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Determined to ensure every child with disability has access to quality education’, says Nagaland State Disability Commissioner - Newz Hook - Changing Attitudes towards Disability

Mon, 09/21/2020 - 10:47 -- geeta.nair

At a time when Tamil Nadu is singling out children with disabilities by forcing them to sit for board exams despite the pandemic, comes this positive step towards inclusive education thanks to the efforts of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Diethono Nakhro.

All schools in Nagaland, recognised and registered by the state government will henceforth provide inclusive education to children with disabilities.

Audio capsules: A boon for visually impaired students

Mon, 09/21/2020 - 10:35 -- geeta.nair

Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) Audio capsules recorded by a faculty member of a degree college in Uttar Pradesh have proved to be a boon for visually challenged students.

The faculty member Rakesh Jain who is recording these capsules of knowledge is also visually impaired.

“The audio module is in big demand in European countries where the word spread through NRIs at rehabilitation universities,” said Jain.

Lockdown and Persons with Disabilities: Survey recommends enforcing disability inclusive guidelines across India

Fri, 05/22/2020 - 15:03 -- geeta.nair

Considering the numerous challenges that Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) have been facing during lockdown, a recent survey recommends enforcing the March 27, 2020 Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) guidelines for securing financial support to become “truly Atmanirbhar”.

Big news for college students! Modi govt allows top 100 universities to start online courses by May 30

Thu, 05/21/2020 - 12:25 -- geeta.nair

Study from Home initiative by Modi government: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that top 100 universities of the countries will be automatically allowed to start online education courses by May 30, 2020.

Plea seeks steps for visually, auditorily impaired students during online classes

Thu, 05/21/2020 - 11:34 -- geeta.nair

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking mechanism for students with visual or auditory impairment to help them cope with online classes being conducted by educational institutions due to the ongoing pandemic.

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, conducting the hearing through video conferencing, issued notice to the Ministries of Human Resource Development and Social Justice and Empowerment and asked them to file counter affidavit. The court listed the matter for further hearing on June 2.

Learn programming languages

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 12:00 -- geeta.nair

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Note these classes are absolutely free for visually impaired aspirants.

Pandemic and a lockdown: Persons with disabilities grapple with more challenges

Wed, 05/20/2020 - 11:28 -- geeta.nair

For 33-year-old Apoorv Kulkarni, a person with low vision, it is cleaning utensils, getting broken gadgets fixed and not being able to choose between white and brown bread in a market aisle that’s taking a toll. “I have designed my life for an independent existence. But it’s little things that add up and stress me out.

CBSE Class 12 Datesheet 2020 released: Check new exam dates for CBSE Class 12 board exam 2020 here

Tue, 05/19/2020 - 16:07 -- geeta.nair

The CBSE datesheets for the CBSE Class 12 board exam and CBSE Class 10 board exam are finally out, as per tweets by HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal.

CBSE students waiting for so long for the new exam dates for CBSE board exams can finally heave a sigh of relief and resume preparation without any anxiety about uncertainty regarding CBSE board exams 2020.

CBSE Board Class 10, 12 Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: ‘Step is inappropriate’, parents oppose move

Tue, 05/19/2020 - 15:39 -- geeta.nair

CBSE Board Class 10, Class 12 Remaining Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: The revised datesheet of class 10, 12 pending exams have been released. Check schedule here.

CBSE Board Class 10, Class 12 Remaining Exam Date Sheet 2020 HIGHLIGHTS:  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the revised date sheet for the pending exams for classes 10 and 12. Board had earlier announced that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15. Today the detailed schedule has been released.

DU might adopt open-book online exam mode from July 1

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 11:09 -- geeta.nair

The Delhi University (DU) administration has decided to switch to the open book online examination mode from July 1 for final year students in case the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t allow the university to hold exams via the conventional pen-and-paper mode by then.

The Delhi University (DU) administration has decided to switch to the open book online examination mode from July 1 for final year students in case the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t allow the university to hold exams via the conventional pen-and-paper mode by then.

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