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Visually impaired put forth slew of demands.

HYDERABAD: Representatives from several organisations working among the visually handicapped said the government was not involving them while making decisions regarding the visually impaired. They demanded that the blind community at large be consulted before making any decisions for their welfare.
They were speaking at a meeting of the Hyderabad unit of the All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) with the representatives of all organisations working for the blind in the city on Saturday.

Visually impaired, but opens India’s eyes to water harvesting

RAJKOT: “There is no light in my eyes but I have the spark that can ignite the life of our next generation.” Meet 60-year-old Mahendrasinh Zala of Rajkot who hooked a curveball that life threw at him right out of his boundary, and how.
While he had to hang his boots early on from his government job after losing 90 percent of his eyesight, Zala did not lose his vision — of mitigating the annual water scarcity problems he faced.

Mysuru school offers free schooling to visually impaired girls

Ranga Rao Memorial School for Differently Abled (RMSD) has started the admission procedure for the current year. The school, run by Vasu Agarbatti Ranga Rao Memorial Trust and supported by NR Foundation, has invited applications from visually impaired girl students for Class 1 to 10 from across Karnataka for admission in the 2022-23 academic session.

India's first software therapy for children suffering from CVI launched

Bengaluru: Narayana Nethralaya in collaboration with Acer India on Wednesday launched the PC and tablet-based software, "VisioNova" designed for children suffering from Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). This initiative by Narayana Nethralaya and Acer India aims at breaking down barriers and providing the patients with better access to treatment. Acer VisioNova, a path-breaking innovation was conceptualized as a mobile alternative to on-site therapy for CVI children that will offer them the standard care.

Blinded by fate, 17-year-old champion athlete from Usgao sets sights on international stage

PANAJI: Sakshi Kale didn’t look out of place at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. Having travelled 40km from Usgao alone, walking through a dirt road to catch a bus and then changing it twice to reach the stadium, the 17-year-old was ready to test herself against the rest of the athletes for the 100m sprint at the SAG/GAA Mini State Athletic Championship.
There was nothing unusual for the naked eye. Only that Sakshi was visually impaired and 100m sprint wasn’t her first choice.

Meet Suraj Singh, the only visually impaired lawyer practising in the J&K and Ladakh High Court, and now appointed as a Government advocate

Visually impaired Lawyer Suraj Singh has been appointed as the Government Advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The appointment came after the lawyer sat on a protest outside the high court demanding sound implementation of disability laws in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the administration.

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No mountain high enough for this visually impaired Kerala girl

Mareena Damien’s life took an unexpected turn when she lost her vision due to a medicine allergy while in class 5.

India's first radio channel for visually-impaired people 'Radio Aksh' launched in Nagpur

NAGPUR: Country's first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named 'Radio Aksh' has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the concept that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks.

Comply with Chief Secy’s orders on promotion for disabled: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Tribune News Service

Saurabh Malik

Chandigarh, April 12

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Haryana and its functionaries to take necessary steps to comply with administrative instructions issued by the Chief Secretary’s office regarding promotion of persons with disability.

The instructions have been addressed to all the departments across the board in the State of Haryana.