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Watch out for blurred vision, survivors told

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 09:51 -- geeta.nair

Critically-ill patients who were administered steroids can be at risk of developing ocular complications.

Retina and cornea consultants have urged people to watch out for eye-related complications after recovering from COVID-19.

Specialists from L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) said that critically-ill COVID patients who were administered steroids to mitigate complications in lung and other organs can be at risk of developing steroid related ocular complications.

Debit Card, Credit Card new rules come into force from October 1. All you need to know

Thu, 10/01/2020 - 10:07 -- geeta.nair

Debit Card, Credit Card new rules come into force from October 1. All you need to know

In an attempt to make online and card payments more secure, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for banks, cardholders that will be effective from October 1, 2020.

Two Hyderabadis, working towards building a more accessible world, win design awards

Wed, 09/30/2020 - 12:23 -- geeta.nair

HYDERABAD: Digital accessibility should be a part of company policies. Are you providing cab services and bathrooms for your disabled employees? Do your lifts have braille labels? These are not big changes. But unfortunately, most workplaces are yet to tap the potential of people with disabilities,” says Raghavendra Satish Peri from Secunderabad, who was one of the recipients of the NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2020. 

Roulette enables visually impaired people to draw tactile diagrams on any paper

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 15:29 -- geeta.nair

Students with blindness and low vision are traditionally discouraged from pursuing mathematics, specifically geometry, given its visual nature. This lack of access translates into a detail of opportunities in academics and employment. Bengaluru-based developer Paul D’Souza is out to change that with his drawing tool Roulette.

Disability brings out the activist in her

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 14:34 -- geeta.nair

Madras High Court advocate has been chosen for Javed Abidi award this year

M. Karpagam, a visually impaired lawyer practising at the Madras High Court, has been selected for this year’s NCPEDP-Mphasis Javed Abidi Universal Design Award in the public policy and advocacy category.

She is the first visually impaired woman advocate who is actively practising, including arguing her cases, in the High Court, she says. Her journey has been fraught with challenges.
 

Disability brings out the activist in her

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 10:14 -- geeta.nair

Madras High Court advocate has been chosen for Javed Abidi award this year

M. Karpagam, a visually impaired lawyer practising at the Madras High Court, has been selected for this year’s NCPEDP-Mphasis Javed Abidi Universal Design Award in the public policy and advocacy category.

She is the first visually impaired woman advocate who is actively practising, including arguing her cases, in the High Court, she says. Her journey has been fraught with challenges.
 

Delhi-based Manovikas Charitable Society initiates virtual learning for people with disabilities

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 11:40 -- geeta.nair

To help the kids and adults with disabilities and their parents cope up with the Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi-based Manovikas Charitable Society –founded in 1997 – initiated virtual programmes – Mashvara and Manbhavan. Mashvara is a live consultation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and Manbhavan tries to engage these kids in cultural and craft activities.

If cobblers,vendors, domestic help included for foodgrains distribution, why not disabled:HC

Wed, 09/23/2020 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday said if cobblers, street vendors and domestic help can be included as categories for disbursal of subsidised foodgrains under the food security law, then why not disabled persons.

Supplementary board exams begin

Tue, 09/22/2020 - 11:46 -- geeta.nair

The supplementary board examinations for Classes 12 and 10 began across Tamil Nadu on Monday with the language paper.

Following the cancellation of the SSLC examination, which was to have been held in March, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Class 10 students who had registered themselves for the examination through schools were declared promoted by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.

They were given mark-sheets based on their half-yearly and quarterly examinations.

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