Education and Employment

National Institute for the Visually Handicapped BEd Special Education (Visual Impairment) admissions 2015

NIVH BEd admissions 2015

JNU may set up resource centre for visually impaired

The proposed centre aims to collect, digitise, store, analyse and provide anytime, anywhere access to e-resources globally and nationally

14,000 vacancies identified for disabled in govt sector: Union minister

The Centre on Thursday said over 14,000 vacancies have been identified for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the government sector and a special recruitment drive would be launched for filling up the vacancies by February next year.

These teachers love their special students

A teacher spat upon by a student in the middle of the class, may be a horrendous scene to visualise, but it is a familiar scene in ‘special’ schools. Here the children hit, smack, kick, vomit, shout and boss their teachers anytime without warning.

A Salute to Their Spirit

Disability is a state of mind, as these great personalities have pointed out. Life becomes dysfunctional only when we are paralysed by our lack of will to perform, and disabled when we lose the determination to break the shackles preventing us from achieving what we can.

Only 0.56 Percent Disabled Students in Higher Education: Survey

NEW DELHI: Only 0.56 percent of students with disabilities are pursuing higher education in the country, a survey has revealed.

Police to donate Rs. 35,000 to blind school

Nalgonda police have decided to donate Rs. 35,000 every month to a blind school being run by Development of Welfare Association of the Blind (DWAB), an NGO based in Nalgonda.

He was the first and the only President of India so far who invited more than 100 blind students during his swearing-in ceremony at Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

APJ Abdul Kalam wanted Gujarat to take lead in becoming the green energy corridor, says Srijan Pal Singh

Government Told to File Objections to Club Plea

BENGALURU:The High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file its objections to a petition filed by Bangalore Club, by July 28.

Quantify learning disability: HC

The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to look into the issue of quantification of learning disability (LD) in terms of percentage. The committee has been set up to look into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014. The Bill will replace the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.