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What is the biggest challenge facing blind students in Digital India?

Most of us have experienced examination jitters at some point in our lives. Mugging up lessons at the last minute, worrying about making it to the center on time, ensuring all documents and stationery are in order et cetera. Ever wondered what makes a visually impaired student nervous before the exam?

Scribes. Arranging for a writer who can jot down answers on behalf of a blind student, is the biggest battle they are up against.

Eyeway Conversations with Dr. Meghna Varma

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks to Dr. Meghna Varma who was a practicing ophthalmologist. Midway through her professional career and life, Dr. Meghna suffered sight loss due to Retinitis Pigmentosa. She was lucky to have encountered George and Eyeway at a point in life where she was grappling with how to overcome her new challenges. She took things in her stride and managed to transform her life in a way very few can. She worked hard to reinvent herself and today she is a qualified mental health specialist.

Technician (T-1)

ICAR-The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Pusa,
New Delhi-110012
F.No. 1-1/2021/Rectt. Cell/Technical (CBT)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.iari.res.in/
Closing date for Online registration: 10.01.2022

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO TECHNICIAN (T-1) POSTS AT ICAR HEADQUARTERS & ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTES – 2021.

Visually challenged for better treatment on State buses

The visually challenged from Tiruchi on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the District Collectorate here seeking permission to travel in all buses free of cost as per the government order.

Some would not allow them to travel free of cost on long-distance buses or without identification from the government. They had to pay the full fare and they were also charged for luggage if they were travelling to make a living.

“We would be carrying soaps, incense sticks, books to sell on buses and they would restrict it. How are we to earn a living then,” they asked.

Assistant Agriculture Officer (NON TSP) and Assistant Agriculture Officer (TSP)

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC)
Advt. No. 07/Exam/ AAO/ Agriculture Deptt./ EP-I/ 2021-22

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in/Static/RecruitmentAdvertisements/5BA170F2A...
Closing date for Online registration: 25.12..2022

Posts:
1. Assistant Agriculture Officer (NON TSP)
No. of posts: 13, out of which 01 for Visually Impaired
Qualification:

Senior Technical Assistant (Computer) and Laboratory Attendant (Chemistry Department) (Motilal Nehru College)

Motilal Nehru College
University of Delhi
Benito Jaurez Marg,
New Delhi-110021

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

Closing date for Online registration: 01.01.2022

Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for the following permanent Non-Teaching posts of the college:

Plea in HC to direct Centre, RBI to formulate policy to issue Rs 50 coins for visually impaired

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to formulate a policy to issue Rs 50 coins to provide equal opportunity and ease of doing business to the visually impaired citizens of the country.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh listed the application for hearing on February 25, 2022.

Training Program (Deepsatmbh Foundation's, Manobal )

Deepsatmbh foundation's, Manobal Presents,
Parivartan
Transformation of persons with disabilities through training .Supported by Tata Capital .

We invite applications from Visually challenged, Orthopedic students and others for Online cum Offline Personality and Career Development training program.

Total seats - 60

Duration- 5 months. Jan 2022 to June 2022 . Excluding March and April ( college or other examinations)

NAWPC felicitates meritorious students

The National Association for the Welfare of the Physically Challenged (NAWPC) is an organisation that imparts computer education to visually impaired students and aids them with job opportunities through assistive technology.

Eyeway Conversations with Neil Milliken

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham and Shilpi Kapoor speak with Neil Milliken, an English Accessibility and Digital Inclusion Advocate. He is one of the founding members of AXSChat, a leading online community that promotes accessibility and inclusion across social media. He is a W3C expert and contributor and Member of the Board of Directors for the World Institute on Disability. He is currently the Head of Accessibility and Digital Inclusion for Atos.

Junior Manager

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
(A Govt. of India Undertaking)
Ministry of Defence
Regd.& Corporate Office: GRSE Bhavan,61,
Garden Reach road, Kolkata - 700024
EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION NO. OS: 02/2021
Website: www.grse.in

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

Training for visually impaired teachers

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and the Samagra Shiksha in Tamil Nadu are working towards equipping visually-impaired teachers in the State with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills. Around 1,500 such teachers in Tamil Nadu are working in mainstream schools across the State. Hope Foundation, an NGO in association with Dell Technologies, has facilitated this initiative with the School Education Department.

Meet visually-impaired Ajay Lalwani who is cycling 7,500 kms across 12 states for road safety

“For me, it is all about setting new records,” said Ajay Lalwani. The visually-impaired cyclist, who is currently on a 7,500 km journey across India to raise awareness about road safety and the need for adequate lighting on our country’s roads, says he wants to better himself and do all that the world believes is not possible for him.

Accepting late blindness and learning new ways of living

28-year-old Saurabh Kamble was born sighted in Vardha district of Maharashtra. He wanted to pursue a career in Information Technology, so he opted for science stream in Class XI. Little did he know that his enthusiasm and ambition would be curtailed by sudden vision loss.

Trade Apprentice

INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
(Marketing Division)
Southern Region, IndianOil Bhavan, No.139,
Uttamar Gandhi Road,
Chennai - 600034
Advertisement No. IOCL/MKTG/SR/APPR/2021-22 Phase-II

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://www.iocl.com/apprenticeships

Last Date for submission of online application: 27.12.2021

Notification for Engagement of Trade/Technician Apprentices under the Apprentices Act , 1961 at IOCL-Southern Region (MD)

BEDC offers scholarship, Braille to RUGIPO visually impaired student

Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc has awarded scholarship covering full tuition fees, monthly upkeep allowance, as well as presentation of a Braille keyboard, laptop and a recording device to Mr. Israel Ojo Temitope, a visually impaired Higher National Diploma I Mass Communication student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State.

Eyeway Conversations with Payal Kapoor

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Payal Kapoor from Hyderabad, India. Payal was working with the famous Oberoi group when she suffered from Meningitis at the age of 22. As a result she lost her eyesight, her hearing and her sense of smell and touch. She struggled for six years until she decided to turn things around for herself.

Junior Assistant /Office Assistant

DELHI SKILL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNIVERSITY (DSEU)
(A State university Established under Govt. of NCT of Delhi Act 04 of 2020)
Sector 9, Dwarka,
New Delhi - 110077
Website: www.dseu.ac.in
No.F.4(21)/DSEU/Recruitment/2021/
Advertisement No. 01/11/2021

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://dseu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Advt-01-11-2021.pdf

Officer

State Bank of India
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Phone: 022-22820427; e-mail: crpd@sbi.co.in
ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/ CBO/ 2021-22/19

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://bank.sbi/careers
Last Date for submission of online application: 29.12.2021

RECRUITMENT OF CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS

COVID-19 | Only 4,018 people with disabilities got both doses of vaccine till November-end

Figure represents only a tiny fraction of group’s total population of 26.8 million

Only 4,018 people with disabilities have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine till November 28, as per figures released by the Health Ministry during the ongoing session of Parliament. It added that as per the CoWIN portal, 8,390 people with disabilities received the first dose.

As per Census 2011, the differently abled population in India stands at 26.8 million.

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