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Law does not insist on online application for disability certificate’

Fri, 01/24/2020 - 11:18 -- geeta.nair

Directs government to issue instructions to authorities to act on application filed in physical form as per law.

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the State government to ensure that authorities are properly instructed to issue certificate of disability by processing the physical forms received and not to insist on submission of applications online as the online facility was merely an additional way to receive applications as per
the law.

These 14 Indian start-ups catering to persons with disabilities

Fri, 01/24/2020 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

All-terrain slip-proof crutches, electric wheelchair designed for Indian terrain, gaming tool for screening autism and a $1 speaking device were the innovations from 14 start-ups who were declared winners of ‘BIRAC-Social Alpha Quest for Assistive Technologies- Supported by Mphasis’, it was announced on Thursday.

In a unique Public-Private Partnership model, non-proft BIRAC, Tata Trusts-funded start-up incubator Social Alpha and IT services company Mphasis came together to scale and support assistive tech start-ups that are helping Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in India.

THINGS US BLIND PEOPLE REALLY WISH YOU KNEW | ANGELA FOWLER

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 16:37 -- geeta.nair

Dear Sighted Reader,

First a little disclaimer: I don’t mean to offend. I’m a tell it like it is kind of girl with a wicked sense of humor, and I want to both make you think and make you laugh.

With that said, here it goes.

The things I, and countless other blind people, really wish you knew.

Our level of skill at a given task probably has nothing to do with our blindness.

After Losing My Sight, Struggling to Be Seen Blindness can make you paranoid in love. Is he looking at another woman? Is she prettier than me?

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:19 -- geeta.nair

At the kickoff dinner for a five-week retreat in the Catskills, I said to my fellow writers, “I suck at being blind.”

This is only partly true. I’m good with the technology that allows me to be a writer, but I’m not so good at the mobility thing, which is where my sighted partner, Alabaster, comes in. I had work to do and didn’t want to waste time getting lost on the way to the dining hall, so I asked if I could bring him. They said yes.

Hyderabad: 24 visually impaired students get scholarships

Wed, 01/22/2020 - 10:15 -- geeta.nair

Hyderabad: University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice-Chancellor Prof Podile Appa Rao on Tuesday distributed scholarship cheques to 24 eligible visually impaired students of the university. Scholarships worth Rs 5 lakh, which were raised by voluntary organisation, Help the Blind Foundation, were distributed.

Banking services not accessible to visually impaired, says plea

Tue, 01/21/2020 - 11:15 -- geeta.nair

Delhi HC seeks response of Centre, RBI on the petition by a lawyer

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a plea which claimed that banking and financial services were not accessible for the visually impaired.

A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministries of Social Justice, Finance and the RBI on the plea by a visually impaired lawyer.

Visually impaired cricketers to get exclusive sports ground in Bengaluru

Tue, 01/21/2020 - 10:35 -- geeta.nair

BENGALURU: Visually impaired cricketers are likely to get a dedicated sports training complex that will enable them to develop into professional players, the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) has said.

CABI has approached the Karnataka government with a request to allot 25 acres of land to set up a sports complex with a training ground, gymnasium and swimming pool, and has received a positive response, Mahantesh G K, President, CABI and head of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, told media persons in Bengaluru on Monday.
 

Plea claims banking services not accessible to visually impaired; HC seeks Centre, RBI stand

Tue, 01/21/2020 - 10:23 -- geeta.nair

 

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a PIL claiming that banking and financial services are not accessible for the visually impaired.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the ministries of Social Justice, Finance and the RBI seeking their stand on the plea by a visually impaired lawyer.

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