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Coming, sensory park in Sec 35 for special people

Chandigarh, July 24

A sensory park for people with special needs is set to come up in Sector 35-D.

To be built under the Smart City Mission, the park will have a combination of sensory-integrated play equipment and amenities, along with green area. The park, which will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 93 lakh, is aimed at stimulating the five senses — taste, sight, touch, smell and hearing. The charges for its upkeep for five years have been kept at Rs 65 lakh.

बढ़ी फीस जमा करने का दृष्टिहीन विद्याथी करेंगे बहिष्कार

डॉ. शकुन्तला मिश्रा राष्ट्रीय पुनर्वास विश्वविद्यालय के दृष्टिहीन सहित सभी दिव़्यांग विद्यार्थी छात्रावास की बढ़ी हुई फीस जमा करने का बहिष्कार करेंगे। साथ ही उन्होंने छात्रावास में रहने की अधिकतम सीमा 8 वर्ष करने की मांग की है। दूसरी ओर बुधवार को भी दिव्यांग अस्थाई छात्रावास पाने के लिए भटकते रहे। उनकी सहायता करने वाला कोई नहीं है।

High Court seeks report on rehabilitation of pellet-blinded, other visually impaired persons

The High Court on Tuesday sought details from the State Government about measures taken to rehabilitate the pellet-blinded and other visually impaired persons.

A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rashid Ali Dar directed State’s senior additional Advocate General BA Dar to place before it the details within two days facilities available within for empowering visually impaired persons and those which have been blinded and have suffered injuries by use of pellet guns.

Feeling short-changed, yet again

For the past one-and-a-half years, Abhishek Thakur has been keenly following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) announcements; not because he is particularly interested in its monetary policy but because he is visually impaired and wishes to know what India’s central bank proposes to do in response to PILs in courts regarding ‘inaccessibility’ of its new series of currency notes.

Will Seeking Compassion And Providing Education About My Sight Loss Ever End? | A Blind Reflection By Chrissy Terry

“This is my long Facebook post from 2 years ago (2017). Every single word is still very true today. We are still seeking compassion and still trying to educate others. If you haven’t read it, please do. If you have, thank you! It is a great reminder about what my family goes through still.” ~ Chrissy Terry

Thiruvananthapuram: Tiffany to start ‘school’ for visually challenged

Thiruvananthapuram: A new initiative, a preparatory school/ kindergarten for visually challenged children, is being launched by Tiffany Brar, visually challenged and founder of Jyothir-gamaya here.

The school, the first of its kind in the state, will be inaugurated by social justice minister K.K. Shailaja, on Friday. Tiffany, 28, belonging to Thiruvananthapuram, runs ‘Jyothirgamaya,’ her own social project for the visually impaired, in a rented building at Kurava-nkonam–Vayilikkada road.

State agrees to allot MBBS seat to visually impaired aspiran

Madurai: The state government has given an undertaking before the Madurai bench of Madras high court agreeing to allot an MBBS seat to a visually impaired medical aspirant.
Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/state-agrees-to-allot-mbbs-seat-to-visually-impaired-aspirant/articleshow/70252192.cms

Visually-impaired lock offices for amenities

KAKINADA: Inmates of a government orphanage for visually impaired persons on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the orphanage home demanding the government provide them proper facilities. The protesters locked the office of the orphanage to prevent the staff from attending to their duties.

Visually impaired get tips on skill development in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: “Even charity has become a rat race today. We have many NGOs which claim to do good work for the visually impaired, but there are very few which actually empower them.

There are, however, a few institutes like LV Prasad Eye Institute and ‘youth4jobs’ who are putting in phenomenal efforts to help them. Our organisation wants to be the bridge connecting these institutes with the visually impaired,” says Uma Shankar Veeravalli from the ‘Voice of VIP’.

Viewing the draft National Education Policy 2019 through the disability lens - Guest column by Shampa Sengupta

72% of India's disabled children between 0-5 years miss out on an education, while just 61% of disabled children between 5 to 19 years attend school, says a UN report. Things the draft National Education Policy fails to take into account, as disability rights activist Shampa Sengupta points out.