State government had not issued any guidelines before making it mandatory.

A section of aided primary school managers have claimed that 4% reservation for people with disabilities will prove to be challenge to those running single schools.

In a recent memorandum to General Education Minister V. Sivankutty, functionaries of Kerala Aided (Primary) School Managers Association (KASMA) had pointed out that the Education department had issued an order making the quota mandatory for aided schools only in November last year.

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.

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.

Madurai: The Madras high court has directed the Centre to  process the application by a visually impaired man seeking  GST concession for purchasing a car.

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.