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.1 (603)/P&P/ DSSSB /2021/Advt./5110
ADVERTISEMENT NO.02/21
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Panaji: Sanjay School for Special Children in Porvorim is currently serving as a vaccination centre for persons with disabilities between the age of 18 and 45. To make it convenient for the disabled persons to get themselves vaccinated, the centre has also provided drive-in facility.
School chairman Guruprasad Pawaskar said that free transportation is also being provided for persons with disabilities staying in and around Porvorim to come to Sanjay School for vaccination.
Artificial retina’ created using a biomedical printing press
A Sydney engineer is developing a low-cost, 3-D printed electrical device that uses absorbed light to fire the neurons that transmit signals from the eyes to the brain, acting as an artificial retina for those who have lost this capacity.
A researcher at the University of Sydney is developing a printable device that acts like a retina and could one day restore sight to blind people.
NEW DELHI: In keeping with the Supreme Court’s directives for conducting written examination for persons having less than 40% disability or persons having medical condition that may restrict their writing capacity, the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities has come out with a public notice seeki
National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)
(Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Pwds)
Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment, Govt. of India.
Unit No. 11 & 12, Ground Floor, DLF Prime Tower,
Okhla Phase –I, Near Tehkhand Village, New Delhi-110020
Email: nhfdc97@gmail.com
Website: http://www.nhfdc.nic.in
SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME II ― FOR 2500 DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS
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The XRCVC - Viviana Extension, Thane is happy to announce an online workshop on the theme “Using Latest TalkBack With Android phone”. This Workshop is supported by the Great Eastern CSR Foundation.
In early days Visually challenge people were having hard time to use mobile phones. From smart phone revolution and initiative of Google company has change situation drastically. TalkBack the default screen
Nearly one and a half year after the novel coronavirus was first detected, countries in various parts of the world are still implementing rolling lockdowns and curfews while encouraging mask-wearing and social distancing. While these are designed to prevent the spread of the virus, people with disabilities may have difficulty observing these rules in public places.
They may not be able to see the impact of partial curfew being implemented in view of COVID-19, but could definitely feel it.
Philanthropists’ “generous donations” to the visually impaired artists has come down. They sing songs at roadside shows in the city to eke out a living. Nowadays they find it difficult to make both ends meet, as people, of late, hardly stop at the roadside events.
ACHARYA NARENDRA DEV COLLEGE
(University of Delhi)
Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110 019
Advt No. ANDC/Teaching/2021/01
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The last date for receipt of online application is : 03.06.2021
New Delhi: After Delhi government announced vaccination for ..journalists at their offices, people with disabilities have demanded that they be vaccinated at home or at separate facilities.
Disabled rights activist Abha Khetarpal said . she was infected with Covid-19 when she went to get vaccinated. “The centre was very crowded. Because of it, my mother also got Covid and she couldn’t take her second dose,” said Khetrapal.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES
P.B. No.1779, HAL Airport Road, Kodihalli,
Bengaluru – 560 017
Advt. No.3/2021
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APPLY ONLINE BEFORE 21st MAY 2021
National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) is a premier research laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, hear George Abraham and Shilpi Kapoor speak with Sheri Byrne-Haber, a global Accessibility Leader and W3C volunteer, a prominent voice in the field of disability and accessibility programmes.
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Anuj Dayal, Executive Director, Corporate Communications, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with UK Chevening scholar Ekinath Khedekar, who is an adventurer at heart. A nature lover and a sports enthusiast involved with lawn tennis for the blind, Ekinath finds happiness in outdoor activities like tandem cycling, half marathons and swimming. Despite making a start several yards behind the starting line, due to his vision impairment, weak economic background and lack of support in many ways, Ekinath is a corporate professional with successful stints at companies like Reliance and Wipro.
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Pranav Lal, a specialist in cyber security. Pranav lost his eyesight due to Retinopathy of Prematurity, a condition that inflicts infants born prematurely. He started off his education in the Gulf using braille, and gradually moved on to digital mediums. With an academic background in Commerce and Business Administration, he shifted gears to IT when he discovered he could solve problems by writing programs. Pranav taught himself to write code when he was in Class 9.
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Moses Chowdhari who is a person with low vision, working with Enable India in Bangalore. Moses was born to a farmer family in a village in Andhra Pradesh and his visual impairment was detected when he was three months old. Growing up, his family wasn't sure what life had in store for him, assuming that blind people generally end up singers or musicians. But his hard work, took him to a college in Hyderabad, where Moses relied on his friends to help him study.
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham speaks with Guneet Sethi who acquired blindness much later in life. But she never gave up on life. In a career of 30 years, Guneet has worked different jobs like teacher, communications specialist, creative writer and trainer. A motivational speaker, she is known for her recipe of a perfect cup of coffee! Do listen in to this delightful account of perseverance.
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