CHENNAI: “Since time immemorial, persons with disabilities have never been on the receiving end of the reservation they deserve. Though officials say they are providing jobs, I know at least a thousand unemployed PwD. The government also does not put it up in public the number of jobs it has reserved,” said A Kanakaraj, a disability rights activist.
Every year, during the wedding anniversary, TMN Deepak entertains a particular wish — buy his wife a saree at T.Nagar or any other shopping centre. A simple wish which can be fulfilled easily, you may think. But Deepak doesn’t think that way. The very thought of getting into T.Nagar depresses him as the pavements there are not accessible to him.
The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, having the powers of a civil court, has sought written submissions from the Commissioner, Stationery and Printing Department and the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission following a complaint raised by a petitioner who has alleged non-implementation of the statutory rights granted under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Under SVEEP programme, visually impaired gives message to must register and cast vote
Ferozepur, November 10, 2020: Under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation program, better known as SVEEP, a flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India, on Tuesday, an awareness meet was held at Blind Home and visually impaired inmate conveyed the message to youths who have completed 18-years age, to register for news votes, before December 15.
HC notice to govt over non-distribution of ‘talking laptops’ to visually impaired
A PIL has been filed in the Karnataka High Court over the non-distribution of free ‘talking laptops’ to visually impaired students in the state. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka ordered issuance of notice to the state government in response to the PIL filed by advocate S Umapathi.
Nairobi, November 3
Kenyan students Purity Nduku and Blessing Cheroo, who go to a boarding school for blind and partially blind children near Nairobi, often walk holding hands.
That way "you are sure you have the support and if something happens, your friend will help," Nduku says.
However, this simple yet vital tool of holding hands makes it very difficult to comply with the government requirement for people to keep a 1.5 metre distance from others as part of its measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Cash deposits at ATMs: Banks to levy charges for transactions. Know rules
ICICI Bank, the private sector lender, will charge a convenience fee for cash deposits by customers in cash recyclers during non-business hours and bank holidays. A fixed amount of ₹50 will be levied for each transaction on the bank holidays and between 6:00 pm and 8:00 am on working days, starting from Sunday, the lender mentioned.
San Francisco, November 1
The latest beta version of iOS packs a feature that can help visually impaired users to effectively maintain social distancing by indicating how far away other people are from them.
Apart from detecting the presence of people, it also measures the distance to people in the view of the iPhone's camera, TechCrunch reported on Saturday.
The feature should be available to iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max running the iOS 14.2 release candidate, said the report.
Giridhar NV was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering hen he lost his vision completely. Mechanical engineering is especially challenging for someone who is completely blind but thanks to technology Giridhar finished his programme with distinction.
It was 2017 and Giridhar NV had just finished celebrating his 20th birthday with friends at home. He was living his childhood dream of studying mechanical engineering and was entering his third year at the CMR Institute of Technology in Bengaluru.
In a major relief to the blind employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the civic body to compensate employees by paying them salary arrears in two parts. The court held that the action of the BMC of not paying salaries to specially-abled employees for not attending work due to the pandemic was discriminatory and illegal. The BMC is to pay the employees the arrears in two parts – one before Diwali, and the second instalment after 45 days of paying the first instalment.
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