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Tarun Kumar, a 31-year-old resident of Dwarka, Delhi, has turned his life around after years of uncertainty and isolation brought on by a degenerative eye condition. Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) in 2017, Tarun gradually lost over 70% of his vision. 

In 2003, he lost his father, who ran a water management and construction business. Thrust into adulthood early, Tarun had to leave his education to take care of the family business. Adding to his burdens, RP wasn’t just his own condition; his mother, brother, and sister also have RP.

PTI Teacher, Punjab Education Recruitment Board (PERB),

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 16:42 -- geeta.nair

Punjab Education Recruitment Board (PERB), 
Punjab

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit: https://educationrecruitmentboard.com/
Last Date for Apply Online  22.08.2025

The Education Recruitment Board Punjab Recruitment 2025 for 2000 posts of PTI Teacher.
Candidates with 12TH, 10TH, D.P. Ed Can Apply Online. The online application opens on 23-07-2025, and closes on 22-08-2025

Openings in Bangalore and Mumbai for PWD candidates from Tech background of 2024 & 2025 passout batch

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 15:37 -- geeta.nair

Capgemini India, openings in Bangalore and Mumbai for PWD candidates from Tech background of 2024 & 2025 passout batch. Please share the profiles in the attached format by Friday 1st August. Please find the details of the total demand for PWD candidates for 2025 below.
Location: Bangalore
Practice: SAP
Educational stream: BSc, BCA, B.Voc, BIT, B.E/B.Tech/  B.Sc. (Hons) in Tech Fields, MSc and MCA
Location: Mumbai
Practice: Oracle
Educational stream: B.E/B. Tech/ MSc (I.T./C.S.)and MCA

Barrier Break, Mumbai, Job vacancy

Mon, 07/28/2025 - 11:49 -- geeta.nair

Job vacancy at Barrier Break, Mumbai
JOB OPENING at Barrier Break
DISABILITY: Visual impairment
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Experience of 1 or 2 years
2. ⁠Immediate joining OR Maximum 30 days notice period at previous job
CRITERIA:
1. Experienced with Accessibility
2. ⁠Knowledge of WCAG guidelines
3. ⁠Knowledge of area specifications
4. ⁠Fluency in English (spoken & written)
5. ⁠Fluency with MS Word
6. ⁠⁠Fluency with Excel shortcuts
7. ⁠Fluency with JAWS &/or NVDA⁠
SALARY: Based on last CTC

A Classroom of Hope

A Classroom of Hope

Born in 1997 in a small village in Balod, Chhattisgarh, Bhavesh Sonkar grew up as the youngest of four siblings. Though he was born with low vision, he remained unaware of the extent of his visual impairment during his early years. He attended mainstream school, joining his peers in daily activities and managing classroom challenges with quiet determination—sitting on the front bench, squinting to read the blackboard, and pushing forward despite the difficulties.

2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing: nominations are still open

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 10:31 -- geeta.nair

Nominations are still open for the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which honours one publisher and one project or initiative for outstanding work in improving the accessibility of e-books or digital publications for people who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled. 

Manager Grade ‘B’(SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI)

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 16:43 -- geeta.nair

SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA (SIDBI)
HEAD OFFICE: SIDBI TOWER, 
15 ASHOK MARG, LUCKNOW - 226001
Advertisement No. 03 /Grade ‘A’ and ‘B’ / 2025-26

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit: https://www.sidbi.in/head/uploads/career_document/SIDBI_DETAILED_WEB_ADV...
Last Date for Apply Online  11.08..2025

Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘A’ and Grade ‘B’–General and Specialist Stream: 2025.

393 vision centres launched under Asha Kirana across Karnataka

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 12:00 -- geeta.nair

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar inaugurated the vision centre at the BBMP Multispeciality Hospital in Govindaraj Nagar on Thursday. This would mark the simultaneous inauguration of all vision centres across the state, he said.
393 vision centres launched under Asha Kirana across Karnataka.Credit: DH photo Bengaluru: Under the Asha Kirana initiative, 393 vision centres were launched across Karnataka on July 3. The initiative aims to tackle preventable blindness.

Hiring Announcement for the Position of Felicitator in Pharmaceutical Company

Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:02 -- geeta.nair

Walk-in Interview on 12th July at NAB Delhi, R.K. Puram

National Association for the Blind (NAB Delhi) Branch invites applications for the position of FELICITATOR (Sales Manager) in a reputed pharmaceutical company.

About the Company
AWAKESOUL PHARMACEUTICAL PVT. LTD. is an 8-year-old pharmaceutical company and the first in the world working for a Social Cause.

Job Details
• Location: Janakpuri West, New Delhi
• Vacancy: 1
• Industry: Pharmaceutical
• Qualification: Graduation required
• Languages: Fluent in Hindi and English

From Gurumukhi to Braille: Patiala University joins dots, launches inclusive tool for Visually Impaired

Wed, 07/09/2025 - 10:10 -- geeta.nair

PATIALA: A technology developed by a research team at Punjabi University here enables the conversion of Punjabi texts into Braille, empowering visually impaired individuals to access written content in their native language.

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