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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Various posts in Airports Authority of India May-2015, 1 post for VI
(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.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank Officer and Office Assistant recruitment Apr-2015, 1 post for VI
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)
Monday, April 27, 2015
Unique exhibition at the National Museum makes culture accessible for visually-impaired
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
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.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
E-books accessible to visually impaired, courtesy EPUB
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.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Uber must face charges it discriminates against blind passengers
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
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
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.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Officer and Office Assistant posts in Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank Apr-2015, 6 posts for PWD
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)
Sunday, April 19, 2015
State to appoint administrator for ‘mismanaged’ blind school in Jogeshwari
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
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.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Chrome for Android v42.0.2311.107 stable is released
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
24 fake certificates of disability surface
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).
Sunday, April 12, 2015
5 Lakh differently-abled to be skill-ready by ’18
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
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.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Firefox for Android v37.0 is now available
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Firefox 37.0 for Windows, Linux, Mac and all languages
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Mandi IIT develops software to convert text into speech
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.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Audacity 2.1.0 released for Windows, Linux and Mac
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The thriving disability racket
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
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.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
‘Lechal’ shoe to guide visually impaired to destination
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.
Guard stops train in time, saves blind duo fallen on tracks
Taken from Times of India.
MUMBAI: A Western Railway guard's presence of mind saved the lives of two visually challenged persons—a man and a woman—who had fallen off a platform on to the tracks at Churchgate station on Monday.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank Officer and Office Assistant posts Mar-2015, 3 posts for VI
Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank
Head Office: Indore
201, Arcade Silver 56, Near 56 Shops,
01, New Palasia, Indore (M.P.) – 452001
Narmada Jhabua Gramin 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)
Monday, March 23, 2015
Blind at 13, his vision leads him to top of IT firm
Taken from Tribune India.
“I don’t like recalling my adversity, but if you insist I will…,” Charudutta Jadhav told the audience at the First National Consultation on Skilling the Disabled on Saturday.His was an inspiring narration — he had lost sight when he was 13.
He can’t see, yet his voice guides travellers
Taken from www.iamin.in
At the New Delhi Railway station, countless numbers of passengers wait for the announcement of the arrival and departure of trains from the 16 platforms in one of the country’s busiest railway stations.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
First seat on bus for blind, disabled
Taken from Times of India.
NEW DELHI: The first seat on DTC buses will now be reserved for disabled or blind passengers. On Wednesday, transport minister Gopal Rai chaired a public hearing at the regional transport office in Burari. After the hearing, Rai announced a slew of measures to "upgrade" the functioning of the RTO there.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Officer and Office Assistant recruitment in Telangana Grameena Bank Mar-2015, 2 posts for VI
Telangana Grameena Bank
(Sponsored by State Bank of Hyderabad)
Head Office, # 2-1-520, 2nd Floor, Vijayasri Sai Celestia,
Street No.9 Shankermutt Road, Nallakunta,
Hyderabad, Telangana -500 044.
Telangana Grameena Bank invites applications 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)
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Fight for Rights of Visually Impaired Hots Up
Taken from New Indian Express.
CHENNAI: What began as a hunger-strike by seven differently-abled persons on Monday to press for equal rights for visually impaired turned into a full-fledged protest on Tuesday with over 250 members of the College Students and Graduates Association for the Blind (CSGAB) joining the stir.
Trio click with life, job, set eyes on future
Taken from Times of India.
PUNE: In many ways, Pratibha Sanap is like any other 22-year-old, upbeat with her new full-time job with a city-based software major. On weekdays, Sanap tests the software designed by her company for the visually impaired and on weekends, she surfs social networking sites, cooks a sumptuous lunch for herself and her two friends,
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank Officer and Office Assistant recruitment Mar-2015, 2 posts for VI
Central Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank
Head Office- 800/19 South Civil Lines,
Chhindwara (MP)
Cental Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank invites applications 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)
Download Chrome for Android v1.0.2272.92 stable
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Download Defraggler v2.19.982 installer and portable
CCleaner for Android v1.08.33 is now available
Monday, March 9, 2015
Visually-impaired couple find no Aasara in Hyderabad
Taken from Times of India.
