Mastercard has announced that Ajman Bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first financial institution to issue its new Touch Card, a payment card designed for blind and partially sighted consumers to help them differentiate between their cards.
BHOPAL: Stephen Hawking’s famous words, “Disability need not be an obstacle to success,” have been proved correct by 25-year-old Yash Sonkiya.
A young software engineer in Indore, conquering his congenital Glaucoma (which caused irreversible blindness since birth), has bagged a prized job from global Information and Technology (IT) firm Microsoft. He got an offer of Rs 45 lakh per annum after clearing an online test and three rounds of interviews between March and June this year.
Mysuru: To help visually challenged folks, four students of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering have devised an automated stick for them. It is meant to help visually impaired individuals navigate swiftly, identifying potholes and obstacles while out in crowded places.
The stick is said to be low-cost, reliable and portable.
A visually impaired voter, Shankar Khautankar on Wednesday requested elections authorities and the State government to provide voting in Braille to help several blind people to exercise their fundamental rights without the help of a companion.
Khauntankar, who is a voter of Ward 5 in Chicalim panchayat, expressed concern after he was informed that Braille cannot be made available under the provisions of the Panchayat Raj Act.
The Delhi High Court has formed a high-powered committee under the chairmanship of an IIT Delhi professor to look into the issues concerning accessibility of financial services to visually challenged persons.
A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted three months to the committee to submit its status report.
Successfully established Entrepreneur Dinesh Pandya has marked his footprint in people's hearts and the world not merely by his business and entrepreneurship skills but because of his adopted kindness as his language.
STRONG and IMPACTFUL are the perfect words to describe Mr. Dinesh Pandya. Despite being a help-seeker as visually impaired, he decided to be a Giver. He proved that a person's strong willpower is enough to face any hurdles, challenges and obstacles.
The Delhi High Court has formed a high-power committee under the chairmanship of an IIT Delhi professor to look into the issues concerning accessibility of financial services to visually challenged persons.
A Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted three months to the committee to submit its status report.
Amid criticism, the Vellore Corporation will stick to its original plan of alloting one shop each for persons with disabilities, trangenders, Aavin and Tantea at the recently opened bus terminus in Vellore.
MAMALLAPURAM: As one walks down the playing hall No. 2 at the ongoing 44th Chess Olympiad here, one can’t miss Natasha Morales Santos --- Puerto Rico’s top-rated women’s player. At first glance, the 24- year old looks like any other player. But once Natasha settles down to play --- you will find she makes her moves on a braille chess board.
Hannah Alice Simon, a girl from Kochi district of Kerala has secured first rank in class 12th Board examinations in the disabled category. She is a motivational speaker, a singer, and a YouTuber. Despite her underlying condition of ‘Microphthalmia’, Hannah scored 496 out of 500 in CBSE class 12 Exam. While talking to ANI, Hannah Alice Simon said, “My parents made this choice for me when you study in a special school for 12 years you are cut off from the rest of the world.
Facebook comments