Dear All, Greetings from the National Eyeway Helpdesk Please, follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. News- KOCHI: In our country, glaucoma is known to cause irreversible blindness in at least 12 million population affected by it, making near 1.2 million of them blind. However, over 90 % of cases remain undiagnosed. Glaucoma affects the optic nerve that connects our eyes to the brain. The clear fluid filling the eye, also known as aqueous humour, is constantly flowing in and out of the eye. Think of the eye as a sink with a tap that is always open. The liquid flows through if the drainage mechanism is working well. But when it is blocked, the fluid accumulates and begins to exert pressure inside the eye, known as intraocular pressure (IOP). Over time, this high pressure (IOP) can damage delicate visual structures like the optic nerve head. If left untreated, it can turn you blind. Source: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/mar/13/eye-of-the-illness-2115922.html Colour blind may get licence to drive NEW DELHI: Colour blindness may not remain a bar any more for getting licence to drive private vehicles and those with “mild or moderate colour vision deficiency” may get to drive commercial vehicles too. Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/colour-blind-may-get-licence-to-drive/articleshow/74602993.cms 2. Workshop- NAB Delhi is here with an exciting workshop on Accessible Entertainment , which would burst all your myths about the same. What to expect at the Workshop- Overview of Smart TV Audio description of Cinema Accessible Games The Workshop will focus on how the visually impaired individuals can access the technology for Entertainment. The aim of the workshop is to make the visually impaired persons independent in every field. So, it is a golden opportunity for music and game lovers. Hurry up and register yourself for the workshop. Date- march 14th, 2020. Time- 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Venue- National Association for the blind RK Puram ,Delhi. For registrations: Please contact on the numbers given below- Toll free: 1800 53 20469 +91 9212319672, +91 8826261166 011 117 26102944 email: helpl...@nabdelhi.in 3. Product HVPro Advance Daisy Player. HVPro Advance daisy book player is a perfect digital book player designed for the blind and visually impaired to access to music, media, documents, recording, and more importantly daisy and etc. The major advantages of the new player over the previous player are: It has a replaceable battery. It uses BP-4L battery and can be easily replaced. The cost of original BP-4L battery which is Made in India is Rs. 250/- only and is available with us and can be procured online or locally as well. It uses Micro USB charging port. So you can use the same charger of your phone with the daisy player as well. Has Wifi support by which the user can listen to online radio and access other features as well Higher CPU with 1.3 GHz processor and 512 MB of ram 2 – MICs which provides better recording quality Numeric keypad for easy input. The price of the player is Rs. 11,500/- inclusive of GST. It comes with both Hindi and English voices. Neel, Lekha for Hindi and Susan and Tom for English. HVPro Advance daisy book player is a perfect digital book player designed for the blind and visually impaired to access to music, media, documents, recording, and more importantly daisy and etc. With the lightweight and compact design, HVPro Advance daisy book player delivers up to 12 hours of listening pleasure any time and anywhere. Please contact us if anyone wishes to procure the same. Abhinav: Sparsh Products 119 Bhagirathi Puram, Opp. Lane no. 8, Jakhan, Rajpur Road, Dehradun 248001, India Mobile/Whatsapp : 91-9837088334 Email: i...@sparshproducts.com sparshprodu...@gmail.com www.sparshproducts.com www.sparshbraille.com. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=hvpro-advance-daisy-player 4. Article: Does the Indian media really care about the disabled? As I write this column with the intention of drawing attention to a large section of Indian population that lives on the margins of our society, I am thinking to myself: Does Anyone Care. Does the media care? Do parents of ‘able’ children care? Do the politicians or bureaucrats care? Do schools and universities care? Do businesses care? Does the average individual care? And the resounding answer to all these questions is ‘probably not enough’. Not enough to bring about a revolutionary change in the way persons with disabilities lead their lives or how we treat them. The other day I was at an event where mental illness and acid attack cases were being discussed. As I heard stories of survivors, of individuals and institutions working towards their rehabilitation, it occurred to me that people who are affected by the issue at some personal level are the only ones attempting to drive ‘change’. Their pain translates into a passion to alleviate the suffering of others. While effective work continues to happen in small pockets of the country, we need mass campaigns to alter the mindsets of the vast population of over 1.3 billion. In his first term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ‘Accessible India’ campaign in December 2015. He issued a mandate to make public spaces, transport as well as information and technology ‘accessible’ to persons with disabilities. More at: https://www.mxmindia.com/2020/03/shruti-pushkarna-does-the-indian-media-really-care-about-the-disabled/ 5. Training- Three days Self Defence Training for visually impaired girls March 2020 Cheshire Homes India-Mumbai (Estd. 1955) is organising a Three-Days Self Defence Training for Women with Visual Impairment and Low Vision from 27th to 29th March 2020 at its premises at Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai-400093 The three days training will be conducted by Mr. Arvind Khaire, a renowned Mumbai based trainer, having conducted trainings for non-disabled as well as for persons with various types of disabilities for many years now. The three days training will be an intensive one with major focus on practical aspects. All the sessions will be conducted by Mr. Arvind Khaire. Last Date of Registration : 24th March 2020 No Accommodation Will Be Provided Training Details: Participants/Audience: Women/Girls with Visual Impairment & Low Vision Timings: 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Date: 27th to 29th March 2020 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) Attendance: All Days Compulsory Lunch: Lunch Will Be Served on All 3 days Training Fee: Free Of Cost/ No Charges Venue: Cheshire Homes India- OppCanosa School, Behind Sacred Heart Church, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai-400093 Certificate of Participation Will be Givento Participants Attending All Sessions Contact Person: Mr. Darshan Kamble Mob. No. 9372444956 (Whatsapp), 9619709697 Mr.Akash Nimbalkar, Coordinator, Young Voices, Mumbai, (Whatsapp) 9686157148, 8660595778Email: youngvoices.mum...@gmail.com More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=3-days-self-defence-training-visually-impaired-girls-march-2020 -
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