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Visually-challenged students have a reason to cheer |
Two new modern Braille printing units have reached the press of the Red Cross School for the Blind in Berhampur, the only such press in Odisha.
It is hoped that the new printing units would meet the... |
Education and Employment |
25/Jul/2013 |
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Sans Eyes |
50-year-old Abu Gawere was a welder for the Indian Army, and was afraid he would lose his job when his eyesight began to decline. According to Section 47 of the Disability Act, a person cannot be... |
Discrimination |
24/Jul/2013 |
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Copyright and blind-friendly books Between the lines |
Blind people defeat lobbyists in a tussle about copyright
The 198 books were piled on a table and wrapped in chains; only two remained free. Blind people were helping the 600 negotiators at a... |
Policy News |
24/Jul/2013 |
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Visually-impaired girl to pursue dream course at Delhi University |
Eighteen-year-old Sana Samad is the second student after Kartik Sawnhey to have been allowed to pursue mathematics after Class 12 at the Delhi University.
Life will no longer be a blind alley for... |
Education and Employment |
24/Jul/2013 |
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Visually challenged seek implementation of job quota |
Despite the government having promised visually challenged graduates employment opportunities through reservation, most blind people haven’t been able to land those jobs, said representatives of the... |
Policy News |
23/Jul/2013 |
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Whiteprint: Lifestyle magazine for visually impaired |
India is home to 12 million visually impaired people of which 56 lakh are literate. The number of newspapers and magazines published out of Mumbai were only about 60 till May this year until former... |
General |
23/Jul/2013 |
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Devendra Jhajharia wins India's first-ever gold in World Paralympic Championships |
Para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia has created history by becoming the first differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships as he bagged the yellow metal in javelin... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2013 |
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Amidst all odds, she conquered |
A partially visually-challenged girl has topped the Ph.D. entrance of the English and Foreign Languages University.
The topper Jyothi Priya had done her MA Literature five-year integrated course from... |
Education and Employment |
23/Jul/2013 |
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Aid for the Visually Impaired under FYUP |
Delhi University has faced a lot of flak for the 'relentless' implementation of the four-year undergraduate programdespite severe opposition. The University, however, is doing its part to make... |
Education and Employment |
22/Jul/2013 |
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Not blinded by handicap, man gets PhD from IIT |
K Sriram is an example of what people with visual disabilities can achieve in life, if they have the necessary support. The commerce graduate from Loyola College who completed his MBA at IIM-... |
Education and Employment |
22/Jul/2013 |
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