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World Sight Day: ‘Avoidable blindness on the rise in India’ |
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), an alliance of eyecare organisations across the world, launched its “IAPB Vision Atlas” on World Sight Day on October 12. The IAPB... |
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13/Oct/2017 |
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World Sight Day: Over 500 take part in Blind Walk to raise awareness |
OVER 500 people experienced life without vision for an hour at the Blind Walk, which was held to raise awareness about problems faced by the visually impaired on World Sight Day at Sector 17 Plaza in... |
General, Policy News |
13/Oct/2017 |
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Kelly supports World Sight Day – 12 October 2017 |
The future is bright for Huyton woman Kelly Blackburn who doesn’t let her sight impairment stand in her way.
Five years after starting as a service user at Knowsley Council’s local day care activity... |
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12/Oct/2017 |
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PDPU alumni, students develop hand-held device for blind |
AHMEDABAD: When in an unknown or a less-known space, visually-impaired people live under constant fear of colliding with something or tripping over. To make life easier for them, a startup founded by... |
General, Product and Technology |
12/Oct/2017 |
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MAKE EYE DONATION MUST: MIN |
Taking up the cause of India’s blind people to help them get a chance to see the world, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons on Tuesday said that he favoured a legislation to make eye donation mandatory... |
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11/Oct/2017 |
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Optometrist: 5m Children Suffer Vision Impairment Globally |
A renowned optometrist and Chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigerian Optometry Association (NOA), Dr. Ayo Osadare, has put the number of children suffering from vision impairment in Nigeria... |
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10/Oct/2017 |
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Liberia’s visually-impaired set to vote for first time |
Visually-impaired Liberians will for the first time get a chance to vote in the upcoming general election on Tuesday, but a lack of training on how to use special ballot devices may still leave many... |
General |
10/Oct/2017 |
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PU refuses blind student nod to record lessons |
Bhartesh Singh ThakurTribune News ServiceChandigarh, October 9
Panjab University (PU) has refused permission to a blind student from the Department of Evening Studies from recording lessons in class... |
General, Education and Employment |
10/Oct/2017 |
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Project Vision’s `Walk For The Blind, Shillong On Oct 12 |
SHILLONG: On account of World Sight Day, 2017, the Project Vision, North East will organize “Walk for the Blind, Shillong” on October 12 with the primary objective to raise awareness on eye donation... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
10/Oct/2017 |
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This Diwali, too, they will give light to others |
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 9
This Diwali again, Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, is ready with its brand of candles and lamps, assembled by blind students.
For the last 20 years,... |
General |
10/Oct/2017 |
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