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Advance excel online in 15 days learning

Mon, 03/01/2021 - 14:46 -- geeta.nair

KNOWLEDGE ON MICROSOFT EXCEL IS MUST
Learn basic to advance excel online in 15 days learning excel increases your value in job market
The more you advance your skills with MS Excel, the more efficiently you will be able to complete a variety of projects and tasks.
For example charts and pivot tables help you to identify trends of particular data  and to take important business decision accordingly
 Ideal Academy presents 15  days of online
training for the visually impaired on some useful topics of MS Excel. These include:

Bookshare

The new android version will be supported by the new Talkback 9.1.
In this exclusive podcast team Bookshare is going to showcase the new features of Talkback 9.1 and how to customize your device to use the new features.
Date: 28th February 21
Time: 11 AM IST.

The session will be conducted on zoom and will also be broadcast live on YouTube.

Those who wish to enjoy the session on YouTube are requested to subscribe to our channel
at India Bookshare on YouTube
 

 

Samarthanam Bhavan, a unique building for the disabled

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:01 -- geeta.nair

Bengaluru-based NGO Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled has come up with state-of-the-art infrastructure to suit the needs of people with disabilities.  The newly-constructed Samarthanam Bhavan is a three-storied barrier-free access building in JP Nagar 2nd Phase that can accommodate 60 differently-abled women and 20 elderly people. It was constructed with support from Morgan Stanley.  To be inaugurated on Friday, the building is staircase-free and has ramps for the easy movement of wheelchair-bound residents.

Delhi govt sets up advisory board to implement disability rights act

Wed, 02/24/2021 - 15:29 -- geeta.nair

The 45-member board will be chaired by the social welfare minister and will play a key role in addressing problems faced by persons with disability and making the city disabled-friendly.

The Delhi government has set up a state advisory board on disability to assist the government departments in the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016.

The 45-member board will be chaired by the social welfare minister and will play a key role in addressing problems faced by persons with disability and making the city disabled-friendly.

Computer Special Class for Visually Impaired

Wed, 02/24/2021 - 15:16 -- geeta.nair

SHORT TERM BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
(PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CLASS)

This is to inform all of you that I Renuka academy for the disabled Rangaswamy  a technology trainer by profession am organizing a 3month basic computer training for persons with visual impairment
Duration of the training:3months(Monday to Friday) 5:00 Pm-7:00 PM on zoom
Starting Date:8th MARCH, 2021
Ending Date: 10th june, 2021

Matrimonial Meet

Radio Udaan and Disabledmatrimonial.com is organizing Matrimonial meet on 21st March 2021 at 4pm onwards on Zoom.
It is an inclusive meet all disabled and non disabled can be part of this meeting.
 Make sure that you join the zoom meeting room by 3:45pm, after it, the call will be locked. This matrimonial meet is a golden chance for you to come across people who may share the same interests as you. If

Govt committed to empower PwDs’

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 11:34 -- geeta.nair

Our Correspondent
Kohima | February 18

Nagaland Government is committed to empower Persons with Disabilities (PwDs)and to ensure their full and effective participation and inclusion in society, stated Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today. 

Towards this end, the State Government has notified the Nagaland Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules 2019, he highlighted while presenting the State Budget 2021-22 at the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) on February 18.
 

Bookshare presents Signal, Telegram and Google Podcasts - 21st February

On popular demand, Bookshare shall demonstrate the new Signal app along with Telegram and Google podcasts during our next online workshop.
Date: 21st February 21
Time: 11 AM IST.
The session will be conducted on zoom and will also be broadcast live on YouTube. Those who wish to enjoy the session on YouTube are requested to subscribe to our channel at India Bookshare on YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrCv_gAIePhCvwR_Uo4e3w>
 

Valentine’s Day 2021: This visually-challenged couple’s story shows love is much more than physical appearance

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

Niraj Gera, a well-known social documentary photographer, chanced upon Deepak and Arti at Delhi’s Connaught Place last year, when the visually-challenged couple was walking towards the Metro station. “They were lovingly supporting each other and I could make out from their presence they were much more than friends. I couldn’t resist my eagerness to strike a friendly conversation with the love birds.

Visually impaired face new challenges navigating a world remade by COVID-19

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

Will Butler breezed through the entrance of the Silver Lake Trader Joe’s, bypassing a small line of shoppers waiting to get in. An employee monitoring access said nothing as Butler swept a white cane to find his way inside.

Butler had no idea he’d cut in front.
 

How would I find the line?” the legally blind 31-year-old asked.

Social security dept to link Aadhaar with welfare schemes

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 10:20 -- geeta.nair

Chandigarh The Punjab social security, women and child development department has decided to link Aadhaar with the scheme for financial assistance to disabled persons to enable eligible beneficiaries to get their dues promptly in a transparent manner.

The Punjab social security, women and child development department has decided to link Aadhaar with the scheme for financial assistance to disabled persons to enable eligible beneficiaries to get their dues promptly in a transparent manner.

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