Despite most modern equipment, Braille press has ill-paid staff
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Assistant, Upper Division Clerk, Tax Assistant (Staff Selection Commission)
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://ssc.nic.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 January 2014, page no. 66
The last date of application is 14.02.2014
Last date for receipt of application from candidates residing in far flung areas: 21/02/2014
Exam Date: 27/04/2014 and 04/05/2014
Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2014
Call Centre in Bangalore
Mitra Jyothi
CA Site # P22, 31st Main,
18th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout,
Behind National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT College)
Bangalore - 560102
Ph: 080-22587623/25
Website: www.mitrajyothi.org
Opportunity for Visually Impaired / Low Vision /Ortho's In Call Centre in Bangalore
Salary: 8,000 (incentives)
Timings: 09:30 -6:30
Assistant Professor
Vivekananda College
(University of Delhi)
Vivek Vihar,
Delhi-110095
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.vivekanandacollege.edu.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 January 2014, page no. 11
The last date of application is 07.02.2014
Nazar Ya Nazariya
This blogpost is written by Gulzar Mir, has completed his English Honours from St Stephens College, Delhi University and is currently applying for MA in Sociology at JNU. Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not Score Foundation's official policy position.
New hostel for disabled students
A hostel has been opened for disabled students who wish to pursue higher studies, on Kumthekar Road in Sadashiv Peth.
Special care has been taken to ensure the hostel, Chaitanya Vishwa, is accessible through ramps. Besides, attention has been paid while designing the washrooms so they are completely accessible, said Rahul Deshmukh, president of the National Association for the Welfare of Physically Challenged.
IDIA' to make law education accessible to underprivileged
To make law education accessible to a wider social milieu, a group of a law school alumni has set up ‘Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education’ (IDIA), a not-for-profit organisation and have helped around 180 candidates crack the common law admission test (CLAT).
No clarity on access at Chennai Metro stations yet, say disabled
While CMRL says staff will be trained to handle disabled persons, group wants stations’ design to be shared
Preliminary discussions with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials over how the public transport system will handle the requirements of the handicapped seems to have left members of the Disability Rights Alliance (DRA) — a group that seeks inclusive development — unhappy
Enabling law
he new disabilities bill could help enshrine a more modern understanding of the issue.
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
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