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Dy. Manager, General Manager, Sr. Manager, Asst. General Manager

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 15:45 -- geeta.nair

National Aluminium Company Limited
NALCO Bhawan, P/1, Nayapalli
 Bhubaneswar- 751013
Advertisement No. 10210112 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit: https://nalcoindia.com/career

Last date of submission of online application: 07.12.2021

NALCO  is looking for committed, promising and result oriented candidates for the following
positions:

Post:
1.  Dy. Manager (HRD) /E02
No. of posts: 10

Visually Impaired student of DPS Srinagar secures 1st rank in Kala Utsav Arts festival

Thu, 11/25/2021 - 12:08 -- geeta.nair

Srinagar: Saqib Ajaz Mir, a Class 10th visually impaired student of DPS Srinagar won the first position in the Classical Vocal category at the three-day long Divisional level, Kala Utsav held from November 20 to 23 at Girls Higher Secondary, Kothi Bagh Srinagar. He is a student of Learning Resource Centre, DPS Srinagar which focuses on providing holistic education to specially-abled students and integrating them with mainstream education.

6 months massage training in blind relief association

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:12 -- geeta.nair

If you want to become self-reliant and capable then "The Blind Relief Association, New Delhi wants to bring a positive change in your life; for which "The Blind Relief Association" is presenting you six months training of Relaxation Massage.  6 Months Massage Training is also recognized by Shahnaz Husain Ayurveda Academy. This massage training can bring new changes in your life Due to which the visually impaired people willing to do all the work are becoming self-reliant.

School for differently-abled students to get computer lab

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:02 -- geeta.nair

DAULTALA:

Punjab Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Chaudhry Sajid Mehmood has said that funds amounting to Rs2 million for the establishment of a computer lab at a school in Daultala for differently-abled children have been released.

The lawmaker made this statement while addressing the annual performance and new enrolment ceremony held at the said school.

Three kids including a visually impaired student from Malappuram bag Ujjwala Ballyam awards

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 10:46 -- geeta.nair

Three children from Malappuram have been selected for the Ujjwala Ballyam 2020 awards instituted by the Woman and Child Development Department. In the differently abled category, Alveena, a nine-year-old visually challenged student from Manjeri, won the award. A Class IV student of Kerala School for the Blind, Vallikkapatta, Alveena is excellent at playing the keyboard. She speaks seven languages — English, Spanish, Japanese, French, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi. Her talent in mimicry and general knowledge also helped her achieve the award.

Short duration programs for employees with visual impairment and low vision

Tue, 11/23/2021 - 14:50 -- geeta.nair

EnAble India starting next round of Short duration programs for employees with visual impairment and low vision working in public sector undertaking and state and central government offices
EnAble India has come up with more short duration programs for employees with visual impairment working in public sector undertakings and other state and central government offices. These programs are designed by the Inclusion experts who has several years of experience in this domain and have very good understanding about the job roles and tasks in the public sector.

Sign language interpreters at government briefings must: PIL

Tue, 11/23/2021 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi, November 20

As visually impaired woman lawyer from Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court, demanding sign language interpreters during press briefings by the Prime Minister, CMs and ministers.

Filed by M Karoagam, a disability rights activist, the PIL sought directions to the Centre and states to provide sign language interpreters during important press briefings in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

IIT Delhi's Neilom Award goes to assistive tech entrepreneurs. This is who they are

Tue, 11/23/2021 - 10:26 -- geeta.nair

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi's (IIT Delhi) Neilom Award for the year was conferred on Monday on Richa Gupta and Girish Yadav for their work in developing assistive technologies for the disabled. The honour, which is an annual affair rewards graduates from IIT Delhi with a cash prize of Rupees 1 lakh. 

A guiding light

Access to appropriate information at the right time can be empowering. Especially for persons with vision impairment who often lose out on opportunities of independent living due to a lack of awareness.
Annamma is a visually impaired person from Gulbarga in Karnataka. Living in a hostel in Bangalore, she is currently pursuing final year of her graduation. To meet her education expenses, she applied for a state sponsored scholarship.

MTS (Messenger)

Mon, 11/22/2021 - 12:41 -- geeta.nair

Employment Notice

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details employment notice dtd. 20th November page no. 32

Last date for Receipt of the application 03.01.2022

Applications are invited for the following posts from citizens of India, who are fulfilling the requisite qualifications/specifications as mentioned below on a plain paper duly typed or neatly handwritten in prescribed format only.

Centre issues draft norms to make bus terminals, stops more accessible

Mon, 11/22/2021 - 10:50 -- geeta.nair

The road transport and highways ministry has issued draft guidelines, which among other things mandate reserving places for persons with disabilities within 30 metres of entrances of bus terminals to create accessible public transit modes. The guidelines seek to make the terminals and stops more accessible by introducing a uniform set of norms for all states to follow while constructing such facilities.

43-year-old visually impaired man from Vadodara scales 17,000 ft Himalayan peak

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 11:29 -- geeta.nair

Visually challenged Sanjeev Gohil, recently climbed Mount Friendship at an altitude of 17,346 feet above sea level in Himachal Pradesh.

The 43-year-old has always been passionate about forests, wildlife conservation and mountaineering. However, in 2001, the resident of Vadodara, Gujarat, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive vision disorder.

Now, Gohil has lost his vision completely. However, that has not deterred him from following his passion for mountaineering.

ADP sponsors kits for visually impaired cricket team

Wed, 11/17/2021 - 13:10 -- geeta.nair

ADP Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of Human Capital Management Technology and Services based in Hyderabad and Pune, which has sponsored the State-level tournament for the visually challenged held in October 23-24, has also announced sponsoring the entire cricket kit with shoes to the chosen 14 players to play for Telangana in the 4th edition of ‘Nagesh Trophy’ – National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2021-2022, scheduled to take place till November 25 in Haryana and Delhi.

Eyeway Conversations with Mahendra Galani

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Mahendra Galani who lost his eyesight at the age of 12. Mahendra was studying in a regular school at the time and he sat at home for a year and a half until his family learned about ways to educate blind children. He was then sent to Victoria Memorial School for the Blind in Mumbai, after which he pursued his degree in political science and psychology. He got his first job with Life Insurance Corporation of India, thanks to an advocacy campaign for recruitment of the disabled by National Federation for the Blind. 

Scholarship

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 14:22 -- geeta.nair

HELP THE BLIND FOUNDATION

HTBF Scholarship
Sponsorship Application for College Education for Visually Impaired for 2021-22 is Open.
Last Date for filing of Online applications for HTBF’s sponsorship programme is extended to 30th November 2021

Visually impaired cyclist Ajay Lalwani begins 7,500 kms journey across India to spread the message of road safety

Tue, 11/16/2021 - 11:04 -- geeta.nair

Mumbai : Ajay Lalwani, a visually impaired cyclist, is embarking on a 7,500 kms journey across India to raise awareness about road safety and the need for adequate lighting on our country’s roads. He will begin his journey from Gateway of India, Mumbai, and will travel twice across the length of the country to Srinagar, Kanyakumari and back to Mumbai, cycling through 12 states over a course of 45 days. His mission is supported by Signify (Previously known as Philips Lighting), the global leader in lighting.

Who will ensure execution of laws on the ground?

Twenty percent of the estimated 285 million global blind population resides in India. A majority of persons with vision impairment stay confined in their homes, with very little or no access to opportunities of education and employment.
But many organizations, individuals, families and communities are working hard to integrate them into the mainstream society. And in the current digital era, the gap becomes easier to bridge.
Smartphones, screen readers and other assistive aids have increased the awareness levels of blind people, opening up access points for them.

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