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Visually impaired student gets doctorate at central varsity

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 10:39 -- geeta.nair

Visually impaired student gets doctorate at central varsity
Clears the National Eligibility Test (NET) as well as the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) examination
As the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, awarded the PhD degree to Bhadur Lal during the 12th convocation ceremony of the Central University of Haryana (CUH) in Mahendragarh, the old adage, “Where there is a will, there is a way,” was underlined once again.

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

Wed, 03/18/2026 - 15:25 -- geeta.nair

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY
Headquarters Office, Personnel Branch,
 4th Floor, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad- 500 003
No. SCR/P-HQ/RRC/111/Act. App/2025-26

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit: https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/?lang=1
Last Date for Online Registration: 11-04-2026/23:59 hrs

NOTIFICATION FOR ENGAGEMENT OF ACT APPRENTICES (2025-26)
UNDER APPRENTICE ACT, 1961

A wallet with ‘eyes’: help for the visually challenged with currencies

Tue, 03/17/2026 - 11:53 -- geeta.nair

National Association for the Blind — Tamil Nadu has launched an initiative to distribute Vision Wallets to visually impaired individuals with an event organised at its office in Chennai on March 13. The assistive device spells out the denomination of a currency note

A wallet with ‘eyes’: help for the visually challenged with currencies

Tue, 03/17/2026 - 11:36 -- geeta.nair

National Association for the Blind — Tamil Nadu has launched an initiative to distribute Vision Wallets to visually impaired individuals with an event organised at its office in Chennai on March 13. The assistive device spells out the denomination of a currency note

दृष्टिहीन व्यक्तियों के लिए दो दिवसीय रेजीडेंशियल बेसिक कुकिंग कोर्स

Wed, 03/11/2026 - 11:40 -- geeta.nair

दृष्टिहीन व्यक्तियों के लिए दो दिवसीय रेजीडेंशियल बेसिक कुकिंग कोर्स.
दृष्टिहीन व्यक्तियों के लिए दो दिवसीय रेजीडेंशियल बेसिक कुकिंग कोर्स*

News- J&K: Visually impaired JNU passout, labourer’s son crack UPSC civil services exam

Mon, 03/09/2026 - 12:31 -- geeta.nair

Jammu and Kashmir celebrated a moment of pride as a visually impaired JNU graduate, a labourer’s son, and a serving JKAS officer cracked the prestigious UPSC Civil Services Examination-2025, showcasing determination and inspiring many.

Having lost an eye in an accident at school during his early childhood, Irfan Ahmad Lone never let the impairment come in his way.

Lone, a resident of Manzpora in the Naidkhai area of the north Kashmir district, secured all India rank (AIR) of 957, bringing pride and celebrations to the frontier district.

Registrations Open – Two-Day Workshop on Assistive Technology & Artificial Intelligence (13–14 March 2026)

Thu, 03/05/2026 - 11:49 -- geeta.nair

Registrations Open – Two-Day Workshop on Assistive Technology & Artificial Intelligence (13–14 March 2026)
Two-Day Workshop on Assistive Technology & Artificial Intelligence
Organized by
The Blind Relief Association, Delhi
 13 & 14 March 2026 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Venue: The Blind Relief Association, Delhi

BCCI announces structured support for Cricket Association for the Blind in India

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 11:08 -- geeta.nair

Recognising the visually impaired cricketers’ achievements and the challenges faced by them, BCCI has committed to extending support to both the men’s and women’s National Teams.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a support framework for the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI).

APPRENTICES (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAY WESTERN RAILWAY RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 15:29 -- geeta.nair

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAY
WESTERN RAILWAY
RAILWAY RECRUITMENT CELL
PARCEL DEPOT, ALIBHAI PREMJI ROAD, GRANT
ROAD (EAST), MUMBAI – 400 007.
Website : https://www.rrc-wr.com

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visiit:  https://www.rrc-wr.com/rrwc/Files/2683.pdf
Last Date for Online Registration: 23.03.2026

ENGAGEMENT OF APPRENTICES

Using technology, visually impaired vendor fights for self-reliance

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair
Mahpara Bisati, Mohd Saqib
Srinagar, Feb 22: Visually impaired by glaucoma at 33 and confined indoors for more than six years, Abid Ahmed Dar refused to let darkness define him.
Today, the 43-year-old runs a small roadside stall near Soura on Dr Ali Jan Road, selling honey, saffron and dry fruits — a business built not on sympathy, but on self-reliance.
Beside the steady hum of traffic on the road that connects two major hospitals of the city, Dar arranges bottles of honey and packets of seeds by touch. His hands move with confidence.

UPSC given a week’s time to file affidavit on software for visually impaired candidates

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 10:07 -- geeta.nair

The apex court had on December 3, 2025, directed the UPSC to incorporate a provision allowing eligible candidates to request a change of scribe till at least seven days before the test

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16, 2026) granted a week to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to file its compliance affidavit on the proposed plan of action, timeline, and modalities for the deployment and use of screen-reader software for visually impaired candidates in examinations conducted by the Commission.

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