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.
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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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.
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).
As per the AISHE report of 2018-19, a total of 85,877 PwD (Persons with Disabilities) students are enrolled in higher education in India. To support and encourage these students to pursue their education, different government departments run several scholarship schemes. These schemes range from merit-based programmes to means-based and merit-cum-means based programmes.
A drug reaction 20 years ago affected the retina of Pramit Bhargava, an alumnus of IIT-BHU and IIM-B. Since then, he slowly started losing his vision, and by 2012, it had dropped to a point when he could not read anything. Losing his vision had impacted Bhargava, both mentally and physiologically. Low on confidence, the 53-year-old even started questioning himself.
DU released the tentative datesheet for December 2020 examinations on 5th November 2020. The examinations will commence on 12th December and go on till 24th December in Open Book Examinations (OBE) mode.
The University of Delhi (DU) released the tentative date sheet for December 2020 examinations on Thursday, 5th November 2020.
As per the previous notification of DU, the exams for this semester as well as previous semester improvement students will happen in an offline-online blended mode.
New Delhi, December 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India has taken numerous measures to ensure a positive change in the lives of persons with disabilities, as he gave a call for collectively working towards ensuring opportunity and improving accessibility for them.
Modi's comments were in the context of the UN choosing the theme of "Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World” to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
When Anil Babu takes to the screen for the ‘First Bell’ geography class for Class IX students on Monday, it will be a major victory in life for the visually challenged teacher and an inspiration for thousands of students.
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