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Rules Versus Reality

 

20-year-old Mansoor Pasha from Mysore, Karnataka is blind by birth. But he is an independent young boy who makes a decent living, running a mobile recharge shop. He also sells cosmetic items to supplement his earnings. Mansoor travels to Bangalore at least twice a week to acquire products and for other business purposes. He uses a free monthly bus pass issued by the Karnataka State Transport Corporation to visually impaired people, for interstate travel.

Digital Discrimination?

Vineet Saraiwala works as Inclusion Lead with the Future Group and is also the Founder of Atypical Advantage, India's first talent platform for people with disabilities. His vision impairment has never been an excuse in life. Economic independence is not only about earning a decent sum but also having the liberty to access the money on your own. Vineet often struggles with payment gateways during online transactions as certain features are inaccessible to his screen reading device. Frustrated and limited by such experiences, he is forced to take sighted help.

Laboratory Attendant, Personal Assistant, Assistant Grade-II, Special Educator (Primary) (DSSSB)

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 17:23 -- geeta.nair

Government of NCT of Delhi
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board
FC-18, Institutional Area, Karkardooma, Delhi-110092
Website: https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/
No. F.4(376)/P&P/DSSSB/2021/Advt./4821

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/All-PDF/Advt_1-210001.pdf

Closing Date of Application: 14/04/2021.

Training on Google Education products with Accessibility

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 15:44 -- geeta.nair

Training on Google Education products with accessibility in mind, to help every student glearn, be inspired and achieve their full potential.
Topics covered :
Gmail features in detail - Receiving & Sending mails, creation of folder, deleting unwanted messages, downloading attachments, replying and forwarding emails.
Google Drive is a safe place to back up and access all your files from any device -. How to create folder, upload and download files, Google docs -  allows for real-time collaboration, a history of

Notification for online CSAT Batch for UPSC candidates. (for visually impaired Candidates)

For visually challenged students ,Deepstambh Foundation's Manobal project is giving an opportunity for UPSC CSE Prelims ...CSAT online
Free practice weekly sessions.
Students with any disability can attend.

Experienced and best faculties.
Enroll till 14th  march by filling the google form below.

Assistant Librarian, National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 15:34 -- geeta.nair

National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan),
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India
Old Distrct Panchayat Bhawan, Luniya Chauraha,
Mandi Road, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh-466001
Website: https://nimhr.ac.in
Ph: 0756-2223960, E-mail:dy.registrar@nimhr.ac.in

Online Competitive Exam Training Classes for Visually Impaired

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 11:57 -- geeta.nair

Employment Department of NAB, Mumbai  will be  conducting Online Competitive Exam Training Classes for Visually Impaired.

Candidates to prepare them for Banking, Railways, Staff Selection and other Competitive Examinations. The classes will be held thrice a week i.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 
Timings: 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Language: English, Marathi & Hindi
Subjects covered: English, General Knowledge, Reasoning and Mathematics.

Visually impaired Srinagar boy secures 461 marks in class 10th

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 09:52 -- geeta.nair

Arsalan Showkat, a 20-year-old visually-impaired from Barbarshah Srinagar has qualified his class 10th exam securing 461 marks out of 500.

Arsalan, according to her mother Ruhi Showkat, was born a normal child, but three months after his birth he lost his eyesight.
 

Arsalan was studying in Solia Sublime High School, Rajbagh and appeared in the class 10th examination in November last year.

Customer Service Executive Training Program

Sat, 03/06/2021 - 20:15 -- geeta.nair

Customer Service Executive Training Program
CSE – Customer Service Executive Training Program Supported by SBI Card
Training and placement partner – Saarthee
This training program will prepare candidates for jobs in the Customer Service, BPO and IT-enabled services industry. Candidates will be provided required training to use computers and domain-specific
applications. In addition, experts will work on the communication and soft skills of the candidates and provide practical training on the processes common to the jobs in these industries.

Shruti Pushkarna: Why you shouldn’t call anyone blind or deaf?

By Shruti Pushkarna

As a little girl, I enjoyed going to book fairs and fetes with my father. Apart from the daddy-daughter time, I looked forward to buying new toys, books and other items of interest. Here’s a picture of a painted rock I picked out on one such outing. The text on the rock reads: “Daggers and spears are not as sharp as tongues.”

 

A Step Away from Achieving His Dream!

The society is quick to write off a person who is disabled and poor. But time and again, persons with blindness have challenged this common belief with their grit and hard work.
 
Blind by birth, 20-year-old Rahul Gajare hails from Solapur, Maharashtra. He was born to illiterate parents who struggled to raise two blind boys. Education was out of question, until a relative intervened to enroll Rahul in a special school when he was seven.
 

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

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