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Meet the visually challenged man who organised the first ever Cricket World Cup for the Blind |
George Abraham conceived and organised the first ever World Cup for blind in 1998 at New Delhi.
He suffered from meningitis and became visually impaired when he was only 10 months old. Yet,... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
29/Jan/2018 |
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Amazing journey: Sightless man with the clearest vision |
George conceived and organised the first World Cup for the Blind in 1998 to not just encourage them to have self-belief but to give wings to their dreams
George conceived and organised the first... |
General |
29/Jan/2018 |
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Meet George Abraham, the visually impaired cricketer who has bowled us over |
Despite being visually-impaired at 10 years of age, the founding chairman of the World Blind Cricket Council works tirelessly to help the visually-impaired.
He suffered from meningitis and became... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
29/Jan/2018 |
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After facilities for visually impaired, AIOU opens counter for differently-abled persons |
ISLAMABAD: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has set up a separate counter at its main campus for differently-abled persons in an effort to facilitate them in their educational pursuits.
The... |
General, Education and Employment |
29/Jan/2018 |
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Blindly trust your partner and drive around |
CHENNAI: The National Association for the Blind (NAB), O2 Health Studio and Madras Motor Sports Club, together hosted the 29th edition of the car rally for the blind. The rally, which was flagged off... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
29/Jan/2018 |
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Blind Cricket team champs meet Prez |
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Winner of the Blind Cricket World Cup team India on Wednesday met President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Kovind, congratulated the winners of the World Cup and also... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Jan/2018 |
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Orchestra singer, milk-seller, farm labourer in blind WC team |
New Delhi, January 24
One is a singer, one works at a farm, another sells milk—meet India’s Blind World Cup winning team members who are struggling to make ends meet in the cricket mad nation where... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Jan/2018 |
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Tamil Nadu: Access remains distant dream for diffabled |
TIRUCHY: Call it apathy or lack of awareness of rules, officials failed to provide basic facilities such as ramps and railings at the Anna Stadium where the annual sports meet for the differently-... |
Accessibility, General |
24/Jan/2018 |
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This Visually Impaired Professor Battled Huge Odds to Fulfil Her Dreams |
Zarana Maheshwary was a two-year-old when she diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)—a genetic disorder of the eyes which causes loss of vision, over a period of time. Her condition began to... |
General |
23/Jan/2018 |
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‘Dinner in the dark’ to support visually-impaired |
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
Dhangadi, January 22
A function named ‘Dinner in the dark’ was organised today in Dhangadi to provide financial assistance to the blind people of Kailali distirct.
Rotary... |
General |
23/Jan/2018 |
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