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Microsoft deal bundles Office suite with GW Micro software
Microsoft Corp. is helping Fort Wayne-based GW Micro dramatically expand the installed base for its main product through an arrangement the companies expect will reduce barriers for millions of people who are blind or visually impaired.
Maheshwari youth activists bat for the visually impaired
They are all activists of the youth wing of a trading community and involved in social work of one or the other type. This year they have decided to adopt four blind students from the funds remaining after organising a limited overs cricket tournament within the Maheshwari community.
Cricket brings the community together and ket also can bury the hatchets between India and Pakistan.
Deprived of vision since birth, yet visionary enough!
21 visually-impaired women feted by Shivam Foundation for their work
They are all women with a difference and all are pursuing their careers in various fields. What is common in them is, despite being visually challenged by birth, they all possess an extraordinary vision.
Jade Etherington and Kelly Gallagher win World Cup medals
Visually-impaired skiers Jade Etherington and Kelly Gallagher added to Great Britain's medal tally in the slalom races at the IPC World Cup in Colorado.
Etherington and guide Caroline Powell missed out on gold by one-hundredth of a second.
The pair clocked one minute 30.22 seconds, just behind Russia's Alexandra Frantseva and her guide Pavel Zabotin.
Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans were third in 1:32.60.
He had a vision, but rules blinded them!
A banking aspirant was made to run from pillar to post by a nationalised bank before finally denying him the opportunity to appear for an interview for the post of a probationary officer.
The candidate, a visually-impaired student, had competed with lakhs of other students to clear the written examination. However, he was denied an interview by the bank’s interview board saying he was not a graduate on July 1, 2013, a pre-condition to appear for the interview.
Assistant Professor
Gargi College
(University of Delhi)
Siri Fort Road,
New Delhi 110 049.
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.gargicollege.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 28 December 2013, page no. 43
The last date of application is 20.01.2014
Visually-impaired patients report gene therapy trial success
Solicitor Toby Stroh and former barrister Jonathan Wyatt are among the patients who took part in a gene therapy trial that has helped to save them from blindness
Thousands of people suffering from common forms of blindness could have their sight restored under a pioneering new treatment.
Researchers at Oxford University have discovered that by replacing a missing gene into the retina they can prevent cells from degenerating. The aim is to treat a progressive blindness called choroideremia.
Machinist, Skilled and Multi Tasking Staff
HQ Base Workshop Group EME
Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 28 December 2013, page no. 40
The last date of application is 01.02.2014
Last date for receipt of application from candidates residing in far flung areas: 08/02/2014
Direct Recruitment in Group 'C' Posts in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers
Multi Tasking Staff (MTS)
HQ Maintenance Command, IAF
Indian Air Force (IAF)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 11 January 2014, page no. 17
The last date of application is 10.02.2014
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment against Group 'C' posts at the following Stations/Units located under HQ Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force.
Post: MTS
No. of post: 01 for VH
Pupil survey: Issues raised by Hatekar were genuine
Is study material available in Marathi or Hindi? No, said 75% students of the Mumbai University in a survey conducted by students. This was one of the many issues raised by econometrics professor Neeraj Hatekar in his infamous press conference that cost him his job.
Many among the visually-challenged added there was no study material available for them. Among other matters raised by Hatekar, the first year students said only one remedial lecture was conducted for them in the entire year.
'2.96% people disabled'
Odisha has 2.96% disabled population, census data on disability released earlier this week revealed. Disability rights campaigner ourightly rejected the report, stating that the number is grossly underestimated.
Mumbai metro set to be disabled-friendly, all the way
Those who are disabled or visually impaired have nothing to worry about while using the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro rail once it is opened to the public. This is because right from the stations to the metro coaches and toilets, everything has been made disabled-friendly.
Bill on quota for disabled in coming session
The government will table for passage in the upcoming Parliament session a new bill for the disabled persons that provides for five per cent reservation in public sector jobs.
Interactive ebook to inspire visually-impaired children to reach for the stars
The book, titled 'Reach for the Stars: Touch, Look, Listen, Learn,' is inspired by a latest Hubble Space Telescope image of the colourful '30 Doradus Nebula' - a giant star-forming region.
"We want to convince children that science is cool, is fun and that anybody could be a scientist, if they want to," said astronomer Elena Sabbi of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland and the inspiration behind this project.
Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
Central Ammunition Depot Pulgaon
Distt: Wardha (MS)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 4 January 2014, page no. 3
The last date of application is 24.01.2014
Electronic cane made of UPVC
to help overcome the handicap, the Vision Aid Charitable Services Society (VACSS) here has come out with an electronic cane.
The cane measuring 20 inches is made of UPVC. It comprises a sensor with transmitter and receiver at the lower-end, a vibrator close to the grip and works on a rechargeable battery.
Beeps and vibrations
Vision Aid Charitable Service Society
A Charitable Trust
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