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Watchman/Water Carrier, Mali, Sweeper

Wed, 11/10/2021 - 12:48 -- geeta.nair

Madhya Pradesh High Court
Jabalpur (MP)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://mphc.gov.in/

The Last date of submission of Online application: 24.11.2021

Madhya Pradesh High Court has released the MP High Court Recruitment 2021: Class IV Posts notification on 28/10/2021. Notification is out for 708 Vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply online from 09/11/2021 to 24/11/2021

Job for visually impaired man: LHC dismisses govt’s plea against single bench verdict

Wed, 11/10/2021 - 11:22 -- geeta.nair

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench has dismissed an appeal filed by the Punjab government against a single bench’s decision whereby it was directed to consider a visually impaired candidate for an educator’s job who qualified for the post.

Muhammad Kamran Jamil, a visually impaired candidate, responding to an advertisement issued by the Punjab education department for the posts of Elementary School Educators (ESE), applied for the job and cleared the test conducted by the National Testing Service (NTS).

Specialist Officer (IBPS)

Tue, 11/09/2021 - 11:15 -- geeta.nair

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
COMMON RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR
RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS IN PARTICIPATING BANKS
(CRP SPL-XI for Vacancies of 2022-23)
 Authorised Website: www.ibps.in
In case of queries / complaints please log in to http://cgrs.ibps.in/

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://www.ibps.in/

The Last date of submission of Online application 23.11.2021

Nearabl App Created for the Blind Moving into Real-time Evacuation Support for All

Tue, 11/09/2021 - 10:11 -- geeta.nair

Launching at the NYS Innovation Summit November 8-9, 2021

VERONA. N.Y., Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearabl, an indoor navigation iPhone application for anyone that needs information in order to navigate to safety. It enables users to instantly access visually rich and real-time evacuation navigation paths for their tenants. More information can be found at www.nearabl.com.

Making it ‘possible’ again

25-year-old Vinay P Nair is a person with vision impairment living in Kasaragod district of Kerala. He was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when he was in school, after facing difficulty in reading the blackboard. But he managed to study with gradual sight loss, and completed his Bachelors in Commerce.
 
Like thousands of blind people, Vinay believed that it was impossible for him to pursue higher education or attain professional competency. He was unaware of trainings and assistive aids that could open up opportunities of employment for him.
 

Homes for visually challenged completed in Tiruvallur

Mon, 11/08/2021 - 10:13 -- geeta.nair

For visually impaired Alli and her husband, paying their monthly house rent of ₹3,000 is the biggest challenge. Though she has an MA, B.Ed, she has been enrolled under the MGNREGA 100 days programme and is managing to survive.

The Tiruvallur district administration has now completed the construction of houses for Ms. Alli and 15 others like her near Uthukottai. The houses were sanctioned in 2016-17, but left incomplete due to various reasons.

Eyeway Conversations with Lainey Feingold

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham and Shilpi Kapoor speak with Lainey Feingold, an author and a disability rights lawyer from Berkeley, California. After being fired from her legal job of ten years, Lainey started her journey into accessibility for persons with disabilities. She works primarily with the blind community on technology, digital, and information access issues.

G-Suite training begins for teachers

Wed, 11/03/2021 - 11:07 -- geeta.nair

Thiruvananthapuram: State general education department has  started G-Suite online platform training for visually- challenged teachers in government and aided schools in the  state. As many as 456 teachers across the state are about  to benefit from the training programme organised by KITE.
KITE has already deployed free software-based screen reader applications like Orca in the school computers so that teachers with visual impairment would be able to overcome their limitations with the help of technology.

Multiple vacncies(RAJASTHAN STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED)

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 12:08 -- geeta.nair

RAJASTHAN STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
UDYOG BHAWAN, TILAK MARG, 
JAIPUR-302005
No.: A.1(8)378/2020

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  http://www.riico.co.in.

The Last date of submission of Online application 13-11-2021

Online Applications are invited for appointment to the following posts in RIICO which is an undertaking of the Government of Rajasthan. Details of category-wise classification of vacant posts are as under:-

training programs for persons with visual impairment

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 11:27 -- geeta.nair

Vision-Aid conducts training programs for persons with visual impairment so that they can gain skills required to lead a life of independence and dignity. Vision-Aid offers about 15 different training programs across all levels and most of these programs are offered virtually. A snapshot of the training programs offered by Vision-Aid is shown below:
Basic Training Programs:* Spoken English Program for Beginners,
Certificate Course in Computer Applications, Course on Mobile Technology & use, Basics of Braille Technology and Training program on
Life skills

Customer Service Executive (CSE) Training

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 11:17 -- geeta.nair

This training program will prepare candidates for jobs in the Customer Service, BPO and IT enabled services industry. Candidates will be provided required training to use computers and domain specific applications. In addition, experts will work on communication and soft skills of the candidates and provide practical training on the processes common to the jobs in these industries.

The Applications for the Students Laptop Scheme 2021/22 Is Available

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 11:33 -- geeta.nair

The Applications for the Students Laptop Scheme 2021/22 Is Available*

This scheme is open to all students who for financial reasons are not in a position to purchase a laptop of their own and are in need of laptop in their level of education
*Students that can apply*
-All Students can apply for the helping laptop support scheme
*Eligiblity-All countries*
20,000 student recieved laptop in 2020 due to covid
*In 2021 Over 560,000 students will be given free laptop to enhance their learning this month*

Deputy Manager (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 12:53 -- geeta.nair

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(A Statutory Authority under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India)
Recruitment Cell, FDA Bhavan, Kotla Road, 
New Delhi-110002
Advt No: DR-03/2021

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  www.fssai.gov.in

The Last date of submission of Online application 12-11-2021

Direct Recruitment for various Group ‘A’ posts in Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Mastercard to introduce special cards for the visually impaired people

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 10:34 -- geeta.nair

US-based payment processing company Mastercard has launched an accessible card standard designed to help partially sighted and blind people, called the Touch Card.

As most cards have moved to flat designs without embossed numbers or names, Mastercard came up with a means for the visually impaired people to easily identify the type of card they are using – credit, debit, or prepaid.

Railways installs Braille rendition of Pune station layout

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 10:05 -- geeta.nair

To help visually challenged passengers at the Pune railway station, the Pune railways has installed a Braille layout of the station premises.
PUNE To help visually challenged passengers at the Pune railway station, the Pune railway has installed a Braille layout of the station premises and released a a Braille handbook with information about the station. Both these are in the LIPI format which is a text-based rendering.

Bridgestone India installed the Braille map as well, as provided sign language videos and ramps for easy access to wheelchair-bound passengers.

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