Three Indians, including two women, have won an inaugural award set up by Queen Elizabeth II to recognise exceptional youths who are transforming the lives of others and making a difference in their communities from across the Commonwealth nations.
Trip to Himalayan Institute of Trekking
Prachi Mahajan & Pragya Mahajan
Last date for receipt of application: 04.08.2015
THRISSUR:Transport Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan visited Thrissur KSRTC stand on Friday, where a bus had rammed into two blind cricketers based out of Palakkad, killing them in the process, on 14th Sunday.
KOCHI: At a time when open water swimming has turned out to be a daunting challenge for many of us, a vision impaired 12-year-old student has set a unique record by swimming across the Periyar river in the presence of hundreds of cheering crowds.
Closing date for On-line Registration: 24.06.2015
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: People with disability can now take the help of a scribe, a person to read out aloud or a lab assistant, to help write exams. The decision was shared in a press statement issued from the office of Social Justice Minister M K Muneer.
A new device that allows blind people to process visual images with their tongues can help them identify location, shape and size of various objects.
NEW DELHI: Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said.
In an effort to create skilled workforce by providing necessary supports, visually impaired students were given PABX and call centre training aiming to involve them in mainstream of development to ensure their normal life, reports BSS.
Last Date for Online Registration 20.07.2015
Last Date for Online Registration 07.07.2015
A total of 356 blind and visually impaired students at St. Oda Primary and secondary School for the Blind – Gem District, Siaya County will benefit from assistive learning technologies through an initiative dubbed “Computer Labs for the Blind” courtesy of a partnership between InAble, AccessKenya, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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