Our country is fighting the Novel Coronavirus and the government has instated a lockdown up to 3rd May as a fight against corona. With the number of false information that is proliferating around the country, NewzHook team has taken the initiative to make important government advisories and notifications related to lockdown and coronavirus accessible for people with disabilities.
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We recently sent new guidance to supermarkets asking them to prioritise blind and partially sighted customers in the current environment and we are also asking all shoppers to share a shorter version of the guide with their local and smaller shops.
Matt Stringer, RNIB’s chief executive, said: “We know it is vital to make shopping as accessible as possible – particularly in the current circumstances – so I’m pleased retailers are engaging with us.
The Commissionerate for the Welfare of the Differently-Abled in Tamil Nadu had started a helpline number to reach out to disabled and elderly people in the state. Officials are receiving thousands of calls everyday. The initiative is indeed a remarkable one. Activists say there is also a need for concerned departments to look at the big picture of requirements for disabled people.
In March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a pandemic, due to the speed and scale of transmission. WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Certain populations, such as those with disability, may be impacted more significantly by COVID-19. This impact can be mitigated if simple actions and protective measures are taken by key stakeholders.
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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
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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, 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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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.
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