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The Eastern Mediterranean region is home to the second largest number of people in the world with visual impairment, according to estimates.
There are a total of 285mn visually impaired people in the world - 246mn with low vision and 39mn are estimated to be blind.
About 90% of the world’s visually impaired live in developing countries while 80% of all visual impairment can be avoided or cured.
Also, 1.26mn children are blind and 19mn are visually impaired.
While doing her PhD at UoP, she represents city and is one of the three participants from India at the global conference.
Kalyanlakshmi’s research paper was one of the three selected from India for the conference, held between September 1 and 3.
Members of the Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts Blind Teachers Association and Tamil Nadu Self-Confident Blind Services Society (TNSCBSS) staged a demonstration in front of the collectorate here on Monday. They expressed solidarity with the members of the Blind Students and Graduate Association, who were fasting in Chennai since September 16, over a host of demands.
The last date of application is 30.09.2013
A photography exhibition questioning the conventional wisdom of 'vision' is currently on at the India International Centre featuring works by three international lensmen, all of whom, once sighted, are now completely blind.
The display, titled 'Vision Unseen', showcases seemingly impossible photographs shot by Frenchman Evgen Bavcar, US national Flo Fox and Kuniaki Ito from Japan.
Now an NGO is taking it a step further by airing a 13-episode TV series with Naseeruddin Shah to change societal mindsets towards the visually impaired.
Assistive technologies like talking cash counting machines and Braille business card readers are being increasingly adopted.The differently abled might be making up merely 1% of the total IT and technology workforce. But to appear diverse and distinct, firms in the city are leaving no stone unturned for transforming themselves into “disable friendly” companies.
It’s about a week now. A group of visually-challenged graduates in the city has been on indefinite fast demanding employment in government sectors for qualified persons in their community.
When social welfare minister B. Valarmathi, who called on them on Sunday, said she would need some more time to decide on their placements, the protestors did not budge and continued their fast.
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Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://careers.bhel.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 14 September 2013, page no. 18
In India, according to Census 2001, there are 2.19 crore persons with disabilities in India who constitute 2.13 percent of the total population and only 34 per cent disabled are employed. The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 provides three percent reservation in employment in the all Govt. establishments. However, status of employed disabled is not good. There has been an increasing recognition of abilities of persons with disabilities and emphasis on mainstreaming them in society based on their capabilities.
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