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Exhibition and Conference on Products & Services

INDIA REHAB & CARE EXPO
19th  -21st  November 2015
 
Hall No. 5, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon ( E ), Mumbai, Maharashtra
 
India’s First Ever Show on Rehabilitation Products & Services, Physiotherapy Equipment & Mobility Products.
 
The range of exhibits covers all aspects of rehabilitation – from prosthetics and orthotics, physiotherapy equipment, rehabilitation aids, mobility products, assistive technologies, hearing aids, occupational therapy and many more.

Elsie Monthei- Life as an Artist and contribution as an Advocate- Part II

In an interview with Pramila Komanduri, Elsie Monthei shares her journey about her growing years, her life as an artist and contribution as an advocate. We had earlier published the first part of the interview- Early Years and this is the last part of the interview- Her life as an Artist and contribution as an advocate. Please find below the link to the first part of the interview. 

One Day International Seminar

Vasudev  Seva  Sangh, a branch of Ved Vasudev Pratisthan and saksham are organizing one day international seminar on 18th Oct in pune for the blind [प्रज्ञाचक्षु विद्यार्थींसाठी] 
 
Details of the seminar are as follows:
Venue: Harshal Hall, Near kasat petrol pump, next to Dashbhuja Ganpati, Karve road, pune
Date :18th October 2015
Time :8.30am to 5.30pm
Registration :8.30am to 9.30am (Registration charges Nil)
Inauguration:  9.30am to 10.30am.

Special premiere of ‘Bruce Lee’ for visually impaired kids

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 11:06 -- geeta.nair

Actor Ram Charan has organized a special screening of his latest Telugu outing “Bruce Lee: The Fighter” for nearly 400 visually challenged kids of a private school here. Some part of the show’s proceeds will be donated to the school. “Their love for cinema amazed me when I recently met them. Some of the kids delivered some dialogues from Telugu films to keep me entertained. I was so moved by their passion for cinema that I decided to hold a special screening of my film,” Ram told IANS.

Blind People Are Not A Liability:On This White Cane Day, Let’s Look Where They Stand

Thu, 10/15/2015 - 15:53 -- geeta.nair

On the occasion of White Cane Day on October 15, we have to address a serious issue today in India. There are over 16 million blind people and around 28 million visually impaired people in India. However only a few of them have been able to accessany help that they deserve from the authorities.

Candidates with over 40 per cent visual impairment who sit for the K-TET and SET examinations will get a 10 per cent relaxation in marks, an order issued by the State government says.

Tue, 10/13/2015 - 10:22 -- geeta.nair

K-TET, SET exam marks

Candidates with over 40 per cent visual impairment who sit for the K-TET and SET examinations will get a 10 per cent relaxation in marks, an order issued by the State government says.

Elsie Monthei – Early Years by Pramila Komanduri- Part I

Having grown up as a child in the mountains, forests and farmlands of Idaho, Elsie Monthei (pronounced Mont-hee) has a rugged independent spirit and a deep love for nature which is evident in her artwork. She has a passion for painting landscapes which hides the fact that she is legally blind from birth. Elsie says that she ‘traded Idaho potatoes for Iowa corn’ when she married her husband, Arlo Monthei, years ago and moved to his home in the state of Iowa.

Ensure eye care for all by Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director,WHO South-East Asia Region

Fri, 10/09/2015 - 11:17 -- geeta.nair

WHO South-East Asia has 140 million visually impaired people. The Region has an estimated 12 million blind people, 8 million of them in India. More than 50% of all blindness is caused by cataract which accounts for 33% of visual impairment. Uncorrected refractive errors are responsible for 43% of the visual impairment in the Region.

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