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Eight visually impaired women footballers take Indian soccer to world stage

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 11:36 -- geeta.nair

KOCHI: Indian football has finally made it  it to the world stage thanks to the efforts of eight  visually impaired women who have achieved the feat of  representing the country at the IBSA World  Championship to be held in the United Kingdom from  August 14 to 21.
BSA World Championship is an international multi-sport event  that occurs every four years, organised by the  International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).
The  Indian women's blind football team has qualified for the  games after a 10-year-long effort put in by the  Indian Blind Football Federation  (IBFF).

Trained Graduate Teachers (Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs))

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 14:24 -- geeta.nair

EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS) 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:: https://emrs.tribal.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=1&ls_id=208&lid=141

Last date for submission of online application form :18.08.2023

Candidates are required to apply through “Online” mode only for the post(s) as per the advertisement/vacancy circular. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted. 

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on petition challenging exclusion of disabilities from National Family Health Survey

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 10:18 -- geeta.nair

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on petition challenging exclusion of disabilities from National Family Health Survey

The petitioner has sought a direction to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to include the 21 disabilities mentioned in the schedule to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPwD), 2016 as a variable in the household survey

Not allowing blindness to come in the way

Twenty-six-year-old Sumitra S lives in Bangalore, Karnataka. When she was 3, she lost her eyesight after developing a high fever. Her parents consulted several doctors, but her vision could not be restored at the time.
Sumitra was sent to a mainstream school irrespective of the sight loss. She sat in the classroom studying alongside other kids. Her teachers and parents read out notes and books to Sumitra, so she could keep up. She had to take help from a scribe to write her exams.

President Murmu urges visually impaired people to believe in own abilities

Fri, 08/04/2023 - 10:09 -- geeta.nair

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced and addressed the golden jubilee celebration of the National Federation of the Blind today (August 3, 2023) in New Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that providing a dignified life to the persons with disabilities is the responsibility of the entire society. We have to ensure that they get proper education, employment opportunities, accessible public places, and a safer and better life.
 

Private Secretary (Central University of South Bihar)

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 11:46 -- geeta.nair

Central University of South Bihar 
Advt. No. CUSB/Advt./41/2023

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:: https://www.cusb.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Non-teaching-Advt41.pdf
Last date for submission of online application form 11th August, 2023

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates through online mode for the  following Non-Teaching positions on regular/deputation basis as per details given below 

Red Alert! Monsoon Mazaa or Disability Distress?

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:09 -- geeta.nair

In the past few weeks, monsoon fury has topped news headlines across different parts of India. If you google rain+news, the search throws updates of orange and red alerts in parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and more. Then there’s the frightful, shrieky voices of television anchors warning us about the dangerously rising levels of Yamuna and Ganga. Not to miss the conspiracy theories and political buck-passing between neighbouring states on releasing excess water.

 

Carmel Convent student Sharanya Jain's vision helps the visually impaired see for the first time

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 11:50 -- geeta.nair

Carmel Convent student Sharanya Jain's vision helps the visually impaired see for the first time
Carmel Convent student Sharanya Jain's vision helps the visually impaired see for the first time
Sharanya establishes Netra Foundation to help the visually impaired
Low vision aids distributed under Foundation's aegis to visually impaired

Step offering to visually impaired students special course designed with smart tricks and smart approach, is ice on the cake.

Tue, 07/25/2023 - 15:02 -- geeta.nair

Banking and Insurance sector exams are national-level exams conducted for graduate candidates for different posts viz/ IBPS- PO, Clerk, SBI- PO, Clerk, LIC AO, NICL, NIACL etc.  
The reason why a large number of candidates are attracted to these jobs is the lucrative salary, numerous parks and other allowances, job security, stability, and balanced work-life.
 Grabbing a bank job is difficult due to the cut-throat competition. Aspirants should have a top-notch bank exam preparation to be able to crack the exam and get selected.

Apprentices (SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY )

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 14:30 -- geeta.nair

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY 
Railway Recruitment Cell 
Old GM’s Office Complex, 2nd Floor, 
Club Road, Keshwapur, 
Hubballi-580023 
Notification No.SWR/RRC/Act Appr/01/2023  

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:: https://techufo.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RRC-SWR-Hubli-Apprentice-D...

Last date for submission of application  :  02.08.2023

SCHOLARSHIP FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS 2023-24 (ROTARY CHANDIGARH SHIVALI)

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 10:25 -- geeta.nair

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Incomplete or incorrect forms would be rejected so ensure that you have provided all the correct valuable details.
2. The annual income of the applicant’s family should be below 2.50 lack (from all the sources). An income certificate certified by the District Magistrate should be attached alongwith as a proof of the same.
3. Send all your documents along with scholarship form in single pdf file on rcs.positive@gmail.com (Physical form are not accepted)
4. Scholarships are limited given on merit bases

Delhi Higher Judicial Service Preliminary Examination

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 14:41 -- geeta.nair

PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS 
HIGH COURT OF DELHI : 
NEW DELHI
 (website www.delhihighcourt.nic.in ) 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:: https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/uploads/results/101304076464b0a8ac497f2.pdf

Last date for receiving the application: 29.07.2023

DELHI HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION – 2023 

Online Workshop on Using Google Form with NVDA & JAWS

XRCVC Tech Roshni Online Workshop on Using Google Form with NVDA & JAWS Part 1 on 22 July 2023 at 4:30 PM
St. Xavier’s College, XRCVC -Viviana extension is happy to announce an online workshop on the theme “Using Google Form with NVDA & JAWS Part-1” under its Tech Roshni series – A step at bridging the digital divide for blind and low vision persons. This Workshop is supported by the Dhun Pestonji Parakh Discretionary Trust.

Workshop Superintendent, Deputy Manager (Database) and Junior Assistant (National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)

Tue, 07/18/2023 - 12:39 -- geeta.nair

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) 
(An Autonomous Scientific Society of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)),
 Government of India,  
NIELIT Bhawan, Plot No. 3, PSP Pocket, Sector-8, 
Dwarka, 
New Delhi-110077 
Phone: 011-23644149, 23644849
 Website: https://www.nielit.gov.in
Advertisement Number: “A-12/4/2023-Administrator”  

Odisha Got Its first Higher Education School For Visually-Impaired Students

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 11:28 -- geeta.nair

In a first, Odisha's Bhima Bhoi school for the blind got upgraded with Vocational and Higher Secondary School. Initially, 24 visually-challenged students are enrolled in Plus II first-year in the school. Students from across the State can take admission and study +2 in Science, Arts and IT which will also have hostel facilities
A 50-bed hostel building for both boys and girls will also be constructed on its premises soon. 

Up against multiple hardships

Up against multiple hardships
Twenty-two-year-old Kamlesh Kumar Gupta was born in a small village of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. He was born with a vision impairment and his parents took him to see several doctors until at the age of 14 they were told that the sight loss was irreversible.

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