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Be My Scribe

On April 3rd, 2025, the WE4YOU organization is launching "Be My Scribe," an initiative to support visually impaired students in completing their exams, at Jaydev Bhawan in Bhubaneswar.
Here's a summary of the initiative:

Who is Shark Tank 4 new judge, the visually impaired Srikanth Bolla? His education, family. His company employs 500 people

Shark Tank India’ has a new ‘shark’. And it’s none other than Srikanth Bolla, the founder and chairman of Bollant Industries. Bolla broke the news on social media. Taking to Instagram, he shared a series of pictures from the show’s set and wrote, “To survive a pool of sharks, you need to become one yourself.”

DoE releases admission guidelines for special schools under Delhi Govt.

New Delhi, The Directorate of Education (DoE) has released guidelines for admissions to Delhi government-run special schools for entry-level classes and Classes 1 to 9 and 11. According to a circular dated March 6, students from recognized schools will be directly admitted to Classes 6 to 9.

Visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity to join judicial services: SC

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday held that visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity of employment in judicial services. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan had reserved the judgement on six petitions, including a suo motu (on its own) case, on December 3, last year over non-grant of quota to such candidates in judicial services in a few states.

Visually impaired candidates eligible for judgeship, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that visually impaired candidates could not be said to be “not suitable” for judicial service, citing examples of accomplished blind individuals who have excelled and made significant contribution to the field of law.

Delhi DGHS to Handle Disability Certificate Appeals

The Delhi government issued an important notification on February 3rd 2025 regarding the issuance of disability certificates under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The notification, outlines a significant change in the process for individuals seeking a disability certificate in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

24-year-old Indian para-athlete who met PM Modi, Mukesh Ambani says villagers called her ‘waste’ for being blind

24-year-old Rakshitha Raju who won gold medals at the 2018 and 2023 Asian Games and competed in Paris paralympics opened up about her journey, prejudices she faced for being blind and her guide runner in an interview with BBC.

First fashion show for visually impaired, in Panchkula

The first national solo fashion show for the totally blind and low-vision, male-female category was hosted in Panchkula on Sunday

From Village To Victory: Blind Student Sukhdev Kewat Shines At Para Athletics Grand Prix In Dubai

RAIPUR: In a remarkable display of grit and determination, 17-year-old Sukhdev Kewat, a 100% visually impaired student from Chiknidih, a small village in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chhattisgarh, made India proud at the Dubai 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix - 16th Fazza in Dubai. This championship is organised for people of determination.

Competing in the T11 visually impaired category, Sukhdev clinched the silver medal in the 400-metre race, clocking an impressive 59.00 seconds—becoming the first Indian athlete in his category to achieve this feat.

SEBI AGM, a visually impaired from chanda, is guiding light on investment for the disabled

Nagpur: Rahul Kelapure, assistant general manager (AGM-investor awareness department), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mumbai, has supported over 10,000 individuals, including numerous persons with disabilities, to cultivate financial acumen and make prudent investments as part of his investor awareness initiative.
Hailing from Tadoba Road in Chandrapur district, the land of tigers, Kelapure suffers from 100% visual impairment.