Those who are disabled or visually impaired have nothing to worry about while using the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro rail once it is opened to the public. This is because right from the stations to the metro coaches and toilets, everything has been made disabled-friendly.
The government will table for passage in the upcoming Parliament session a new bill for the disabled persons that provides for five per cent reservation in public sector jobs.
A young Smyrna man has not let being blind dash his dreams of going away to college, traveling overseas and teaching other impaired children how to be more independent.
Greg Aikens, 29, has tackled many obstacles to obtain both educational and professional success, including winning the Learning Ally National Achievement Award.
Aikens is one of six people from across the United States who will receive $6,000 and travel to the Learning Ally’s National Gala celebration in Washington, D.C. this April.
As visually-impaired students begin learning to read by way of Braille, many also are learning how to navigate their world with help from a white cane. A Lexington One teacher helped create a brand-new resource to take away some of the apprehension by introducing the cane in a fun way.
For the first time, Navraj Dhakal, a visually impaired person, touched Braille cells that allow visually impaired people to read by feeling the raised dots at a stall operated by Bright Star Society, an organization that works for the blind, at CAN Info-Tech 2014.
After Dhakal learned about its benefits, he decided to buy the device. But when he heard the price--Rs 260,000--he realized that it was beyond his means. But he was more disappointed to know that Braille cells are not available in Nepal.
Minugurulu, a movie under the banner of Respect Creations would be organising a 5k walk, ‘Seeing beyond sight’, in support of the visually impaired community. Addressing the media on Thursday, Ayodhya Kumar Krishnamsetty, director of Minugurulu said, “There is not much awareness about the problems faced by the visually impaired community. They can see more than what we can see. We do not need eyes to visualise things. After working with visually impaired in my film, I have realised that it is easier to work with visually impaired rather than the abled ones. ”
A group of citizens, NGO Prayas Sanstha and a city mall have jointly organised a motivational programme 'Sevankur Little Champs' on January 12, in the city in which differently abled kids will share their stories with others.
During the programme, Avinash Saoji of Prayas Group, which connects different like-minded individuals and organisations to promote social change, will interact with the children.
Melodious notes greeted shoppers who were cashing in on the Pongal shopping frenzy at CMR Central on Saturday. Inquisitive visitors jostled through the crowd to catch a glimpse of the artist on stage and were surprised when they found that the beautiful voices belonged to visually challenged singers.
All thanks to the Madras High Court’s direction to UGC for providing Braille question papers to candidates who are visually impaired, Miranda Tomkinson, an aspiring college lecturer, and those of his ilk came one step closer towards the dream of becoming a lecturer by appearing for the National Eligibility test (NET) conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Sunday.
Here's a unique and socially conscious move by Chinese restaurant Chungwa. The eatery has introduced a copy of its menu in Braille in an attempt to provide independence of choice to its visually challenged customers.
The menu has been launched as part of Mirchi Cares, a CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative by FM station Radio Mirchi. As part of it, a special copy of the menu in Braille has been launched at Chungwa, located at the Greater Kailash 2 market in south Delhi.
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