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Dear All,
Greetings from the National Eyeway Helpdesk!'
Please, follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts:

1.Jobs Scientific Officer (On Contract) – Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee
(IIT-Roorkee)*
Age: Less than 35 years (10 years relaxation to disabled)
Pay Scale: PB-3 Rs.15600- 39 100 AGP Rs.6000
Qualification and Experience: B.E./B.Tech/M.Sc. in
Physics/Chemistry/Electronics/Engineering Physics/Materials Sciences.
Eligibility:* Visually Handicapped (VH) and Low Vision (LV)

Apply: 13/11/2017 to 8/12/2017
Address: The Assistant Registrar (Recruitment), Indian Institute of
Technology, Roorkee - 247667.
Website: https://www.iitr.ac.in/

*Source:
https://www.iitr.ac.in/administration/uploads/File/position%20/2017/adv14112017.pdf
<https://www.iitr.ac.in/administration/uploads/File/position%20/2017/adv14112017.pdf>*
*Accessible 360*

Web Accessibility auditor

Job Description*


In this position, you will be at the core of our day-to-day operations,
helping identify issues with websites, mobile applications and other
digital assets for our customers. You will also help with the ‘artistry’ of
audits, helping our customers fix these issues in a way that is not only
compliant but intuitive and usable.

Skills*

· Proficient in HTML and CSS and some Javascript

· An understanding of how a screen reader user navigates a web page

· An understanding of the common issues encountered by screen
readers

· Ability to rapidly use one or more desktop and/or mobile screen
readers to quickly navigate the web

· Ability to quickly identify, replicate and report issues with
fixes made on a web page and verify fixes

· Ability to design and follow test plans, scenarios, scripts or
procedures

· Ability to document problems, using a tracking system, and report
defects to auditors or remediators

· Ability to monitor error resolution and track fixes

· An understanding of the web development life cycle

· Solid intuition for what constitutes a good user experience

· Self-starter, cooperative, detail-oriented person who thrives in
a startup atmosphere

· Ability to independently learn new technologies and concepts

*Experience and Skills*

· 3-5 years experience testing web sites and web applications

· Web front-end development experience

· Web back-end development experience

· An understanding of how a keyboard-only user navigates a web page

· An understanding of the difficulties faced by people with visual
impairments such as color contrast, font-sizing and others

*Source:
https://accessible360.com/jobs/screen-reader-accessibility-auditor/
<https://accessible360.com/jobs/screen-reader-accessibility-auditor/>*

*2.Events*

Dear Sir / Ma’am

Greetings from National Association for the Blind, Delhi.

The Students, Staff and Management of National Association for the Blind,
Delhi cordially invite you to “MEDHA” - a talent exhibit by our visually
impaired students. We will also be felicitating distinguished personalities
in the disability sector with our prestigious ‘NAB Sarojini Trilok Nath
National Award’ and ‘NAB Excellence Award’

*Source: http://www.eyeway.org/?q=medha-talent-exhibit-visually-impaired
<http://www.eyeway.org/?q=medha-talent-exhibit-visually-impaired>*

*3.News*

*How Blind People In Bethlehem-Palestine, Work and Are Independent*

There often seems to be a misconception that the only thing blind people do
is…be blind. They don’t just sit at home decked out their blind garb,
hovelled up their pyjamas and dropping curry down their shirts. It is
detrimental to their overall identity to assume that if a vision-impaired
person says he is going to work, they must be going to the Royal National
Institute for the Blind [RNIB] or the Center for the Blind. People with
varying capabilities of sight are able to lead lives that don’t revolve
around blindness.

*https://www.modernghana.com/news/811946/how-blind-people-in-bethlehem-palestine-work-and-are-indepe.html?platform=hootsuite
<https://www.modernghana.com/news/811946/how-blind-people-in-bethlehem-palestine-work-and-are-indepe.html?platform=hootsuite>*



*BEING THE LIGHT IS BETTER THAN SEEING ONE*


Rahul Bajaj <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Rahul-Bajaj> looks
at his blindness as an asset and not a liability. His determination brought
rich dividends as he emerged from his hometown in Nagpur to become a
lawyer. Working in Delhi now, the 23-year-old is not only living his dream,
but is all set to travel to Oxford University
<https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Oxford-University> on a Rhodes
scholarship.


*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/these-specially-abled-champions-prove-disability-is-no-longer-liability-but-asset/articleshow/61621984.cms
<https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/these-specially-abled-champions-prove-disability-is-no-longer-liability-but-asset/articleshow/61621984.cms>*

How A Unique Medical Mission Is Making India Cataract-Free For the last
three years, 52-year-old Taradevi from Hansi (in Haryana’s Hisar district)
has been suffering from severe visual impairment due to cataracts.

Her husband is physically challenged, so it is her eldest son who takes
care of her when he is not working as a milkman. The family lives in a tiny
brick hut, with their three cows stationed in the small courtyard outside.

Till a few months ago, Taradevi’s family had just one wish — they wanted
her to be able to see again. Since her vision started to decline, Taradevi
had become increasingly withdrawn, feeling as if her whole being was
becoming darker and drearier.
Today, Taradevi vision has improved tremendously, and the delighted
52-year-old is back to being her normal cheerful self.

Source: *https://www.thebetterindia.com/120883/cataract-india-help-me-see-blindness-medical-mission/
<https://www.thebetterindia.com/120883/cataract-india-help-me-see-blindness-medical-mission/>*


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1. News.

