A Polling officer at Kovilpathu Municipal elementary school in Nagapattinam district was shifted from duty following a complaint by a political party that he cast votes of visually impaired people against their preference, officials said.

Rajendran was shifted on a complaint from Manitha Neya Makkal Katchi that the officer, under the guise of helping the visually impaired, cast the votes to a particular candidate and not the one preferred by the voters.

Aother officer was posted in his place, they said.

Chinese students will be able to sit for the college entrance exam in Braille, the ministry of education has announced.

Human Rights Watch described this week’s directive as an important breakthrough after years of campaigning by disability rights advocates in China, where educational and employment discrimnation are rife.

While a few blind students have studied at university, the vast majority have been effectively barred from higher education because there was no provision for them.

McCann Health creates a campaign inviting the public to participate, contribute and vote

When contacted, Deputy District Election Officer Apurva Wankhede said that ballot papers in Braille have in fact been printed and given to polling staff at each booth.

"As far as possible I try not to take anyone's help while casting my vote," says 47-year-old Balaji Khot from Nigdi. Totally blind, Balaji travels daily from Nigdi to Pune railway station to sell chikkis for a
living.

For many people, one marathon is enough, but Harmander Singh is running his 30th consecutive London Marathon.

Harmander, 54, runs with Ilford group Sikhs in the City and trained the world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, the 101, for the 2012 race.

This year he has worked with Louise Simpson, who was born blind and is raising money for visually-impaired children’s charity VICTA.

She competed in the London 2012 Paralympics, reaching the goalball quarter finals, and has set herself a new challenge.