Denise Delatoba of Gautier is the type of patient helped by the nonprofit Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation.
Delatoba, 49, woke up one morning unable to see out of her left eye, she said. An orange-sized tumor in her brain had pressed on her optic nerve and severely impaired her vision, she said.
Her right eye also was affected by the tumor, which has been removed, she said.
With the summer pool season approaching, a battle is brewing between advocates for disabled Americans and hotel owners over how to make public swimming pools more accessible to people with disabilities.
At the center of the dispute is a new regulation that requires hotels and recreation centers that operate public pools and spas to install or order permanent lifts — costing between $2,500 and $6,500 each, plus installation — by May 21. The requirement also can be satisfied by pool ramps, which are much more expensive.
A grant will help future generations of those with sight problems to "read" this newspaper.
Wells Talking Newspapers is an initiative to help the blind and partially-sighted to enjoy their Wells Journal every week.
Spokesman David Read explained how it has been running successfully since 1978 but it has now had a very modern update.
"The service is sent out every Friday to some 40 local residents on electronic tape via the Post Office who undertake this at no cost," he said.
In a move aimed at benefiting the differently-abled people, the Tamil Nadu government plans to amend the Urban Local Bodies Acts to exempt them from paying professional tax.
Tamil Nadu Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K P Munusamy today introduced in the Assembly a bill to amend the laws relating to municipal corporations and municipalities in the state.
Mention footpath and our cup of collective cynicism runneth over. Yet Corporation of Chennai (CoC) seems determined to prove us wrong. CoC has identified 60 bus route roads in the city and around 170 km in the newly-added areas to upgrade street facilities to world class standards.
Sceptical? Anecdotally, 80 per cent of our footpaths have no real encroachments. They are just badly designed and maintained and can be set right. 10 per cent have obstacles that can be removed and the rest have serious encroachments. Is 90 per cent a good start?
Greenville County Council has scheduled a public forum for today to gather input on issues surrounding the operations of the county’s Disabilities and Special Needs Board.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at County Square at 301 University Ridge.
The forum was called after complaints from families of clients who receive services from the board.
“The public is encouraged to attend and participate in this forum,” County Council Chairman Butch Kirven said.
'Manzil has been holding art exhibitions with the purpose of generating awareness about the creativity of children and young adults of Manzil' observes Roxanna Jaffer, the hotel's Resident Director.
Mitra Jyothi is providing ASUS netbooks at subsidised cost of Rs. 9000. This scheme is for students who need computer for help with their higher education. These netbooks have been reconfigured for persons with low vision and blindness by installing all the required free and open source software.
Eligibility Criteria:
a) This scheme is only for students with low vision or blindness studying in 11th standard, 12th standard, or higher education.
b) Basic knowledge of computers is a must.
As part of the new and enhanced public computer centers that are going in across Colorado public libraries, an accessible (ADA) public computer is now available for public use at East Morgan County Library. This computer is designed for individuals with low vision, blindness, limited mobility, wheelchair users, learning disabilities, and other disabilities that might limit access to computers and the Internet. It includes a low vision keyboard, software and an adjustable table.
A partnership between the State and Federal Governments has delivered 17 new homes across Tasmania for people with disability, the Minister for Human Services, Cassy O’Connor, said today.
At Newnham this morning, Ms O’Connor toured the two final units completed under the $3.42 million program.
“Each of these units has been built near an existing disability group home or other supported accommodation,” Ms O’Connor said.
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