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More visually-impaired children now going to schools: Study

There was a 17.36% rise in enrolment of visually challenged children in schools between 2002 and 2009, NCERT's eighth all-India school education survey has revealed.
With 40,635 students, Maharashtra had the highest number of visually challenged students in schools, followed by the country's most literate state Kerala with 38,230 students.

Blind woman starts up voice recording company inside Clifton Park home

Armed Forces Medical Stores Depot, Pune

Government of India
( Ministry of Defence)
ARMED FORCES MEDICAL STORES DEPOT
Pune- 411001

Kindly refer to employment newspaper page number 28 dated 04-10 June 2016.

Name of Post: Labourer Redesignated T/ Mate
Number of Vacancy: 1 for Visually Impaired
Age Limit:18-37 years
Educational Qualification and Other qualification: 10th pass or equivalent examination
Pay Scale: PB-1 Rs 5200- 20200 + GP- Rs 1800

Swami Sivananda Memorial Secondary School ( Recognised & Aided by dte. of Edn., Govt of N.C.T Delhi)

Swami Sivananda Memorial Secondary School
(Recognised & Aided by dte. of Edn., Govt of N.C.T Delhi)
EAST PUNJABI BAGH, NEW DELHI- 110026

Visually impaired runner among the elite at women’s mini-marathon in Dublin

Dublin: “My vision is quite blurry, but I was able to follow the track. I had a guide with me, but I lost her,” said Niamh from Co Laois.

Ministry of Defence, Office of the Principal Director, Defence Estates, Central Command, Lucknow Cantt.

Govt of India
Ministry of Defence, Office of the Principal Director, Defence Estates, Central Command, Lucknow Cantt.

Applications are invited in prescribed format from Indian Nationals only for following posts in various offices of Defence Estates Department (i) Junior Hindi Translators( JHT)
(ii) Post of Hindi Typist (HT)
Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Ministry of Defence, Office of the Principal Director, Defence Estates, Central Command, Lucknow Cantt.

Advanced Computer Training (6 Months duration) for Visually Impaired by Mitra Jyothi

This is an initiative from Mitra Jyothi towards imparting quality computer training for people with visual impairment. The main aim of this course is to make the candidates "Computer Literate" and train them to become independent and efficient users of the computer in today's electronic world.

Rolling Advertisement for Faculty Positions- Tripura University

HC: Blind people eligible to be awarded distributorship of regular LPG

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday held that visually challenged persons are eligible to be awarded distributorship of regular LPG. Justice A Muhamed Mustaque issued the order on a petition by P Baby of Kanjirampara, Thiruvananthapuram, who is totally blind, challenging denial of LPG distributorship to him.

Pothole Detection for the Visually Impaired

Over the years, researchers and companies have invented plenty of devices to help people with visual impairments avoid objects such as a desk or chair. Many of these gadgets used ultrasonic sensors to detect such hazards. Just to name a few, there was the discontinued Pathsounder (which hung around a person’s neck), the cumbersome NavBelt (worn around the waist), and the wheeled GuideCane.

Andhra Education Society, New Delhi

Applications are invited for the following Teaching and Non-Teaching posts in all AES school as per the vacancies mentioned against the posts

1) AES Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Memorial Senior Secondary School, 1, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi 110002. Tel: 23238497, 23233453

Name of Post: TGT ( Trainee Graduate Teacher)
Number of Vacancies: 3 out of which 1 for Visually Impaired
Subject: Hindi

Recruitment at Station Workshop EME Vadodara ( Gujarat) ( Unit under Ministry of Defence)

Postal Address: Station Workshop EME, Vadodara, PIN- 900416, C/o 56 APO.
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for recruitment in the following posts. kindly refer to the Employment News Dated 28th May- 03rd June 2016, p.no 2

3D printer opens up endless education opportunities for the blind in Edmonton

A new 3D printer in Edmonton could transform the way people who are blind or have low vision learn.

Scholarships given to Visually Impaired Students

Jalandhar, May 29 :The Netraheen Vikas Manch, Jalandhar, held the fifth scholarship distribution ceremony for visually impaired students on Sunday. The president of the manch Subhash Gupta and Sanjeev Kumari organised the ceremony in Jalandhar to honour visually impaired students.

Diffabled achiever says no to scribe, bags it big

CHENNAI: She can barely read her textbooks because she is partially blind. But B Bavyasri did not let her visual impairment of - 17.9 diopters negatively impact her overall marks of 431.

Legal Assistant

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA)

RECRUITMENT CELL

Advertisement No. 03/2016/Recruitment Cell/Pers./DDA

Tradesman Mate

Ministry of College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering,

(MCEME) Pin-900453, C/o 56 APO

Visually-impaired Panchkula girl on song with 95%

I never felt any handicap. I think I would have got the same marks had I been able to see too,” said Ankita Sehdev. Despite being 85-90% visually impaired, she got a 95% score in humanities stream in CBSE Class 12, results of which were declared on Saturday.