Say aye to eyes!
Every fifth blind person in the world is an Indian. Of the 15 million
blind people in India, 1.1 million suffer from corneal blindness. And,
25,000 new cases are added to this backlog annually. A compilation of
data from last year shows that only 25,713 transplant procedures were
conducted. In order to manage the problem, there is an urgent need to
perform 100,000 transplant surgeries every year. Almost 80 per cent of
the prevailing cases of blindness is avoidable – 60 per cent of it is
due to cataract which can be cured with a simple 15-minute surgery and
20 per cent is due to refractive errors, which can be treated with
simply a pair of spectacles.

Read more at: http://www.millenniumpost.in/opinion/say-aye-to-eyes-268805
Images used to educate public about leading cause of blindness not
realistic, says study
Images used to educate the public about vision loss due to the leading
causes of blindness are not fit for purpose, according to a new study
from City, University of London.
The researchers found that the image commonly used to represent a
condition called age-related macular degeneration(AMD), which affects
more than 600,000 people in the UK, did not provide a realistic
representation of people's experiences.
When people with the condition were asked about how their vision looks
it was found that they instead provided a wide variety of descriptions
– ranging from blurring, to distortion and missing parts of the image
- which were far more complete and varied than those implied by these
existing images, which just show a patch of distortion or blackness in
central vision surrounded by a clear periphery.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-images-realistic.html
Disabled people raise grievances
MARGAO: Nearly 100 grievances against inaccessible government offices
and washrooms, lack of parking facilities, etc, dominated the daylong
mobile court jointly organized by the Centre's chief commissioner for
persons with disabilities in association with the state commissioner
for persons with disabilities at the South Goa collectorate premises
on Thursday.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/disabled-people-raise-grievances/articleshow/61774532.cms

2. Jobs (27/07/2017)
Howrah Division of Eastern Railway
1. Fitter: 3 vacancies (Visually Handicapped – Lower Vision)
2. Electrician: 1 vacancy (Visually Handicapped – Lower Vision)
Last date to apply: 07/12/2017
Age Limit: Candidates age should be 15 to 24 years as on 01-07-2017
i.e. candidates should not be born earlier than 02-07-1993 and not
later than 01-07-2002. Upper age relaxation is applicable by 5 years
for SC/ ST, 3 years for OBC candidates and 10 years for PH persons (10
years for unreserved category (UR) and 13 years for OBC).
Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Matriculation
(Matriculation/ 10th class in 10+2 examination system) with 50% of
marks excluding optional/ additional subject and having ITI
certificate affiliated to NCVT compulsory in relevant trade.
Find Application and details:
https://careerchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Notification-of-ER-Liluah-Howrah-Division-Apprentice-Vacancy-2017.pdf
(Details can also be found in the Employment News: 18 – 24 November 2017)
Bank of Baroda
Online Registration of Application starts from: 14.11.2017
Last date for Online Registration of Application: 05.12.2017
Payment of Fee Online: 14.11.2017 TO 05.12.2017
1. JMG/S I – Junior Management Grade/Scale I (2 vacancies for visually impaired)
a) Sales
Age: Min. – 21 Yrs. Max. – 30 Yrs. (Relaxation: Persons with
Disability (PWD) 10 years)
Educational Qualification (as on 05.12.2017): 2 Years Full Time, MBA
or equivalent post-graduation degree/diploma, with specialization in
Marketing/Sales/Retail. (Courses completed through correspondence /
part-time are not eligible. The institute should be recognized /
approved by Govt., Govt. bodies / AICTE)
Post Qualification Experience (as on 05.12.2017): 1 Year of sales
experience in Banks/FMCG/NBFC OR DSA with 1 year of selling experience
of banking products of any Bank/NBFC.
2. MMG/S II – Middle Management Grade/ Scale II (2 vacancies for
visually impaired)
a) Trade Finance
Age: Min - 25 Yrs. and Max. – 35 Yrs. (Relaxation: Persons with
Disability (PWD) 10 years)
Educational Qualification (as on 05.12.2017): CA or *2 Years Full
Time, MBA or equivalent postgraduation degree/diploma, with
specialization in Finance/Trade Finance/ International Business.
(Courses completed through correspondence / parttime are not eligible.
The institute should be recognized / approved by Govt., Govt. bodies /
AICTE)
Post Qualification Experience (as on 05.12.2017): Post-qualification
experience of minimum 2 years in Credit & Forex / Trade Finance
function in Banking/ Financial Sector (Experience of working in trade
finance function including exports / imports / foreign remittances /
LC / BG areas in large Banks/Financial Institutions will be
preferable)
b) Security
Age: Min - 25 Yrs. Max. – 35 Yrs. (Relaxation: Persons with Disability
(PWD) 10 years)
Educational Qualification (as on 05.12.2017): Graduation degree in any
discipline from a recognized University/Institute.
Post Qualification Experience (as on 05.12.2017): An officer not below
the rank of Captain of Indian Army or equivalent rank in India Navy /
Air Force, with a minimum of 5 years of commissioned service, or an
Officer not below the rank of Asst SP/Dy SP/ Asst Comdt/ Dy Comdt of
Indian Police / Para Military Forces, with a minimum of 5 years
service as an officer in such Force.
Scale of Pay
JMG/S I- 23700 x 980 (7) - 30560 x 1145(2) – 32850 x 1310(7) – Rs.42020
MMG/S II – 31705 x 1145 (1) - 32850 x 1310(10) – Rs.45950
Source: https://www.bankofbaroda.com/writereaddata/images/pdf/final-advertisement-specialist-officers-2017-18-16112017.pdf”