COIMBATORE: Braving odds, a blind students from Erode emerge with flying colour in the Plus Two pulic examination, the result of which was released on Tuesday. R Gokila Priya from Kumutha Matric Higher Secondary School in Nambiyur, Erode had scored 1,167 out of the total 1,200 in the Plus Two public examination and managed to secure top rank among blind students.
CHENNAI: This year the Global IT Challenge (GITC) for Youth with Disabilities will be held during 21st – 25th November, 2016 in Yagzhou, Jiangsu, China. The event is meant for four categories of disabilities – visual impairment, hearing impairment, physical impairment (locomotor) and intellectual/development disorder for people within 13-19 years. One youth with disability from each of the above categories will be nominated to participate in the GITC 2016 in China.
For 19-year-old Irfan from Bandipora’s Sonawari village, success means optimism and family support, not eyesight.
Despite being visually impaired from childhood, Irfan scored 91 per cent marks in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII exams’ results declared yesterday.
The results of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII announced on Saturday show a successful trend in Government schools as compared to private schools. This year, there is a huge dent in the performance of private schools, whose performance has declined by nearly 10 per cent from 41.22 per cent to 32.57 per cent in its past percentage from last year.
Appearing for CBSE Class XII exams, students of the Institute for the Blind in Sector 26 passed with flying colours. Kavita Rani bagged the first position with 90 per cent marks. For Kavita, a resident of Ahmednagar in Sangrur district who stayed in a hostel to prepare for her board exams, the result came as a pleasant surprise. The institute that was earlier affiliated to the Punjab School Education Board had switched to CBSE in the last academic session.
CHENNAI: WHEN on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, C Margaret, an English teacher at Little Flowers Convent School for Blind and Deaf, remarked “Literature is not about books but of life’s experiences,” her student S Sandhya nodded her head instantly.
BHUBANESWAR: LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) on Thursday opened an Indian Oil Centre for Rural Eye Health here with an aim to provide solutions to visual impairment in rural areas of the State.
Much like it’s predecessor, the award winning Braillo 200, the Braillo 300 Braille embosser is a reliable and dependable embosser for medium to heavy Braille production. Embossing at 300 CPS (900 pages per hour) using continuous (tractor/Z fold) Braille Paper, it offers exceptional dot quality and consistency. Its combination of speed, reliability, durability and quietness are the reasons why it is used across the world by many of the largest Braille produ
The Braillo 600 Braille Embosser is a larger and faster counterpart to the popular Braillo 300, capable of being used for around-the-clock Braille production. Embossing at 600 CPS (1,800 pages per hour) using continuous (tractor/Z fold) Braille Paper, it offers exceptional dot quality and consistency. Its combination of speed, reliability and quietness are the reasons why it is used across the world by many of the largest Braille production facilities.
Where there's a will, there's a way and 26-year-old Pranjal Patil, a visually-impaired Ulhasnagar resident, has proved it right by clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams and getting an All-India ranking of 773.
A five-day skills development workshop in computer literacy and yoga for 35 visually challenged teachers with the aim of helping them adapt to a more inclusive pedagogy got under way in the city on Wednesday.
Soon, there could be a good news for the people with disabilities (PwDs). As per the draft of Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, disability certificates issued by State authorities will be valid across the country.
Resolute support of friends in class, the management and teachers was what propelled vision-impaired Gokulapriya of Kumutha Matriculation Higher Secondary School to stand tall among visually challenged students at the state-level.
Insight', an English quarterly magazine in Braille We at Mitra Jyothi and Radio Udaan are pleased to initiate the publication of 'Insight', an English quarterly magazine in Braille. 'Insight' will be a unique platform that will offer a wide variety of informative reading and present you with an opportunity to express yourself and share with your community of visually impaired friends. 'Insight'will be a community driven magazine, and you can play an important role as a reader, writer, and content contributor.
A Polish non-profit organisation is hoping to help the blind and visually impaired with plans to make and give away what it says will be the world’s first free smart glasses.
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