Seeing with sound: AIIMS distributes AI-powered smart glasses to help visually impaired

In a major step toward disability inclusion, AIIMS on Monday distributed AI-enabled smart vision glasses to 53 blind and severely visually impaired individuals, helping them to interpret surroundings through sound.

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

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.

Kerala Judicial Academy to update infra facilities to train its first-ever visually challenged trainee judge

The changes are being proposed to support C. Thanya Nathan, a person with no light perception, who was ranked first in the merit list of persons with benchmark disabilities in the recently held judicial service examination for the selection of Civil Judges (Junior Division)

The Kerala Judicial Academy, which trains trainee judges in the State, will witness a host of infrastructural improvements and inclusive training programmes to support its first-ever visually challenged trainee judge.

Twelve artists from Malappuram defy limitations to redefine kolkali

Defying conventional assumptions about visual limitations in performing arts, the performers mastered the intricate movements and brisk rhythm of kolkali with striking speed and precision.

MALAPPURAM: When the rhythmic clash of wooden sticks syncs in perfect harmony, the audience sees what the performers cannot – symmetry, speed and stunning precision.

In a first, a visually challenged woman all set to become a judge in Kerala

Thanya Nathan C. has been ranked first on the merit list of persons with benchmark disabilities in the recently held judicial service examination for the selection of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the Kerala Judicial Service

Thanya Nathan C., lawyer, will shortly enter the annals of Kerala’s judicial history as the first visually challenged woman judge.

CTET 2026: CBSE issues guidelines for PwD candidates seeking scribe facility, notice

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued an important notice for candidates with disabilities appearing for CTET 2026. The board has clarified the rules for availing the facility of a scribe and compensatory time for availing the facility of a scribe and compensatory time during the examination. Only eligible candidates under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 will be allowed these facilities.

News- OK to fee waiver for orphans, visually impaired students in computer course

handigarh: Punjab govt on Thursday approved a proposal to waive training fees for orphans and visually impaired students enrolled in the computer operator and programming assistant (COPA-VI) trade across govt-run industrial training institutes (ITIs).

Confirming the decision after clearing the official file, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the move reflected CM Bhagwant Mann govt's commitment to ensuring that financial constraints do not become a barrier to the professional growth of vulnerable students.

New schemes to provide livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled flags share of allocation for disability department; reduction in allocation for implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016.

The Union Government is preparing to launch two new schemes for persons with disabilities, aimed at training them for “dignified livelihood opportunities” and providing them with “timely access” to assistive devices by setting up “modern retail-style” Assistive Technology Marts across the country.