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NEET qualified students with ‘low vision’ can pursue MBBS course: Supreme Court |
In a significant order, the Supreme Court has allowed a person suffering from ‘low vision’, a disability in which the eyesight cannot be corrected or improved, to pursue the MBBS course and treat... |
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29/Aug/2018 |
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Access Bollywood: app opens up cinema to millions of blind Indians |
Shruti Kalra can never watch a film at the cinema without having to nudge the person next to her. “Every time there’s a silent scene, I need to ask them what’s going on,” says Kalra, a Delhi-based... |
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24/Aug/2018 |
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The sound of KNOWLEDGE |
A library of audiobooks opens up the world in exciting ways for visually challenged students
The campus of the Helen Keller Memorial Association For The Blind is abuzz. The carpets on the floor and... |
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24/Aug/2018 |
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Students of Dehradun institute want director sacked after sexual abuse complaint against teacher |
Amid the controversy surrounding Dehradun-based National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), students who are protesting the alleged sexual harassment of a girl student by a music teacher, said... |
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23/Aug/2018 |
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Cooking classes for the blind, every week in Mumbai! Read this to know more |
Cooking may seem rather intimidating for a person who is blind or visually impaired. But with proper training and care, it is not impossible.
Are you a blind or visually impaired person looking to... |
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22/Aug/2018 |
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Thinkerbell Labs’ Smart Braille teaching devices: All you need to know |
Anand Mahindra-backed start-up Thinkerbell Labs, which builds literacy devices for the visually impaired, is on a mission to solve the problem of low literacy and employability among visually... |
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22/Aug/2018 |
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Bedi launches vision screening drive for poor students |
New Delhi, August 20
Former Indian cricket skipper Bishan Singh Bedi today launched a vision screening campaign for underprivileged children in Delhi.
He distributed free spectacles to 27 children of... |
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21/Aug/2018 |
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LISTEN WITH THE LIGHTS OFF: 19 PODCASTS ABOUT BLINDNESS | SUSAN KENNEDY |
Source: https://girlgoneblind.com/2018/08/18/listen-with-the-lights-off-19-podcasts-about-blindness-susan-kennedy/ |
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20/Aug/2018 |
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I was scared of losing my sight… then writing brought me clarity |
Paola Peretti is losing her eyesight and she wouldn’t have it any other way. When she was 14, she became very short-sighted, virtually overnight. Three years later came the diagnosis of Stargardt... |
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20/Aug/2018 |
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Delhi school for visually impaired running in ‘derelict’ building |
Rustam Oraon, a Class 10 visually impaired student, had a narrow escape as a portion of the roof of his hostel room fell just beside him. The incident took place at the Government Senior Secondary... |
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20/Aug/2018 |
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