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Visually impaired teacher wins job back as court bars post-hiring eligibility changes

July 09, 2026 12:18 pm

Two physical education teachers faced rejection of their appointments by the education department, which questioned their eligibility in 2023, and moved the Chhattisgarh High Court.

Delhi High Court orders SBI to review promotion policy over visual impairment discrimination bias

June 02, 2026 7:49 pm

The Delhi High Court directed SBI to examine alternative promotion pathways for visually impaired officers, stressing that disability cannot be a ground to deny career advancement.

Visually-impaired Srinagar girl scores 95% in CBSE Class 10 without a scribe, sets history

April 17, 2026 4:08 pm

Zainab secured 475 out of 500 marks, including a perfect 100 in Computer Science. She also made history by becoming one of the first visually-impaired students to take the CBSE exam using a laptop.

‘An example of grit’: How a 24-year-old law topper is set to become Kerala’s first visually challenged woman judge

February 11, 2026 11:50 am

Thanya Nathan C topped her LLB batch at Kannur University, and began practising law under Advocate K G Sunilkumar in Taliparamba, Kannur.

Telangana High Court allows visually impaired candidate to apply for Assistant Public Prosecutor post, bypassing recruitment clause

October 10, 2025 12:46 pm

The petitioner argued that the Supreme Court had recently struck down a similar exclusion rule for judicial service appointments in a 2024 judgment.

UPSC Expert Talk | ‘Being a civil servant doesn’t guarantee freedom from prejudices associated with visual impairment’: Commissioner (Municipality), Mahe

May 12, 2025 11:32 am

UPSC CSE 2024 Results: Satender Singh reflects on the daily struggles — even within elite circles — and questions why no visually impaired officer has been inducted into Indian Foreign Services since 2015.

‘My story is her story too’: How a visual impaired Manu Garg secured AIR 91 in UPSC CSE 2024

May 01, 2025 8:32 am

UPSC CSE 2024: Visual impairment from Class 8th to cracking UPSC CSE; Manu Garg's story is a sheer example of determination. Know how he navigated his UPSC journey without sight.

Visually-impaired IIM Student calls out corporate hypocrisy on inclusivity after struggling with job placements: ‘The silence is deafening’

March 05, 2025 1:14 pm

Tiwari also holds a degree in law from the prestigious Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.

How visually impaired women are playing a key role in early diagnosis of breast cancer

November 24, 2023 12:20 pm

After an eight-month training period, Nisha was hired by CK Birla Hospital in Punjabi Bagh in its oncology department where she works from 9 am to 5 pm, detecting breast cancer in women visiting for a checkup.

Visually impaired children in Indore restaurant can now order food from Braille menu card

September 06, 2023 10:59 am

The initiative was launched at Gurkripa restaurant in the city on Saturday.

VISUALLY IMPAIRED PHOTOS

Diwali 2021: In Delhi, the visually-impaired make preparations ahead of the festival of lights

October 27, 2021 4:27 pm

Check out these Diwali preparation pictures!

VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIDEOS

Meet the children who don't let visual disability get in the way of their love for photography

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

On World Disability Day, Express Parenting brings you the story of fashion photographer Richa Maheshwari who has taken it upon herself to teach photography to children with visual disability.

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