Book Announcement: Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven Author: Mitch Albomui
The digital library, National Association for the Blind Delhi, supported by Spirotech, is delighted to announce the availability of the book 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom.
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Railways to provide free human assistance to visually-impaired persons at major stations.
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan, which was hearing a petition initiated by the high court on its own for making rail travel disabled friendly, asked the Railways to consider providing the facility on its own or through a CSR initiative.
The Delhi High Court has directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) authorities to let a visually-impaired student stay in its guest house for free till the disposal of the plea against his eviction from a hostel room.
The court on Monday also told the university to file within 10 days its response to the plea filed by Sanjeev Kumar Mishra against his eviction.
The High Court listed the matter for further hearing and disposal on February 12.
Haryana girl receives national honour for social service
Garima is committed to providing education to underprivileged children and children with visual impairment through her initiative called “Sakshar Pathshala”.
Garima, a nine-year-old with visual impairment, a resident of Navdi village from Mahendergarh was awarded the ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ on Monday by President Droupadi Murmu.
arima is committed to providing education to underprivileged children and children with visual impairment through her initiative called “Sakshar Pathshala”.
Panaji: Kishan Gangolli wasn’t in the best of mood during the lunch break on Tuesday.
India’s best visually impaired chess player by a mile – he’s won eight national titles – had just drawn a game and it’s something that could hold him back at the international chess championship.
I made an error,” he admitted to TOI at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium on Tuesday.
Visually impaired students remember Louis Braille on his 215th birth anniversary
NEW DELHI: In an effort to improve the lives of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs), the Delhi government launched the “Sugamya Sahayak Scheme” on Thursday. According to the government, this scheme is designed not only to facilitate mobility and enhance the capabilities of PwBDs through aids and appliances but also to provide them access to livelihood opportunities, effectively eliminating physical barriers.
When young Fatima Anshi concluded her speech at a government event to engage beneficiaries of Central schemes in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar could not stop clapping.
He looked impressed as did everyone else with the resolve of a 100 per cent visually impaired Anshi, who declared her determination to enter the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) against all adversities.
Thane: The city witnessed an unconventional cricket match on Christmas. Organised by the Blind Welfare Association, the match aimed to select visually challenged players from eight divisions for the upcoming national-level matches in Mumbai.
Arun Baraskar, chairman of the Blind Welfare Association, said the association has dedicated over a decade to providing a platform for visually challenged players.
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