CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has told Tamil Nadu government to treat those visually impaired persons ineligible for employment due to sickness, infirmity, and old age on a par with the other disabled people while granting monthly pension.
Shivani Bhakoo
Ludhiana, September 6
Maya Rani ‘Mehlawat’, a visually impaired teacher, has been teaching blind students for the past over two decades. She is unhappy that the parents of visually impaired students do not bring them up in a normal environment.
She says, “The parents are either too possessive and protective or they completely neglect their children. They need to adopt a normal approach towards them.”
RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court on Wednesday ordered the state government to pay Rs 10 lakh to a visually impaired rape victim who's been impregnated by the offender. The high court has also ordered the Ranchi deputy commissioner to ensure that proper care is taken of the victim during her pregnancy till her delivery.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was in awe of visually impaired 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 14' contestant Aneri Arya from Surat, and kept praising her for her logical reasoning skills and the calmness with which she approached the quiz-based reality show.
A two-year free skill development programme has started at Mata Jijabai Govt PG Girls College (old GDC) for career advancement of the visually impaired students who have been studying undergraduate courses.
Of the 13 states selected for the skill development and English classes for career enhancement of visually impaired students, in Madhya Pradesh, Old GDC College is the only higher educational institution (HEI) to be a part of this training programme.
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.
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