The streaming platform Netflix has collaborated with the National Association for the Blind, and showcased a special pre-release screening of "The Great Indian Kapil Show".

New Delhi: The streaming platform Netflix has collaborated with the National Association for the Blind, and showcased a special pre-release screening of "The Great Indian Kapil Show" (Independence Day Special episode) for the visually impaired community.

Hubballi: Suhas Dharwad, 23, a visually impaired student  Hubballi pursuing a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction  (HCI), at University of Trento, was selected for an exchange  programme at University of Twente, Netherlands — the first visually challenged student there.
He told TOI that his course includes multi-agent systems,  basics of impact, innovation and entrepreneurship, speech  processing, computer ethics, and human-robot collaboration.  ..
He aims to become a UX researcher focusing on accessible technology.

Rotarians Gift Smart Vision Glass for the Visually Impaired
Chandigarh, August 11: Rotarians in association with another NGO Vision Aids, provided state-of-the-art special vision glasses to 25 brilliant students of the Institute for the Blinds, here today.

Nominations are still open for the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which honours one publisher and one project or initiative for outstanding work in improving the accessibility of e-books or digital publications for people who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled. 

PATIALA: A technology developed by a research team at Punjabi University here enables the conversion of Punjabi texts into Braille, empowering visually impaired individuals to access written content in their native language.