LUCKNOW: Visually impaired since birth, 14-year-old Kavita has visited the zoo a few times. However, her Sunday's visit was unlike any other till now. For the first time, no one had to tell her what she was looking at.
PANAJI: In June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, via video conferencing, appreciated the innovation of three students of Dr K B Hedgewar High School at Cujira. They had invented a device that automatically dims the headlight of an oncoming vehicle for a driver. Now, two Class VIII students of the same school have designed a device that can help the visually impaired detect obstructions in their path.
Porvorim: For the first time, Goa will host international matches for visually impaired cricketers at the GCA Academy ground, Porvorim, it was announced at a press conference at the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) headquarters on Sunday.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-to-host-t20-tri-series-for-visually-impaired/articleshow/66112139.cms
Inclusive is a word that guides, drives and inspires art and disability expert Siddhant Shah, who specialises in bridging the gap between cultural heritage and disability through the initiative, ‘Access for All’. The 27-year-old, also a heritage architect and access consultant, with his team and experts is steadily pushing the boundaries of physical, intellectual and social access in spaces like museums, art galleries, cultural tourism sites, monuments and public spaces.
India clinch Blind T20 series against England with game in hand
NEW DELHI: India beat England by 55 runs in the second T20 game on Wednesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the bilateral cricket series for blind
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed the Delhi high court that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a device for the identification of bank notes by the visually impaired.
The RBI informed a bench of chief justice Rajendra Menon and justice V Kameswar Rao that for developing an application, a presentation has also been taken from a mobile app developer, who has developed the app specifically for the identification of notes by the visually impaired.
The Google Doodle on Monday celebrated the centenary of renowned opthalmologist Govindappa Venkataswamy, known as 'Dr V' among his patients, who flocked to the Aravind Eye Hospital that he founded in Madurai.
Born on this day in 1918 in Vadamalapuram, Tamil Nadu, Venkataswamy was permanently crippled by rheumatoid arthritis. However, despite his own health issues, nothing could stop him from what he wanted to be.
AIPUR: His first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat in 2012.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/visually-impaired-farmer-lauds-swachh-mission/articleshow/66020904.cms
A new study has led scientists to urge contact lens wearers to look after their eyes following an outbreak of a rare infection which can cause blindness.
Researchers have noticed a three-fold rise in the number of cases of acanthamoeba keratitis since 2011 in south east England.
The infection that is preventable, causes the cornea, to become painful and inflamed and contact lens wearers are most at risk.
Left untreated, the amoeba can burrow into the cornea and cause blindness over a period of months.
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