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Mysuru school all set for admission of visually impaired students

Tue, 07/06/2021 - 11:54 -- geeta.nair

Ranga Rao Memorial School for Differently Abled (RMSD), Mysuru, has started admissions for this year. The school, run by Vasu Agarbathi Ranga Rao Memorial Trust with support from NR Foundation, has invited applications from visually impaired students for Class 1 to 10 from across the State for admission in the 2021-22 academic session.

Started in 1988, it is a free residential school initiated for visually challenged girls. The school operates under “child-centric project” and is supported by the Department of the Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.

Enabling through use of Assistive Technology

64-year-old Bhasker gradually lost his eyesight due to Retinitis Pigmentosa. Most part of his working years, at the State Electronic Development Corporation, Bhasker had some vision, which kept him busy. But after retirement, his eye condition deteriorated, making him dependent on the family, especially his wife. He felt bored, as he couldn’t even read the newspaper, an activity he enjoyed. 

Telangana committed for welfare of challenged persons

Thu, 07/01/2021 - 11:27 -- geeta.nair

Jangaon: Panchayat Raj Minister Errabelli Dayakar Rao said that the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is striving hard to provide all possible assistance to persons with disabilities (PWD). Distributing battery-powered tricycles and other prosthetics to the 119 differently-abled at Palakurthy in Jangaon district on Wednesday, he said that KCR made sufficient budgetary allocations for the welfare of physically challenged persons.

Steering her in the right direction

23-year-old Ashwini Shejul hails from a small village in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. She lost her eyesight as a child and started her education from a special school for the blind. Here she mastered the Braille script but learnt no mobility skills. So she remained dependent on people around her for various day to day activities. She moved to a mainstream institution for higher education. Here she was fortunate to find support from her teachers. As for her peers and the surrounding community, Ashwini had a tough time gaining acceptance from them.

Eyeway Conversations with L Subramani

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with L. Subramani, a journalist and author of the memoir “Lights Out: The True Story Of A Man’s Descent Into Blindness”. After being diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of 15, Subramani, two years later lost his vision completely, a difficult phase as he recalls in his memoir.

Smart cane' brings tech advances to visually impaired

Wed, 06/30/2021 - 11:16 -- geeta.nair

White sticks used by the visually impaired to help them get about have had a hi-tech makeover, with a "smart cane" that doesn't just detect obstacles but can also give users information about the shops and restaurants they are passing.

The device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor who was born blind and had an accident three years ago that left him scarred as he struggled to navigate while pulling luggage and checking GPS directions through his smartphone.

Visual impairment not a hurdle to this IAS officer

Mon, 06/28/2021 - 13:19 -- geeta.nair

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: “I do not want to sit in my office chamber and speak something. I want to mingle with people to know their problems. I know my limitations, but I am confident of overcoming all the challenges,” said Katta Simhachalam, Sub-Collector of Rampachodavaram Revenue Division. The 31-year-old visually challenged IAS officer took charge as the Sub-Collector of Rampachodavaram on Saturday. The very next day of assuming office, he visited Indukurupeta, a Polavaram submergence village in Devipatnam mandal, and interacted with local people to know their problems.

Opening up a window of opportunity

22-year-old Naresh Kumar Meena lives in Dausa, Rajasthan. He was one and a half months old when his parents discovered his blindness. Despite being from a humble background, his father, a truck driver, encouraged his son to study like other children. Naresh finished his schooling from a special institute for the blind in Jaipur. Here, he was assisted by a scribe to write his exams. 

 

Eyeway Conversation with Siddharth Sharma

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Siddharth Sharma, Asia's first visually impaired Public Relations professional. Siddharth lost his eye sight in a motorbike accident in his early twenties but he didn't give up on life. Once he rediscovered himself and his interest in communications and public relations, he set up his own boutique firm, Foundations PR in 2002.

