Central Railway is the pioneer railway system on Indian Railways and has been committed to provide a safe and comfortable journey to its countless passengers in general and Divyangjan in particular. It has always been at the forefront in providing Divyangjan-friendly amenities at its railway stations.
Jalandhar, June 27
An online singing contest for the visually impaired titled ‘The Voice of Saksham’ was organised by NGO Saksham with the support of Canara Bank here on Monday.
The contest marked the birthday of Helen Keller, an American author, who suffered from hearing and visual disabilities. Youth from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh participated in this competition.
Kolkata: The department of mass education extension and library services wants to set up a higher studies institute, complete with residential facilities, for persons with disabilities, at the Baruipur educational hub.
Sangeet mein itni ekagrata chahiye, ki jo dekh skta hai vo bhi aankhein band krke hi gaata hai, toh mujhe toh pehle se hi ye takat mili hai (music needs such dedication and concentration that the one who can see also sings with his eyes closed, and I have it by default), says Dr Prem Sagar (55), a music lecturer who is visually impaired and has been into teaching profession since 30 years. On World Music Day, he shares his story of finding solace in music.
A barrier-free special stadium for physically challenged people (divyangjan) was inaugurated at Dr Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University here on Wednesday.
The stadium has been established with a view to reduce the gap between general and handicapped people and also to prepare players of national and international level,” said Narendra Kashyap, minister, department of empowerment of persons with disabilities, UP government while speaking as chief guest.
Hubballi: Samarthanam Trust will organise a job fair for differently abled candidates between 9am to 2pm on June 23 at Arts and Commerce Degree College Mahila Vidya Peeth in Vidyanagar. Krishna Lamani of Samarthanam Trust told reporters here on Monday that recent surveys of persons with disabilities in India found that they have lost their jobs post-Covid and their mere survival is a challenge. “Differently abled job-seekers offer a wider choice for recruiters. Over 500 skilled job- seekers 18-35 age group are expected to participate in the job fair.
NASHIK: Rani Ithape, a visually impaired daughter of a farmer from the Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district who studies at the National Association for the Blind (Nab) at Nashik topped the school with 81.4% marks in SSC.
Ithape, who has been visually impaired since birth, wishes to pursue a career in teaching. She wants to spread the light of knowledge and help everyone — especially the visually impaired — just like she got help from others. Both her parents are farmers and her brother is pursuing his graduation.
Malappuram: For Rohit, the newly appointed associate professor at the School of Letter of Mahatma Gandhi University, being visually impaired is never an impossible hurdle to overcome. In fact, it can be a light in the dark that could guide you the right way.
Varanasi: Dactylology, a language of fingers, is a quicker and more efficient input technique, s compared to Braille, claims a study conducted by the joint research team of Banaras Hindu University, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) and Case Western Reserve University, United States. Assistant professor Dr Tushar Singh and a doctoral scholar Aishwarya Jaiswal of the department of Psychology of BHU were part of the research team. Dr Singh said that the first of its kind experiment was conducted to study the use of gesture-based human-computer technique Dactylology by visually i
Pune: Kusumlata Malik, president, National Federation of the Blind of India (NFBI), emphasised the need for a separate education model in the National Education Policy (NEP) to address academic requirements of the visually impaired.
“Unless we bring in changes in the education policy, the visually impaired will not be able to pursue education like normal people,” Malik, also a professor at Delhi University, said at an i international youth confat Alandi.
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