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CRC Kozhikode to move to new premises

Mon, 01/17/2022 - 12:04 -- geeta.nair

Union Minister to open the facility through online mode on Tuesday

The Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), Kozhikode, is all set to be shifted to a new building on the premises of the Government Hospital of Dermatology from Tuesday.

CRC Kozhikode is among the 21 such institutions across the country functioning under the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Union Territory of Lakshadweep also comes under it.

No person can be forced to get vaccinated against their wishes: Centre to Supreme Court

Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:48 -- geeta.nair

The Centre said this in its affidavit filed in response to a plea by NGO Evara Foundation seeking door-to-door, priority COVID-19 vaccination for persons with disabilities.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual.

Campus closure takes a toll on visually challenged students

Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:19 -- geeta.nair

Lack of scribes and audio format lessons hits competitive exam aspirants.

The lockdown has caused a shortage of scribes and audio recordings of study material, leaving many visually challenged students in Tiruchi, especially those attempting competitive exams, in the lurch.

The shift to online classes and widespread closure of college campuses have together created a tough situation for visually challenged aspirants to government and banking exams.

Scientists develop durable Braille maps using digital embossing technology

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

Scientists from National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) under the Department of Science & Technology have developed user-friendly long lasting durable Braille maps using advanced technology for visually challenged students in the country.

The digital embossing technology is a technology which eliminates the need for printing plates, moulds, chemicals, and solvents, emitting no pollutants or waste and reduces overall energy usage, said a statement from the DST here.

DPM students celebrate World Braille Day

Fri, 01/07/2022 - 11:15 -- geeta.nair

ITANAGAR, 5 Jan: The Donyi Polo Mission School for the Hearing and Visually Impaired in Chimpu celebrated World Braille Day with the visually impaired students of the school in a befitting manner on 4 January, followed by a sensitization programme on 5 January.
The school conducted its sensitization programme on Braille at Kendriya Vidyalaya -II, Itanagar for the students of classes XI and XII and made the students aware about Braille and other systems of special education meant for blind children for an inclusive society.

2 develop device to generate real-time Braille impressions

Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Bengaluru: Inspired by the idea that reading is a joy no one   should be deprived of, two youngsters have developed an  advanced Braille reader and navigation system.
Ruchitha   J and Rohit Natesh have created a prototype of the system  that consists of a box-like device generating real-time  Braille impressions. The user needs to click on the link  to an article or a book’s PDF and the text is converted into   Braille immediately. “The system is developed to have a  visually impaired-friendly interface with help of voice  instructions and a physical button setup,” Ruchitha said.

Braille-audio library project to be launched

Mon, 01/03/2022 - 11:50 -- geeta.nair

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty will inaugurate a Braille-audio library project at Government School for the Visually Impaired at Vazhuthacaud here on January 4, World Braille Day.

The day marks the 213th birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the man behind the Braille system, a language system of reading and writing that is used by the visually impaired.

The Braille-audio library project at the school has been implemented under the supervision of the District Library Council with financial assistance from the Kerala State Library Council.
 

Entrepreneurship is guiding light for this visually-impaired Kerala woman

Thu, 12/30/2021 - 10:51 -- geeta.nair

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When Geetha Saleesh was just 13, her eyesight started failing. Over time, her vision diminished and she was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder. And by 15 she became visually impaired. All she could decipher was the presence of light. “I can feel it when light is switched on, that’s all,” says Ottappalam native.

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