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Guiding light at end of tunnel Visually-impaired Coimbatore man helps redefine lives of disabled with a coaching centre for government exams

Wed, 11/09/2022 - 10:17 -- geeta.nair

COIMBATORE: Tears of happiness rolled down A Dharani’s cheeks as her mobile phone beeped with a message — her first salary was credited to her bank account. Stifled by poverty, when this 29-year-old visually-impaired Erode native finished her coaching classes in Chennai in 2017, bagging a government job did not feature even in her wildest dreams. But five years down the line, here she is receiving a salary as a clerical staff of Employee State Insurance Corporation.

Explore how specially-abled people can be put in different categories in civil services: SC to Centre

Thu, 11/03/2022 - 09:53 -- geeta.nair

A bench of justices S.A. Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian said sympathy for disability is one aspect but practicality of the decision has also to be taken into account

The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to examine how people with disabilities can be put under different categories in civil services.

A bench of justices S. A. Nazeer and V. Ramasubramanian said sympathy for disability is one aspect but practicality of the decision has also to be taken into account.

Accessibility services evaluated by visuallyimpaired ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 11:26 -- geeta.nair

Doha

“Blind eyes with a sighted heart” is how Ikrami Ahmed Fouad’s family and friends describe him. Some may think he is burdened with what destiny has written for him, but upon getting to know him, one realises that his perception of his reality is quite different.

Diwali celebrations for visually impaired kids

Wed, 10/26/2022 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

Diwali celebrations were held in the kindergarten centre of Saksham Society for the visually impaired on Friday.

The centre aims to train visually impaired kids so that they get integrated into normal schools. General secretary of the society Deepika Sood, social activist and executive member Seema Chopra, social activist Meenu Bagga, teachers and students of the centre had a gala time with the kids.

The kids recited Diwali related poetry. They were told stories related to Diwali and its religious significance. Sweets were distributed and light refreshment was shared.

Bengal's Shuvendu to represent India in visually impaired T20 World Cup

Tue, 10/25/2022 - 10:14 -- geeta.nair

KOLKATA: Bengal's Shuvendu Mahata has been  selected in the Indian cricket team for the visually  impaired T20 World Cup to be held in India  from December 6 to 17, 2022. The Cricket Association  for the Blind in India also roped in former India  cricketer Yuvraj Singh as the brand ambassador for the 3rd  edition of T20 World Cup.

Let Your Worth Speak: 500 Persons with Disabilities might be Eligible for 100% Scholarships for LawSikho Courses

Fri, 10/21/2022 - 10:16 -- geeta.nair

Gurugram-based legal edtech company LawSikho has announced 100 percent scholarships for 500 persons with disabilities (PWD). The candidates who complete the courses successfully will be co-certified by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). 

Law graduates and law students will take an online admission test to decide who is eligible for the scholarships, which will cover LawSikho’s test prep courses for government jobs, upskilling courses focused on jobs in the private sector, and remote freelance work courses focused to international markets like US, UK and Canada. 

Forty five Sangam age books to be made available in Braille format free of cost

Thu, 10/20/2022 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

A visually challenged lawyer from Madurai filed a PIL plea seeking a direction to the State to bring out the Braille version of Thirukkural in Tamil and English

Taking note of the fact that the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai, is going to distribute 45 ‘Sanga Ilakkiya Noolgal’ and ‘Thirukkural’ in Braille format free of cost to visually challenged persons, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court appreciated the steps taken by authorities.

Kibo Desk

Mon, 10/17/2022 - 11:59 -- geeta.nair

Trestle Labs is an Assistive Technology company empowering the blind and the visually impaired community towards inclusive Education and Employment with Kibo.
 
Trestle Labs has launched a one-stop solution to access documents on Laptops and Computers named Kibo Desk.
 

Merit and Nothing but Merit: 500 Scholarships are announced for Persons with Disabilities by LawSikho

Fri, 10/14/2022 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi: Gurugram-based legal edtech company LawSikho has announced 100 percent scholarships for 500 persons with disabilities (PWD). The candidates who complete the courses successfully will be co-certified by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Haryana beats Delhi, emerges champion in Inter-State Cricket for blind

Wed, 10/12/2022 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

Jammu, Oct 11: Scripting a narrow victory by 10 runs over formidable Delhi, Haryana lifted the title trophy in the Inter-State Cricket for blind, organised jointly by Cricket Association for Blind Jammu and Kashmir (CABJK) and Cricket Association for Blind Kerala (CABK) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council at MA Stadium, here today.
Batting first, Haryana scored 188 runs. Rohit Sharma top scored with 70 runs. For Delhi, Mukesh Kumar bagged 1 wicket.

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