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Valentine’s Day 2021: This visually-challenged couple’s story shows love is much more than physical appearance

Niraj Gera, a well-known social documentary photographer, chanced upon Deepak and Arti at Delhi’s Connaught Place last year, when the visually-challenged couple was walking towards the Metro station. “They were lovingly supporting each other and I could make out from their presence they were much more than friends. I couldn’t resist my eagerness to strike a friendly conversation with the love birds.

Visually impaired face new challenges navigating a world remade by COVID-19

Will Butler breezed through the entrance of the Silver Lake Trader Joe’s, bypassing a small line of shoppers waiting to get in. An employee monitoring access said nothing as Butler swept a white cane to find his way inside.

Butler had no idea he’d cut in front.

How would I find the line?” the legally blind 31-year-old asked.

Hostel facility sought for disabled

Shimla, February 17

Expert member of HP State Advisory Board on Disability and chairman of Umang Foundation Ajai Srivastava has urged Education Minister Govind Thakur to ensure college and school hostel accommodation to visually impaired and other students who can’t walk due to disability.

Social security dept to link Aadhaar with welfare schemes

Chandigarh The Punjab social security, women and child development department has decided to link Aadhaar with the scheme for financial assistance to disabled persons to enable eligible beneficiaries to get their dues promptly in a transparent manner.

The Punjab social security, women and child development department has decided to link Aadhaar with the scheme for financial assistance to disabled persons to enable eligible beneficiaries to get their dues promptly in a transparent manner.

Visually impaired operated upon

Hoshiarpur: Continuing the mission to light up lives of visually impaired, the Rotary Club, Hoshiarpur, arranged corneal implant of 16 corneal visually impaired patients in December 2020. Rotary Club chief Gopal Vasudeva told the members that out of 16 patients, 13 were from Punjab, one each from Haryana, Himachal and Uttar Pradesh. Secretary Parveen Palial said the patients were operated upon by Dr Rohit Gupta of Guru Ka Langar Eye Hospital, Chandigarh, and Dr Shakeen Singh of Amritsar.

Visually-challenged persons demand free smartphones

A group of visually-challenged persons from Sakkimangalam on Monday complained that they were not given smartphones by the district administration.

The State government proposed to give smart mobile phones to differently abled persons to enable them to communicate with others using sign language through video-calling facility and for higher education purpose.

Blindness, disability no bar to being judge: SC

NEW DELHI: In a landmark judgment to enable the disabled live with dignity and compete with others on equal footing,the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a person's blindness or physical disabilities is no disqualification for appointment as Judge.

Doctor opens 'One Rupee' clinic for poor people in Odisha

Sambalpur: A doctor in Odisha's Sambalpur district has opened a 'One Rupee' clinic to provide treatment to the poor and underprivileged people.

Shankar Ramchandani an assistant professor in the department of medicine at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, has opened the clinic in Burla town where patients have to pay just one Rupee for treatment.

Ramchandani said that the one Rupee fee clinic is part of his long standing desire to provide free treatment to the poor and underprivileged beyond duty hour.

Guidance note on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the COVID-19 WASH response

This guidance note provides an overview of the risks that persons with disabilities face in the COVID-19 response regarding accessing humanitarian services and proposes actions to address these risks within the WASH response specifically. This note draws on the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action, 1 WASH chapter, applying these to the North West Syria COVID-19 response.

Lending a helping hand to visually-challenged

Chennai: The visually-challenged women who work there make envelopes, notebooks, candles, etc. To support them, Avantica started giving orders for tote bags that she giveaway for every order.