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Child blindness campaign urges people to donate eyes

Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

Shalimar Paints has started an initiative to bring colours to the lives of the blind kids. To introduce the concept of #ColourALife, the brand has transformed the recovery rooms of eye hospitals by painting them with vibrant colours which gave them a view that till now would have only existed in their imaginations.

Through this digital campaign, Shalimar Paints endeavours to highlight the issue of child blindness and help the affected children by plugging the gap between the darkness and colours.
 

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) vision of disabled-friendly infrastructure in schools by March 2020 seems unattainable now Inbox x

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 14:18 -- geeta.nair

The non-availability of ramps for children with special needs at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 45-A, became a cause of concern for the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CCPCR), a team of which visited the school today.

There are more than 10 children with special needs (CWSN) enrolled in the school. Classes for some of them are being run on the first and second floor. A school official claimed that multiple requests had been made to the UT Education Department regarding the need for a ramp in the school, but to no avail.

Audio traffic signals to guide the blind fall silent in Chennai

Wed, 02/19/2020 - 10:01 -- geeta.nair

CHENNAI: Three years ago, in a-first-of-its-kind initiative,  the state government had installed audio signals at 150  locations in the city. The device, attached to traffic signal posts, guided the visually impaired by informing them on the signal and helped them walk without the fear of being hit by a vehicle.

Focus on curing blindness in premature babies required, suggests study by Pune hospital

Tue, 02/18/2020 - 10:10 -- geeta.nair

A statewide study conducted in all schools for the blind revealed that the Centre’s vitamin A supplementation programme for pregnant mothers has been a success with the number of children being born blind dropping drastically as compared to the numbers when a similar study was done 15 years ago by the same organisation.

प्रिवेंटिव साइबर प्रोटेक्शन फॉर एवरीडे डिजिटल लाइफ़" दिनांक २२ फ़रवरी BGFI दिल्ली द्वारा

Mon, 02/17/2020 - 12:31 -- geeta.nair

बीजीएफआई- नई सोच तथा अविष्कार को अपनाना हमारी मुख्य ताकत रही है।
 १९८५ में वॉक तू विन से लेकर वकालत, सुगमता, अनुभवात्मक शिक्षा, ज्ञान
साझा करने के सत्रों और मेंटरशिप तक, हमने अपने स्तर पर पूरी कोशिश की है
कि हम अपने जीवन से संबंधित सबसे महत्वपूर्ण पहलुओं को सभी को स्वतंत्र,
जागरूक, और सुरक्षित बनाने के लिए सबसे बेहतर प्रयास करें।

Was development of disabled people a political agenda in Delhi elections? – By Tapas Bharadwaj

Mon, 02/17/2020 - 12:27 -- geeta.nair

The Aam Aadmi Party has taken charge for the third time in Delhi with a decisive mandate in the recent Assembly elections. In this week’s guest column Tapas Bharadwaj, a visually impaired law student from the national capital, reflects on how issues relating to the disabled community need to better reflected in the agenda of political parties.

Kyocera Develops Smart Cane to Help Prevent Accidents at Train Stations

Mon, 02/17/2020 - 12:05 -- geeta.nair

The prototype Smart White Cane developed by Kyocera makes use of wireless transmission technology.

Railway operators have been placing platform doors to prevent blind and visually impaired passengers from falling onto the tracks or colliding with moving trains. But not all stations can be fitted with these doors.

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