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Boosting self-confidence of visually challenged |
Devnar School for the Blind in Begumpet in Hyderabad has been a beacon of hope for the visually challenged for almost two and a half decades. Started by ophthalmologist Saibaba Goud, the school has... |
General |
27/Dec/2017 |
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First hand computer training for visually challenged |
Trichy: Jegajothi Readers Club, in association with Humanitty club of National Institute of Technology-Trichy (NIT), launched a five-day training programme on computer expertise for the visually... |
General, Education and Employment |
27/Dec/2017 |
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FIRST ONGC PARA GAMES CONCLUDE |
The first edition of the three-day ONGC Para Games, an HR initiative for the specially abled employees, has evoked considerable enthusiasm among the 120 participants, out of which 20 were lady sports... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
26/Dec/2017 |
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TRAI begins discussions on making ICT accessible for disabled |
Telecom regulator TRAI began a dialogue on making ICT accessible for the disabled,
saying more policy interventions are needed in this area where benefits of technology have not been fully realised.... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
22/Dec/2017 |
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Visually impaired Kannada prof receives doctorate from BU |
Bengaluru: Disability is not a reason to give up on life, but a weapon one can use to prove that nothing is impossible. Nagashetty, 37, swears by this motto. Born blind in one eye and losing sight in... |
Achievements, General |
22/Dec/2017 |
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DDA demolishes hostel for blind, 20 students left in the cold, open |
Occupants of a hostel for visually impaired students in Janakpuri’s Virender Nagar have been sleeping in the open for almost a week now, after the DDA demolished their hostel on December 15. The... |
General |
22/Dec/2017 |
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Marsha de Cordova: The government shouldn’t blame disabled people for its failings |
Afew weeks ago, Labour’s shadow disabilities minister needed to give a parliamentary response to the government’s proposals for its new work and health programme. But the MP in question, Marsha de... |
General, Policy News |
21/Dec/2017 |
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Facebook's new face recognition service uses AI to help blind users know who is in the photos in their feeds |
When Matt King first got on Facebook eight years ago, the blind engineer had to weigh whether it was worth spending an entire Saturday morning checking whether a friend of his was actually in his... |
General, Product and Technology |
20/Dec/2017 |
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SC push to public access for disabled persons |
The Supreme Court has come out with a series of directions to ensure that public infrastructure is accessible to differently-abled persons and ordered that the June 2019 deadline set by the Rights of... |
General, Policy News |
20/Dec/2017 |
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Japan to donate Braille Printers for Blind Students |
KATHMANU — Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Masashi Ogawa signed a grant contract to provide Braille printers and ancillary equipment to the Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind (NAWB) here... |
General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
19/Dec/2017 |
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