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Cash deposits at ATMs: Banks to levy charges for transactions. Know rules

Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

Cash deposits at ATMs: Banks to levy charges for transactions. Know rules
ICICI Bank, the private sector lender, will charge a convenience fee for cash deposits by customers in cash recyclers during non-business hours and bank holidays. A fixed amount of ₹50 will be levied for each transaction on the bank holidays and between 6:00 pm and 8:00 am on working days, starting from Sunday, the lender mentioned.

iPhones can now alert visually impaired how far away others are

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

San Francisco, November 1

The latest beta version of iOS packs a feature that can help visually impaired users to effectively maintain social distancing by indicating how far away other people are from them.
 

Apart from detecting the presence of people, it also measures the distance to people in the view of the iPhone's camera, TechCrunch reported on Saturday.

The feature should be available to iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max running the iOS 14.2 release candidate, said the report.

Technology enables this 100% blind student to earn a degree in mechanical engineering

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

 

Giridhar NV was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering hen he lost his vision completely. Mechanical engineering is especially challenging for someone who is completely blind but thanks to technology Giridhar finished his programme with distinction.

It was 2017 and Giridhar NV had just finished celebrating his 20th birthday with friends at home. He was living his childhood dream of studying mechanical engineering and was entering his third year at the CMR Institute of Technology in Bengaluru.

Bombay HC directs BMC to pay salaries to blind employees absent during Covid-19 pandemic

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

In a major relief to the blind employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday directed the civic body to compensate employees by paying them salary arrears in two parts. The court held that the action of the BMC of not paying salaries to specially-abled employees for not attending work due to the pandemic was discriminatory and illegal. The BMC is to pay the employees the arrears in two parts – one before Diwali, and the second instalment after 45 days of paying the first instalment.

Sensory park for people with disabilities to come up at Sector 22

Wed, 10/28/2020 - 10:31 -- geeta.nair

A special park will come up in Sector 22, which will focus on sensory engagement and be designed to encourage people of all abilities to play together, especially children.

The project is being anchored by the Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) and its board of directors will be presented with the final plan on October 27 for the approval.
 

Visually challenged rank holder moves CAT seeking IAS posting

Fri, 10/23/2020 - 10:15 -- geeta.nair

CHENNAI: The Central Administrative Tribunal’s Chennai bench issued a notice to the Central government and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to respond to a plea moved by M Puranasunthari, a visually impaired 25-year-old woman from Madurai, who secured 286th rank in the Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2019.

Near vision loss cases in India surge to 138 million

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

NEW DELHI: Increased life expectancy and a high diabetes  burden has increased the number of Indians with eyesight  issues. Cases of near vision loss have more than doubled in   in the country — from 57.7 million in 1990 to 137.6 million  in 2020, according to new data provided by two  international bodies.

She had the vision to break the stereotype

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

With two gold medals in MA Political Science, visually challenged Kavya S. Bhat stood out among the students passing out of the portal of University of Mysore on the occasion of its centenary convocation on Monday.

Speaking to reporters after receiving the certificates from Deputy Chief Minister and Pro Chancellor of the University C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Ms. Bhat said most visually challenged students had been told that music was the only field for them to engage in. But, she wished to break the stereotype by choosing political science and excelling in it.

How Painter Cris de Diego Is Making Art More Accessible for the Visually Impaired

Fri, 10/16/2020 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

Once a lawyer by profession, Spanish painter Cris de Diego never thought she would dedicate herself to art. A lifelong lover of museums, she used to enjoy artworks from afar. But when her visual disability threatened to get in the way of her passion, she knew it was time to act.

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