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Government proposes to set up University of Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Sciences

New Delhi, December 26

The government has proposed to set up a "first of its kind" university covering the entire gamut of disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in an accessible environment.

In a public notice issued on December 24, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has invited comments from stakeholders on a draft bill to set up the university.

Special educator wins best teacher award

A special educator at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School at Nambiyur here has received the “Best Teacher Award 2020” from the State Government for his service towards the differently abled students.

J. Manjunathan, serving in the school since 2009, is one among the three teachers in the State who received the award from the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on the occasion of International Day of Disabled Persons on December 21 in Chennai.

Children with disabilities impacted most during lockdown: Study

HYDERABAD: Education of children with disabilities (CWDs) was among the most-affected segments of life during various phases of the Covid-linked lockdown, a study by an independent agency in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala has found.

Kind-hearted souls show the way to 18-year-old visually impaired

For a journalist, the high point is always when a story makes an impact. Some stories ‘wake up’ the administration to act whereas some make a positive impact on the lives about whom we write. It was the latter for the diarist this year.

Setting an example for others in tough times

PUDUKKOTTAI: Ever since the lockdown was imposed in the State there was a shortage of blood in several blood banks. Fear of contracting the virus prevented many from coming to hospitals to donate blood. Now, though the situation is slowly getting back to normalcy, a visually-impaired teacher here is being an inspiration to those who have a second thought.

16-year-old from Sonala village invents 'Blind Eye', an artificial eye for the visually-impaired

At a mere age of 16, T Ravi Kiran, a young genius from Sonala village in Adilabad district, has invented a device called 'Blind Eye', which acts as an artificial eye for the visually-impaired. Ravi's innovation, on which he has been working for the last three years and one that also won him accolades across the country, is capable of three things - read, recognise and navigate.

A step closer to care

CHENNAI: Exposure to light, translation of visual information into electric information, and the progression of a mere image into a cohesive visual map – the layered processes that enable one’s sense of sight has been a matter of important discussion; especially now, amid the pandemic, where spiking virtual interactions and increased screen time have become the new normal.

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Get disability ID cards at Sewa Kendras now

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 9

Specially-abled persons can apply for the Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) at the Sewa Kendras or at the government hospitals at the district/block/ tehsil level or online personally, said Deputy Commissioner Ghanshaym Thori.

Dive deep to understand our agony & make life easier for us’

Tribune New Service

Amritsar, December 8

Calling the push towards ‘Accessible India’ a mere superficial attempt to make life better for the disabled citizens, Rinku Malik, 31, a music teacher from city, says that there needs to be a deeper understanding of what independence and self-reliance means for persons with disabilities (PwDs).