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2015-04-30T18:59:00.001+05:30

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Various posts in Airports Authority of India May-2015, 1 post for VI

2015-04-30T09:00:00.000+05:30

Airports Authority of India (AAI)
(A Mini Ratna – Category – 1 Public Sector Enterprise)
Advt.No. 2/2015
Airports Authority of India invites applications from eligible candidates for the following posts.

Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank Officer and Office Assistant recruitment Apr-2015, 1 post for VI

2015-04-28T22:11:00.001+05:30

Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank
Head Office, Opp. Officers Club,
Rayachoty Road, Kadapa – 516 001.

Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Unique exhibition at the National Museum makes culture accessible for visually-impaired

2015-04-27T22:20:00.001+05:30

Taken from The Hindu.
It was a heart-warming sight to see the visually-impaired follow a tactile path that was smooth in some places and rough at others where they had to stop, at an exhibition in the National Museum on Friday.

Restaurants join the dots

2015-04-27T22:16:00.001+05:30

Taken from Times of India.

Chennai's Kalakkal café not only has Braille menus but also pictorial menus, tactile walls and even some eating aids. Two years ago when visually impaired Bharatnatyam dancer, Gangamma, 22, visited the US for a performance series, she was amazed at how aware people were about visual impairment.

E-books accessible to visually impaired, courtesy EPUB

2015-04-25T19:11:00.001+05:30

Taken from Deccan Herald.
There is nothing different in the way 37-year-old Avneesh Singh uses his iPhone 5S.
Whenever he wants to read an article, he whips out the device from his shirt pocket and slides his fingers on the screen; only that, in Avneesh’s case, the phone’s voice software begins to read the content aloud.

Download CCleaner v5.05.5176 (Installer and Portable)

2015-04-23T22:17:00.001+05:30

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Uber must face charges it discriminates against blind passengers

2015-04-22T23:00:00.001+05:30

Taken from PC World.
A court case that alleges Uber discriminates against blind passengers will be allowed to proceed despite an attempt by Uber to have it thrown out, a California judge ruled late Friday.

Visually-impaired protest lack of jobs

2015-04-22T22:54:00.001+05:30

Taken from Asian Age.
Alleging government “apathy” towards job reservations, visually-impaired people protested against the lack of jobs on Thursday and urged the government to speed up recruitment to complete the backlog of vacancies through a special recruitment drive.

Blind candidates to get extra 20 minutes per hour in HPSC exams

2015-04-22T22:49:00.001+05:30

Taken from Hindustan Times.
Coming to the aid of a blind candidate, the state commissioner for persons with disabilities has directed the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) to give additional 20 minutes per hour to blind candidates appearing in competitive examinations conducted by the Commission.

Officer and Office Assistant posts in Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Apr-2015, 6 posts for PWD

2015-04-21T22:00:00.001+05:30

Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank
(Sponsered by Union Bank of India)
Head Office - C-19/40 Faatman Road,
Sigra Varanasi – 221002

Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale III), Officer in Middle Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

State to appoint administrator for ‘mismanaged’ blind school in Jogeshwari

2015-04-19T18:59:00.001+05:30

Taken from Times of India.
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to appoint an administrator and order an inquiry into the alleged mismanagement of M N Banajee Industrial Home for Blind in Jogeshwari following an agitation by MNS workers.

Call to Upgrade Blind School, Give Leg-up to Skilling

2015-04-19T18:48:00.001+05:30

Taken from New Indian Express.
VELLORE: The Alumni Association (Association) of the Vellore Blind School, which met on Tuesday, to commemorate the 42nd death anniversary of its founder, T Peters, highlighted the need to upgrade the school to the Plus Two level.

Chrome for Android v42.0.2311.107 stable is released

2015-04-16T20:07:00.001+05:30

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Google Chrome v42.0.2311.90 stable for Windows, Linux and Mac (Offline Installer)

2015-04-16T20:03:00.001+05:30

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24 fake certificates of disability surface

2015-04-14T15:24:00.001+05:30

Taken from Telegraph India.
Bhubaneswar, April 12: Twenty four cases of fake disability certificate holders have surfaced and their admissions into a teachers training programme have been cancelled by the director of teachers education and state council of educational research and training (TE & SCERT).

5 Lakh differently-abled to be skill-ready by ’18

2015-04-12T15:52:00.001+05:30

Taken from Daily Pioneer.
The Centre will train five lakh differently-abled people — between the ages 15-59 — with adequate skill sets in the telecom, healthcare, retail and lifestyle sectors in the next three years to groom them according to the current standards of industry sector.

SBI Probationary Officer recruitment Apr-2015, 24 posts for VI

2015-04-12T15:26:00.001+05:30

State Bank of India (SBI)
Central Recruitment & Promotion Department (CRPD)
Corporate Centre, Mumbai

Advertisement No. CRPD/PO/2015-16/02
Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India. Candidates selected are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

Firefox for Android v37.0 is now available

2015-04-02T18:30:00.001+05:30

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Firefox 37.0 for Windows, Linux, Mac and all languages

2015-04-02T18:22:00.001+05:30

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Mandi IIT develops software to convert text into speech

2015-03-31T22:39:00.001+05:30

Taken from Tribune India.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has developed a software to convert written text into speech.Pulkit Sharma, a PhD scholar, said the software, Text-To-Speech (TTS) systems, would be a revolutionary step for visually challenged people.

Audacity 2.1.0 released for Windows, Linux and Mac

2015-03-30T22:25:00.001+05:30

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The thriving disability racket

2015-03-30T21:34:00.001+05:30

Taken from The Hindu.
On March 4, a process to cleanse the system took its first toll. A village rehabilitation worker in Hassan was suspended after it was determined by a medical board that he had faked disability for a certificate.

Turning vision into a reality

2015-03-30T21:29:00.001+05:30

Taken from The Hindu.
We seldom spare a thought for the simplest of things that could be within our reach but remain out of our mind.

For instance, how many of us knew that the annual cost of educating a visually challenged student at an Indian University (including lodging and boarding at the University hostel) is same as the cheapest iPad 3.

‘Lechal’ shoe to guide visually impaired to destination

2015-03-26T22:20:00.001+05:30

Taken from Times of India.
KANPUR: To help visually impaired in navigating the ways, special footwears named 'Lechal' (Lechal meaning take me along in Hindi) was the centre of attraction at the Techkriti-2015, the annual technical and entrepreneurial festival of IIT-K. The GPS enabled sneakers are capable of giving directions to those who cannot see.