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BCCI announces structured support for Cricket Association for the Blind in India

Thu, 02/26/2026 - 11:08 -- geeta.nair

Recognising the visually impaired cricketers’ achievements and the challenges faced by them, BCCI has committed to extending support to both the men’s and women’s National Teams.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a support framework for the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI).

Using technology, visually impaired vendor fights for self-reliance

Mon, 02/23/2026 - 10:40 -- geeta.nair
Mahpara Bisati, Mohd Saqib
Srinagar, Feb 22: Visually impaired by glaucoma at 33 and confined indoors for more than six years, Abid Ahmed Dar refused to let darkness define him.
Today, the 43-year-old runs a small roadside stall near Soura on Dr Ali Jan Road, selling honey, saffron and dry fruits — a business built not on sympathy, but on self-reliance.
Beside the steady hum of traffic on the road that connects two major hospitals of the city, Dar arranges bottles of honey and packets of seeds by touch. His hands move with confidence.

UPSC given a week’s time to file affidavit on software for visually impaired candidates

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 10:07 -- geeta.nair

The apex court had on December 3, 2025, directed the UPSC to incorporate a provision allowing eligible candidates to request a change of scribe till at least seven days before the test

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16, 2026) granted a week to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to file its compliance affidavit on the proposed plan of action, timeline, and modalities for the deployment and use of screen-reader software for visually impaired candidates in examinations conducted by the Commission.

Kerala Judicial Academy to update infra facilities to train its first-ever visually challenged trainee judge

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 10:03 -- geeta.nair

The changes are being proposed to support C. Thanya Nathan, a person with no light perception, who was ranked first in the merit list of persons with benchmark disabilities in the recently held judicial service examination for the selection of Civil Judges (Junior Division)

The Kerala Judicial Academy, which trains trainee judges in the State, will witness a host of infrastructural improvements and inclusive training programmes to support its first-ever visually challenged trainee judge.

Twelve artists from Malappuram defy limitations to redefine kolkali

Fri, 02/13/2026 - 10:57 -- geeta.nair

Defying conventional assumptions about visual limitations in performing arts, the performers mastered the intricate movements and brisk rhythm of kolkali with striking speed and precision.

MALAPPURAM: When the rhythmic clash of wooden sticks syncs in perfect harmony, the audience sees what the performers cannot – symmetry, speed and stunning precision.

In a first, a visually challenged woman all set to become a judge in Kerala

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 10:53 -- geeta.nair

Thanya Nathan C. has been ranked first on the merit list of persons with benchmark disabilities in the recently held judicial service examination for the selection of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the Kerala Judicial Service

Thanya Nathan C., lawyer, will shortly enter the annals of Kerala’s judicial history as the first visually challenged woman judge.

CTET 2026: CBSE issues guidelines for PwD candidates seeking scribe facility, notice

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 12:11 -- geeta.nair

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued an important notice for candidates with disabilities appearing for CTET 2026. The board has clarified the rules for availing the facility of a scribe and compensatory time for availing the facility of a scribe and compensatory time  during the examination. Only eligible candidates under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 will be allowed these facilities.

News- OK to fee waiver for orphans, visually impaired students in computer course

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 11:33 -- geeta.nair
handigarh: Punjab govt on Thursday approved a proposal to  waive training fees for orphans and visually impaired  students enrolled in the computer operator and programming  assistant (COPA-VI) trade across govt-run industrial  training institutes (ITIs).
Confirming the decision after clearing the official file,  Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the move  reflected CM Bhagwant Mann govt's commitment to ensuring  that financial constraints do not become a barrier to the  professional growth of vulnerable students.
 

New schemes to provide livelihood and assistive devices for persons with disabilities

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 10:21 -- geeta.nair

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled flags share of allocation for disability department; reduction in allocation for implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016.

The Union Government is preparing to launch two new schemes for persons with disabilities, aimed at training them for “dignified livelihood opportunities” and providing them with “timely access” to assistive devices by setting up “modern retail-style” Assistive Technology Marts across the country.

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