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1. NewsAlerts- Inducing a new wave of workforce: Project Starfish aims to empower millions of visually impaired . Two years back, on a very cold Boston morning, my wife and I were invited to film a job fair held for the blind,” recalls Subhashish Acharya, Founder, mentor, and trainer, Project Starfish. Subhashish adds, “being an Indian, I wanted to film it for other blind people so they could experience what strides these attendees had made. It was thrilling to me, seeing these eager professionals lining up with resume in hand to pitch their skills to the employers. I was shocked when none of those 150 capable educated folks were hired. This was a major turning point in my life because I saw firsthand the problems those with disabilities face. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=inducing-new-wave-workforce-project-starfish-aims-empower-millions-visually-impaired-read-more Achance visit to a blind school for a school project turned out to be an eye-opener for Santokh Singh and Khushwant Rai, two Jalandhar-based the class XI students of Police DAV Public School, Jalandhar. They had gone to the National School of Blind to study the life of the visually challenged students for an English language school project but it was the slow printing process in Braille that caught their attention. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=printing-heart-felt-story Bus Runs over two Visually-impaired Cricketers in a tragic accident, two visually-challenged cricket players were crushed to death by a low-floor AC bus of the Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation (KURTC) at the bus stand here on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Ratheesh, 29, and Vinod, 32, members of blind cricket team Dragon Stars based in Palakkad. The two cricketers were on their way to attend an administrative meet to be held at Kochi when the incident happened. While Ratheesh is a native of Cheruplassery, Vinod hailed from Thrithala respectively. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=bus-runs-over-two-visually-impaired-cricketers 2. Job Alerts- There is one post for Visually Impaired as Assistant Professor in Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Qualification: Good academic record with at least 55% marks (50% for candidates belonging to SC/ST or those who passed their Master's degree prior to 19.09.1991 and hold a Ph.D Degree) or an equivalent grade of B in the 7 point scale with letter Grades O.A.B.C.D.E & F at the Master's Degree Level in Law from an Indian University or an equivalent degree from a Foreign University. Cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) for lecturers conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC or as prescribed by the Rules of University of Delhi. Last date 26th June. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs There is one post for Visually Impaired as Lower Division Clerk in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Qualification: H.S.C. plus Certificate Course in Computer Application (minimum 6 months) from a recognised institute. Preference will be given to graduates. Candidate should have minimum one year clerical work experience. Age Limit: 27 years. Last date 3rd July. Apply online. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=jobs 3. Product Alert- Blaze EZ version 1.2 and Blaze ETfrom HIMS International is now available in Sparsh Products, Dehradun. It is a Standalone Scan to Speech device, Daisy Player, Ebook reader, Media Player and More. Blaze ET has all the features of EZ, but features a full numeric keypad and advanced features such as direct file management, memo, calculator and alarm, and advanced list navigation. Blaze ET improves on existing programs like the Media Player by adding items like Repeat and Shuffle and the ability to create and save playlists, and allows for continuous scanning of multiple pages in the OCR program. You can also purchase dictionary add-ons for Blaze ET including an English dictionary and Thesaurus as well as bilingual dictionaries in Spanish, Italian and French. The cost of Blaze EZ version 1.2: Rs. 62,000/-, Blaze ET: Rs. 68,000/-. More at http://www.eyeway.org/?q=blaze-ez-version-12-and-blaze-et -- ** Best,Binni Kumari|Programme Manager Helpdesk! Score Foundation 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. 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