Paramjit Kaur, 50, was left shocked when she discovered that both her children were born visually impaired. Accepting her fate and determined to not let her children’s impairment come in their way, she took it upon herself to nurture them so that they could carve a niche in the society.
Last date of receiving the application is 31.05.2016.
Their vision may be impaired, but their dreams need not be.
CHENNAI: Beno Zephine broke the glass ceiling last year when she fought against all odds and became the first ever Indian Foreign Service officer with 100 per cent visual impairment. Now, following in her footsteps is another youth from Otteri — Bala Nagendran (27). Nagendran is also cent per cent visually challenged, who has successfully cracked the Indian Civil Services examination (2015).
Students of Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Madanapalle, have designed a system called ‘Blind Vision’ that helps the visually-challenged to tread easily even in crowded spaces.
NEW DELHI: Let's face it, few people look forward to interacting with government officials even if they want to join the ranks of the sarkari workforce themselves.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Amway India, has launched a mobile application - Accessible Reader - for the benefit of the visually challenged individuals.
A visually impaired English teacher has embarked on a project of converting books into audio files for benefit of the blind. Sandeep Trivedi, no stranger to the challenges faced by the blind, said he started the project in 2010 and has converted several books for college and university students, and for candidates appearing in competitive exams.
When IAS officer Ravi Prakash Gupta (44) was posted as deputy commissioner of Kaithal district six days ago, nobody quite knew what to expect from him. There was no dearth of naysayers in the corridors of power. The reason: his lack of eyesight.
CHENNAI: It is just 15mm of difference that could be the deciding factor: can I manage on my own or do I need assistance? Can the wheelchair manoeuvre over the step or does it need to be manually lifted to pass through?
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