Insight, November 2012: A Retina India publication
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Insight, November 2012, A Retina India Publication
“SPECIAL ISSUE ON DISABILITY RIGHTS”
Editor: Revathi Sampath Kumaran
http://retinaindia.org/?page_id=1488
Contents
1. An Equal World
Some individuals, like the world renowned author Ved Mehta, and Im
Dong-Hyun, the South Korean archer and Olympic gold medallist, far
outperform their normatively ‘better endowed’ counterparts [both Mehta
and Im happen to be visually impaired]. A blind applicant who consents
to a face-to-face interview with a sighted person or a student who
sits down to dictate answers in an examination that her/ his sighted
counterparts will write are also achievers.
LiveWire:
2. Online booking of concessional rail tickets by people with
disabilities: Delhi High Court intervenes
Online reservation of concessional railway tickets may soon become
possible for people with disabilities, thanks to a Delhi High Court
ruling resulting from the persistent efforts of Mr. G Praveen Kumar.
3. Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities takes on Ministry:
Recently, there have been two significant rulings in the Court of the
Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Both these rulings
have a bearing
on the rights of blind people and people with low vision.
4. Wide Eye Open: Exhibition of photographs held
An exhibition of photographs by people with visual impairments was
held in New Delhi’s Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise de
Delhi from October 5th to the 18th. All the displayed photographs were
taken by the students of “The Blind with Camera School”, started by
Mr. Partho Bhowmick in Mumbai in 2006
5. Global effort to make radio more accessible
HD Radio technology as this new initiative is called will also provide
audio cues and voice prompts that will help people with visual
impairments navigate the radio with greater comfort. Advanced reading
services and captions in large fonts are also planned to be part of
the package.
Medical Section:
6. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
by Dr Lingam Gopal
In a majority of premature babies, the retina resumes the process of
progressive vascularisation and the previously avascular retina will
get normally vascularized. In a percentage of the premature babies
however, the retina fails to have normal vascularisation and over time
they develop a process of abnormal vascularisation – termed
‘Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)’.
SPECIAL SECTION: NEWS FOCUS
7. The Draft Rights of Persons With Disabilities Bill 2012: An Essay
“Once social barriers to the re-integration of people with physical
impairments are removed the disability itself is eliminated. The
requirements are for changes to society, material changes to the
environment, changes in environmental control systems, changes in
social roles, and changes in attitudes by
people in the community as a whole.”
RESEARCH:
8. Can they break the ‘glass ceiling’? Findings of a pilot survey of
management graduates with visual challenges
By Revathi Sampath Kumaran*
Retina
India conducted a small pilot survey among graduates of some of the
top management schools across the country. The web-based survey used a
structured questionnaire that sought responses from blind persons and
people with low vision to several open-ended questions:
FEATURE
9. Open Your Eyes, Empower Your Vision
By G. Vamshi *
As the Manager Communications of Retina India, I get to interact with
many people with visual impairment, and at times, their family members
also. And at these interactions, the questions I am most frequently
asked are: “When is the treatment going to come for retinal
disorders?” and “When can we see again?”. But after I started
interacting with friends in Retina India, I realized something:
treatment for retinal disorders is already available.
RETINA INDIA NEWS:
10. Retina India steps into its fourth year with Seshpath
On September 26, World Retina Day and also Retina India’s birthday,
Seshpath, the national readers and scribes programme was launched.
This programme aims to address a major lacuna in the lives of blind
students. It will help to connect these students with people who are
willing to help them by reading out
textbooks and study material and by being their scribe at the time of
their exams.
Market Place:
11. Scholarships to study abroad
Meritorious students who wish to pursue higher studies are encouraged
to visit the following site,
12. Leadership training in Japan for people with disabilities
The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities,
Toyama, Japan has announced the recruitment of new trainees for the
15th Duskin Leadership
Training in Japan. The purpose of the 10-month long training is to
prepare people with disabilities to become leaders with clear future
goals,
Jobs portal
13. Recruiters from Indian and international development agencies,
NGOs and government departments as well as private organisations post
jobs on this site.
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS:
Event sharing
On the occasion of World Retina Day and Retina India’s birthday, I
circulated the info about Seshpath project to all staff members in my
office, along with
some chocolates. It was received well by all, with some of them
expressing interest in volunteering for us. One or two even donated
for the cause.
Please write to
edi...@retinaindia.org
if you want to contribute a writing of yours to our newsletter.
