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Delhi's public transport - a hurdle for the disabled (Feature)

Wed, 07/02/2014 - 12:44 -- nikita.jain

Varun Mahato, a 24-year-old visually impaired, boards a bus to hisNoida office every day. His journey is a "struggle" because he often travels standing as the seats reserved for those with disability remain occupied by the abled who often callously refuse to offer him a seat.
Mahato ends up missing his bus on various occasions, as other commuters at bus stops nudge and push, making it impossible for him to climb on.Mahato is not alone in his despair.

Access to books for the blind needs to be improved

Wed, 07/02/2014 - 12:30 -- nikita.jain

Today, 134 years after her birth, Helen Keller still shines as model of what a literate mind can offer. Though deafblind, Keller graduated with honours from Radcliffe, wrote numerous books, travelled the world and fought for women’s and workers’ rights. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her dedication to the betterment of humanity.

High blood pressure tied to color vision impairment

Wed, 07/02/2014 - 11:39 -- nikita.jain

Japanese men with higher blood pressure were more likely to have impaired color vision, a new study has found.

Researchers said that for now, it’s not clear what explains the findings.

According to Dr. Saadia Rashid, damage to certain parts of the eye that occurs as a result of high blood pressure could ultimately lead to vision loss. It’s possible that impaired color vision could be a sign of future problems related to high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, said Rashid, an ophthalmologist from Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

Investigator Grade-I

Tue, 07/01/2014 - 11:03 -- geeta.nair
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Advt. No. 11/2014

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.upsconline.nic.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 28 June 2014, page no.30

Important dates:

Closing date for submission of online recruitment application (ORA) through ORA website is 17.07.2014

The last date for printing of completely submitted online application is upto : 18.07.2014

Daisy player with Plextalk Vachak (Hindi TTS)

The features & specifications of the device are given below:
 
The world's first Daisy Player and Recorder with the Hindi TTS.
 
Plug & play:
- Back up DAISY books from your computer to the player via USB cable.
- Tremendously easy to playback by a few steps with a limited number of intuitively designed keys.
- Display shows status and reading text in real time for the low vision persons and assistants who support the blind persons.
 
Shock resistance:

Tradesman (Mate) and LDC

Mon, 06/30/2014 - 12:51 -- geeta.nair
Station Workshop EME,
C/o 56 APO Pin-900106
(Direct Recruitment to Civilian Posts-Group 'C')
davp 10103/11/0006/1415
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 28 June  2014, page no. 38
 
The last date of submission of application is 18.07.2014

Applications are invited by Station Workshop EME C/o, 56 APO PIN-900106 from Indian Nationals, eligible candidates for the posts and Pay scale described below:

Abhilasha

Fri, 06/27/2014 - 13:11 -- deepti.gahrotra

Quick Overview

polio funding, funding for treatment of VI, training programmes to make visually impared people independent

Braille Shorthand Instructor (Hindi), Handicraft Instructor (Misc.)

Fri, 06/27/2014 - 11:11 -- geeta.nair
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH)
(Department of Disability Affairs, 
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India) 
116 RAJPUR ROAD, 
DEHRADUN-248001 UTTARAKHAND 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.nivh.gov.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 21 June 2014, page no.43

The last date of submission of application is 11.07.2014

Mark Pollock

Thu, 06/26/2014 - 15:15 -- deepti.gahrotra

Mark Pollock (born 1976) is an adventurer, athlete, rower, kayaker, author and international motivational speaker from Northern Ireland who became the first blind man to reach the South Pole. As part of a three-man team called South Pole Flag, alongside Simon O'Donnell and Inge Solheim he took just over three weeks in January 2009 to complete the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race to his destination. Pollock admitted his disability had slowed him down but they finished fifth overall from six teams.

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