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Visually impaired students get a taste of the beautiful game

Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:54 -- geeta.nair

Footballers know that they need to keep their eye on the ball, at all times. But what if they cannot see?

The sound of the ball and goalkeepers and coaches alerting from both ends of the pitch is what the visually-impaired work with on a football field.

A three-day football residential camp organised for visually-impaired participants came to an end with football matches for both boys and girls held between Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra teams.

A trip to remember

Mon, 09/06/2021 - 11:00 -- geeta.nair

Getting out of the home, camping, trekking and spending time with friends has become more of a fantasy in this new normal, especially for special needs children and their caregivers.

As a parent of a neuro-diverse child, I continue to experience this. With schools closed and therapy classes unavailable, the turns of events since last year has taken a toll on people, physically, mentally and emotionally. This has had an effect on stress levels and behaviour, making things more difficult for parents.

Assistant Professor (MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

Fri, 09/03/2021 - 12:35 -- geeta.nair

MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 
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 Dated: 13/08/2021

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

Closing date for application shall be 15th September 2021

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Features and standards essential for accessible travel

Fri, 09/03/2021 - 11:06 -- geeta.nair

The Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Built Environment Persons with Disability and elderly persons, which was released by the Ministry of Urban Development in 2016 has specified the features that accessible buses should possess.

Apart from having low floors, buses should have handrails and foot flights installed in addition to a hydraulic lift or a pull-out foldable ramp.

Training for Computer Skills

Thu, 09/02/2021 - 15:37 -- geeta.nair

As all of you know that adopting suitable training for computer skills can make you more efficient in your personal life and more productive at your work. This makes you prepare to handle different kinds of situations for instance, efficient reading and writing in your studies, preparing professional documents, etc As a blind person, do you want to be immensely proud that you have submitted a document to your boss with the full knowledge that it looks fantastic?

Golden voice singing reality show

The Golden voice singing reality show is being extended till 10 September 2021.
*continue reading for more details and general competition rules.
The Golden Voice is The 1st ever singing reality show for the blind aiming to find the Golden Voice within the visually impaired community.
*apply through the link below and stand yourself a chance to grab cash prizes worth 1 Lakh along with Lodes of recognition and much more.
Last date for applying: 10-09-2021.

Eyeway Conversations with Dr Priti Sharma

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Dr Priti Sharma, an Ayurveda medical practitioner and a trained Yoga therapist. Priti's interests in Ayurveda and Yoga started very early in life, as she was fascinated by the healing benefits of this ancient science. When she suddenly started losing her vision at the age of 30, due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, it came as a rude shock, but even that didn't stop her from practicing medicine.

Shruti Pushkarna: Disability Inclusion: How far are we from a Sugamya and Saksham Bharat?

In his first term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was applauded for path-breaking campaigns like Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan Yojana, Sugamya Bharat, Ujjwala Yojana and so on. The promise of ‘inclusion’ for larger sections of the Indian population gave the country hope for a better tomorrow, or ‘Acchhe Din’.

 

A new lease of life

22-year-old Nikita Ghagre suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, an eye condition that results in gradual sight loss. Growing up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Nikita managed her daily life and education with partial vision. She struggled to read the blackboard from a distance and had to hold the printed textbooks very close to decipher the contents.
                                                      

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Tue, 08/31/2021 - 14:28 -- geeta.nair

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Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Himani Bundela becomes first contestant to win Rs 1 cr this season

Tue, 08/31/2021 - 12:37 -- geeta.nair

Himani Bundela, who is visually impaired, is a teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Agra. The 25-year-old revealed that she would use the KBC prize money to start an inclusive coaching centre where differently-abled and other kids can study together.

Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) season 13 was launched a week ago and the show has already got its first crorepati. Himani Bundela took over the hot seat on Monday (August 31) and crossed the 15-question mark to win one crore. As per the channel promo, the 25-year-old, who is visually impaired, managed to win Rs 1 crore.

Wait Until Dark: Visually-impaired para-sprinter Kashafali's epic journey towards sunshine

Mon, 08/30/2021 - 11:27 -- geeta.nair

As a kid Salum Ageze Kashafali would wake up at the wee hours to the sound of bombs with debris scattered around in a ball of smoke.

The little Congolese would often think if the long night of darkness would ever end, if he could ever go to a school like other children, if he could get a meal without begging in a queue.

And then luck smiled on Kashafali and his family as they took refuge in Norway – the land of midnight sun – where he realised his dream of becoming a top-notch sprinter.

Eyeway Conversations with Dr Homiyar Mobedji

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Dr Homiyar Mobedji who heads Bookshare in Asia and Africa. Bookshare is owned by a US based company, Benetech, which is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers communities with software for social good. Bookshare is an online library of accessible ebooks for people with print disabilities, such as visual impairment, severe dyslexia, cerebral palsy, and so on. 

Is disability a license to discriminate?

On June 12, 2008, the Reserve Bank of India issued a notification ordering all banks “to ensure that all the banking facilities such as cheque book facility including third party cheques, ATM facility, Net banking facility, locker facility, retail loans, credit cards etc. are invariably offered to the visually challenged without any discrimination. Banks may also advise their branches to render all possible assistance to the visually challenged for availing the various banking facilities.”

Organised focus on multiple sclerosis disease lacking

Thu, 08/26/2021 - 11:09 -- geeta.nair

HYDERABAD: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease listed in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Numerous NGOs are there claiming to work for disabled persons. But services of these NGOs are more or less limited to visible disabilities, like victims of acid attack, people without a limb or hearing impaired.

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