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Blind teacher knows no limits

A young Smyrna man has not let being blind dash his dreams of going away to college, traveling overseas and teaching other impaired children how to be more independent.

Greg Aikens, 29, has tackled many obstacles to obtain both educational and professional success, including winning the Learning Ally National Achievement Award.

Aikens is one of six people from across the United States who will receive $6,000 and travel to the Learning Ally’s National Gala celebration in Washington, D.C. this April.

Associate Professor

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

New Delhi-110067

Advt. No. RC/47/2014

Website: www.jnu.ac.in

Email: recruitmentjnu2013@gmail.com.

Vacant faculty positions

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.jnu.ac.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 11 January 2014, page no. 31

The last date of application is 10.02.2014

Khalasi Helper, Safaiwala, Cook

Northern Railway (NR)

Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC)

Lajpat Nagar-I

New Delhi-110024

Website: www.rrcnr.org

Employment Notice No: 220-E/Open Mkt./RRC/2013

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.rrcnr.org or refer to the Emloyment News dated 11 January 2014, page no. 6

Computer Training programme announcement for persons with blindness or low vision coupled with netbook subsidy scheme

Saksham brings two batches of five seats each this summer of a unique computer training programme with kind support from HCL

Batch 1: In collaboration with National Association for the Blind, Delhi State Branch will be conducted at computer training unit, National Association for the Blind, , Sector 5, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. In addition

Skill Enhancement Programme (SEP) for the visually impaired youth

Spoken English and Computer Training Programme at Divya Jyothi Charitable Trust, Mysore

Divya Jyothi Charitable Trust, Mysore, is offering courses in Spoken English and Computer Training for visually impaired students.

The course duration is 9 months starting from June 2013 to March 2014. The date of commencement is 17 June 2013.

Advanced Diploma in Physiotherapy

The Physiotherapy College for Visually Impaired announces that it will be undertaking application for the course named "Advanced Diploma in Physiotherapy" starting coming academic year for its first year. The said course is approved by the Ahmedabad University.

Details of the Course:

Career Centric Computer Training; Basic Computer Training

Career Centric Computer Training; Basic Computer Training for Visually Impaired by Mitra Jyothi in technical collaboration with Enable India

Integrated Course by Infosys

Infosys Faculty is organizing a free training that would culminate into job opportunity in Bangalore and Pune (based on the candidate’s preference) for the candidate on successful completion of the training and clearing the final assessment.

TCS Maitree - Advanced Computer Training Centre (ACTC)

Mitra Jyothi in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. – Maitree, is organizing the next Advanced Computer Training Center (ACTC) for Visually Impaired. The training will be conducted in the premises of Mitra Jyothi at Bangalore. This will be a 40-45 days residential training program and will commence on Monday, 5^th August 2013 and end on Saturday, 14^th September 2012.

Training for Competitive Exams for Persons with Visual Impairment

SARTHAK offers a comprehensive classroom training programme to prepare students for the competitive exams conducted by state and central government. The coaching will be of immense help to students who are appearing for exams vacancies in the respective governments.

Course Details

Japanese Medical Manual Therapy vocational training course

Computer Training

Career Centric Computer Training; Basic Computer Training for Visually Impaired by Mitra Jyothi.

One Year Computer Course by All India Confederation of the Blind

All India Confederation of the Blind, a leading NGO, commences its Sixth batch of one-year computer course on 20^th January, 2014.

Eligibility:

Graduation
Proficiency in English
Knowledge of basic computer skills

Course Duration:

One-year

Entrance Exam Date:

18^th Jan, 2014 (written test)

Cook and MTS (Safaiwala)

Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers,

Station Workshop EME,

Kanpur
davp no. 10103/11/0054/1314

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 11January 2014, page no. 14

The last date of application is 31.01.2014

Attendant-cum-Technician Trainee

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

Bokaro Steel Plant,

Bokaro Steel City-827001, Jharkhand, India

Advt. No. BSL/R/2013-06

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.sail.co.in.

Important dates:

Starting date for submitting applications through website: 31.12.2013

Closing date for submitting applications through website: 31.01.2014

Lexington One teacher co-authors award-winning book for visually impaired students

As visually-impaired students begin learning to read by way of Braille, many also are learning how to navigate their world with help from a white cane. A Lexington One teacher helped create a brand-new resource to take away some of the apprehension by introducing the cane in a fun way.

Aid available but out of reach for visually impaired

For the first time, Navraj Dhakal, a visually impaired person, touched Braille cells that allow visually impaired people to read by feeling the raised dots at a stall operated by Bright Star Society, an organization that works for the blind, at CAN Info-Tech 2014.

After Dhakal learned about its benefits, he decided to buy the device. But when he heard the price--Rs 260,000--he realized that it was beyond his means. But he was more disappointed to know that Braille cells are not available in Nepal.

New app launched for dyslexic and visually impaired rail users

A NEW application has been developed to help dyslexic and visually impaired train passengers.

Southern and Gatwick Express have launched the app on their websites – www.southernrailway.com and www.gatwickexpress.com – which is designed to help users access content with much more ease.

The system, called Recite, allows those with visual impairment and/or dyslexia to customise the site the way they need it to work for them.