Education and Employment

No special teachers for Delhi’s differently-abled children

It has been two years since a high court order, but the Delhi government is yet to recruit permanent teachers for differently-abled children in its schools. On September 15, 2009, the court had directed the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to employ at least two special teachers on a permanent basis for differently-abled children in each of their schools. Around 3,000 schools are run by these bodies.

Scholarship for visually challenged girl students

UDIS Forum has invited applications from visually challenged girl students for the Marga Schulze Scholarship.

A release from the organisation said it was a merit-based scholarship aimed at motivating visually challenged girls to pursue higher education.

Himachal to get first school for visually impaired

In a step towards empowering visually impaired persons in Himachal Pradesh, National Federation of the Blind is all set to open a school in Shimla.

The school, which was approved by the National Federation of the Blind, shall be opened in Rohroo area of Shimla, an official said.

In north India the Special Blind Schools are already working in Kapurthala in Punjab and Ambala in Haryana, and now Himachal shall have its own school for blind, Kuldeep Singh Thakur, Vice President of National Federation of the Blind said.

DU isn’t sensitive to differently-abled

The Delhi University may consider itself disable-friendly, but the South Campus has proved to be insensitive to the needs of these students. Last week, Kanika Saxena, a Delhi University aspirant, had a tough time while appearing for Bachelor of Business Study (BBS) interview and group discussion at the department of business economics at South Campus.

Delhi HC allows scribes to help visually-impaired candidates

The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to provide "scribes" to visually- impaired candidates appearing for Central Teachers Eligibility Test(CTET) tomorrow. Scribes are persons who would do the writing the answer sheets for the visually-impaired candidates. The court also directed them to provide extra 30 minutes for the candidates to facilitate them to write the examination.

Now engineering college for visually challenged too

In a novel initiative that will help visually challenged students, the city-based 'Devnar Foundation for the Blind' is planning to start an exclusive engineering college for the blind.

Despite being visually-impaired, many students are highly motivated to pursue engineering courses and there are several success stories, A Saibaba Goud, Devnar Foundation's Managing Trustee, commented.

Free coaching to blind for competitive exams

Free coaching for competitive exams is going to be held for the blind aspirants by Blind graduates Forum of India (BGFI) from Sunday, 21 August 2011. Classes will be on all Saturdays/Sundays from 4 to 6 P.M. at H1, NIT colony, Nandanvan Nagpur.

Career guidance for the visually impaired

The Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind (KWAB) is organising a two-day career guidance programme for the visually impaired students on Friday and Saturday.

Speaking to presspersons here on Tuesday, KWAB general secretary S. Parashivamurthy said not many visually impaired students were aware of what to pursue after SSLC and PU examinations.

At the programme, the visually impaired students will be taught how to communicate to stay on a par with other candidates.

Visually impaired student makes it to IIM

A 26-year-old 100 per cent visually impaired student from Kolkata has battled all odds to make it to the prestigious management school - IIM.

The IIM dream, chased by many but realised by few. 26-year-old Suresh Reddy from IIM Calcutta belongs to the select club. He was 13 years old when he lost his vision. His parents asked him to quit studies, but Reddy fought on. Armed with new technology and helped by friends, he cracked the IIM entrance - the first person with 100 per cent visual impairment to get admission into the elite management school.

Niwant TechVision – A team of blind software engineers in Pune

What’s common to Stevie Wonder, Surdas, Helen Keller and Siddhant Chothe, Nitin Dhaware, Sandhya Murkute, Sanghapal Bhowate and Vikas Waghmare? All of them are achievers whose visual impairment did not spell an end to their world. The latter five people form the Team TechVision, ‘a software writing firm’ at the Niwant Andh Mukta Vikasalaya in Pune.