The Eastern Regional Conference of the International Council on Education of Persons with Visual Impairment concluded on Tuesday at the Ravenshaw University here. It was attended by more than 1,000 delegates from across the State and eastern States like West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Among the voters who turned up at a polling station in Balli Maran constituency on Wednesday to cast their vote, two siblings stood out in their determination to be a part "in fulfilling a citizen's duty".
Visually impaired Priyanka Singh (33) was accompanied by her brother Goldie Singh (30), who was using crutches to support his fractured leg, as the siblings made their way to cast vote in Delhi's electoral battle.
Accompanied by their mother, the siblings braved two flights of stairs and a rickshaw ride through the congested Delhi-6 lanes to exercise their franchise.
Vision loss was not a deterrent for more than 17,683 visually impaired voters who turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. As many as 943 visually impaired, cast their votes by making use of Braille signage facilities, while 16,740 voted by using a companion.
Participating in an Exhibition, organised with the support of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, under the aegis of National Conference on Harnessing Technology for the Empowerment of person with Visual Impairments, Oxigen Services India Pvt. Ltd, India’s pioneering payment solutions provider launched an initiative to support people with visual impairment to enable them to avail banking services that they otherwise till now have been eluded from.
About a year ago the Senate fell five votes short of ratifying an international treaty that would improve protections for the disabled. It was an ignoble spectacle as the opponents rebuffed Bob Dole, a former colleague and disabled veteran, who came to the Senate floor to lobby for it. The Senate now has a chance to redeem itself.
At her death, Adrienne Asch was the director of the Center for Ethics and the Edward and Robin Milstein professor of bioethics at Yeshiva University in Manhattan.
Delhi Police is now in the process of making arrangements for the physically challenged at all police stations and unit offices. The department is in talks with the Ministry of Social Justice and
Dear Readers, A common folklore in some tribal settings has it that a young man who was blind right from birth was accorded by Almighty God a brief moment, about two seconds, to see.
The man appraised his surroundings in a hurry with amazement bordering on awe. He was astonished to see a donkey grazing about three metres away from him. He was thrilled by what he saw. The object, which was busy eating was stunningly beautiful.
For the festive season, NGOs offer a range of gifting ideas that will make a difference to the lives of the underprivileged.
At the Pune School and Home for the Blind, groups of four students make a product called Candle In Wine Glass. The wax, in orange and yellow, is poured into transparent glasses. When you light them, they brighten up your room. But when you buy them, they brighten up the lives of those students — in every group, three are visually impaired and one partially sighted.
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