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Visually-impaired woman gets fresh appointment order

Fri, 11/20/2020 - 10:55 -- geeta.nair

She had cleared TNPSC Group IV exams and was denied posting initially

Following repeated appeals about being denied a posting despite holding an appointment order, K. Thamarai, a visually impaired woman who had cleared the TNPSC Group IV exams received a fresh appointment order and took up posting as a junior assistant on Thursday.

“I am extremely happy that I have joined work. I was keen on becoming financially stable and helping my family. This is the first step towards that,” said Ms. Thamarai, who hails from Thiruvannamalai.

IAS Success Story: जिन आंखों से नहीं देख सकते दुनिया, उन्हीं आंखों ने देखा IAS बनने का सपना और ऐसे किया साकार

Fri, 11/20/2020 - 10:10 -- geeta.nair

स्पर्श गुप्ता की आंखों की रोशनी काफी समय पहले ही चली गई थी. पर डिफरेंटली एबल्ड स्पर्श ने कभी इसे अपनी कमजोरी नहीं माना और अपने हौसले के दम पर साल 2019 बैच के आईएएस बने. आज जानते हैं स्पर्श की सफलता की कहानी.

 

Mathshare from Benetech - the new tool for learning Math - 22nd November

Dear all,

Thank you for attending the National seminar series on the topic ‘Post Pandemic Education of the Visually Impaired’.

As a continuation to this series, on the 22nd November at 11 AM; Bookshare shall present the new “Mathshare” tool, which has been specially designed for teaching math to the print disabled students.

What is Mathshare

Differently-abled voters worried over facilities

Thu, 11/19/2020 - 10:02 -- geeta.nair

At the polling booths, assured minimum facilities include signage, help desk, polling booth at the ground floor, drinking water, etc. HYDERABAD: With elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) round the corner, the 14 lakh plus disabled persons in the city are a worried lot. Their anxieties are over provision of absence of facilities in polling booths.Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, one such voter, who has Multiple Sclerosis shares, “Walking in such a large crowd causes disorientation.

community manager

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 15:59 -- geeta.nair

I-Stem (inclusivestem.org) is focused on empowering people with
disabilities using technology, community and support services. We are currently looking for a full-time community manager to lead our community outreach and programs such as mentorship, hiring initiatives, training programs etc.

You will:

Workshop

Are you a person with disabilities? Do you refer to Wikipedia for information? Are you interested in learning how to contribute to Wikipedia, the world's largest encyclopedia? Join us on November 29th,
2020!
We at Rising Flame began our Wikipedia Edit-a-thons as a way to archive disabled histories and diversify the content creators on Wikipedia. In the past edit-a-thons, we have had youth with disabilities as participants, who then created pages of women across disabilities.  building capacities and removing invisibility- all through this one workshop.

Jobs for disabled still a distant dream?

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 10:24 -- geeta.nair

CHENNAI: “Since time immemorial, persons with disabilities have never been on the receiving end of the reservation they deserve. Though officials say they are providing jobs, I know at least a thousand unemployed PwD. The government also does not put it up in public the number of jobs it has reserved,” said A Kanakaraj, a disability rights activist.

Persons with disabilities, elderly demand accessible footpaths

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 10:11 -- geeta.nair

They can’t dream of going to T. Nagar for shopping: professor

Every year, during the wedding anniversary, TMN Deepak entertains a particular wish — buy his wife a saree at T.Nagar or any other shopping centre. A simple wish which can be fulfilled easily, you may think. But Deepak doesn’t think that way. The very thought of getting into T.Nagar depresses him as the pavements there are not accessible to him.

Public Health Specialist Grade III, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Assistant Director, Ministry of Tourism

Tue, 11/17/2020 - 15:42 -- geeta.nair

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 14/2020 
website http://www.upsconline.nic.in) 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.upsconline.nic.in or or refer to the Employment News dated 14th November 2020, page no. 3

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA) THROUGH ORA WEBSITE IS 23:59 HRS ON 03.12.2020. 

Probationary Officers (PO)

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 13:15 -- geeta.nair

State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department
Corporate Centre, Mumbai
Phone: 022-22820427

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://bank.sbi/careers

On-line registration including Editing/ Modification of Application by candidates: 14.11.2020 to 04.12.2020

RECRUITMENT OF PROBATIONARY OFFICERS ADVERTISEMENT NO: CRPD/ PO/ 2020-21/ 12

Response sought over visually-impaired woman being denied posting

Mon, 11/16/2020 - 12:14 -- geeta.nair

The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, having the powers of a civil court, has sought written submissions from the Commissioner, Stationery and Printing Department and the Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission following a complaint raised by a petitioner who has alleged non-implementation of the statutory rights granted under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

YouTube link for part 2 of "Post Pandemic Education for the Visually Impaired" 8th November.

Bookshare, DFI and ICEVI West Asia are grateful to one and all who participated in the 2nd part of the 3 part series titled ‘Post Pandemic Education for the Visually Impaired’.    
 The session which was held on the 8th November can be visited again on our YouTube page at part 2   
   We are extremely grateful to the following for their contributions during the session:   
Mrs. Shanta Rangrajan – Principal NAB Delhi.   
Mrs. Pushpa – Special Educator Saksham School, Delhi.   

In the dark

Twenty-seven-year old Rumana lives with her parents in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. At two, she began losing her eyesight which made it difficult for her to enroll in a regular school. But Rumana’s parents requested the school to admit her on the condition that they will help her cope. Gradually, Rumana discovered her keenness to learn new things. But with her low vision, it was a struggle to read the blackboard or books or even write.

Under SVEEP programme, visually impaired gives message to must register and cast vote

Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:18 -- geeta.nair

Under SVEEP programme, visually impaired gives message to must register and cast vote

Ferozepur, November 10, 2020: Under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation program, better known as SVEEP, a flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India, on Tuesday, an awareness meet was held at Blind Home and visually impaired inmate conveyed the message to youths who have completed 18-years age, to register for news votes, before December 15.

NSP Pre-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities 2020-21

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 11:40 -- geeta.nair

About theProgram

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India invites applications for NSP Pre-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities 2020-21 from physically challenged students of Class 9 and 10. The key objective of the scholarship is to support the students with disabilities for their studies and prepare them to earn their livelihood and find a dignified place for themselves in society.

Eligibility

To be eligible, an applicant must: 

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