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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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.
To mark the start National Eye Health Week, Lenstore has investigated the state of the world's eyesight. They've used their research to create an infographic about visual impairment around the world, to raise awareness about some of the key issues.
WATCHING Saturday's Test at Eden Park, I was heartened to see that visual impairment is no longer a barrier to a career in elite rugby refereeing.
In 2008, surgery to treat a brain tumor left San Francisco–based architect Chris Downey blind at the age of 45. Today, he is dedicated to creating more helpful and enriching environments for the blind and visually impaired.
When Pete Eckert found out he was going to lose his sight to retinitis pigmentosa 27 years ago, he was well on his way to becoming an architect, receiving acceptances from graduate programs. One day a doctor coolly told him, he had RP and left the room without further comment. It was only later while listening to Dr. Dean Edell, on a San Francisco TV network, that he learnt RP is a genetic eye condition that leads to permanent blindness, and understood that he would go completely blind.
Christine Hà American chef and writer from Houston, Texas, is the first blind contestant of MasterChef and the winner of its third season in 2012.
The last date of application is 30.09.2013
Around 200 visually-challenged persons staged a protest in Poonamallee on Tuesday against the head of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH).
They sought the official’s transfer for some remarks he made at a public meeting in August. The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi, has now issued a show-cause notice to the official.
Asif Iqbal is a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Sk Mozammal Haque a businessman; Raja Faiyaz and Subhasish Bandyopadhyay theatre activists. All of them are blind. They, along with sculptor Benode Behari Mukherjee who taught at Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, feature in a 13-episode television documentary conceived by a man who is also blind.
Union Bank of India has launched its 101st Talking ATM in the country at Samantarapur in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city. Which is the 4616th ATM of the Bank and first talking ATM in the state of Odisha and in Bhubaneswar. Chairman & Managing Director Shri D. Sarkar inaugurated the ATM in the presence of OAB (Odisha Association for the Blind) Office bearers, assembly of members, and valued customers. Bank’s Field General Manager, Kolkata Shri Raman Aggarwal and Shri R.P. Mishra, Deputy General Manager, Bhubaneswar were also present on the occasion.
The first National Paralympic Triathlon was held at Calcutta Sports Association yesterday, from 11 AM onwards. The event consisted of 750 m swimming, 20 Km cycling and 5 km running. Participants from 8 States (Karnataka, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tripura) could qualify to this National Championship. The event was organised by Civilian Welfare Foundation in association with Paschimbango Rajjo Pratibandhi Sammilani, Bengal Paralympic Swimming Association and Paralympic India Triathlon Association.
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