HYDERABAD: Fresh guidelines issued by the Telangana government for beneficiaries to claim pension under Aasara scheme have virtually left a visually-impaired couple floundering in the dark.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Download Google Chrome v41.0.2272.76 Offline Installer for Windows, Linux and Mac
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Monday, March 2, 2015
Oriental Insurance Company 246 AO posts Mar-2015, 19 posts for VI
The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
Head Office: A-25/27, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited., a leading Public Sector General Insurance Company & wholly owned by Government of India, invites applications for recruitment of 246 Officers in Scale I cadre from open market.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Download Firefox for Android v36.0 final
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Disabled should get reservation in promotion
Taken from Times of India.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said the government could not deny quota in promotion to those who were appointed to a post under the reservation policy for the physically handicapped.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Skype 7.5 for Mac is released, Adds 14 new languages including Hindi
Skype version 7.5 has been released for Mac platform. This update adds 14 new languages including Hindi, allowing more people in different parts of the world to communicate with Skype. They also fixed a bunch of crash issues and significantly reduced CPU consumption from animated emoticons, making the app more stable and efficient.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Don't deny leave to disabled employees: Government tells departments
Taken from DNA India.
Leave applied on medical certificate in connection with disability of a government Employee should not be refused or revoked, the Centre has said.
Companies in Ahmedabad welcome specially abled staff
Taken from Times of India.
AHMEDABAD: Anybody who has been to fast food restaurant chain KFC in Ahmedabad would have noticed the hearing and speech impaired serving customers with a smile. Companies in Ahmedabad are opening up to the idea of hiring differently abled employees, providing equal opportunities for them.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
NVDA 2015.1 released with Browse mode for Word and Outlook, support for Skype Desktop and more!
NVAccess has released the latest version of NVDA v2015.1, a free and open source screen reader for Windows Operating System. Highlights of this release include browse mode for documents in Microsoft Word and Outlook; major enhancements to support for Skype for Desktop; and significant
fixes for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
CCleaner v5.03.5128 here, See the release notes and Download link
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Gallery for visually impaired to come up at National Museum
Taken from Business Standard.
In a novel initiative, the National Museum here is creating an exclusive gallery for visually-impaired visitors where they will be able to touch and feel the replicas of various artefacts with audio guides narrating their historical significance.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Shipping Corporation of India Various Manager posts Feb-2015, 3 posts for PWD
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
(A Government of India Enterprise)
Registered Office: Shipping House, 245 Madame Cama Road,
Mumbai - 400 021
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., a Navratna PSU, invites applications from eligible candidates for appointment at Deputy General Manager level, Manager level and Assistant Manager level.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
JNU proposes AC bus, DU smart canes for special students
Taken from Indian Express
University spaces may soon become a little more disabled-friendly, with varsities taking steps to ease mobility for special-needs students. While Jawaharlal University (JNU) will soon be running an air-conditioned bus for students to travel within its premises, Delhi University (DU) is set to provide “mobility and accessibility kits” to help visually-impaired students.
Partially blind youngster breaks new ground
Taken from Times of India.
CHENNAI: In the relatively quiet 'news monitoring' corner of the 3-month old Tamil TV channel, News 7, sits a young man absorbed in the screen before him. Ears enclosed by a pair of stereo Sennheiser earphones, 22-year-old Arun Bose monitors Sun TV,
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
FCI recruitment for Jr. Engineer, Assistant (Grade-II and III) and Typist Feb-2015, 37 posts for VI
Food Corporation of India (FCI)
The Food Corporation of India (FCI), one of the largest Public Sector Undertakings, dealing with food grain supplychain management, invites application for the Post of Junior Engineer (JE) (Civil Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering), Assistant Grade-II (Hindi), Typist (Hindi) and Assistant Grade-III (General / Accounts / Technical / Depot)
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank Officer and Office Assistant posts Feb-2015, 3 posts for VI
Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur)
Head Office, 9th B, Road Sardarpura,
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – 342003
Rajasthan Marudhara 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)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Kurzweil 1000 v14 is now available – Download
They don't see, but they believe: Meet the special radio jockeys of Udaan
Taken from India Today.
