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Under no circumstances will any vacancy for Divyangjan be filled by any other categories, says Railway Ministry

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:21 -- geeta.nair

A day after the sit-in-protest at Delhi’s Mandi House by the persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) over alleged irregularities in railway recruitment exams, the Indian Railways on Monday assured that candidates would be appointed on merit.

The protests began over Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D jobs in 2018. Several ‘Divyangjan’ (differently abled) students have been protesting since October 23 citing irregularities in the filling up of posts reserved for PwBD in the recent Level-1 recruitment exercise.

Stares of the Blind

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:47 -- geeta.nair

Neglected Facet of Human Bonding.
The ways in which blind people connect to the art of seeing without the ocular equipment of the eyes are explored, recognising that seeing is as much a political act as it pertains to human bonding.

What next to aid visually impaired?

Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:18 -- geeta.nair

The proliferation of standardised Braille opened up the world of knowledge for the visually impaired in 20th century, and now the Marrakesh Treaty — a global agreement to allow published materials in accessible formats to be exchanged freely across borders — is a significant step towards eradicating what is described as “the book famine” in the 21st century.

Tatas, Mahindra and 15 other Indian companies join global disability inclusion campaign as countdown to Davos begins

Fri, 10/25/2019 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

Tatas, Mahindra and 15 other Indian companies join global disability inclusion campaign as countdown to Davos begins.

A number of Indian businesses have signed up to disability inclusion initiative The Valuable 500, taking the total number of global businesses to sign up to 150.
The Indian market has shown a strong dedication to disability inclusion, with seventeen of its largest businesses signing up to The Valuable 500.
The Valuable 500 is seeking 500 global CEOs to commit to action on improving inclusivity of disabled people in business.

Delhi govt schools to open resource rooms for kids with special needs

Thu, 10/24/2019 - 11:16 -- geeta.nair

In a first, the government schools in Delhi will soon have “resource rooms” dedicated to providing special education training to children with disabilities (CwD), individually or in a small group. The rooms will be used to provide supplementary education for these children along with regular inclusive classes.

The Directorate of Education (DoE) has asked all the government schools to provide at least one session a day in these resource rooms to children with mild and moderate educational needs and at least two sessions to those having several special needs.
 

Funding cuts take toll on support for visually impaired pupils

Thu, 10/24/2019 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair

Thousands of children and young people with vision impairment (VI) are being failed because of a shortage of funds for specialist education services, research by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has found.

Less than half (44%) of councils in England have either cut or frozen funding for educational support for VI children, putting specialist provision under significant pressure, according to the RNIB report.
 

Some makeup tips for blind people to look great this Diwali

Wed, 10/23/2019 - 15:47 -- geeta.nair

Everybody loves to look beautiful and attractive. With the festive season round the corner, we have family and friends coming over to celebrate. This is the time when we must wear the best clothes and look great.

We have a lot of makeup brands available in the market today. Makeup is an art and every skin type is different. Hence, knowing your skin type and choosing makeup accordingly is important.

We have a lot of national and internally acclaimed blind fashion bloggers and YouTube video experts who talk about how blind people can apply makeup with ease.

Disability activists’ harassment at Kolkata Airport continues to evoke outrage

Wed, 10/23/2019 - 15:19 -- geeta.nair

The harassment faced by three leading disability rights activists at Kolkata Airport highlights just how far behind we are when it comes to making travel accessible and hassle free for people with disabilities in India. Despite sensitisation campaigns, the fact that such incidents continue to be reported across major airports is disheartening.

Article 15 of Indian Constitution Needs Amendment: UN Committee Experts

Tue, 10/22/2019 - 14:25 -- geeta.nair

INDIA: The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is composed of 18 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the findings or Concluding Observations. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has published its findings on India which it adopted during the 22nd Session of the Working Group of the Committee in September 2019.

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