retinAware 2011, a national convention organized by Retina India, is to be held on September 24 & 25, 2011, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, has kindly consented to inaugurate the convention.
Details: TOT (Training of Trainer) for Life-Skills
Objective: To build capacity of trainers who are working with visually impaired young adults so that they can teach the life-skills to visually impaired candidates.
Duration:
5 days
(11-Apr-2011 to 15-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:
We take pleasure to cordially invite you with your family and friends and welcome you to visit the forthcoming Exhibition/ Live Demonstration of the largest display on International Assistive Technology for the visually challenged all in one location to be held at our stall on the occasion of the Retina India Convention 2011 at New Delhi as per the following details which will give you a great opportunity to witness a live demonstration of the same as well as get a hands on experience of trying them p
Saksham, under the banner of DAISY forum of India, is organising a one-day seminar on "READING WITHOUT SEEING" in collaboration with NAB Kullu at Chander Abha Mahila Kalyaan Bhawan
U I D special Camp Announcement
Details: TOT (Training of Trainer) for CTVI (Computer Training for Visually Impaired)
Objective: To build capacity for the teachers of different schools, NGOs & individuals who will provide computer training for visually impaired children & adults.
Duration:
5 days
(05-Apr-2011 to 09-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.
Leadership training for young voices supported by Leonard Cheshire Disability South Asia Regional Office.
The leadership training has been organized for the young people with disability who are in the age group of 16 to 25 years for all cross disability who are reciding in Bengaluru
Date: 13-14 August 2011 (Saturday and Sunday).
Venue: Bangalore, exact venue will be confirmed on 10 August.
Contents of training:
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 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.
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 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
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.
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’.
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
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
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)
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.
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.
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)
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.
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