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Patiala, March 11
Visually impaired persons, associated with the National Federation of the Blind, held a protest today near the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today.
In a memorandum submitted to officials of the district administration, they stated that vacancies must be provided for the blind in government departments at the earliest. Protesters had also brought a cake for the Chief Minister on his birthday.
Visually impaired employees had not been promoted by various departments, they said. They also demanded that pension of visually impaired employees should be increased from Rs750 to Rs5,000.
Besides, association members demanded that the old pension scheme should be implemented for the present government employees and they should be given 20 per cent concession in passing the Teacher Eligibility Test in Punjab like on the lines of Rajasthan.
Legislators aim for better voter accessibility in Maryland
By TORI BERGEL
One of the more notable bills would change the state’s entire voting system.
SB0271/HB0423, sponsored by Sen. Clarence Lam, D-Baltimore County and Howard, and Del. Jessica Feldmark, D-Baltimore County and Howard, respectively, would require that all Maryland voters use a uniformly accessible device to cast their votes.
During the bill’s hearing in the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 18, Lam testified that the separate voting methods provided for disabled and non-disabled citizens in the current system have created anonymity issues for individuals in the disabled community.
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National Braille Press, LightHouse of San Francisco, University of Alabama Huntsville Launch the Accessible Graphics Consortium
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This new consortium of researchers, teachers, and non-profits in the blindness community will work to provide a new standard of tactile graphic equity for the blind and visually impaired.
“The consortium of organizations, universities, and talented individuals will work together to bring a unified approach to producing, teaching, and learning how to read tactile graphics for the blind and visually impaired which will immensely improve access to tactile graphics for this community. BOSTON (PRWEB) March 04, 2021 National Braille Press (Boston), LightHouse of San Francisco, and University of Alabama, Huntsville have launched the Accessible Graphics Consortium (AGC), creating a collaboration of a community of university researchers, teachers and organizations united to aid i
Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Laws, Create Inequality
Across the country, people who use special software to access the Web have been unable to sign up for the vaccines or obtain vital information because many government websites lack required accessibility features. by Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News / March 2, 2021 When Bryan Bashin of Alameda County, California, tried on Feb. 9 to sign up for his vaccine appointment, he found the website was inaccessible. Bashin is blind and the CEO of the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. (Shelby Knowles for KHN/TNS) TNS
(TNS) - Many COVID vaccination registration and information websites at the federal, state and local levels violate disability rights laws, hindering the ability of blind people to sign up for a potentially lifesaving vaccine, a KHN investigation has found.