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Special centre for deaf & blind children opens in Goa! |
Special centre for deaf & blind children opens in Goa!
In India, there are very few educational centres or schools that cater exclusively for disabled children or adults. The ones that are... |
Education and Employment |
21/Jun/2018 |
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After Delhi HC order, RBI to ease identification of banknotes for visually challenged |
Pursuant to recommendations made before the Delhi High Court in April this year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has intimated that it will be exploring ways to make identification of Indian currency... |
General, Policy News |
21/Jun/2018 |
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Blind film director Adam Morse’s dream comes true with Edinburgh debut |
A decade after he suddenly lost his sight, Adam Morse has made Lucid, a feature film starring Billy Zane and Sadie Frost. He tells of his hard path to success
Director Adam Morse talks through... |
General |
20/Jun/2018 |
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This motivational speaker & IAS trainer has brought out the entire UPSC material in Braille format! |
Akella Raghavendrarao could not fulfil his dream of joining the IAS, but he is determined to help other youth achieve this dream, including people who are visually impaired. In the last 18 years,... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jun/2018 |
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New smartphone app aims to improve cataract surgical outcomes |
IAPB
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is an alliance of civil society organisations, corporates and professional bodies promoting eye health through advocacy,... |
Science & technology |
19/Jun/2018 |
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National Blindness Survey: 62 to 65 per cent of those surveyed randomly had cataracts |
In a bid to eliminate blindness from India, the Union health ministry conducted a National Blindness Survey (2015-2018) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
But... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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India swaps 40-yr-old definition of blindness for WHO criteria: 40 lakh people will no longer be classified 'legally blind' |
New Delhi: India has changed its over four-decade-old definition of blindness, bringing it in line with the WHO criteria, a step that would drastically bring down the number of people considered "... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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Visually impaired Assistant Collector wins against all odds |
Either one can blame ones fate and resign in life or one can take up challenges head on and become a winner against all odds.Visually impaired Pranjal Patil chose to do that latter.
KOCHI: Either one... |
General, Education and Employment |
19/Jun/2018 |
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Can a person with ‘low vision’ become doctor, SC to examine |
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether a person suffering from disability of ‘low vision’, in which eyesight cannot be corrected or improved, can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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This Initiative Does Not Let Sight Not Come in the Way of Wanderlust |
Travel is about engaging all the senses.
When we hear the word ‘travel,’ we usually think of visually stimulating trips, gazing at a beautiful sunset, or at the massive walls of an old fort. And,... |
Accessibility |
15/Jun/2018 |
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