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A colouring book specially for blind & low vision kids by Raised Lines Foundation

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 10:10 -- geeta.nair

Raised Lines Foundation, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has developed a colouring book especially for blind and low vision children, which aims to bring the joy of creativity to all children, regardless of disability.

All children love to colour the world around them, be it things from nature or cartoon characters. It's a joy that many blind and low vision kids do not get to experience. Raised Lines Foundation (RLF), the Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi (IIT-D)-incubated enterprise is out to change that.

List steps taken for enforcing amended disabilities Act: HC

Thu, 09/12/2019 - 10:55 -- geeta.nair

Punjab has also been directed to furnish the list of ‘physically handicapped’ before indicating in an additional affidavit the number of such persons receiving monetary benefits under the schemes. It has further been asked to give details of persons issued disability certificates district wise.

Saurabh Malik
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 11

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the state government to come out with details of steps initiated for the implementation of the amended provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

This app helps visually impaired users read

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:53 -- geeta.nair

Honor launched a new application along with a new colour option for the honor 20 Pro at IFA 2019. The app, called PocketVision, works by using Honor’s AI and the high-resolution camera on the Honor 20 series to provide the user assistance in three forms.

Text-to-speech mode
 

The first mode is simple, it reads out whatever text is identifiable in front of the camera aloud to the user. The app can detect English, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Italian and German using the HiAI platform and OCR by converting pictures into text.

No change in size of bank notes in near future: RBI

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:33 -- geeta.nair

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told the Bombay high court (HC) on Friday that it does not intend to change the size of currency notes in the near future.

Senior advocate VR Dhond, who represented the banking regulator, made this statement in response to a query made by the HC bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and justice Bharati Dangre.

Samsung unveils Good Vibes, Relumino tools for deaf-blind, visually impaired

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 10:18 -- geeta.nair

New Delhi, Sep 9 () Tech major Samsung on Monday unveiled two apps-Good Vibes and Relumino - to provide communication tools to  the deafblind and people with low vision in the country.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/samsung-unveils-good-vibes-relumino-tools-for-deaf-blind-visually-impaired/articleshow/71049605.cms

BGFI's Readers and Writers Day In Mumbai

Greetings from Blind Graduates Forum Of India!
Our readers and writers are people who open up the printed world to us leaving all their work aside. Writing an exam without a pen for a sighted student, is as impossible for a blind student without a reader and a writer! Hence taking this as an opportunity, Blind Graduate’s Forum of India (BGFI) makes a small attempt to express our heartfelt gratitude towards the readers and writers, and as well felicitate our
young graduates through an annual event called “The Readers and Writers Day”.
Details of the event:

Key topics in economics made accessible for students with hearing & vision disabilities

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 13:00 -- geeta.nair

Key topics in economics made accessible for students with hearing & vision disabilities.

The National Council for Educational Research and Training and Raised Lines Foundation, IIT Delhi have partnered to develop a thorough package for teachers on key topics in Economics for students with vision and hearing disabilities in classes 11 and 12.

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Mon, 09/09/2019 - 11:45 -- geeta.nair

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Honor launches AI-powered app for the visually impaired

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 10:45 -- geeta.nair

Beijing, Sep. 8 (IANS): Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor has launched its new AI-powered app ‘PocketVision at IFA 2019, which aims to help people read documents, menus and other hard to read texts.

“With the launch of this app, we hope to create an enhanced reading experience for people all around the world, enabling a greater sense of independence and giving people with low vision the confidence to unlock their potential and pursue their

passions,” George Zhao, President of Honor said in a statement.

Improve ‘sick’ eye banking system in the state: NGO

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 10:38 -- geeta.nair

Tribune News Service

Shimla, September 8

Umang Foundation has urged the government to bring immediate improvement in the existing ‘sick’ eye banking system in the state so that more persons with corneal blindness are able to see again. Due to lack of infrastructure and management, the eye bank is not getting sufficient number of eyes for transplant.

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