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Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

The main objectives of the National Trust are to enable and empower persons with disabilities to live as independently and as fully as possible, to extend support to registered organisations providing need based services, and to evolve procedure for appointment of legal guardians for persons with disabilities requiring such protection. The Government of India has provided Rs.100 crores toward the corpus of the Trust. The income generated from the corpus is utilized to implement its programmes.

Rehabilitation Council of India recognized Institutions in Tamilnadu

List of Recognized Institutions of All Qualification in Tamilnadu. A statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Guide to Parents & their Role – for a Child Hearing Impairment

Parents and family need to fulfill certain responsibilities in order to function. A family must generate income, protect and maintain its members and home, nurture and love one another and see to it that children are taught social norms and educated.

Vocational Rehabilitation Centers (VRCs) In India

The Government has also set up 20 vocational Rehabilitation Centres. The main purpose of these centers is to evaluate the capabilities of disabled clients. They also sponsor candidates to potential employers.

மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் நலத்துறை அறிவிப்புகள்

மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகளுக்கு அரசு வழங்கும் சலுகைகள் பற்றிய விழிப்புணர்வு ஏற்படுத்தி,அவை மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகளுக்கு சென்றடையும் வகையில் தற்போது குறிப்பிட்ட சில மாவட்டங்களில் சமுதாயம் சார்யத மறுவாழ்வுப் பணியாளர்கள் மற்றும்பல்நோக்கு மறுவாழ்வுப் பணியாளர்கள் ஆகியோரை களப் பணியாளர்களாகக் கொண்டு தன்னார்வ தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களின் மூலம் செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வரும் மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் மறுவாழ்வுத் திட்டம் சீரமைக்கப்பட்டு “வழிகாட்டும் திட்டம்” என்ற பெயரில் அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களுக்கும் விரிவுபடுத்தப்படும்.

National scholarship for students with disabilities (2010-11)

Invitation of applications for the national scholarship for persons with disabilities (2010-11). . Applications (in English or Hindi) are invited latest by 30th September, 2010 in the prescribed proforma from the persons with disabilities to award the National Scholarships for the year 2010-11 for pursuing technical and professional courses from recognized institutions.

Schemes implemented through SCAs & Nationalised Banks loan for differently abled

Schemes implemented through State Channelising Agencies (SCAs) & Nationalised Banks. The small business, project or activity, for which financial assistance has been sought will have to be operated by the disabled person himself and employing at least 15% disabled persons in his venture.

National Award for the Empowerment of persons with disabilities – 2011

Applications are invited for the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, latest date by16th August, 2011. Applications received after the last date and/or not recommended by the prescribed authority/person will not be entertained.

iGlasses for Visually impaired – Walk with confidence

The iGlasses™ Ultrasonic Mobility Aid is a head-mounted device which enables more informed, confident, and efficient pedestrian travel. Objects in your path are detected by the ultrasonic sensors and communicated via gentle vibrations. As obstacles get nearer the frequency of the vibration will increase. The device is intended as a secondary mobility device to complement the traditional long cane or guide dog.

Useful tips for those who live and work with a deaf person

We translated them here, adding some more to contribute to their spread and to stimulate the sharing of other valuable suggestions. Sometimes the actions taken by a person with retinitis pigmentosa or hearing loss or Usher are repeated so as to be automatic, but making the effort to transform them into words and communicate them to others, could help those who have never experienced some of the techniques and situations.