BENGALURU: With the aim of promoting the advantages of swimming for people with disabilities, a free 10-day camp is being conducted at Sindhia Swimming Pool, Yelachananahalli, Kanakapura Road in the city. This is being organised by Astha, an NGO, and a support group ‘One Step At A Time’ in association with Karnataka Para Swimming Association. The camp, which started on March 9, will conclude on March 19.
When Sushmeetha Bubna, founder of Voice Vision, an NGO that works to empower the visually impaired, attended some matrimony get-togethers, she encountered another problem the specially-abled face.
Apart from fixing the responsibilities of the civic departments and other concerned agencies to ensure safety of pedestrians across the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) draft recommends introduction of an audio feature in traffic signals for the visually-impaired and also a buffer zone of two metres between STOP line for vehicles and zebra crossing.
A Face to Face Social Network for Promoting Inclusion & Mainstreaming For People With & Without Disabilities
Detailed introductions by all participants, covering why they were here with us, what are the top issues they would like to get solutions for via this programme.
Good news for the visually impaired children and teachers at Government Institute for the Blind, Braille Bhawan, Jamalpur, as it is set to be upgraded to an institute.With this development, the requirements of the visually impaired students studying at the school would be taken care of with utmost sensitivity.If it converts to an institute, it would have technology with touch screens and sensors that can ease learning and li
He is a people- friendly administrator, a fiction writer, an organizer and a Good Samaritan. Meet this multi-facet physically disabled OAS officer Dr Biraja Prasad Routray (42), who is now officiating as the Deputy Collector in the Kendrapada Collectorate.
BENGALURU: A visually-impaired dance troupe from Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, led by Dharmaraju, performed at the International Performing Art Festival recently.
Dharmaraju has been training students at the academy from 2009, since he completed his studies, with the touch-and-feel method and a lot of patience.
Last date of Receipt Application: 31.03.2016
The team of upcoming action film “Waarrior Savitri” provided self-defence tips and training to young blind girls on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
‘’Hold your heads up!’’ That’s the message Tiffany Brar has to give women on this International Women’s Day. When everyone sees the world, Tiffany ‘feels’ the world, and she makes others like her feel it too.
Last date of Receipt Application: 15.03.2016
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