Light from the shadows
Fifteen visually impaired students of the city collaborate with Korean artist Lee Jinjoon to create an installation for the ongoing IIC Experience festival.
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Blind athlete molested by autorickshaw driver
A visually impaired athlete who had participated in national level para sports meet was sexually harassed by an autorickshaw driver in Old City area on Wednesday. The 23-year-old athlete had gone to meet her sister at Mau district and reached city around 10pm.
Abraham Nemeth, Creator of a Braille Code for Math, Is Dead at 94
Abraham Nemeth, whose frustrations in pursuing an academic career in math prompted him to develop the Nemeth Code, a form of Braille that greatly improved the ability of visually impaired people to study complex mathematics, died on Wednesday at his home in Southfield, Mich. He was 94.
Rs 3,000 CR For New Disability Projects Again
While projects worth Rs 1800-crore in the 11th Five-Year Plan meant for the welfare of the physically challenged have not been started yet, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) has yet again earmarked Rs 3000-crore for new disability projects.
Safaiwala/Hospital Attendant and Helper-II
Railway Recruitment Cell,
East Cost Railway,
Bhubaneswar
Office of the Chairman
2nd Floor, South Block, Rail Sadan,
Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar,
Odisha-751017
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 12 October 2013, page no. 6
The last date of application is 11.11.2013
Last date for receipt of application from candidates residing in far flung areas: 25.11.2013
Delhi University: Math foundation course mix-up has students in a bind
Teachers have not only been confounded by the question of what to teach in case of Foundation Courses, but also when to teach in the case of the course on "Mathematical Awareness." This was designed especially for blind students, as a substitute for " Building Mathematical Ability" and was meant to be taught in the second semester. However, several colleges are already teaching it and the paper has also showed up on the datesheet for the semester-end exams.
Nagpur students create hi-tech ‘eyes’ to help blind people
What are the things most difficult for the visually-impaired? Walking without bumping into things, reaching their desired location without help, locating objects of every day use and reading. While there may be devices that can help in one or the other of these tasks, a unit that can help in all of them in an easy way would be much more helpful.
An all-inclusive workplace
With more companies acknowledging the concept of inclusivity, Rehna Abdul Kareem speaks to some organisations about creating a conducive work environment for people with special needs.
Visually challenged ahead of time
Providing opportunities to become independent is better than giving money on charity. That’s the idea behind telecom service provider Vodafone’s ‘Project Dhrishti’ which aims at providing employment opportunity to the visually impaired and encouraging them to be self-dependent.
DU drops math awareness from semester exam list
Delhi University has dropped Mathematical Awareness, a foundation course which replaces Building Mathematical Ability for the visually impaired, from the date-sheet of the end-semester exams set to start in November.
Its inclusion in the sheet had caused much confusion among students as well as teachers as it contradicted instructions from Delhi University's equal opportunity cell to teach the course only in the second semester.
Perkins Brailler
Employment statistics prove that braille literacy is essential to productive, independent living for people who are blind. The Next Generation Perkins Brailler weighs 25% less than its predecessor, meaning that more children around the world who are blind can carry their braille writing machines to and from school.
The NEW Next Generation Perkins Brailler carries this mission into the future. This sleek, lightweight, quiet version of the much-loved Classic Perkins Brailler will make writing in braille much easier and more accessible.
Perkins
Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, the first director of Perkins, believed it wasn't enough for people who are blind to be read to by others. He devoted his life's work to making sure that blind and visually impaired people throughout the world could read and enjoy books.
Levelling the playing field
The latest Supreme Court ruling on the rights of persons with disabilities has struck down an arbitrary proviso in current government policy that had become an impediment in the mandatory reservation of three per cent of jobs for this important section of the population. In disposing of an appeal from the Union of India, the court has pronounced that the quota should be computed uniformly across all grades of employment, thereby removing a discrepancy in the 2005 government order.
Blind faith in justice: Visually impaired lawyers fight for differently-abled
It was his moment of glory when the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on October 8, 2013, ordered three per cent reservation to all differently-abled persons in central and state government jobs.
For 59-year-old S.K. Rungta, it was the culmination of a 15-year-old legal battle. Almost 37 years after the Ministry of Social Justice promised it and 18 years after the Disablity Act made the quota mandatory, it had remained merely on paper forcing him to move the court.
Soccer meets dodgeball in Goalball, a thrilling sport for the visually impaired
Libby Daugherty strides on the goalball court as if she owns it. Wearing the blackout goggles that leave all players in complete darkness, the 15-year-old from Mesquite kneels to feel the string that lies under the taped boundaries so she can find her place.
Braille Shorthand Instructor (Hindi), Inspector Braille Appliances and Handicraft Instructor (Misc.)
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH)
(Department of Disability Affairs,
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India)
116 RAJPUR ROAD, DEHRADUN-248001 UTTARAKHAND
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.nivh.gov.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 12 October 2013, page no. 19
The last date of application is 04.11.2013
LDC
Ministry of Defence
Ordnance Depot Shakurbasti,
Delhi-56
Recruitment notice No. 01/2013
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for further information and application format, kindly refer to the Employment News dated 12 October 2013, page no. 24
The last date of application is 02.11.2013
Visual loss no barrier for MNC job
At a time when the visually impaired in the state are struggling to find a niche for themselves in the highly competitive world, a visually challenged woman from Malayattoor is making a living through content writing for multinational companies from home.
The Light Within: Stories of resilience and triumphs
Engineers and mechanics from around the country needing specialised help with repairs turn to Riyazuddin, a visually-impaired motorcycle mechanic in Bhopal who can tell what is wrong with an engine just by listening to its sound.
Sangeeta is sightless but runs a residential school for the visually impaired in Bihar and is also the brain behind an NGO for helping poor children in the neighbouring villages.
Visually impaired students find it tough to get writers
Visually impaired students have a tough time finding an efficient examination writer. This was highlighted by a recent instance of a Class IX state board student in Nerul. As the school semester exams were scheduled from Monday, the student needed an exam writer.
As the exams were scheduled for all the students, the search for writers had to be done through NGOs, social networking sites and smses.
Messages seeking help for the child were posted on networking sites and by Friday evening, the student was informed that they had found a writer.
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