Start-ups coming up with new applications for the visually impaired

Taken from Economic Times:
BANGALORE: A host of applications that help the visually impaired navigate the world- both digital and real- is being developed by about half a dozen startups that are also gaining investor attention.

SBI Inaugurates 5555th Talking ATM

Banking major State Bank of India dedicated its 5555 the Talking ATM to the nation on the occasion of State Bank Day on 1st July 2014. This was inaugurated by Smt. Anshula Kant, DMD (Operations - National Banking) at Wodehouse Road Branch, Colaba, Mumbai.

Radio Udaan, a pan-Indian online radio initiative run for and by the blind, offers a platform for the visually challenged to network, counsel and motivate each other

Taken from The Hindu:
They RJ shows, report news, network for content, manage software platforms, handle web hosting and design, and take care of finance, administration and marketing — all this, without the support of sight. Tune in to Radio Udaan, an amazing pan-Indian online radio initiative for the blind, manned exclusively
by the blind.

Andhra Pradesh Postal circle Postman and Mail Guard recruitment Jul-2014, 4 posts for VI

Department of Posts
Office of The Chief Postmaster General,
A.P. Circle, Hyderabad - 500 001

Applications are invited from the desirous & eligible Applicants to fill up the posts of Postman and Mail Guard in the following Postal Divisions / Units in Andhra Pradesh Circle.

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Kerala Gramin Bank Officer and Office Assistant recruitment Jul-2014, 6 posts for VI

Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB)
Head Office: KGB Towers, AK Road
Malappuram, Kerala- 676 505

Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) invites ONLINE applications for the posts of Officers in Junior Management Scale I (Assistant Managers) and Office Assistants (Multipurpose) Cadres from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013.

SBI recruitment of Special Management Executives Jul-2014, 5 posts for VI

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

ADVERTISEMENT NO. CRPD/SCO/2014-15/05
State Bank of India invites on-line applications from Indian citizens for recruitment in the post of Special Management Executive (Banking) in MMGS-III and MMGS-II scale.

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2014

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)

Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2014
Staff Selection Commission will hold on Sundays ( 02.11.2014 & 09.11.2014), an All India Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the Group-“C” posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk in various Central Government Ministries / Departments / Offices.

Assistant Teachers for Visually Impaired Candidates Recruitment by Karnataka Teachers Recruitment Board Jul-2014

Karnataka Teachers Recruitment Board

Karnataka Teachers Recruitment Board invites applications from eligible candidates for
recruitment of 49 Assistant Teachers for Visually Impaired candidates in Government Primary Schools at District Level.

Quota for disabled; HC asks Centre to modify OM on vacancies

Taken from Business Standard:
The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to modify its 2013 office memorandum after considering the representation of NGO National Federation of Blind on computation of seats to be reserved for disabled persons in four category posts in government departments.

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Insulted by a university teacher, blind attempted suicide

Taken from Telegraph India: “Cry for suspension of Utkal faculty”
Bhubaneswar, July 23: Visually challenged students today sat on a protest before the disability commissioner’s office here demanding immediate suspension of the Utkal university faculty Sujit Acharya.

Recruitment of Assistants in Various Centres of ISRO Jul-2014, 3 Posts for VI

Government of India
Department of Space
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

ADVT. No. ISRO HQ:ICRB:04:2014 dated 17.07.2014
Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] of the Department of Space [DOS] is looking for young, dynamic and dedicated candidates for filling-up the posts of ASSISTANTS (administrative support staff) in various ISRO Centres/Units, across India.

Reserve Bank of India Assistant Recruitment Jul-2014, 9 Posts for VI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India invites applications from eligible candidates for 506 posts of “Assistant” in various offices of the Bank. Selection for the post will be through a country-wide competitive Online Examination and Interview.

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More insanity: Blind students brutally caned by school teacher in AP

The news is taken from Zee News. Read below for more.
New Delhi : Even as the nation writhes in agony over the Bangalore school rape incident, another shocking case of brutality against children has to come light, this time from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.

IBPS CWE-IV for Probationary Officer/Management Trainee Posts 2014

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
IBPS invites applications from eligible candidates for the online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations listed below is tentatively scheduled in October 2014.

Govt to issue ID cards for persons with disabilities

Taken from Hindustan Times:
In a unique initiative aimed at empowering disabled people, the government is planning to issue a pan-India multipurpose identity card to the about 27 million persons with disability (PwD) in India.

A journalism course for the visually-impaired students

Taken from Times of India:
MYSORE: The Times Foundation, in collaboration with JSS Mahavidyapeetha, has introduced a mass communication and journalism course for visually-impaired students at JSS Polytechnic For The Differently Abled.

Specialist Officers Recruitment in Indian Bank Jul-2014, 1 Post for VI

Indian Bank
(A Govt, of India Undertaking)
Corporate Office, 254-260, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, Royapettah, Chennai 600014

Indian Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank, with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites ON-LINE applications from Indian Citizens for the following post of SPECIALIST OFFICERS.

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Budget's Braille vision from Modi book?

Taken from Times of India:
AHMEDABAD: For blind people, Union Budget 2014-15 presented on Thursday was historic - for the first time, the word 'Braille' was given the importance of being mentioned in a central Budget. The role of a teacher from Gujarat, Geeta Vaghela, who wrote the Braille version of Narendra Modi's book on education, 'Kelve te Kelavanikar', may be behind this sudden impetus given to Braille in the central Budget.

Officer and Office Assistant Posts in Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Jul-2014, 8 Posts for VI

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank (UBGB)
Head Office, Kalambagh Chowk,
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 842 001

Uttar Bihar 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)

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MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time

Taken from other source:

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words.

Bank of Baroda Probationary Officer Recruitment Through Manipal School of Banking PGDBF Jul-2014, Posts for VI

Bank of Baroda (BOB)
Baroda Corporate Centre, Plot No. C-26, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400051

Bank of Baroda is looking for young, qualified, mobile and active minds who can be imparted with the necessary knowledge and skills required to be good all-round bankers through the 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance course in Baroda Manipal School of Banking.

IDBI Bank Assistant Manager Recruitment Thru Manipal School of Banking PGDBF Jul-2014, 8 Posts for VI

Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
IDBI Tower, WTC Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai – 400005

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 1/2014-15
IDBI Bank Ltd., a banking company under the Companies Act, 1956, having majority share holding by Government of India. IDBI Bank has entered into a MoU with Manipal Global Education Services Private Limited, to provide training in Banking and Finance to prospective candidates aspiring to join IDBI bank as Assistant Manager Grade „A‟.

Officer JMG Scale-I Recruitment in Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank Jul-2014, 1 Post for VI

Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank
(Govt. of India Undertaking)
HO: Near Bajrang Bhawan, Delhi Road, Rohtak-124001.

Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank invites applications for the post of Officer Junior Management (Scale-I from Indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the Online CWE-II for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2013.