From experience I can say there are many people who do not know that they can volunteer to make the life of the visually challenged better,” says Barath S N, the founder of Chennai-based Lit the Light, a group formed four years ago to help visually impaired students across Tamil Nadu. The NGO is organising the year’s first ‘Read Fest’ in temple town to sensitise more people to reading and scribing for the visually challenged.
A statewide study conducted in schools for visually impaired has revealed that causes of childhood blindness are changing as society makes socio-economic progress. The study was conducted by a team from H V Desai Eye Hospital’s team, said Dr Sucheta Kulkarni, principal investigator.
The hospital will hold a meeting on February 18 to discuss the findings of the research, sources said. The findings are likely to influence government policies on eyecare funding for children, sources added.
To promote eye donation and bridge the huge gap between demand and supply of corneas, the Health Department is set to start eye collection centres in district hospitals soon.
Increasing the number of eye donations is crucial as corneal blindness can be treated only through transplantation from eye donations as there is no substitute for human tissue.
February is low vision awareness month. I thought this was a good opportunity to talk about my eye condition, Stargardts disease, that is taking away my precious eyesight.
BENGALURU: About 40 visually impaired students protesting a two-year delay in distribution of free laptops by the government were detained on Tuesday morning and released in the evening. Police detained them for staging a protest without obtaining permission
Chandigarh, February 12
To honour the intellect of children with special needs, a state-level talent hunt prize distribution ceremony was held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here today.
The ceremony was organised by Samagra Shiksha, Education Department, Chandigarh.
According to the order, the Department of Public Instructions constituted the committee to take steps on a PIL filed by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).
This is one of those posts I’ve been meaning to write for a while but it has only ever existed as a forgotten idea, nestled in the list of thoughts I have on my phone, until now that is. Young people especially are often asked about what we’re doing with our lives and when I disclose my chosen path in response to the famous question, my answer is often met with replies such as ‘Ah interesting. ‘Cool.’ ‘That’s different.’ And I know that the reoccurring question will probably follow – ’So, why did you choose to study with The Open University?’
India Government Mint, Hyderabad (IGMH), is currently minting 2019 series visually challenged-friendly coins and will soon release Rs. 20 coins.
In a statement on Sunday, Jyoti Prakash Dash, chief general manager of IGMH said the mint rededicates itself on the foundation day to serve the nation with a wide range of products and services. He said since 2000, India stopped importing the coins from 10 foreign countries, including the UK and South Korea and, “now IGMH is in a position to export coins with latest security features.”
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