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Vinod Kapri shares video of visually-impaired man singing Mohammed Rafi's Jaane Walon Zara. Rekha Bhardwaj reacts
Filmmaker Vinod Kapri is quite an avid social media user and his Twitter account is filled with million-dollar videos and pictures featuring aam janta. On 6th April, he shared a delightful video of a visually-impaired man singing Mohammed Rafi’s iconic song Jaane Walon Zara. The clip has obviously gone viral online and netizens are absolutely loving it.
PU, PGIMER faculty get patent for oral healthcare education device for visually-impaired
The device, created by PU, PGIMER facult members, comprises a dental model having diseased and healthy teeth, inflamed and healthy gingival tissues and a sensor.
Panjab University’s representatives on Thursday said the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) professors have been granted a patent for an oral healthcare educational device for the visually impaired children.
GDPL of Kota facilitates voice donations to help visually impaired students read KOTA: A Government Public Divisional Library (GPDL) of Kota has taken a unique initiative of facilitating voice donations from people for helping visually impaired students a
KOTA: A Government Public Divisional Library (GPDL) of Kota has taken a unique initiative of facilitating voice donations from people for helping visually impaired students and senior citizens read books in audio.
GPDL has prepared a database of over 1000 voice donors, including library readers, voice-over artists, and theater artists. Other 40 voice donors have already donated their total 120 voice recordings for helping the visually impaired and senior citizens read books.
Students like Akshita (19) are among the beneficiary of the voice donation facility of the GPDL.
DC Impact: HC takes up plight of visually impaired kids
The HC committee for suo motu petitions took the report to the notice of Chief Justice Sharma who directed converting it as a petition.
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court took up a Deccan Chronicle report on the deplorable conditions of the two government-run schools for visually impaired children in the city as a suo motu writ petition and appointed senior counsel L. Ravichander as amicus curiae to assist the court as it dealt with the issue.
Chashma.Com's stylish eyewear is the perfect blend of fashion & technology
India is a country where 30% of the population needs corrective vision. As a result, eyeglasses are very common in India. There was a time when eyeglasses were considered a symbol of smart people, but in the last few years, many have started to wear eyeglasses just to show off their style. Some online stores offer stylish eyewear, but at a price that not many can afford. Chashma.com is a one-stop e-commerce store that offers not just stylish but also affordable eyewear.
Job fair for differently abled
The fourth edition of Divya Kaushal, a ‘National Job Fair and HR Conclave’, organised exclusively for Divyangjan or People with Disabilities (PwD) by Saksham Tamil Nadu and Inclusive Divyangjan Entrepreneur Association (IDEA) India was conducted here on Wednesday.
The two-day flagship event was organised for the first time in south India and in a tier two city providing a platform to the aspiring differently abled to connect with potential employers. The event was supported by The Hans Foundation and Rural India Support Trust, USA.
Indian banks can’t ignore persons with disabilities. RBI guidelines exist for a reason
Accessibility in banking facilities is crucial for financial inclusion of persons with disabilities and for achieving the dream of turning India into a digital economy.
2 visually challenged girls set to rock airwaves as RJs
Pune: Breaking stereotypes, two visually-challenged youngsters from Pune have achieved their dream of becoming radio jockeys (RJs).
Divya Thorat (19) and Priyanka and Priyanka Gaikwad (24), students of NFBM Jagriti School For Blind Girls, Alandi, were the only ones to be selected from the state by Radio Udaan, an inclusive online radio station for people with disabilities, through a voice test in February.
Workshop for students of DPMSHVI underway
CHIMPU, 28 Mar: Forty hearing impaired and visually impaired students of Class 7-10 are participating in a two-day workshop on doormat making for persons with disabilities, which got underway at the Donyi Polo Mission School for the Hearing and Visually Impaired (DPMSHVI) here on Monday.
The workshop is being organised by the union culture ministry’s North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), in collaboration with the state’s art & culture department.
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