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Fri, 04/22/2022 - 11:39 -- geeta.nair

Spirotech द्वारा समर्थित नेशनल एसोसिएशन फॉर द ब्लाइंड-दिल्ली की डिजिटल लाइब्रेरी को इस पुस्तक की उपलब्धता की घोषणा करते हुए प्रसन्नता हो रही है। पुस्तक का नाम है: कस्तूरी कुंडल बसै (Kasturi Kundal Base) और लेखिका: मैत्रेयी पुष्पा (Maitreyi Pushpa)
माँ कुछ भी कहे, कस्तूरी को पढ़ना अच्छा लगता है। कलम, खड़िया, तख्ती और पोथी की फिराक में वह दिन-भर घूमा करती है, जिसके कारण घर और खेत के कामों में लापरवाही हो जाती है और वह भाई की फटकार के बाद माँ की मार खाना मंजूर कर लेती है। पढ़ाई के कलम-खड़िया जैसे साधन-प्राप्त करना कस्तूरी जैसी लड़की के न भाग्य में है, न बस में।

India's first radio channel for visually-impaired people 'Radio Aksh' launched in Nagpur

Fri, 04/22/2022 - 11:21 -- geeta.nair

NAGPUR: Country's first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named 'Radio Aksh' has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the concept that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks.

Comply with Chief Secy’s orders on promotion for disabled: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Thu, 04/14/2022 - 10:09 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Saurabh Malik

Chandigarh, April 12

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State of Haryana and its functionaries to take necessary steps to comply with administrative instructions issued by the Chief Secretary’s office regarding promotion of persons with disability.
 

The instructions have been addressed to all the departments across the board in the State of Haryana.

Adventures Beyond Barriers' inclusive tandem cycling expedition from Manali to Khardung La—M2K2022.

Adventures Beyond Barriers' inclusive tandem cycling expedition from Manali to Khardung La—M2K2022.
#M2K2022: I'm interested!
Please fill the form below if you're interested in joining Adventures Beyond Barriers' inclusive tandem cycling expedition from Manali to Khardung La—M2K2022.

Our Batch 1 is from July 29 to August 9, 2022.

Batch 2 is from August 12 to August 23, 2022.

Assistant Engineer(NQA), Lecturer (Chinese), Assistant Director (Fishing Harbour) (UPSC)

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 14:01 -- geeta.nair

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
ADVERTISEMENT NO.07/2022 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Advt-07-2022-engl-080422.pdf

The last date for registration of online applications is 29.04.2022

Fix all issues in 2 govt blind schools in 1 month: HC to Telangana govt

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 10:59 -- geeta.nair

HYDERABAD: In a ray of hope for children of two government high schools for the blind in Dar-ul-Shifa and Malakpet, the Telangana high court on Tuesday set a deadline of three days for the state to fix problems of food, beds, toilets, sanitary napkins, braille books, etc., while ordering it to improve all other facilities within one month.

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Inculcating reading as habit.
A good reading habit opens up mind to plathora of possibilities as well as humungous knowledge of the world and improves verbal abilities, inspire creativity, expands knowledge base and sharpen writing skills. Being a visually impaired we face lot of problems finding books in Accessible format.
This webinar series intended to solve the problem.
This week, we will learn the use of Dolphin EasyReader and National Digital Library of India (NDLI) applications on Android devices.

Happy learning

Information technology has become an integral part of our lives. More so after the pandemic and the following work/study from home operations. One cannot imagine a life without a smartphone or a computer. Ever wondered if visually impaired people use technology? How does a blind person shop online, book movie tickets or catch the latest news online?

‘Violation’ of rights of disabled students: Umang Foundation to challenge Himachal board, CBSE rules

Tue, 04/12/2022 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

The Umang Foundation will challenge the rules of the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education, Central Board of School Education (CBSE) and state and national open schools, which violate the rights of disabled students, in the high court.
Expert member of the State Disability Advisory Board, chairman of Umang Foundation and nodal officer for Disability Affairs of the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla, Prof Ajay Srivastava said that the rules of these educational bodies do not conform with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.

Eyeway Conversations with David Absalom

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with David Absalom, Honorary General Secretary of the Indian Blind Sports Association (IBSA) and the Asia Continental Chairperson of International Blind Sports Federation.

IBSA was founded in 1986 and has since emerged as the premier national blind sports body in the country with over 247 affiliates in 27 States. It is the sole Indian Affiliate of the International Blind Sports Federation, the apex sports organization for blind sports in the world.  It is also affiliated with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

Vinod Kapri shares video of visually-impaired man singing Mohammed Rafi's Jaane Walon Zara. Rekha Bhardwaj reacts

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 10:56 -- geeta.nair

Filmmaker Vinod Kapri is quite an avid social media user and his Twitter account is filled with million-dollar videos and pictures featuring aam janta. On 6th April, he shared a delightful video of a visually-impaired man singing Mohammed Rafi’s iconic song Jaane Walon Zara. The clip has obviously gone viral online and netizens are absolutely loving it.

PU, PGIMER faculty get patent for oral healthcare education device for visually-impaired

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 10:52 -- geeta.nair

The device, created by PU, PGIMER facult members, comprises a dental model having diseased and healthy teeth, inflamed and healthy gingival tissues and a sensor.
Panjab University’s representatives on Thursday said the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) professors have been granted a patent for an oral healthcare educational device for the visually impaired children.

GDPL of Kota facilitates voice donations to help visually impaired students read KOTA: A Government Public Divisional Library (GPDL) of Kota has taken a unique initiative of facilitating voice donations from people for helping visually impaired students a

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

KOTA: A Government Public Divisional Library (GPDL) of Kota has taken a unique initiative of facilitating voice donations from people for helping visually impaired students and senior citizens read books in audio.
GPDL has prepared a database of over 1000 voice donors, including library readers, voice-over artists, and theater artists. Other 40 voice donors have already donated their total 120 voice recordings for helping the visually impaired and senior citizens read books.

Students like Akshita (19) are among the beneficiary of the voice donation facility of the GPDL.

DC Impact: HC takes up plight of visually impaired kids

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 10:29 -- geeta.nair

The HC committee for suo motu petitions took the report to the notice of Chief Justice Sharma who directed converting it as a petition.
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court took up a Deccan Chronicle report on the deplorable conditions of the two government-run schools for visually impaired children in the city as a suo motu writ petition and appointed senior counsel L. Ravichander as amicus curiae to assist the court as it dealt with the issue.

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