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Rabindranath Tagore's 150th Birth Anniversary

Blind Persons' Association requests the pleasure of your company at a cultural programme to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, to be held at Mukta-Angan Rangalaya, 123, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata - 700026, on 2nd July, 2011 at 3-30 PM.

PROGRAMME

Rabindranath Tagore's 150th Birth Anniversary

Date: 2nd July, 2011 (Saturday) at 3-30 PM

Venue: Mukta-Angan Rangalaya, 123 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kol - 700026 (near Rashbihari crossing)

Chief Guest: Smt. Suchitra Bhattacharya, the renowned novelist

International White Cane Day Celebration by MCFVH

The Milton Charitable Foundation for The Visually Handicapped is going to celebrate the International White Cane day on 17th October 2011.

Workshop on Assistive Technology for Blind and Visually Impaired

Workshop on Assistive Technology for Blind and Visually Impaired By Chakshumathi in Conjunction with Daisy Forum, India

Registration starts at 9.00 a.m.

Disability and Cinema

Disability and Cinema festival, being organised by NMML, will spread over a period of about one and a half month from 3 May to 13 June 2011.

We plan to screen one Hindi and one English movie every week.

Orientation Program on Assistive Technologies (DU staff only)

Orientation Program on Assistive Technologies

(2 batches, 10 participants each) Duration: Four days, 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM

Who can apply: Personnel working in the IT department or computer labs of various colleges

Description: Empower the IT staff of colleges with knowledge & application of assistive technologies so that they can support training & use of computers by students with disabilities in their institutions.

Admission: Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC) will write to different colleges inviting participation.

Fourth AbilityFEST 2011, India International Disability Film Festival

We, Ability Foundation are really happy to tell you that this year, the inaugural function at 6.30 pm on Monday October 13 showcases our very own Tamil Blockbuster Deiva Thirumagal ,screened for the first time in India with audio description for the blind. As you know, audio description is a pre recorded narrative describing what is happening on the screen in between dialogues so as to enhance the cinema viewing experience for the visually impaired.

11th Bihar State Swimming Championship for Disabled 2011

We are happy to invite you on occasion of 11th Bihar State Swimming Championship for Disabled 2011. It  is going to be held at Chandragupt Jal Vihar, Moinul Haque Stadium, Rajendera Nagar, Patna (Bihar) on 17th May 2011 (Tuesday) for Subjunior, Junior and Senior Age group for All the Disabled Group.

Details of Programs:
Program: 11th Bihar State Swimming Championship.
Date: 17th May 2011 (Tuesday).
Time: 10 am to 5pm.
Venue: Chanderagupta Jal Vihar, Moinul Haque Stadium, Patna.

Chess competition for the blind in Delhi

Shri Anand Singh Smarak Khel evam Sanskritik Samiti is going to organize a 3 days Chess Tournament for the Visually Impaired participants at the Blind Relief Association, New Delhi on 7-9 October 2011.

Awareness building seminar in Amravati, Maharashtra, on 17 May 2011

Eyeway, a project of Score Foundation, Delhi, is a knowledge resource about living a fulfilling life with blindness/low-vision. One of our five ways to disseminate this knowledge is through workshops & seminars.

Amravati seminar & its objective

A one day interactive meeting is organised in Amravati on 17 May 2011 towards raising awareness of visually impaired people, NGOs and special educators.

Accessibility Learning Session

Microsoft & BarrierBreak Technologies

Cordially invite you for an

'Accessibility Learning Session' - A Step towards more informed educators!

Accessibility makes it easier for anyone to hear, see and use a computer. Specifically, for people with impairments, accessibility is what makes computer use possible. In order for technology to have a real impact, it needs to be integrated into early education. As an educator, have you optimized technology for the benefit of your students?

"The View From Here" exhibition of photographs by the visually impaired

Beyond Sight Foundation cordially invites you to the opening of THE VIEW FROM HERE, a unique exhibition of photographs by the visually impaired.

8th We Care Filmfest Awards

On behalf of jury of 8th Edition of We Care Filmfest on disability issues, we are happy to inform you that jury has declared the results as per list given here in below:-

LIST OF AWARD WINNING FILMS OF 8TH EDITION OF WE CARE FILMFEST

Various competitions for V.I. college girls by Mission to the Blind

Mission to the Blind is holding an Event for Visually Challenged college girls in Chennai on October 1st 2011 from 10am to 4pm at St. Andrew's Church campus, Egmore, opposite Thinathanthi office, Chennai.
This event will have different competitions, games, team games etc. The objective is to motivate the young visually impaired college going girls by providing them the opportunity to prove themselves.

7th Lal Advani Memorial Lecture

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CELL & INDIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION

Cordially invite you to 7th Lal Advani Memorial Lecture
on
(Tuesday) April 26, 2011 at 10.45 a.m.
at
The Conference Centre
(Opposite the Department of Botany and Near Nirula’s)
University of Delhi

Speaker: Dr. Maya Thomas
Editor, Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Journal

Topic: Reflections on Community Based Rehabilitation

World Congress Braille21

The World Congress Braille21 will take place from 27 to 30 of September 2011.

Braille21 Award

TOT (Training of Trainer) for Employability & Employment

Details: TOT (Training of Trainer) for Employability & Employment

Objective: To build capacity with the basic tools required to work on employment and employability of Persons With Disabilities.

Duration:

4 days
(18-Apr-2011 to 21-Apr-2011)
(9:30 am to 6:00 pm)

Medium of TOT:

English

Methodology:

It is an instructor led program using Tutor manuals and Teaching aids clubbed with group discussions and mock sessions.

Eligibility:

Eyeway Ophthalmologists' Meet

Eyeway, with cooperation from Nasik Ophthalmological Association, is organising and hour's meet on 26 September 2011, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meet will be held at Tulsi Eye Hospital, Nasik.

Beyond Limits 2011

Beyond Limits, the annual exhibition of authentic artworks by artists with disabilities, organised by Family of Disabled, will be held from 14 to 20 April 2011 (11 a.m. to 7 p.mp., daily) at Art Indus Gallery, 37, Santushti Shopping Arcade, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Phone: 011-26883738