There is hope for the visually-challenged students in the field of electronic media. Department of Education, University of Pune (UoP) in association with the department of Journalism, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), is offering a one-year diploma course in radio and journalism.
The XRCVC and the Tech Mahindra Foundation are happy to announce the Scholarships for the year 2009 - 2010. The XRCVC-Tech Mahindra Foundation Scholarship is a financial support for the visually challenged students pursuing higher education who meet the eligibility criteria of the scholarship.
Four blind persons, who landed jobs with the Central Railway nearly a year ago, are still awaiting posting, and more importantly, salary cheques.
The situation has arisen because Railway apparently does not know how to use them. The matter has now landed in the Bombay High Court.
Vijay Gujar, hailing from Dhule, and three others have dragged the Railway to the High Court, seeking a posting, and damages of Rs 50,000 each from the concerned officers for the mental anguish they had suffered.
In a bid to usher in a ray of hope among physically challenged in the state, Dr Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University for the Disabled, the first university of its kind was on Friday inaugurated here.
Speaking during the inaugural function, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said that the university would provide quality education
to the disabled, so as to help them get better employment opportunities and make them self reliant.
Introduction to Career Centric Computer Training:
Computer Training for the visually impaired is the greatest form of empowerment for them. It opens up the world to them: a world of information (aiding research, education, daily living, recreation), people, jobs, books (print to voice). Computer training involves training on Computer Basics, MS office, Internet using the JAWS screen reading software which is talking software that aids the visually impaired to “hear” everything that a sighted person would “read”.
Kendriya Vidyalaya students with disabilities can now avail of free education in keeping with the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PWD Act).
A decision to this effect was taken by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on Thursday.
According to a notification issued by KVS, students with disabilities would be exempted payment of tuition fee and the contribution towards Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi from this month onwards.
A visually-impaired law student has finally won his battle against the Mumbai University after almost two years of perseverance. Amar Jain, a second year law student, refused to use a writer for his exams after a couple of bad experiences in the past. Well-versed in computers, Jain insisted on attempting his papers online in stead. However, the University rulebook did not permit any such liberty for a handicap student. After pursuing for almost two years, the controller of examination finally granted him the permission on Friday.
A centre for disability studies is likely to be established at Pondicherry University. The Department of Social Work has submitted a proposal to the university in response to a communication from the University Grants Commission to start such a centre.
A computer training centre for visually challenged students was inaugurated in the city on Monday.
This computer training institute was established by the Milton Charitable Foundation with assistance from the Ganjam district administration. Its inauguration coincided with the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Ganjam district Collector, V.K.Pandian, Berhampur Sub-Collector, Ajit Mishra, Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahy etc.
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With just 2 per cent vision in both her eyes, Aditi Shah did not let her impairment come in the way. She scored 91.5 per cent in Maharashtra's HSC (Class 12, junior college) exams.
"I was expecting to score below 90 per cent. But when I heard I scored close to 92 per cent, I didn't know how to react," an elated Aditi said.
Born sighted, Aditi was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disease which results in progressive loss of vision, when she was 10.
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