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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... |
General |
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... |
General |
20/Mar/2019 |
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How a tactile book helps visually impaired women deal with their period |
Menstrual hygiene bracelets and a tactile apron on the female reproductive system helps girls understand puberty
When 13-year-old Reema’s mother told her to change her clothes, she was confused. She... |
General |
20/Mar/2019 |
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Differently-abled to get pick-up and drop facility on polling day |
Hubballi: The Dharwad district administration intends to provide differently-abled persons free pick-up and drop to and from polling booths. This initiative is aimed at iincreasing polling... |
General |
20/Mar/2019 |
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Biennale includes braille text |
The Kochi MuzirisBiennale, which iscentered around the theme of inclusivity, has launched 25 braille guides.
Curator Anita Dube holding the Braille book with accessibility consultant Siddhant Shah... |
General |
19/Mar/2019 |
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These tactile books help children with visual impairment |
By turning the pages, and touching and feeling its elements, children with visual impairment see the world in a new light
A three-year-old girl was on a bus in Chennai with her mother. When it pulled... |
General |
19/Mar/2019 |
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Election Commission makes voting accessible for disabled in Karnataka |
BENGALURU: Election Commission in the state has received registrations of four lakh physically disabled voters and has left no stone unturned to ensure their voting process is hassle-free.
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General |
19/Mar/2019 |
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New guidelines for safety of schoolkids |
Ahead of the new academic year, the government has released a fresh set of guidelines for schools keeping in mind the safety of children. A government notification lays down guidelines on the... |
General |
18/Mar/2019 |
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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Ban on party posters, poll graffiti on public property all across Jharkhand |
The use of public properties for political advertisements during the election campaign has been prohibited in Jharkhand following an order issued by the chief electoral officer (CEO) in Ranchi on... |
General |
18/Mar/2019 |
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