SYDNEY, N.S. —
At 70, Louise Gillis is more active than many people half her age.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, she curls in a house league at the Sydney Curling Club. She also volunteers with the Special Olympics, enjoys hiking, and paddles during the summer as a member of the Sydney Harbour Dragon Boat Club.
And she does all this despite the fact she is almost totally blind
BENGALURU: Inspired by a vacuum cleaner, class 7 student Maanya Ramesh from Air Force School, Hebbal has solved the chalk dust pollution affecting teachers and students in classroom for ages. Her mini smart duster absorbs all the chalk dust while erasing the blackboard.
Visually impaired and blind voters will be provided with braille voter slips in the Lok Sabha elections due this summer.
Braille is a script with raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision.
It is a tactile reading and writing system used by blind and visually impaired people who cannot access print material.
CHENNAI: Following the decades-old tradition, the National Association for the Blind in association with O2 Health Studio organised a Car Rally for the Blind on February 3 at Savera Hotel. The first rally was held in Mumbai, and Chennai followed in 1989. Even after decades, the objective remains the same. It is still one of the most inclusive sports events for the differently-abled.
In My Take, Gaurav Jhunjhunwala talks about his experiences coping with vision loss. Formerly an entrepreneur who was heading the digital vertical in a top publishing house, he is now exploring new business opportunities.
I was born in Hong Kong and had a really happy childhood full of fond memories. Looking back now I think its because it was the only period in my life where I didn’t feel I was very different to the people around me.
National Voter's day on 25 January is a day dedicated to bringing together the youth to vote and take part in the political process. This year the focus was on disabled voters across many states with Karnataka taking the
lead to introduce measures to make voting accessible to all, a major challenge given the inaccessibility of voting booths.
DAVANGERE: Tejaswini K C and C M Amruta were the cynosure of all eyes during the sixth convocation of Davangere University held on Shivanagangotri campus here on Wednesday.Tejaswini, daughter of a mechanic, won six gold medals in M.Com while Amruta, a visually-challenged girl, grabbed three gold medals in MA in English.
The district administration on Friday began distributing Braille Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to five persons with visual disabilities at the National Voters’ Day celebration at the town hall.
Braille EPIC cards are broader compared to normal EPIC cards.
According to Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Sentil S., there are 10,331 voters in Dakshina Kannada who are physically disabled.
Of them 300 have visual disabilities and they will receive Braille EPIC cards ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
No driver likes being told how to drive by a passenger, but those behind the steering wheel at the O2 Car Rally this weekend are all for it — drivers will have no idea what the route is, and will be dependent completely on their visually-impaired navigators.
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