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Makerspaces in schools: Gurgaon students develop smart devices to enable visually impaired |
Marks and grades may still be the norm in many schools across India, but some schools are doing things differently. At Heritage Xperiential Learning School in Gurgaon, students are encouraged to ... |
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29/Mar/2019 |
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‘Political parties deaf & blind to their issues’ |
Amid the plethora of issues being raised by the political parties as the campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls is assuming a feverish pitch, the people with visual and hearing impairments rue that... |
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28/Mar/2019 |
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When voice takes the lead in Thiruvananthapuram |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Gokul S, an MA Literature student of Mar Ivanios College, Nalanchira has been participating and winning prizes in the Kerala University Youth Festival for the past five years.... |
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28/Mar/2019 |
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A batsman’s success story in thirteen chapters |
CHENNAI: Chennai holds a special place in former West Indies cricket captain and legendary batsman Alvin Kallicharran’s heart as his mother Padma was born here. Each visit is a celebration, and he... |
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27/Mar/2019 |
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Over 15,000 voters’ slip in Braille for visually impaired |
At least 15,831 voters’ slips are being prepared in the Braille script for visually impaired voters in Jharkhand. Besides, Dummy Ballet Sheet and Voters Guide are also being printed in Braille for... |
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26/Mar/2019 |
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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Visually impaired for poll duty in Tamil Nadu, a mistake? |
CHENNAI: Government staff with visual impairment appointed for election duty were turned away from training programmes as the officials allegedly claimed their appointment was a ‘mistake’.
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26/Mar/2019 |
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Tech solutions for vision |
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there are over 1.3 billion visually impaired people, of which more than 36 million are blind. Home to the world’s second largest population,... |
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25/Mar/2019 |
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Making mobile app to help visually impaired identify currency: RBI to Bombay High Court |
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it is in the process of making a mobile application to aid visually impaired persons to identify Indian currency notes.
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General, Product and Technology |
25/Mar/2019 |
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Meet Bengaluru-based Pushpa, who has scribed 681 exams for differently-abled people over the last 10 years |
Remember going to the exam hall? The butterflies in your stomach, sweaty palms, and feverish prayers that the questions be easy – then the post exam stress of how well you’d score!
Most of us write... |
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22/Mar/2019 |
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Knives, pins safety tools for blind women' |
Facing safety challenges, visually impaired women across the state are forced to carry folding knives and safety pins. A survey on the condition of working women with visual impairment conducted by... |
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20/Mar/2019 |
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