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1. News- A blessing to visually impaired students. Pallavi has taken up the responsibility of arranging scribes for 1,000 students The phone never stops ringing at Pallavi Acharya’s house. It’s not hard to understand why: the 35-year-old has taken up the responsibility of arranging scribes for close to a 1,000 visually impaired students across Karnataka. In the last two years, Ms. Acharya, who is a consultant with the NGO Youth for Seva, has arranged scribes for 2,500 examinations for more than 350 visually impaired persons. Ms. Acharya is a blessing to visually impaired students in Karnataka. Students from places such as Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, Bagepalli, Hubballi, Dharwad, Koppal, Mangaluru, and Kalaburagi come to her. They have faith in her resolve to help them out. Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-blessing-to-visually-impaired-students/article19392711.ece Colour-blind flatworms can still choose between colours. Bengaluru-based researchers have found that flatworms, which are highly averse to light and move away from it, have the ability to discern different colours despite being colour-blind. Unlike humans who have three colour-sensitive photoreceptors for red, blue and green, flatworms have just one type. The study also found that flatworms were able to move in response to long wavelength ultraviolet light even when the head was cut — proof that the worms could sense light even without their eyes and brain. The two light-sensing responses — brain-mediated network and eye-independent response — seen in flatworms (Schmidtea mediterranea) show “a typical hierarchy of dominance”. Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/colour-blind-flatworms-can-still-choose-between-colours/article19380318.ece Visually-impaired city cyclist to go on Manali-Khardung La cycle expedition. In August 2016, Divyanshu Ganatra, a visually-impaired adventure enthusiast set out with a sighted captain to pedal from Manali to Khardung La in the Himalayas, a length of 550 kilometres that the team completed in just eight days. He became the first blind tandem cyclist to accomplish the feat. For Divyanshu, this was just a beginning and he decided to plan the annual tandem cycling expedition on the same route. On the heels of last year’s success, this year’s edition of ‘In Sync M2K2017’ which is Manali to Khardug-La has drawn the participation of visually impaired, sighted, as well as amputee cyclists from across India and beyond. Cyclists are as diverse as one can imagine, with professions ranging from corporate giants to language teachers, from the armed forces to motivational speakers. The age bracket ranges from around 15- to about 70-year-old. The experience on board spans seasoned cyclists to those getting on the bike for the first time ever. Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/visually-impaired-city-cyclist-to-go-on-manali-khardung-la-cycle-expedition/story-XbbdOZAeq0gTyTx70quXtO.html 2. Training- Visually Impaired students to a joint initiative of Snehankit Helpline & Larsen & Tubro Empowering the Visually Impaired with Soft Skills & Personality Development Workshops. Many possess Technical Knowledge but here's an opportunity to have a Competitive Edge over the others by Empowering yourselves through Soft Skills Training which includes verbal communication, body language, corporate etiquettes etc. There will be 3 levels of Contact classes to be held on 3 different occasions and will be conducted by Professionals from Larsen & Tubro Attendence of all the levels of classes is desirable for great impact. 1st Contact Class Date - Sunday, 6th August 2017 Time - 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Topic-Building Confidence Eligible Candidates- Graduates/Post Graduates/ Those seeking employment Venue - Andheri East (Detailed address shall be provided to the confirmed participants) Program shall be conducted in Hindi and English. Program Co-ordinators Rahul Kelapure Mob: 9404 123454 Anarkali Velkar Registration Free but Compulsory For Registration Contact Snehankit Helpline 022 26288239 /9920680359 -- -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! 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