufactured in India. To enable visually impaired people to use this phone without any problem, LG has added various features in this phone. LG K-7 is selected as one of the smartphone which were given to differently abled people today in Navsari Gujarat at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will commence Seva Diwas by rendering service to the disabled children on September 17 on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
Chouhan will visit leprosy aashram and go amidst the disabled children of Government vision and hearing impaired higher secondary school. Chouhan appealed to the people of the State to serve the needy people.
Born with glaucoma, Jeferson da Conceicao Goncalves, known as “Jefinho,” was completely blind by age 7, three years before he learned to play soccer. He had seen images of Pelş but never watched videos of the legendary Brazilian soccer player in action.
Yet Jefinho, who could win a third consecutive Paralympic gold medal with Brazil’s soccer 5-a-side team this week, has been dubbed the “Paralympic Pele” for his success and playing style.
A 'Blind Walk', where people with sight will be blindfolded and led on a short walk by visually handicapped people, will be organised on World Sight Day on October 13 in Kochi. The walk is being organised by Bangalore-based NGO, The Project Vision, in association with Kerala Blood Donors Association. It will be carried out from St Teresa's College to Durbar Hall, which covers a distance of almost 1.5 kms, at 3 pm. Co-ordinator of The Project Vision Sibu Gerorge said they expect 500-odd persons to participate at the walk, who would be led by 100-odd visually handicapped persons.
BENGALURU: They may not be able to see things, but their dreams are as high as any other individual. Giving a ray of hope and recognition to the talent of the blind women cricketers, Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) has launched a 41-member woman team.
Weighing on the success of the Indian blind men cricket team, which have won T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and T20 Asia Cup, CABI decided to launch women’s team.
Woman selection committee chairman and former Indian woman team captain Shantha Rangaswamy launched this team here yesterday.
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