In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Dr. Sam Taraporevala, a retired Associate Professor & Head Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the autonomous St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai.
Born blind, his parents chose to educate him in a mainstream school and college, after which he pursued his PhD.
The General Disability camp/UDID camp is being organized at Rao Tula Rao Memorial Hospital, Jafarpur on 22 & 23 March 2022.
Elegible Candidates can visit the Hospital and get benefit under one roof of all the facilities like UDID card, Disability pension, SDM card, DTC Bus pass, Aids and appliances, Education, SC, ST welfare, VRC, WCD scheme etc.
Forty-year-old Anupama (name changed) was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition. Ten years back when Anupama worked as a software developer in Uttar Pradesh, she moved around independently and managed all her work without any assistance. But it was around that time only when she experienced first signs of vision loss.
Can visually-impaired children experience the vibrant world of picture books? Nearly ten years ago, when he was yet to start Thumbi, a bilingual, monthly children’s magazine, Sivaraj dwelled on this thought during a conversation with children’s author, the late Vaandu Mama.
Hyderabad, March 2022……All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) is a body of blind persons working for and with the blind community to open its South Indian headquarters at Hyderabad. AICB, the 42 years old body is made up of various state level associations / organizations, starting from the grass root level. It has 24 affiliates across the country.
A small new office is a rented office in Babukhan Estate, Basheerbagh. It will be formally inaugurated on 19th March Saturday.
Envision is optimizing AI technology to help the visually challenged.
Assistive technology company Envision has unveiled its latest version of Smart Glasses to help those with no or low vision see better with the power of AI.
State Bank of India
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Phone: 022-22820427; Fax: 022-22820411; E-mail: crpd@sbi.co.in
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:https://sbi.co.in/web/careers/current-openings
The last date for submission of application:25.03.2022
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Kiran Kaja, who works as an Accessibility Program Lead with Instagram in Menlo Park, California, United States.
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The power of knowledge is well known to everyone and knowledge comes from books.
We understand the difficulties faced by print disabled (blind, low vision, aged people etc) in getting a book for reading in an accessible format.
The add-on to this problem is the fact that many people don't have the right tools for the reading and may face difficulty for the resources that provide such accessible books.
Many blind and visually impaired people in the country depend on government welfare schemes and provisions to manage their lives. With Covid-19, livelihood options shrunk for a majority of the blind population, working in the informal sector as hawkers or daily wagers. Many of them now completely rely on the government social security schemes for their sustenance.
NTPC Limited
TPC Bhawan, SCOPE Complex,
7, Institutional Area,
Lodi Road,
New Delhi-110033
Advt. No. 07/22
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:https://careers.ntpc.co.in/openings.php
The last date for submission of application:21.03.2022
NTPC is looking for looking for promising, energetic, young professionals with brilliant academic record to join the organization as:
Posts:
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Bengal Engineer Group and Centre Roorkee-247667
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: employment news dated 12th march, page 30
The last date for submission of application:10.04.2022
Applications are invited from eligible Indian nationals for the following posts in prescribed format as per Annexure A (in A4 size paper)
Posts:
High Court
Telangana
Hyderabad
Notification No. 8/2022
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://tshc.gov.in/documents/reccell_14_2022_03_03_16_06_11.pdf
The last date for submission of application:04.04.2022
Telangana High Court Recruitment 2022 . High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad invites Online Application for the recruitment of 592 Junior Assistant, Steno, Copyist & Other Vacancies.
Baroda U.P.Bank
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.barodaupbank.in/webdata/pdf/2022/Final_detailed_advt_15_47.pdf
Last date for Registration & Submission of Online application : 15.03. 2022
ENGAGEMENT OF APPRENTICES UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT, 1961
Applications are invited from Indian Citizens for engagement as apprentices under the Apprentice Act 1961 (as amended from time to time).
Bhubaneswar: Mo College Abhijan received a contribution of rupees one lakh for the construction of an IT aided reading room for visually impaired students at Ramadevi Women’s University Bhubaneswar.
The contribution was made by Shyamali Mohapatra (current Registrar of the varsity) who handed over the cheque to the Chairperson Akash Dasnayak at the Mo College Abhijan office on behalf of her mother Binodini Mohapatra.
Blind candidates appeared for the secondary examination. But when you come to take the exam, you know there is no writer. The test becomes inconclusive. In the end, with the support of Trinamool leader Anubrata Mandal, he was able to sit the blind test very quickly.
HIGH COURT OF DELHI : NEW DELHI
(website :www.delhihighcourt.nic.in)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://applycareer.co.in/dhc/highcourtdjse2022/Adv-Eng.pdf
The last date for submission of application: will be 20.03.2022
DELHI JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION – 2022
Bank of Baroda
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.bankofbaroda.in/-/media/Project/BOB/CountryWebsites/India/Ca...
The last date for submission of application: will be 24.03.2022
RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN BANK OF BARODA
22-year-old Ashwin, a resident of Chikmagalur in Karnataka was diagnosed with retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition at an early age. But his vision remained intact till he completed his Civil Engineering.
SWAMI SHRADDHANAND COLLEGE
(University of Delhi)
Alipur, Delhi-110036
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: www.ss.du.ac.in.
The last date for submission of application: will be 20.03.2022
Swami Shraddhanand College invites online applications on regular basis for talented and motivated candidates, for the following posts.
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