The last date of application is 14/01/2014
Three per cent reservation has been provided for the disabled in the Central Civil Services since 2005. However, information provided by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) tells a disappointing story of representation of disabled people in Central government. Out of over 24 lakh employees belonging to Group A, B and C, the total number of persons employed from disabled category was merely 5,014 on January 1, 2012.
The Indian Constitution stipulates the State to ensure equality, freedom, justice and dignity of all individuals which implies an inclusive society for all, including persons with disabilities, said President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday.
On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar inaugurated a Braille facility in the Parliament Museum here.
STMicroelectronics(NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced that its 5.1 mega-pixel camera module and low-power digital image processor are being used in the revolutionary OrCam camera, a small device that clips on to eyeglasses and dramatically improves the mobility and ability of visually-impaired people to "read" signs, packaging and publications.
Participating in an Exhibition, organised with the support of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, under the aegis of National Conference on Harnessing Technology for the Empowerment of person with Visual Impairments, Oxigen Services India Pvt. Ltd, India’s pioneering payment solutions provider launched an initiative to support people with visual impairment to enable them to avail banking services that they otherwise till now have been eluded from.
The last date of application is 18/12/2013
The last date of application is 09/12/2013
Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
With this machine we can easily make tactile drawings, charts, maps etc. The machine uses a special chemically treated paper and when the paper is passed through the machine any black portion gets raised.
The price of the machine is Rs. 42,000/-
Vacancy for blind wemen as a computer trainer in National Federation of the Blind, Maharashtra centre at Industrial Vocational training and Rehabilitation Center - Aurangabad.
Career Centric Computer Training; Basic Computer Training for Visually Impaired by Mitra Jyothi.
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Keyboard orientation and Typing practice with software "Talking Typer".
The unstoppable ‘Pixel Painter,’ who has been making graphic art since it was all done by hand, uses the computer to magnify objects enough to continue his passion. And he has no plans to slow down.
Ebenezer School offers tailored therapy sessions and academic classes for children who are visually impaired
Training the muscles and senses of these children is especially important as they will need to learn braille and keyboard skills, said Fu Ching-wah, a social worker with the Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired.
Enthusiasm to vote turned into disappointment for many when they had to return without exercising right of franchise, here on Monday. Reliance of those engaged into election duty on manual rolls at polling booths belied tall claims of Election Commission (EC) going hi-tech. SMS service and toll-free telephone lines for providing voters with information also crashed on the polling day, strengthening the argument from many that the EC proved unequal to the task on this front.
President Pranab Mukherjee launched the coffee-table book titled "The Light Within" at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening. The book is a compilation of awe-evoking stories of the lives of visually impaired people narrated through a mix of vivid photographs and compelling text. The book has been compiled by a photojournalist, Sipra Das.
Walking with Paralympic Gold Medalist Tim Prendergast along one of London's busiest streets, 'disability' is not the first word that springs to mind.
Weaving through the heaving crowds outside Baker Street underground train station, Prendergast, who is blind except for peripheral vision, crosses a road without pause - exhibiting the focused confidence that led him to victory in the T13 800m in Athens in 2004 with a time of 1:56.23.
Board exams are undoubtedly the most stressful period for every school child. It could only be more agonizing for visually impaired students, who have to depend on readers,Braille books and scribes to give their best.
To allay their fears and to help them meticulously prepare, lawyers and academics who are visually impaired themselves, offered career and employment guidance to more than 250 children studying in Class 10 and Class 2, who gathered in the city from the districts.
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