To begin with, the first such clinic will turn operational at the Padamugal Government Upper Primary School later this month. The municipality has set apart ₹3 lakh for the proposed clinic. Besides, therapists also have been appointed.

The school was chosen since it already has dedicated facilities for such a clinic readied during the term of late Thrikkakara MLA P.T. Thomas under his MLA Local Area Development Fund. “Tender procedures are under way for procuring the necessary equipment for the clinic,” said P.M. Younis, municipal vice chairperson.

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SC lowers the barrier to enable deaf attorney Sarah Sunny to argue in sign language; the quickness of the interpreter astounds CJI and SG

The Supreme Court is sending a message that not everything needs to be said out loud in court by permitting lawyers who are hard of hearing to have their case procedures translated into sign language.
Sanchita Ain, an advocate-on-record, filed an extraordinary appeal before the bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Friday. Sarah Sunny, a deaf counsel, asked to be allowed to virtually argue a matter on the rights of Persons with Disability (PwD) with the assistance of sign language interpreter Saurav Roychowdhury.

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Odisha: Burla School for the Blind Will Install A Smart Braille Classroom

The Braille classroom that is smart is an innovative interactive learning environment that has an audio system and a unique feature that records and analyzes the usage habits of the students.

An official stated that the government-run school for the blind in Burla, Sambalpur district, Odisha, will have a state-of-the-art smart Braille classroom. For this reason, on Thursday, December 21, the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU), according to the official. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, SMC commissioner Vedbhushan stated that the corporation will carry out the project while Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) will supply the funding for the creation of the smart Braille classroom.

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Braille signs to make the Alipore Zoo accessible to the blind

The oldest zoo in the nation, Alipore Zoological Garden, is going to assist guests with vision impairments by installing signs with animal names and descriptions in Braille.
Subhankar Sengupta, the director of the zoo, made the announcement during his meeting with a group of pupils who were visually impaired and were on their first visit on Wednesday. “For each cage, we have Braille boards with the names and specifics of the animals on them.

The boards for the bird and reptile cages will be added soon. The zoo already has wheelchairs, specially made ramps, and accessible restrooms for guests with disabilities. Chandrima Ghose, a 13-year-old student at Serampore’s Louis Braille Memorial School, went to the zoo with her pals. “We could have easily read the names if the boards had been in Braille,” she stated. We usually enjoy reading it more when we do it ourselves rather than at the suggestion of someone else.

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The National Outreach Program on Anganwadi Protocol for Divyang Children is launched by Union Minister Smriti Irani.

The National Outreach Programme on Anganwadi Protocol for Divyang Children was introduced today by Smriti Irani, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development.

A Social Model for Divyangjan Inclusive Nutrition Care is embraced by the Protocol. It involves participating in community events, screening for early indicators of disability, and providing referral support through ASHA and ANM teams. Through early intervention, specialized assistance and services for infants and young children with disabilities, and education and support for families and communities to increase divyang children’s involvement, the ultimate goal of this protocol is to assure improvements in children’s wellbeing.

Speaking to the assembly on the occasion, the Minister said that Anganwadi personnel will now assist in screening children for disabilities for the first time. She said that every year, this program will benefit at least one lakh of these kids. According to her, child care will become reasonably priced and socially acceptable by the government.

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A Hyderabad hospital ward successfully “signs up” to save the child of a deaf-mute couple.

In order to save a newborn, medical professionals at a Hyderabad hospital pushed beyond the “sound barrier.” In a unique instance, a deaf-mute couple who had given birth to a child after several cycles of infertility treatment required the 11 physicians and nurses on the newborn unit to teach themselves sign language in order to communicate.
Premature twins weighing less than a kilogram were born to Marri Raj Kumar (55), a central government official, and Marri Bhagyamma (47), a homemaker. The daughter spent 76 days in the hospital due to various difficulties, while the son passed away, leaving the couple inconsolable.
The medical professionals at KIMS, Kondapur, recognized that this was the couple’s final opportunity to enjoy the blessings of motherhood, despite the early communication problems. So be it if protecting the infant required them to learn the language of a silent universe.

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Sunny Deol says he receives his dialogue in Hindi and suffers dyslexia: “People would assume that you are a duffer.”

Sunny Deol has had an amazing year. With the release of Gadar 2, one of the year’s biggest hits, the actor made his big screen comeback. In a same vein, Sunny’s brother Bobby Deol and father Dharmendra also became well-known for their parts in the motion pictures Animal and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Sunny recently disclosed that he has dyslexia, which is why he receives his script in Hindi and has to read it aloud several times before performing it in front of the camera.

Sunny Deol discussed his method of acting in a recent interview with Bombay Times, criticizing the practice of actors doing a lot of research before taking on a role. Inspired by actors from the past, such as his father, who performed in consecutive films without much planning, Sunny dismissed this type of research as “gibberish.” He made it clear that, aside from biographical figures, he prefers to interpret parts in his own distinctive style without doing much research.

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A survey shows that almost 85% of patients using ADHD medication have experienced shortages.

According to a poll conducted by ADHD UK, 27% of participants reported not receiving their ADHD medication, 33% reported “long gaps,” and 25% reported “short gaps” in their medicine supply.

In the UK, almost 25% of people with ADHD report not taking their medication after a patient safety advisory about prescription shortages was released in September 2023. In a survey conducted by the charity ADHD UK among 1,054 UK patients, 8% of participants reported having a continuous supply of medications since the shortage notice, while 27% reported receiving none at all, 33% reported experiencing “long gaps,” and 25% reported experiencing “short gaps” in their drug supply. Seven percent did not respond to the query.

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Language-specific Dyslexia Is Different, Particularly in English

Upon examining the data around dyslexia, a number of peculiar revelations become apparent. Not only do dyslexia rates appear to differ greatly between languages, but it is also clear that some bilingual individuals may be dyslexic in English but not in their native tongue. Does that make sense?

Spelling, reading, and writing impairments are brought on by dyslexia. People who have the illness frequently struggle to recognize speech sounds and understand how they relate to letters and words, which makes it challenging for them to communicate in writing.

It is believed to be an inherited condition that frequently runs in families. But there also seems to be an odd influence of the language you speak on the condition. As per the British Dyslexia Association, approximately 10% of English speakers are thought to be dyslexic.

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