As visually-impaired students begin learning to read by way of Braille, many also are learning how to navigate their world with help from a white cane. A Lexington One teacher helped create a brand-new resource to take away some of the apprehension by introducing the cane in a fun way.
For the first time, Navraj Dhakal, a visually impaired person, touched Braille cells that allow visually impaired people to read by feeling the raised dots at a stall operated by Bright Star Society, an organization that works for the blind, at CAN Info-Tech 2014.
After Dhakal learned about its benefits, he decided to buy the device. But when he heard the price--Rs 260,000--he realized that it was beyond his means. But he was more disappointed to know that Braille cells are not available in Nepal.
Minugurulu, a movie under the banner of Respect Creations would be organising a 5k walk, ‘Seeing beyond sight’, in support of the visually impaired community. Addressing the media on Thursday, Ayodhya Kumar Krishnamsetty, director of Minugurulu said, “There is not much awareness about the problems faced by the visually impaired community. They can see more than what we can see. We do not need eyes to visualise things. After working with visually impaired in my film, I have realised that it is easier to work with visually impaired rather than the abled ones. ”
A group of citizens, NGO Prayas Sanstha and a city mall have jointly organised a motivational programme 'Sevankur Little Champs' on January 12, in the city in which differently abled kids will share their stories with others.
During the programme, Avinash Saoji of Prayas Group, which connects different like-minded individuals and organisations to promote social change, will interact with the children.
Melodious notes greeted shoppers who were cashing in on the Pongal shopping frenzy at CMR Central on Saturday. Inquisitive visitors jostled through the crowd to catch a glimpse of the artist on stage and were surprised when they found that the beautiful voices belonged to visually challenged singers.
All thanks to the Madras High Court’s direction to UGC for providing Braille question papers to candidates who are visually impaired, Miranda Tomkinson, an aspiring college lecturer, and those of his ilk came one step closer towards the dream of becoming a lecturer by appearing for the National Eligibility test (NET) conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Sunday.
Here's a unique and socially conscious move by Chinese restaurant Chungwa. The eatery has introduced a copy of its menu in Braille in an attempt to provide independence of choice to its visually challenged customers.
The menu has been launched as part of Mirchi Cares, a CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiative by FM station Radio Mirchi. As part of it, a special copy of the menu in Braille has been launched at Chungwa, located at the Greater Kailash 2 market in south Delhi.
The Eastern Regional Conference of the International Council on Education of Persons with Visual Impairment concluded on Tuesday at the Ravenshaw University here. It was attended by more than 1,000 delegates from across the State and eastern States like West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Among the voters who turned up at a polling station in Balli Maran constituency on Wednesday to cast their vote, two siblings stood out in their determination to be a part "in fulfilling a citizen's duty".
Visually impaired Priyanka Singh (33) was accompanied by her brother Goldie Singh (30), who was using crutches to support his fractured leg, as the siblings made their way to cast vote in Delhi's electoral battle.
Accompanied by their mother, the siblings braved two flights of stairs and a rickshaw ride through the congested Delhi-6 lanes to exercise their franchise.
Vision loss was not a deterrent for more than 17,683 visually impaired voters who turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. As many as 943 visually impaired, cast their votes by making use of Braille signage facilities, while 16,740 voted by using a companion.
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