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Actiview and Pixar Animation Studios Collaborate, Giving Access for the Blind and Hard of Hearing to Experience “Incredibles 2” In Theaters |
Berkeley, CA, USA: Actiview, a Bay Area based technology company, is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios to provide support for all Blind/Low Vision and Hard of Hearing attendees of the new... |
Science & technology |
25/Jun/2018 |
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Blind lawyer gets disabled clients into IAS |
Despite clearing the prestigious Civil Services Examination, Sunder Lal and Abhishek Singh found a seemingly insurmountable barrier in their way.
The two men with disabilities had dreamt of joining... |
Accessibility |
25/Jun/2018 |
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India's blind chess greats are battling it out for title of national champion |
As you watch them focused intently on the chess board, moving their fingers with swift skill, you can easily forget that the 14 players deliberating over their moves are visually impaired.
The 13th... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Jun/2018 |
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Institute’s closure draws ire of visually impaired |
Courses not conducted since August’
The regional centre of the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities in Karayanchavadi has remained closed for over six months. A... |
General |
25/Jun/2018 |
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An app to help the blind follow football |
KOCHI: With only a few days left for the Fifa World Cup to begin, football fever is catching up in the city.
But unknown to most, the International Blind Sports Association’s (IBSA) World Blind ... |
Product and Technology |
22/Jun/2018 |
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This blind astronomer's unique vision brings the night sky alive in wonderful ways |
HALIFAX—In a picturesque village in southwestern Nova Scotia sits an observatory operated by a legally blind amateur astronomer.
Timothy Doucette’s Deep Sky Eye Observatory in Quinan, N.S., has... |
Accessibility |
22/Jun/2018 |
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Isobar India launches 'The Blind Faith Upgrade' a tool that promotes Accessible Tourism |
Isobar India has launched the ‘Blind Faith Upgrade’ a kit that enables hotels to transform any of its rooms into a visually-impaired-friendly room.
First introduced at Hotel Ramada, Ajmer in... |
Science & technology |
22/Jun/2018 |
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Mozhi project to open up world of fiction for the blind |
Thiruvananthapuram: In connection with Reading Month observance, ‘Koottu’, an organization engaged in providing assistance to blind/partially-blind students, has launched a one-month-long programme... |
General, Product and Technology |
22/Jun/2018 |
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Blind skateboarder Dan Mancina is dramatically changing perceptions regarding disability! |
Skateboarding requires truckloads of nerves, coordination, and agility. So, imagine the level of skill and confidence a visually impaired person would need on a skateboard! Which is what makes Dan... |
Accessibility |
21/Jun/2018 |
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Meet Diya Roy, the blind girl who sings & scored 84.6% in higher secondary! |
Diya Roy is indeed a star. A bright student and singer, Diya dons many hats at the same time. This Kolkata girl is blind. But she aims for nothing lesser than the stars!
Diya scored 84.6% in her... |
Accessibility |
21/Jun/2018 |
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