dear list members, it is a congratulating work for associations working in India that 13 physically challenged in Benaras took poison and out of four reportedly died and rest are struggling for their lives in hospital while rest are struggling for life as government ordered to remove their vending shops at varanasi; reported by Hindustan Hindi August 1, 2007 and it is also reported that u.p. administration is making eligation for this kind of provocation on their leaders and media; reports Ndtv August 2 2007. ______ truly new opportunities are comming for handicaps since disability law enacted by parliament in this way. congratulations for all the associations related to disabled
On 7/30/07, Pradeep banakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Blind News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:38 AM > Subject: India: New career options for visually challenged. > > > > > > India: New career options for visually challenged. > > > > > > Economic Times - India > > 23 Jul, 2007. > > > > > > NEW DELHI: With beauty and personal care sector coming up as one of the > > fastest-growing in India, it is also offering a chance for the visually > > impaired > > to break the traditional mould and look for new career opportunities. > > > > Some 50 visually challenged people have undergone training in therapeutic > > massage since the Blind Relief Association, New Delhi, started a course in > > collaboration > > with the Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves (VLCC) Institute three years ago. > > > > "It is a vocational course mainly aimed at imparting scientific training > > to > > the blind in massaging and body therapy techniques to help them become > > self-reliant," > > says A David, the project manager of the Association who designed the > > course, open for both men and women who passed eighth standard with > > science > > as one > > of the subjects. > > > > Covering relaxation and therapeutic massage, pressure point massage and > > aromatherapy, the three-month course is recognised by the VLCC, which > > imparts training > > to the instructors and awards certificate to the students. > > > > Four batches have passed out since the course was started in 2004, and > > while > > some 15 visually impaired students are working independently, several have > > opened their own massage parlours, providing jobs to others, says Rampal > > Singh, who is working as an instructor. The Association is also providing > > self-employment > > and placement assistance. > > > > "We are imparting the training free of cost to equip the visually > > challenged > > to make a career for themselves," Yogesh Sethi, the CEO of VLCC Health > > Care > > Ltd, says. > > > > > > > http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/New_career_options_for_visually_challenged/articleshow/2226470.cms > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > BlindNews mailing list > > > > To contact a list moderator about a problem or to make a request, send a > > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > The BlindNews list is archived at: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind/ > > > > To address a message to all members of the list, send mail to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Access your subscription info at: > > > http://blindprogramming.com/mailman/listinfo/blindnews_blindprogramming.com > > > > To unsubscribe via e-mail: send a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in either > > the subject or body of the message > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com > > > 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 > 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
