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Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- A smart cane to help the visually challenged. There was excitement at Government Arts College when some visually challenged persons tried out a smart cane that helps them sense objects from 1.8 to three metres and obstructions that are waist high and above.One of the participants, K. Palaniappan, said, “This will help us avoid obstacles that we earlier could not sense with the ordinary cane, which only helped us navigate stones or potholes.” Promoted by Saksham, a New Delhi-based organisation, with help from the Madurai chapter of the Indian Association for Blind, the cane sends out beeps and vibrations in various patterns to alert the users. Piyush Chananna of Saksham said that the cane could alert the users about parked trucks, cloth strings, protruding coolers or air conditioners, tree branches and so on from at least a couple of metres away. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=smart-cane-help-visually-challenged Disability rehabilitation centre to come up in Udupi. Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal said on Wednesday that a District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) would be set up on the first floor of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Bhavan here at an estimated Rs. 42 lakh.He was speaking after flagging off the Geneva Convention Day rally and a fund collection drive organised by the district unit of the Indian Red Cross Society at the District Stadium, here.Dr. Vishal said that the district administration had decided to give priority to disability rehabilitation this year. The administration had already allocated Rs. 20 lakh for the centre, while the rest would be collected through donations. The centre would have some beds and would have speech therapy facility and provide hearing aids and related facilities. The centre would be manned by three persons including a speech therapist. If necessary, more persons would be appointed. The IRCS would also be used for providing facilities for people with disabilities. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=disability-rehabilitation-centre-come-udupi 2. Job- There are two posts as Professor (Centre for the Study of Regional Development), three posts as Associate Professor (Centre for Korean Studies) and one post as Assistant Professor (Cinema Studies OR Theatre and Performance Studies) for Visually Impaired in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Qualification: (i) Professor: An eminent scholar with a doctoral degree in the concerned/allied/relevant discipline and published work of high quality, and actively engaged in research with evidence of published work with a minimum of ten publications as books and/or research/policy papers. (ii) Associate Professor: 1. Good academic record with doctoral degree in concerned or allied/relevant discipline. 2. A Masters degree with at least 55% of marks or an equivalent grade of 'B' in the 7 point scale with letter grades O, A, B, C, D, E. (iii)Assistant Professor: Good academic record with at least 55% marks or, an equivalent grade of 'B' in the 7 point scale with letter grades O,A,B,C,D,E and F at the Master’s Degree level, in a relevant subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from accredited foreign University. The application form can also be downloaded from JNU website: www.jnu.ac.in . For any queries: [email protected]. More at More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs <http://www.eye%20way.org/?q=jobs> or employment news of 8th August page no.44 The Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi will be conducting the 8th Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 20.09.2015 (Sunday) for candidates to be eligible for appointment as teacher for Class I to VIII. Candidates can apply On-line for CTET-SEPT 2015 through CTET official website - www.ctet.nic.in only. The CTET shall apply to schools of the Central Government (KVS, NVS, Tibetan Schools, etc) and schools under the Administrative Control of UT of Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and NCT of Delhi. educational qualification: Graduation with at least 45% marks and passed or appearing in 1-year Bachelor in Education (B.Ed). Application fee for Paper – I or II Rs.300/-, Both Paper – I & II: Rs.500/-. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs <http://www.eye%20way.org/?q=jobs> 3. Vocational Training- Ayurvedic Face & Body Massage. To add to the knowledge and skill of visually challenged practicing masseurs trained under its relaxation massage training programme, the Blind Relief Association, Delhi jointly with the renowned Shahnaz Hussain International Beauty Academy has started a 6-month part-time course in Ayurvedic massage. Eligibility: Trainee should have successfully completed relaxation massage training programme of the Blind Relief Association, Delhi and be a practicing masseur. Duration: Six Months: Two days a week: from 10.00 am to 1:00 pm. Admission: January and July. Intake: 10 trainees per batch.No fee is charged for the training. Contact Person: The Project Officer. Ph: 011-65650969/70 e-mail: [email protected]. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=ayurvedic-face-body-massage -- ** Best,Binni Kumari|Programme Manager Helpdesk! Score Foundation 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. 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