What’s New

Career Workshop On Voice Vision's 11th Anniversary

Voice Vision, started in April 2000 as a computer training institute for the blind and visually impaired with the help of assistive technology in the form or JAWS screen reading software). We have come a long way over the last 11 years. An enjoyable journey through the passage of time which has seen the inclusion of various initiatives such as the reader-writer support, facilitating easy access of NGO information on one platform, incepting a matrimonial portal to name a few.

Residency photo workshop for the visually impaired

Residency photo workshop for the visually impaired organised by Blind With Camera & GOA-CAP from 13th to 15th August 2011 at Goa

The Beyond Sight Foundation (Blind With Camera) in collaboration with Goa - Centre for Alternative Photography (www.goa-cap.com) has organized residency photography workshop for the visually impaired from 13th to 15th August 2011 in Goa. The workshops will be from 9am to 7pm, all 3 days.

Fine Arts Talent Competition for the Visually Challenged

The Akhtar Trust for the Blind organizing Fine Art Talent Competition Programme for all visually challenged students and others at Masjid Bandar, Mumbai, on 1st April, 2011. The interested candidates can participate in the following competitions:

1. Vocal Music
2. Self-compose Poem
3. Elocution

Audience are also welcome to encourage their participants at the venue.

Venue:
Bldg No. 33, 3rd Floor, Above Punjab National Bank,
Dariasthan State (Kaau Galli),
Masjid Bandar (West),
Mumbai - 400 003

Nethrodaya - State Level Chess Tournament for the Visually Challenged

Nethrodaya cordially invite you to the valedictory function of the State Level Chess Tournament for the Visually Challenged at Radha Regent, 171, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600106

Date: 7th August 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 04.00 PM

Guests of Honour

Job fair for differently abled persons

The Tamil Nadu Differently Abled Welfare Association will organise a job fair for persons with disability at Island Grounds in Chennai on March 19.

N. Ravi, president of the association, informed that reputed employers from cities all over the country will participate.

The event is open for physically, visually and hearing challenged candidates.

Applications can be downloaded from the website: www.view360.in or obtained in person from the association in their centres/districts or at the head office.

Talk: Visual Disability, Rehabilitation, Society And Their Psycho- Social Implications

The disability colloquium of Sambhavana invites you for a talk by Prof. T.B. Singh, Professor H.O.D., Clinical psychology, IHBAS, Delhi.

He has chosen to speak on ‘Visual Disability, Rehabilitation, Society And Their Psycho- Social implications’.

The Delhi Dash

Treasure hunt with Blind Navigators
A treasure hunt where a sighted driver is ‘shown’ the way to the treasure by a blind navigator using a clue sheet written in Braille

Event objectives include:
a) Adventure and fun for the blind and their sighted team mates
b) Appreciation of the challenges faced by the blind
c) Fund raising for the education of the blind

First National Annual Conference on Disability

Equal Opportunity Cell, Delhi University cordially invites you to participate in the first National Conference on Disability between March 3-5, 2011 at the University Guest House, University of Delhi.

If you are interested to attend the conference, please register latest by March 2, 2011.

For any information regarding the conference, contact us at eoc@du.acin; Ph:011-27662602.

First National Annual Conference on Disability
March 3-5, 2011, University of Delhi

Day 1, Thursday, March 3, 2011

Beyond Limits-2009

Family of Disabled invites you to the exclusive exhibition of artworks by artists with disabilities from across India

Beyond Limits-2009

(the sixth edition in the series of Beyond Limits)

Screening of "Bilal"

All are invited to the Screening of the film “Bilal” directed by Saurav Sarangi.

It will be screened on 20 November 2009, Friday, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 56 of the Arts Faculty building, English department, University of Delhi, Delhi-7.

Low Vision Camp

Client Service Department is thrilled with the results of the free Low Vision Assessment and Low vision aid programme taken up by the department and we have continued our efforts to benefit more and more blind persons with Low/Partial vision.

School level competitions for Visually Impaired students

Indian Association of the Blind, Delhi is going to organize the School level competitions for the Visually challenged students on 14-15 November at Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Rani Jhansi Road, Delhi.

There would be 4 type of events in 2 days programs. These competitions as are as follows:

Saturday, 14 November 2009.

1. Hindi Braille reading, up to Class-5.
2. Poetry Recital, up to Class-5.
3. Braille writing, Class 6-8.
4. Hindi Ashu Nibandh Lekhan Pratiyogita, Class 6-8. (The topic will be given on the spot)

eLiving 2011

We are very glad to inform you that Resource Centre for Differently Abled( RCDA) of Loyola College, Chennai successfully completed its five years of excellent service through ICTs since Jan 2006. We have planned to organize ‘eLiving 2011’ – a technical awareness program and intercollegiate technical competition for the visually impaired college going students on Feb 12th and 13th 2011.

We Care Abilities Mela

Brotherhood, Business & Community Foundation (BCF), UN Information Centre, and Indian Red Cross Society, Faridabad are jointly organizing We Care Abilities Mela from 11 to 12 November 2009 at Faridabad Chambers of Commerce, Sector 11-B, Faridabad from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The local organizations AADI, Akriti, ERCSC, Tender Heart etc. are supporting in organizing the mela.

Second Delhi University Equal Opportunity Cell Sports Meet

Sports Meet: Saturday & Sunday, February 5-6, 2011
Time: 9.00 – 5.30
Venue: The Polo Grounds, University of Delhi

List of Events:

All events will be conducted for men and women separately

Second Delhi University Equal Opportunity Cell Chess Competition

Chess Competitions:

Saturday & Sunday, January 29-30, 2011

Time: 9.00 – 5.30

Anjali National Children Festival

Anjali was born as a tiny project in 2001 to create an inclusive society through interactive and joyful learning. Besides being a model for ‘One World’ and ‘Joyful Learning’ – it is also the ONLY Children’s Festival in India. We have been able to involve 5700 children already. Children from 14 states have participated in this camp.

Education on Consumer Rights

We are very happy to inform you that Mitra Jyothi is conducting a one-day workshop on the topic "Education on Consumer Rights" in collaboration with National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, Dehradun for the people with visual impairement, staff of organisations working for visually impaired and care takers can attend this workshop.