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Course in social etiquette

Mitra Jyothi is organising a two-day course in social etiquette during the second week of September in Bangalore. Below are further details:

Venue: Mitra Jyothi campus, HSR layout.
Tentative dates: 12 and 13 September (Saturday and Sunday).
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Topics to be covered include:
1. Table manners, including handling cutlery and setting a table.
2. Social skils.
3. Using body language and gestures.
4. Kitchen basics, including grocery identification, lighting a gas burner and other basic tasks.

West Zone Chess Tournament for the Blind 2010

West Zone Chess Tournament for the Blind 2010 will be held at Guru Govindsingh Krida Sankul, Nanded from 27 to 30 May 2010.

This tournament is jointly organised by All India Chess Federation for the Blind and Marathwada Sports Council for the Blind.

Seminar and Workshop on Bookshare

With the help of BPA Ahmedabad and Physiotherapy College for the Blind, Bookshare-India is conducting a one day seminar and workshop on Bookshare in Ahmedabad. The aim of this workshop is listed below:

Retina India Kolkata chapter meeting

Retina India Kolkata invites people for its formal chapter meeting on 22 May 2010 at 2 p.m., which is being held at the premises of the Welfare Society for the Blind, P 102, Diamond Harbour Road, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053.

Workshop at NAB Centre for Blind Women, New Delhi

We are organising a workshop on 12 May 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at NAB Centre for Blind Women, New Delhi, for their new batch of girls. The workshop will be about communication skills, goal setting, and motivation.

Techshare India 2010

Techshare is an international conference on accessibility and is being organized for almost a decade now by The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) UK. Techshare India 2008 was organized for the 1st time in India in February 2008 at New Delhi.

Dance Competition for the Visually Impaired

We are pleased to inform you that the NAB Sports and Cultural Centre for the Visually Impaired will be organising the first Dance Competition for Blind persons from 9th to 11th September, 2009, at the NAB Department of Rehabilitation, King George V Infirmary, Dr. E. Moses Road, Near Famous Studio, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, 400011.

3rd National Convention of SayEverything group

SayEverything is an international mailing group dedicated to persons with disabilities and has been in existence for over 5 years now.

Disable the disability

"Disable the disability" job fair for the differently-abled on 28 August 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Kamarajar Arangam, Teynampet, Chennai.

6th IBSA National Football Tournament for the Blind

Indian Blind Sports Association with the cooperation of the Blind Relief Association is organizing the 6th IBSA National Football Tournament for the blind (B-1) in New Delhi from 26-30 December 2009. Nine teams from Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be participating in the Tournament.

Women with Disability, UNCRPD and Law In India

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a major landmark in the history of disability rights movement. This convention is a reflection of the readiness of the international community to recognize that disability is a human rights issue that requires deeper understanding and specific action to not to treat persons with disabilities as objects of charity in programmes and policies of countries.

Seminar on "Problems faced by visually impaired women and their remedies"

Kerala Federation of the Blind - Women's Forum has decided to conduct a one-day seminar on 13 December 2009, under the auspices of Kerala Women's Commission at NGO Hall, Near Fathima Hospital, Kozhikode.

Disabled and the Right to Education: Stakeholders, State, and Civil Society

SAMBHAVANA cordially invites you to a Conference on the ‘Disabled and the Right to Education: Stakeholders, State and Civil Society’ on Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room No. 22, Arts Faculty, (North Campus), Delhi University.

Ist South Indian Sports Meet 2009

The inaugural function will be held on 25 July 2009 at Velammal School Grounds, T.S.K. Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai - 600037.

The function begins at 9:30 a.m.

Training on DAISY Digital Talking Books Production

Seminar on "Helen Keller, Her Life and Struggle"

Blind Persons' Association requests the pleasure of your company at the seminar on "Helen Keller, Her Life and Struggle" to be held on June 27, 2009, on the occasion of her 129th birth anniversary at H.L. Roy Memorial Hall, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering, Jadabpur University, Kolkata.

This seminar is sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research, Kolkata.

Programme Details:

Workshop on Bookshare

Mitra Jyothi is conducting a workshop on Bookshare. The agenda of the seminar is:

What is Bookshare
What are the key features of Bookshare Library
How Bookshare helps people with print disability in studies and daily life
What is the process to become an individual and institutional member

9th Bihar State Swimming Championship

We are happy to invite you on occasion of 9th Bihar State Swimming Championship for Blind at Chandragupta Jalvihar, Moinul Haq Stadium, Patna (Bihar).

Programme: 9th Bihar State Swimming Championship
Dates: June 20 - 21, 2009
Venue: Chandragupta Jal Vihar, Moinul Haq Stadium, Patna

Sarthak Medical Transcription Training for Visually Impaired

Sarthak Educational Trust in collaboration with EnAble India is launching medical transcription training programme for visually impaired persons. As you are aware, EnAble India has been conducting Medical Transcription Training for the visually impaired.

Similar programme is being run by EnAble India at Bangalore since 2008. As of now 20 visually impaired persons have been trained and most are already employed. The programme would be run with technical support from EnAble India.

Beyond Limits - 2009 (1)

Family of Disabled invites you to the exhibition of paintings made by artists with disabilities from across India. Beyond Limits - 2009 (1) at Lokayata Art Gallery, Mulk Raj Anand Centre Hauz Khas Village New Delhi - 110016 From 20 to 26 August, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily

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