Eyeway Conversations with Ketan Kothari

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Ketan Kothari who works as Technical Specialist- Disability at Sightsavers India. Ketan has had an impressive career spanning over thirty years. A post-graduate in Political Science, he started off as a part-time lecturer and then joined National Association for the Blind, Mumbai.

Aadhaar enrolment drive for physically challenged in Guntur

Wed, 06/23/2021 - 12:03 -- geeta.nair

Aadhaar enrolment drive for physically challenged in Guntur.

Collector Vivek Yadav has said that a special drive on enrolment of Aadhaar for physically challenged persons would be launched to help them avail all the benefits eligible under the government welfare schemes.

Recently, Mr. Yadav intervened to get a physically challenged woman to enrol for Aadhaar card at Nadikudi, an intervention which led to planning of a district-wide drive.

The Collector also finalised modalities for execution of the programme and assigned responsibilities to the officers.
 

NGO launches scholarship scheme for youths with disabilities

Fri, 06/18/2021 - 11:43 -- geeta.nair

The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), a leading cross-disability non-profit organisation, on Saturday announced a three-year scholarship for differently-abled youths for a career in the development sector.

The NCPEDP has joined hands with the Azim Premji Foundation for this initiative which will begin from September, the NGO said in a statement.

MICROSOFT EXCEL BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CLASS)

Wed, 06/16/2021 - 15:24 -- geeta.nair

MICROSOFT EXCEL BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CLASS)

This is to inform all of you that I Rangaswamy a technology trainer by profession am organizing a basic Microsoft excel training for persons with visual impairment only on weekends
Duration of the training:8 weeks(Saturday and Sunday only) 7:30Pm-9:30PM on zoom
Starting Date: third July, 2021
Ending Date: twenty-second august  , 2021

This training will provide:

Non-Executives

Wed, 06/16/2021 - 15:08 -- geeta.nair

MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Dockyard Road, Mumbai – 400 010
Contact No. : 022-23764123/ 4140/4125/4177
CIN No. U35100MH1934GOI002079
Advertisement Ref. No.: MDL/HR-REC-NE/93/2021 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit : https://mazagondock.in/writereaddata/career/Advt_No_93_final_61120216201...
Closing of Online Application: 04.07.2021

Apprentices

Tue, 06/15/2021 - 15:38 -- geeta.nair

SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Office of the Chief Workshop Manager
Carriage & Wagon Works
Personnel Branch 
Chennai- 600 023

.No. CPB/P1/98/Act/TP/Vol.XXI 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit:https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/
Closing of Online Application: 30.06.2021

Closing of Online Application: 30.06.2021

 ENGAGEMENT OF ACT APPRENTICES UNDER APPRENTICES ACT 1961 NOTIFICATION-01/2021

Deepstambh Foundation

Tue, 06/15/2021 - 11:13 -- geeta.nair

Deepstambh Foundation’s "Manobal"  PRESENTS *PARIVARTAN : A NATIONAL LEVEL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES** On Personality and career development
•       Duration of the Program: 26th June to 30th June 2021.
•       Everyday 2 hours.
•       Mode of Workshops: Virtual Mode via Zoom platform.
•       Eligibility criteria
1.       Youth with disabilities between the age bracket of 17 to 28 years.
2.      Students from class 12th onward.
3.      Only Student with visual impairment and orthopedic disabilities can apply.

High School Teacher (Social Science) - Malayalam Medium

Mon, 06/14/2021 - 14:41 -- geeta.nair

KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (KPSC)
CATEGORY NO: 203/2021 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit :https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/2021-06/NOTIFICATION.pdf
Closing of Online Application: 30.06.2021

Gazette Date : 02.06.2021 
Last Date : 07.07.2021

Last Date for receipt of applications: 07.07.2021

A six-year-long wait

32-year-old Navnath resides in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. At the age of twelve, he lost his eyesight and was confined in his home for the next thirteen years. Born to a poor family with limited resources or knowledge about life with blindness, Navnath had to give up on education and personal independence.

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