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1. News- Nagaland marks World Sight Day with free eye check up. Kohima | October 8 Marking the World Sight Day, the eye care practitioners (Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and Ophthalmic Assistants) of Nagaland today conducted free eye check up in various clinics in Kohima and Dimapur. This eye check-up aims to stress on the importance of eye health and to give quality eye care to the people of Nagaland. Kezhangulie Mepfhü-o, Eye Optics, Kohima said World Sight Day is celebrated on the second Thursday of October every year. It aims to spread awareness about blindness and visual impairment. The day is observed to spread awareness about the importance of taking care of our vision, he said. Sarita Thapa, optometrist from Vision Eye-Care Optics, Kohima said computer vision syndrome, also referred to as digital eye strain, describes a group of eye and vision-related problems that result from prolonged computer, tablet, e-reader and cell phone use. Many individuals experience eye discomfort and vision problems when viewing digital screens for extended periods. Source: https://morungexpress.com/nagaland-marks-world-sight-day-with-free-eye-check-up Meet India’s vision-impaired photographers who use technology and grit to make their mark.Ahead of World Sight Day on October 8, we speak to photographers with vision impairment who use the lens to interact with the world A strip of cloud cut across the sun, over a grand old dormant volcano in Mauritius — a beautiful setting for a picture, thought Pranav Lal, on honeymoon with his wife Sacheta. Being born blind has not stopped this Delhi-based cyber-security specialist from choosing photography as his hobby. Pranav is in fact one among a number of amateur photographers with visual impairments in India. “The thrill of taking photographs for me is my desire to perceive what I can’t touch. Landscapes, the sky and its clouds, faraway hills and mountain peaks with snow,” says Pranav. He perceives beauty through the sense of sound, using a software, vOICe vision technology that facilitates an augmented reality on his pair of glasses. “It is like an artificial eye, and it works on two levels,” explains Pranav. “First, it takes live camera views and translates them to a defined set of sounds.” So images are converted into stereo sound by scanning them from left to right — the brighter the object, the louder the sound; the greater the elevation, the higher the pitch. “The second level uses neuroscience. The sound gets converted into electrical impulses in the brain. Your brain cells don’t care where they are getting that data from. When it receives that data, the specialised neurons re-recruit themselves for vision,” he says, explaining how he sees in illusory flashes. “Once I see what I like, I press click on my smartphone camera.”Source:: Source: https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/world-sight-day-meet-indian-photographers-with-vision-impairments/article32791575.ece 2. Training- Discovering Hands project by Enable India Discovering Hands is a project from Germany and an initiative of Dr. Frank Hoffman, a senior Gynaecologist in Germany. They have been training blind women for last 10 years to detect the early signs of breast cancer. The visually impaired women with their highly sensitized touch and tactile sense are trained to detect the smallest lumps of breast cancer thereby preventing it at early stages by doing physical examination of breasts. Therefore they are designated as Medical Tactile Examiners (MTEs). The venture has been successfully running in Germany, Columbia and Austria. Eligibility Criteria to apply for the training: -Only women with blindness/low vision can apply -Age : between 18 years to 55 years -Minimum education: 10th class -Basic knowledge of science till 8th class -Basic computer and English communication is a must. -Seriousness towards the training is highly desirable as after the training, the trained candidates will work with patients and doctors Final Selection: Final selection shall be made after the test. Training Duration: 12 months, first 3 months will be online sessions, which will start immediately. Training Includes: Computer skills, communication skills, breast specific psychology and administrative tasks. During 12 months training, the trainees learn how to use a standardized diagnostic method for examining the female breast. They get 3 months preliminary training, 6 months main Training and 3 months Internship. Employment Scope: MTEs are either directly employed by resident doctors or hospitals or they work for different clinics and hospitals on a freelance basis. (First batch going for internships at Medanta) In case of any further queries, please contact Ms. Ashwini Rao – 9611755225. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=discovering-hands-project-enable-india 3. Event- Webinar organize by Sambhavana on Disability Universal Design and the Politics of Inclusion. RPD Act 2016 talks about the Universal Design and Accessible Consumer Products to be ensured by the Indian State. To deliberate upon this important issue, Sambhavna is coming up with a Webinar on 'Disability, Universal Design and the Politics of Inclusion' on coming Saturday, 10th October 2020 at 6:00 P.M. Dr. Tara Prakash Tripathi, Faculty Associate, College of Integrative Sciences, Arizona State University, United States of America, would offer a valuable insight on this issue through a Live Demonstration. Interested participants may register through the following link latest by coming Saturday, 10th October 2020 8:00 A.M. https://forms.gle/LNdqjqezzxciDRHa7 Nikhil Jain, (President, Sambhavna) Sambhavana. Website: www.sambhavana.org email: sambhavana.gr...@gmail.com. Phone: 9111-27517615. Mobile: 9818021880 Office: 350, Pocket 5, Sector 2, Rohini, Delhi 110085. More at http://www.eyeway.org.in/?q=webinar-1 -- With Warm Regards, Ritu Jain Eyeway Helpdesk Counselor Eyeway Helpdesk Toll Free: 1800 53 20469 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Email: e...@eyeway.org Website: http://eyeway.org.in/ Contact: 9711982580 You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. 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