--
G. Vamshi
Mobile: +91 9949349497
Skype: gvamshi81
www.retinaindia.org
From darkness unto light
“SPECIAL ISSUE ON DISABILITY RIGHTS”
Editor: Revathi Sampath Kumaran
http://retinaindia.org/?page_id=1488
Contents
1. An Equal World
Some individuals, like the world renowned author Ved Mehta, and Im
Dong-Hyun, the South Korean archer and Olympic gold medallist, far
outperform their normatively ‘better endowed’ counterparts [both Mehta
and Im happen to be visually impaired]. A blind applicant who consents
to a face-to-face interview with a sighted person or a student who
sits down to dictate answers in an examination that her/ his sighted
counterparts will write are also achievers.
LiveWire:
2. Online booking of concessional rail tickets by people with
disabilities: Delhi High Court intervenes
Online reservation of concessional railway tickets may soon become
possible for people with disabilities, thanks to a Delhi High Court
ruling resulting from the persistent efforts of Mr. G Praveen Kumar.
3. Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities takes on Ministry:
Recently, there have been two significant rulings in the Court of the
Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Both these rulings
have a bearing
on the rights of blind people and people with low vision.
4. Wide Eye Open: Exhibition of photographs held
An exhibition of photographs by people with visual impairments was
held in New Delhi’s Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise de
Delhi from October 5th to the 18th. All the displayed photographs were
taken by the students of “The Blind with Camera School”, started by
Mr. Partho Bhowmick in Mumbai in 2006
5. Global effort to make radio more accessible
HD Radio technology as this new initiative is called will also provide
audio cues and voice prompts that will help people with visual
impairments navigate the radio with greater comfort. Advanced reading
services and captions in large fonts are also planned to be part of
the package.
Medical Section:
6. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
by Dr Lingam Gopal
In a majority of premature babies, the retina resumes the process of
progressive vascularisation and the previously avascular retina will
get normally vascularized. In a percentage of the premature babies
however, the retina fails to have normal vascularisation and over time
they develop a process of abnormal vascularisation – termed
‘Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)’.
SPECIAL SECTION: NEWS FOCUS
7. The Draft Rights of Persons With Disabilities Bill 2012: An Essay
“Once social barriers to the re-integration of people with physical
impairments are removed the disability itself is eliminated. The
requirements are for changes to society, material changes to the
environment, changes in environmental control systems, changes in
social roles, and changes in attitudes by
people in the community as a whole.”
RESEARCH:
8. Can they break the ‘glass ceiling’? Findings of a pilot survey of
management graduates with visual challenges
By Revathi Sampath Kumaran*
Retina
India conducted a small pilot survey among graduates of some of the
top management schools across the country. The web-based survey used a
structured questionnaire that sought responses from blind persons and
people with low vision to several open-ended questions:
FEATURE
9. Open Your Eyes, Empower Your Vision
By G. Vamshi *
As the Manager Communications of Retina India, I get to interact with
many people with visual impairment, and at times, their family members
also. And at these interactions, the questions I am most frequently
asked are: “When is the treatment going to come for retinal
disorders?” and “When can we see again?”. But after I started
interacting with friends in Retina India, I realized something:
treatment for retinal disorders is already available.
RETINA INDIA NEWS:
10. Retina India steps into its fourth year with Seshpath
On September 26, World Retina Day and also Retina India’s birthday,
Seshpath, the national readers and scribes programme was launched.
This programme aims to address a major lacuna in the lives of blind
students. It will help to connect these students with people who are
willing to help them by reading out
textbooks and study material and by being their scribe at the time of
their exams.
Market Place:
11. Scholarships to study abroad
Meritorious students who wish to pursue higher studies are encouraged
to visit the following site,
12. Leadership training in Japan for people with disabilities
The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities,
Toyama, Japan has announced the recruitment of new trainees for the
15th Duskin Leadership
Training in Japan. The purpose of the 10-month long training is to
prepare people with disabilities to become leaders with clear future
goals,
Jobs portal
13. Recruiters from Indian and international development agencies,
NGOs and government departments as well as private organisations post
jobs on this site.
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS:
Event sharing
On the occasion of World Retina Day and Retina India’s birthday, I
circulated the info about Seshpath project to all staff members in my
office, along with
some chocolates. It was received well by all, with some of them
expressing interest in volunteering for us. One or two even donated
for the cause.
Please write to
edi...@retinaindia.org
if you want to contribute a writing of yours to our newsletter.
--
G. Vamshi
Mobile: +91 9949349497
Skype: gvamshi81
www.retinaindia.org
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