New Delhi, April 11: Ajanta Pokhrel, 32 and visually impaired, described her vote-casting experience on Thursday here as "different". With polling stations equipped with wheelchairs, Braille sheets and designated volunteers for assistance, Delhi's differently-abled community hailed the provisions made by the Election Commission as a pleasant one.
It is not just the politicians who are insensitive to gender issues but a DSP in Haryana too has been caught on a hidden camera displaying complete callousness in dealing with the gangrape of a mentally challenged and visually impaired minor girl.
Electronic Voting Machines were demonstrated to blind persons at the Government School for the Blind near the bridge here on Friday.
Blind persons in large numbers came and took part in the demonstration and learnt how to vote.
Axton, VA-- It's about the time of the year again when kids are going on Easter egg hunts.
Last year we saw a robot cane for visually impaired people that warns its user of obstacles with an audible alert. The Virtual Aid for the Visually Impaired or VAVI by grade 10 student Roman Kozak is an even more convenient prototype for a high tech cane. It lets the user search Google Maps and be guided towards his or her destination by voice prompts.
An IIT Delhi lab has developed an innovative high-tech cane that allows blind persons to easily guide themselves through their environment. It uses modern sensor technology to detect obstacles and what’s more, it carries an affordable price tag.
A woman who has been blind since birth sits at a table with a bowl of mostly green apples in front of her. When asked to find the single red one, she plucks it from the bowl without hesitation and holds it up to applause from the audience.
The New Jersey Institute of Technology will host its second-annual TechQuest and Innovation Day this Friday, April 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Social and political recognition of differently-abled people is the need of the hour. If they not accepted by their parents, how can we expect the society to do so?
In the view that most of our differently-abled persons are beggars, one question arises: who is responsible for their condition?
The essential characteristic of the world of the Blind or visually impaired is darkness in varied degrees. How well do we, the sighted, comprehend this world? What is it like to dance, sing, laugh, eat and cry in the dark? Prevention of Blindness Week, observed during the first week of April, highlights the key needs and efforts to address the challenges confronting visual impairment in the country.
Activities as part of Prevention of Blindness Week
Project will address population resources and needs for child eye health services through collaboration between business, government and social sectors.
Special arrangements have been made by Delhi Election Commission to provide better accessibility to the differently-abled voters at polling booths across the city, when the national capital goes to Lok Sabha polls on April 10.
The Commission has also decided to hold officials, who are in-charge of setting up polling stations, accountable for any inconvenience faced by such voters.
Facebook comments