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Eyeway Encounters with Mohammad Asif Iqbal

Join us on Thursday evening for a session with Mohammed Asif Iqbal, Associate Director, HR at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In conversation with George Abraham, he will be speaking about his profession, his life and his interests.

You can use the Google form link below to register for this inspirational account.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1PUVrILb6APiLwQqvoCbXch5CcChr590J0GCnUTX...

Eye Rehabilitation Education program- LV Prasad Eye Institute

As a part of LV Prasad Eye Institute's Academic Retreat program, we are organizing a 2 hour webinar on 16th Dec, 2020. Please see the details below

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT and LIBRARY ATTENDANT

DAULAT RAM COLLEGE
(UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
4 PATEL MARG,
MAURICE NAGAR, DELHI-110007
Ref: DRC/Advt/NT(1)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete http://dr.du.ac.in/Recruitment2020/Teaching/Non%20teaching%20staff%20adv...

Last Date for Submission of Application: 20 January 2021

Online applications in the prescribed format are invited from eligible candidates for the following Non-Teaching posts on permanent basis:

Time to think beyond jobs

Thirty-year-old Sanju Sharma lives in Siliguri, West Bengal. Despite losing his eyesight at the age of five, he worked hard to complete his graduation and attain a professional qualification. He has a three-year diploma in Physiotherapy and pain management from the reputed Blind People’s Association in Ahmedabad.

A step closer to care

CHENNAI: Exposure to light, translation of visual information into electric information, and the progression of a mere image into a cohesive visual map – the layered processes that enable one’s sense of sight has been a matter of important discussion; especially now, amid the pandemic, where spiking virtual interactions and increased screen time have become the new normal.

Management Trainees (HR)

RASHTRIYA ISPAT NIGAM LIMITED (RINL)
VISAKHAPATNAM

Rectt. Advt. No. 02/2020

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.vizagsteel.com

Closing date for online registration - 29.12.2020

Kibo App's utility Survey: https://forms.gle/Nxcsrk5dpCrUfpi87

Dear Kibo Users,

Hope you are doing well!

As we continue to improve your Kibo App experience, we request you to fill out this form which will help us understand your experience better.
https://forms.gle/Nxcsrk5dpCrUfpi87
We will continue to work with you to enhance your Kibo experience.
Thank you trusting Kibo and being a part of this journey.

Abhishek Baghel
Founder, Trestle Labs

Get disability ID cards at Sewa Kendras now

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 9

Specially-abled persons can apply for the Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) at the Sewa Kendras or at the government hospitals at the district/block/ tehsil level or online personally, said Deputy Commissioner Ghanshaym Thori.

Dive deep to understand our agony & make life easier for us’

Tribune New Service

Amritsar, December 8

Calling the push towards ‘Accessible India’ a mere superficial attempt to make life better for the disabled citizens, Rinku Malik, 31, a music teacher from city, says that there needs to be a deeper understanding of what independence and self-reliance means for persons with disabilities (PwDs).

Bookshare presents Add-ons for NVDA part 3, 13th December

Dear all,
In continuation of our new series ‘Using Screen Readers Efficiently’, Bookshare shall present part 3 of the workshop ‘Add-ons for NVDA’ on the 13^th of December.
The part 3 shall cover add-ons like:

Job oriented employability skill training

Doctor reddys foundation is providing 3 months job oriented
employability training for the visually impaired people
Placement will be provided for the eligible candidates after the
completion of the training.
Who can join:
• Any person who is visually impaired and looking for a job
• The person should be between 18 to 35 years of age
• Minimum qualification is +2.
• Should have basic computer knowledge and basic communication skills.
• Should have Laptop or Desktop with proper internet connection and

Webinar on Orbit Braille Devices and Accessible Board Games

Sambhavna is organizing a Webinar on 'Orbit Braille Devices and Accessible Board Games for Visually Challenged' on coming Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. Mr. Nirmal Verma, Community Outreach
and Marketing Manager, Orbit Research will deliver a talk with a live demonstration on the above-mentioned topic. Interested people may register latest by coming Friday, 10:00 P.M. through the following
link: https://forms.gle/f7mx9Cix8ZC8iKUAA
Nikhil Jain, President, Sambhavna

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Here are top 5 scholarships for specially-abled students

As per the AISHE report of 2018-19, a total of 85,877 PwD (Persons with Disabilities) students are enrolled in higher education in India. To support and encourage these students to pursue their education, different government departments run several scholarship schemes. These schemes range from merit-based programmes to means-based and merit-cum-means based programmes.

Online quiz for visualy impared

Give a spark to your knowledge.
This Christmas, let's learn and spread knowledge through a fun-filled week, where Fun Zone for VI in association with Ideal Academy is organizing a quiz competition for the visually challenged.
the individual can participate in the quiz with paying entry fees of rupees 100 and he or she can include one or two members to play as a team.
their are no other charges for members participating with them.
The quiz will be held on weekends.
The registration will close after expected

Recording link for Add-ons for NVDA part 2 - 6th December

Bookshare presented the 2^nd part of Add-ons for NVDA on the 6^th December. The session included detailed description of the following Add-ons:

webinar on “accessible health check devices for visually impaired

Greetings from NAB Delhi.
In this time of pandemic, managing personal hygiene and keeping check on health has gained significant importance and being a visually impaired it becomes a little more challenging for us.

We are present another webinar on “accessible health check devices for visually impaired” on Sundaythe 13th of December 2020 at 06:00 PM.
The webinar will be live on our YouTube channel. Visit
www.youtube.com/nabdelhionline
to join us.

Prepare for government entrance exams for teaching, banking , SSC and railways from your home.

Greetings from Indic AI,

We are pleased to inform you that now you can prepare for government entrance exams for teaching, banking , SSC and railways from your home.

Adda247 has come up with amazing discount offers for our students with disabilities.

Please find the details below.
1. Bank Mahapack
Fees after discount- Rs.2500

2. SSC Maha Pack
Fees after discount- Rs.1500

This IITian lost vision 8 years ago, he now develops ‘voice app’ that helps visually impaired use popular apps

Pramit Bhargava, an alumnus of IIT-BHU and IIM-B, is behind the Louie app that enables visually impaired users to use popular apps with voice commands.

A drug reaction 20 years ago affected the retina of Pramit Bhargava, an alumnus of IIT-BHU and IIM-B. Since then, he slowly started losing his vision, and by 2012, it had dropped to a point when he could not read anything. Losing his vision had impacted Bhargava, both mentally and physiologically. Low on confidence, the 53-year-old even started questioning himself.