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Op-Ed: Job-hunting as a blind person is full of challenges and discrimination |
October was World Eye Care Awareness Month and is something I feel very strongly about. I want to succeed in work and life but it has been a tough journey on the career front so far. I am completely... |
General |
01/Nov/2017 |
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Polling stations lack accessibility for persons with disabilities in Pakistan |
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Out of the total 269 polling stations set up for the NA-4 by-polls, 95 per cent lack essential accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities, elders and sick people, an... |
General, Policy News |
31/Oct/2017 |
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PU installs scanners for visually impaired |
Chandigarh, October 30
Punjab University (PU) today installed two scanners for visually impaired students of the varsity.
According to PU librarian Dr Raj Kumar, with the help of scanners, visually... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
31/Oct/2017 |
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Smart cricket: hearing the ball as it spins in the air |
National Cricket Tournament for the Blind is in its last leg at Shivaji Park
Mumbai: The batsman effortlessly wraps up the last over of the match with a sixer, bringing the score to 381 for no loss.... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
31/Oct/2017 |
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Berlin exhibition enables blind people to ‘see’ artworks |
A DANCER in a black ball gown tosses her head back, exposing an elegant neckline, and delicately lifts the sides of her ruffled skirt just enough to reveal the tip of one of her feet.
This early oil... |
General |
30/Oct/2017 |
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Wrist band helps the blind avoid hazards |
Peter Holley Watching Fernando Albertorio stroll down a crowded footpath into downtown Washington during a recent lunch hour, casually sidestepping pedestrians running errands and crowding around... |
General |
30/Oct/2017 |
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An Accessible Shopping Experience @ Big Bazaar! |
With great enthusiasm, Big Bazaar has planned a PWD listening session in 105 stores within 17 cities. The intention is to take feedback from Persons with Speech/Hearing Disability and Persons with... |
Accessibility |
27/Oct/2017 |
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When the blind receive an education with a vision |
Panaji: H R Sandesh of Bengaluru-based organisation 'Enable India' is visually impaired, and is aware that the blind in today's age cannot be self-sufficient unless trained in the use of computers.... |
General, Education and Employment |
26/Oct/2017 |
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TRAVELEYES finds new ways to experience the world’s wonders |
AMAR Latif plunged into unchartered territory when he started Traveleyes, the only holiday company whose trips open up new worlds for travellers by pairing those who can’t see with those who can.
Yet... |
Achievements, General |
26/Oct/2017 |
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About 15,000 disabled denied pensions in East Godavari |
KAKINADA: With the State government applying the norm of ‘One pension for one family’, thousands of disabled persons are unable to get pensions. Nearly 15,000 disabled have not been able to get... |
General, Policy News |
26/Oct/2017 |
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