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TELE HEALTH AND TELE REHABILITATION COMMUNITY OPHTHALMOLOGY RPC AIIMS
The country is lockdown due to COVID 19 outbreak. In fact, many people or students with disabilities are facing a lot of challenges in seeking and accessing health care services, for their primary, and secondary health conditions. To reduce the barriers and staying safe and healthy, we start TELE HEALTH FACILITY. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES can contact us for common health problems
Zoom or email (vrtc793@gmail.com)

14 essential departments in Karnataka to work full time during extended lockdown

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday identified 14 departments as essential and asked all its employees to attend work during the extended period of lockdown to check coronavirus spread in the state.

According to a circular issued by chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar, all classes of officials/employees in these departments must attend to their work.

David Brown, world’s fastest blind man, adjusts training in coronavirus crisis

David Brown, the world’s fastest totally blind sprinter, has been accompanied every step of the way by his guide Jerome Avery but the coronavirus outbreak has forced them apart for the first time in six years of training and racing together.

Many runners can continue training more or less as usual in this time of social and physical distancing but it is not so easy for those without sight, who run in tandem with their guide, their adjoining hands tethered by a 30cm (12 inch) band.

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Study material’ worry for visually impaired students

BHUBANESWAR: With schools and colleges shut due to lockdown, visually-challenged students in the State are a worried lot. Neither do they have audiobooks for all subjects nor alternative study materials like braille texts. The State Government has paid little attention to the educational needs of visually-challenged students. Though the Government has decided to start online education for Class X students through Diksha application after April 14, no such initiatives has been taken up at college level.

How to get Curfew E pass for Delhi NCR region during Covid-19 lockdown

Here's the link to issue e-pass during the curfew.

https://epass.jantasamvad.org/epass/relief/english/

The Delhi government has come up with an option to get the e-pass through WhatsApp. There are number provided according to the area on which people can send a message.

There are two dedicated numbers for each zone:

East District 8447200084, 8375878007

North East District 9540895489, 8860425666

Central District 7428336279, 7428210711

Project for participation

My name is Amit Jain and I am currently doing my postdoctoral (post PhD) research fellowship at The University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. As I am also working from home due to COVID 19 pandemic and being visually impaired myself , I thought to do a small research study looking at impact of COVID
19 on visually impaired employees working from home.

COVID-19 Helpline Numbers In Karnataka

To combat coronavirus, the Karnataka government has set up district-wise helpline numbers. The public can call these numbers to seek help. Below listed are the COVID-19 helpline numbers in Karnataka as well as district-wise.

COVID-19 Helpline Numbers In Karnataka

Coronavirus Queries: National Helpline Number – 1075 / 1800-112-545 / +91-11-2397-8046

How the blind, visually impaired are adjusting to COVID-19 social distancing

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Social distancing is tough for everyone.

For the blind and those with visual impairments, it takes a lot of adjustment.

Erica Thomas, of Riviera Beach, is among those adjusting to limited touching under the COVID-19 restrictions and it’s extra challenging for her.

“My right eye, I see nothing. Nothing at all," she said.