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Soft Braille promises to bring images alive for blind and low vision people |
A group of students and faculty members at a Bengaluru college have developed a software called Soft Braille to help visually impaired people get better access to images and maps in Braille.... |
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09/Jul/2019 |
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Indian-American Led NGO Launches Mobile App To Locate Accessible Friendly Buildings In India |
An Indian-American led non-profit organisation has launched a public utility mobile app to locate and identify disabled-friendly buildings in India.
The NGO, Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP),... |
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09/Jul/2019 |
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Flying blind: Apps help visually impaired navigate airport |
Navigating airports can be tricky. They’re loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They’re even more challenging for visually impaired people.
Chieko Asakawa knows those challenges... |
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09/Jul/2019 |
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Yogita Arun Tambe, a visually-impaired music teacher, enters Limca Book of Records |
The 34-year-old from Mumbai created a world record for playing 50 instruments in 49 minutes. Tambe is proficient in tabla dholki, nagara, dimdi, halagi, dholak, nashik dhol, tasha, damaru, sambal,... |
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09/Jul/2019 |
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Tamil Nadu a forerunner in ophthalmology: Edappadi K Palaniswami |
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has always been a forerunner in ophthalmology with many premier eye institutes training aspiring ophthalmologists in advanced skills and technology, besides providing world-class... |
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08/Jul/2019 |
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Union Budget 2019: New currency coins, including Rs.20 coins, to be released for public use soon |
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech on Friday, announced that the government will shortly be releasing new rupee coins for public use.
These coins will be in the... |
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08/Jul/2019 |
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Forces backed move to tax disability pension: Finance minister |
Forces backed move to tax disability pension: Finance minister - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Facing flak for its recent order that the disability pension of military personnel will now be taxed unless... |
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05/Jul/2019 |
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HP University to have policy for persons with disabilities |
Bhanu P Lohumi
Tribune News Service
Shimla, June 30
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) will be the first one in the country to have its own policy for persons with disabilities.
A committee,... |
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04/Jul/2019 |
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Growing number of late blind people in India, conference underlines need for data, awareness |
According to the World Health Organisation, India has a blind population of 63 million. A substantial number lose their vision late in life and the consequent trauma is something that, leave aside... |
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03/Jul/2019 |
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Over 10 Lakh Individuals Turn Blind Between 25-50 Years |
According to Census 2011, there are about 5.4 million visually impaired people in the country, and of these, a sizeable 25 to 30 per cent fall in the age bracket of 25 to 50 years.
In line with its... |
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02/Jul/2019 |
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