Dear listers: HC summons School Education Secretary. Strongly condemning "an improper and insensitive" affidavit filed by the then School Education Secretary in connection with the filling up of Lecturer vacancies by the visually challenged, the Madras High Court said the official should be present in the court on April 1. It also directed the present Secretary to file an affidavit explaining the number of vacancies existed from the beginning as per the roster, the number reserved for the visually impaired and the number of vacancies filled by special recruitment. Originally, the Tamil Nadu Teachers Association of the Visually Challenged, represented by its president, N.K.Chokalingam, filed a petition in 2009 seeking to declare as illegal Clause 7 (Physically Challenged category) of a prospectus issued by the Teachers Recruitment Board for recruitment of Lecturers in the Directorate of Teachers Education, Research and Training and the District Institute of Teachers Training. The provision violated Section 33 of the Persons with Disability Act, the association said and sought a direction to the authorities to reserve one per cent of the vacancies of Lecturers for visually impaired. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=hc-summons-school-education-secretary
An app to help blind type quickly on iPad. This new app can help the visually challenged type quickly and efficiently on an iPad. Created by Stanford engineer Sohan Dharmaraja, the app named IBrailler Notes uses eight keys. What's different about it is that the keys form around the fingertips when they're placed on the screen. Which means that if a user loses his way, he simply lifts his fingers from the screen and places them down again. The iBrailler also has an easy undo/redo function that requires a simple clockwise or counter-clockwise twist of a single fingertip across that glass. Google can be accessed at one click. A user can cut, copy and paste on the device. Traditional Braille writers come in various models but are costly. But, for an iBrailler, all that is required is an iPad and an app. Since January, a free test version of the app has been available on the app store. However, it doesn't allow for sharing what's written and limits the numbers of notes and characters in each note. But for around $40, users are allowed unlimited writing and sharing through Dropbox, email, clipboard or opening the note in another app. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=app-help-blind-type-quickly-ipad One post for Low Vision as Storekeeper in Ministry of Defence, Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Minimum qualification: 12th class. Last date 10th April. Apply online. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs -- ** Best,Binni Kumari|Programme Manager Helpdesk! Score Foundation 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. Helpdesk:+91 - 11 - 460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Office Phone: +91 - 11 - 26472582/81 Email:[email protected] Websites: scorefoundation.org.in <http://www.scorefoundation.org.in/> www.eyeway.org ****** <http://www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia><https://twitter.com/friendsofeyeway> <https://www.facebook.com/projecteyeway> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in 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..
