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Feeling short-changed, yet again |
For the past one-and-a-half years, Abhishek Thakur has been keenly following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) announcements; not because he is particularly interested in its monetary policy but... |
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23/Jul/2019 |
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Will Seeking Compassion And Providing Education About My Sight Loss Ever End? | A Blind Reflection By Chrissy Terry |
“This is my long Facebook post from 2 years ago (2017). Every single word is still very true today. We are still seeking compassion and still trying to educate others. If you haven’t read it, please... |
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22/Jul/2019 |
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Thiruvananthapuram: Tiffany to start ‘school’ for visually challenged |
Thiruvananthapuram: A new initiative, a preparatory school/ kindergarten for visually challenged children, is being launched by Tiffany Brar, visually challenged and founder of Jyothir-gamaya here.... |
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18/Jul/2019 |
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State agrees to allot MBBS seat to visually impaired aspiran |
Madurai: The state government has given an undertaking before the Madurai bench of Madras high court agreeing to allot an MBBS seat to a visually impaired medical aspirant.
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17/Jul/2019 |
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Visually-impaired lock offices for amenities |
KAKINADA: Inmates of a government orphanage for visually impaired persons on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the orphanage home demanding the government provide them proper facilities. The... |
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16/Jul/2019 |
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Visually impaired get tips on skill development in Hyderabad |
HYDERABAD: “Even charity has become a rat race today. We have many NGOs which claim to do good work for the visually impaired, but there are very few which actually empower them.
There are, however,... |
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16/Jul/2019 |
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Viewing the draft National Education Policy 2019 through the disability lens - Guest column by Shampa Sengupta |
72% of India's disabled children between 0-5 years miss out on an education, while just 61% of disabled children between 5 to 19 years attend school, says a UN report. Things the draft National... |
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15/Jul/2019 |
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Brain implant restores partial vision to blind people |
Medical experts hail ‘paradigm shift’ of implant that transmits video images directly to the visual cortex, bypassing the eye and optic nerve.
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15/Jul/2019 |
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Himachal Pradesh government urged to implement HC order to provide free education to disabled’ |
Himachal Pradesh government has been urged to implement the High Court order to provide free education and accessible libraries in educational institutions to visually impaired and other disabled... |
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15/Jul/2019 |
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RBI to come up with mobile app to identify currency for visually impaired |
The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged people in identifying currency notes as cash still remains a dominant mode of transaction. At present,... |
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15/Jul/2019 |
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