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MAHARASHTRA STATE DISABILITY FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SCHEME ANNOUNCEMENT for Person with Disability

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 16:45 -- geeta.nair

MAHARASHTRA STATE DISABILITY FINANCE
AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SCHEME >>>ANNOUNCEMENT for Person with Disability
by providing e-vehicles mobile shops to make them self-reliant
information by
The Hope of Despaired Heart....
BOMEED
FOUNDATION
Date: 3rd December 2023 to 04th January 2024
Documents Required:
Disability Certificate
·
Domicile Certificate
.
UDID Certificate
Identity Proof
Bank Passbook
Affidavit (copy on site)
Eligibility:

Notification from Deepstambh Foundation, Manobal, for preparation of UPSC Interview

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:27 -- geeta.nair

Notification from Deepstambh Foundation, Manobal, for preparation of UPSC Interview

Have you cleared UPSC mains examination for this year?

If yes, then it's time to gear up for the next challenge—the UPSC interview. As you all know, the interview round is the final hurdle that you need to cross in order to secure your dream post.

Reinforcing her right

Reinforcing her right
 
 Twenty-three-year-old Rutuja Mahagande lives in Satara, Maharashtra. Her father works in Jamshedpur with Tata Steel and mother is a housewife. Rutuja is 80& visually impaired due to an eye condition called Cone Dystrophia which affects the cone cells of the retina.

Assistant (UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (UIICL)

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 15:17 -- geeta.nair

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (UIICL)
Regd. Office : 24, Whites Road,
 Chennai – 600 014
Head Office :No 19,4th Lane,
Nungambakkam High Road,
Chennai-600034
Phone : 044-28575200
Ref No:UIIC/HO-HRM/Asst/2023

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details :https://uiic.co.in/sites/default/files/uploads/recruitment/ASSISTANT_REC...

Closing date for  application: January 06, 2024

Visually-impaired youth’s journey from darkness to inspiration

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 10:43 -- geeta.nair

agalkot, Dec 14: Dileep Mallikarjun Kolli, a man who lost his eyesight in childhood, has emerged as an inspiring figure for individuals with different abilities. Hailing from Kirasur village in Bagalkot, Dileep overcame his physical challenges to become a role model for others. Despite the efforts of his parents to restore his vision, Dileep remained blind.

Braille maps at key venues to help visually impaired navigate with ease

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:52 -- geeta.nair

Indore: Young Indians (YI) Indore, a youth-led organization under the banner of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has installed Braille maps at key locations in Indore to facilitate movement of the visually impaired.
The Braille maps have been placed at C21 Mall, TI Mall, and the Nehru Park railway station to ensure that individuals with visual impairments can navigate these spaces independently and confidently, YI Accessibility vertical chairperson Naina Navlani said.
The installed Braille maps will provide information about  the layout of these locations.

Disability’s not the issue, accessible technology is

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 11:28 -- geeta.nair

When Pranay Gadodia was in his third year of  undergraduate studies, he was diagnosed with retinal  degeneration. Within a few years, he lost his vision, but  that did not stop him. Today, he’s the head of diversity,  equity, and inclusion at Carelon Global Solutions, the  technology and shared services centre of one of the  largest American health insurers, Elevance Health.
Pranay  says physical disability does not hamper a person’s growth,  but rather, the impairment comes from inaccessible physical,  digi tal, and social infrastructure built around those with  disabilities.

SPECIAL EXTENSION FOR REGISTRATION

SPECIAL EXTENSION FOR REGISTRATION!!!
Find your “Life Partner” here…
“Match your ABILITIES rather than matching disabilities”
 All India Twelfth   Matrimony Meet for disabled, by Voice Vision
Project of Basudeo Bubna  Memorial Trust
 Date: Wednesday, 10 January, 2024 at International Purple Fest, Goa. 
Register before: 20 Dec 2023 at:

Additional District Judge in the State of Haryana (High Court of Punjab & Haryana)

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:19 -- geeta.nair

 High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Capitol Complex, 
Sector-I, 
Chandigarh 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details :https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0277ee3bc58ce560b86c2b59363281/uploads...
 Closing date for  application: December 22, 2023.

Sambhavna Announces 3 Scholarships for Visually Challenged Students from the Academic Session 2023-2024.

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:46 -- geeta.nair

Sambhavna Announces  3 Scholarships for Visually Challenged Students from the Academic Session 2023-2024.
1.  Shri Amba Dutt Joshi Meritorious Scholarship for the Male Student
2. Shri Madhu Sudan Dutt Joshi Meritorious Scholarship for Female Student3. Shrimati Ganga Joshi Scholarship for the Allrounder Student.

Sparsh Bharati’ - a new guide for visually impaired persons

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

Sparsh Bharati is an offshoot of Bharati script developed by IIT Madras professor.

After introducing the Bharati script V. Srinivasa Chakravarthy, a professor of biotechnology in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras has developed a script for persons with visual impairment. 

The script has been tested on students and teachers in schools in New Delhi and they have given feedback as well. In videos of the experiment shared with The Hindu of the visually impaired persons learning the new script, all participants were excited as it was easy to learn.   

Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) Srinagar J&K announces the commencement of Orientation to Computers for Persons with Visual Impairment. The course is conducted in collaboration with Enable India, Bangalore.

Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) Srinagar J&K announces the commencement of Orientation to Computers for Persons with Visual Impairment. The course is conducted in collaboration with Enable India, Bangalore. * The course is designed to train and equip persons with visual impairment for pursuing education. * The syllabus includes Orientation to Basic Computer like Keyboard Orientation, Basic navigation to desktop concept to File folder Management.

Finding the right support

Finding the right support
Twenty-seven-year-old Darshan Kamble was born sighted in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father is a truck driver and his mother, a homemaker. 
Darshan was born as a weak child and kept in the incubator for several days after birth. He developed some vision problems at the time, which went unnoticed by the family. As he grew up, he was enrolled in a regular school where he studied till Class IV. 

Braille boards to make Alipore zoo friendly for visually impaired

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 11:33 -- geeta.nair

Kolkata: Alipore zoological garden, the  country’s oldest zoo, is going to install boards carrying  names and descriptions of animals in Braille to help  visually challenged visitors.
Zoo director Subhankar  Sengupta announced the decision after he met a group of  visually challenged students who came to visit the zoo for  the first time on Wednesday. “We have planned  Braille boardswith names and details of animals at  every cage

Hitting the restart button!

Thirty-five-year-old Sarika Uike belongs to Yavatmal, Maharashtra. She was born sighted to a low income family. After completing her Class 12 in 2007, Sarika wanted to support her father and she managed to get a job as a resource teacher on a caste quota. But it was a temporary posting at a low salary because she hadn’t completed her D.Ed.
Once she completed her degree in 2016, Sarika was made a permanent employee and offered a decent compensation as well. But two years later, life took an adverse turn and Sarika lost her eyesight due to a prolonged migraine problem.

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