Seeing is believing or so the adage goes. But a brave group of young men and women are proving this adage wrong. Despite having lost their sight, these people are giving hope to other blind people across the country, and across the world, through a unique initiative called Radio Udaan. An internet radio station started in February 2014,
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Download GOM Player 2.2.67.5221
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank Officer and Office Assistant posts Feb-2014, 2 posts for VI
Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank
Head Office, 4/1 Brodipet,
D.No.5-37-234 3rd 2nd platforms,
Raghu Mansion, Guntur522
Chaithanya Godavari Grameena Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank Officer Scale-I and Office Assistant recruitment Jan-2015, 6 posts for VI
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank
Head Office - Poddar Colony Tili Road,
Sagar (M.P.) PIN: 470 001.
Advertisement No. MGB/01/2015
Madhyanchal Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Friday, January 30, 2015
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank Officer Scale-I posts Jan-2015, 1 post for VI
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by Allahabad Bank)
Head Office-D.M Colony,
Civil Lines, Banda-210001
Advertisement No. 01/2015
Allahabad UP Gramin Bank invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Junior Management (Scale I) Cadre who have been declared qualified the Online CWE for RRBs conducted by IBPS during September/ October 2014.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
JAWS updated to v16.0.1925 (32 and 64 bit)- Download
Download Skype 7.1.0.105 full installer for Windows
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Download CCleaner v5.02.5101 for Windows
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Download Speccy v1.28.708
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Bihar Gramin Bank Officer and Office Assistant recruitment Jan-2015, 3 posts for VI
Bihar Gramin Bank
Head Office: Gramin Bank Chowk
Opposite HFC North Gate, PO: BU Nagar,
NH-31, Begusarai Bihar – 851115
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)
Indian-origin teen Shubham Banerjee is Silicon Valley's youngest entrepreneur
Taken from Times of India.
The California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp recently invested in his startup, Braigo Labs.
Thane mall is probably the only visually-impaired friendly in the country
Taken from Times of India.
MUMBAI: Early this month, one of the many malls in Thane, along with the Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), launched an audio-tactile labelling system to help blind shoppers at the mall.
Chrome for Android v40.0.2214.89 released
Google Chrome v40.0.2214.91 Stable is released- download Offline Installer for Windows, Linux and Mac
Google has released the Google Chrome v40 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Download Chrome for iOS v40.0.2214.61
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Officer (MMGS and JMGS) and Office Assistant posts Jan-2015, 6 posts for VI
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank
Head Office : Warangal
Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas 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)
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Gramin Bank of Aryavart Officer and Office Assistant posts Jan-2015, 3 posts for VI
Gramin Bank of Aryavart
Head Office, A-2 /46,
Vijay Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-226 010
Gramin Bank of Aryavart invites applications from Indian citizens, for the post of Officer in Middle
Management Grade (Scale II), Officer in Junior Management Grade (Scale I) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
Friday, January 16, 2015
Punjab to fill 274 vacant posts of disabled persons
The Punjab government on Tuesday agreed to fill all 274 vacant posts reserved for disabled persons in three corporations of Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana as demanded by members of Handicapped Welfare Union, who had been on a fast over the issue since last 20 days.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Firefox for Android v35.0 final released
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Download Firefox 35.0 final for Windows, Linux, Mac and all languages
Monday, January 12, 2015
Delhi University in process of developing math kits for blind students
Taken from Indian Express.
To make solving numerical problems less taxing for visually-impaired students, Delhi University is developing specialised ‘mathematical kits’ which will make it much easier for them to study the subject.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
National Insurance Company Limited Assistants posts Jan-2015, 30 posts for PWD
National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)
National Insurance Company Ltd. invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment of Assistants in Class III cadre from open market.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist and Chartered Accountant) posts in LIC India Jan-2015, 3 posts for VI
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Life Insurance Corporation of India invites Online Applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the following posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist) for Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern States, and Chartered Accountant for all India.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak Faculty posts Jan-2015, 5 posts for PWD
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Amarkantak (M.P.)
(A Central University established by an Act of Parliament)
Mekal Sadan, Kapildhara Road, Amarkantak (M.P.)- 484886.
Advt No:- IGNTU/Rec.Cell/986/2014, Date : 23/12/2014
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak, invites applications for the following Teaching posts.