Apps to empower the visually-impaired |
With infrastructure not changing for the sake of accessibility any time soon or at a fast-enough pace, these apps break barriers to empower the visually-impaired community
The smartphone has been a... |
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04/Mar/2019 |
Blind JNU boy who failed gets another chance |
NEW DELHI: The visually-impaired student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who failed his semester exams, has now been given zero year by the administration.Source: https://timesofindia.... |
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04/Mar/2019 |
An unusual visual treat |
Life of a visually impaired girl from a backward socio-economic background is far more challenging than one can imagine. And city-based Meera Shenoy realises that on a daily basis in the government... |
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01/Mar/2019 |
Pune: Through only touch, a journey all the way to Venus |
Manufactured thousands of miles away in South Africa, a 3D-printed yellowish-brown model of planet Venus was among the handful of tactile objects — globes, maps, grids and a dome — that were... |
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01/Mar/2019 |
Over 10,000 students to assist disabled people in polls. |
NEW DELHI: Over 10,000 students from government schools, DU, IP University and NCC are to assist the chief electoral officer of Delhi during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Source: https://timesofindia.... |
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28/Feb/2019 |
IIT-D develops India’s first Braille Laptop for visually impaired |
For the first time in India, the researchers and scientists of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-D) Delhi, has developed a ‘DotBook’- the country’s first Braille Laptop for the blind students and... |
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28/Feb/2019 |
Questions were raised for asking visually impaired students to draw diagrams in HSLC Science paper |
Assam: Questions were raised for asking visually impaired students to draw diagrams in HSLC Science paper
Some of the visually impaired students found it difficult to attempt the questions where... |
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27/Feb/2019 |
Braille voters slips for visually impaired, pick - drop for differently-abled in Jharkhand |
The chief electoral office (CEO) in Jharkhand on Tuesday announced a series of measures to ensure hassle-free participation of voters with disabilities in the Lok Sabha elections.
State’s CEO, L... |
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27/Feb/2019 |
C-Vigil App to check model code violations |
The Chief Electoral Officer of the State today announced that a slew of measures will be introduced in the forthcoming general elections for free and fair polls. The ECI is going to introduce Citizen... |
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26/Feb/2019 |
Does cataract affect youngsters too? |
Does cataract affect youngsters too?
For a long time, cataract was considered a condition that only affected people aged 55 years and above. In recent years, however, we have seen more and more cases... |
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26/Feb/2019 |
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