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A wallet with ‘eyes’: help for the visually challenged with currencies
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
News- J&K: Visually impaired JNU passout, labourer’s son crack UPSC civil services exam
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.
BCCI announces structured support for Cricket Association for the Blind in India
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).
Using technology, visually impaired vendor fights for self-reliance
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.
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.

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