Blind students studying at the University of Pune and its affiliated colleges in the district have reason to cheer.
 
In order to increase their pace of learning and enhance their academic potential, the Pune University Blind Student Learning Centre which functions under the Department of Education and Extensive Education, has decided to distribute special MP3 players to its students.
 
Some of the devices have already been handed out and the results have been encouraging.

This amendment adds children with disability to the definition of “disadvantaged groups” and will now be a part of the 25 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section category, under the Right to Education Act.

The bill has given special benefit to children suffering from autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities of choosing to study from home.

Students and staff of Tikshna, an organisation for rehabilitation of the visually impaired, staged a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday in support of their demands, including release of grants from the State government.

They took out a procession and raised slogans against the alleged negligent attitude of the authorities in providing facilities to the organisation.

A PARTIALLY-sighted York man has finally got a job after being out-of-work for 12 months – now he is pleading for other people with sight problems to be given the same chance.

Steve Butler, 34, of Tang Hall, had been finding that sight loss was a major barrier to employment, despite having a number of administration qualifications and working in voluntary positions.

He said he was losing his confidence, fearing every time an employer realised he was visually impaired, they would find a reason not to interview him.

The government needs to be more pro-active and look into the various issues to allow differently-abled children better education, says Swapna Mukherjee