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Dyslexic teenager uses sign language to help blind and deaf man on flight

Boston: A teenager is being credited with coming to the aid of a blind and deaf man during a flight from Boston to Portland, Oregon.

Clara Daly, of Calabasas, California, says she and her mother were travelling last week when the flight attendants asked if anyone knew American Sign Language.

The 15-year-old had been taking sign language classes for a year and volunteered to help. That's when she met 64-year-old Tim Cook, who was traveling alone and struggling to communicate.

Clara is dyslexic and began learning sign language last year.

Visually impaired students walk the ramp

A fashionable evening, including a fashion show, showcased different facets of beauty through a unique segment where visually impaired students of National Association for the Blind, Chandigarh walked the ramp for a FMCG company.

Visually impaired lawyer becomes Pak's first blind judge

LAHORE: A visually impaired lawyer from Lahore in Punjab province today became Pakistan's first blind judge as he took oath of office, according to a media report.

Yousaf Saleem was first denied the position despite being a topper but was reconsidered and recommended for the position of civil judge after intervention by Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar last month, Geo TV reported.

Braille stays untouched as a click, a tap grow popular

Special educators in government schools say most visually challenged studnets are not aware about Braille

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Visually impaired students walk the ramp

Revv Up-Inclusive Summer & Shopping Carnival

Leave your worries behind, planning on us and join us for 'Revv Up-Inclusive Summer & Shopping Carnival at Adventure Island', Rohini, Delhi,India's first all-inclusive trip to Amusement, Water Park and Accessible Shopping Complex specially planned for persons with special needs.

Adventure Island- an amalgamation of shopping, fine dining, fun and entertainment. It has a large picturesque lake with an over bridge which connects Metro walk to Adventure Island.

Walk in the Dark event event in Aizawl raises awareness about avoidable blindness

Over 300 visually impaired and blind children took part in the event Walk in the Darkorganised in Aizawl in Mizoram. Among those who were present were well-known people as well.

The walk was kicked off by Mizoram Government's Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Dr Lalnunthara. Professional footballers Jeje Lalpekhlua and Zohmingliana Ralte also joined in.

Bangalore University increases enrolment of blind students with help of technology

Bangalore University has increasingly become an attractive prospect for blind students! Since 2012, there has been a steady rise in the enrolment of blind students. A change that has been made possible thanks to technology.

Rebuilding life over the rubble heap of defeats

A life of true grit

It is challenging for a woman in India to surmount the social and cultural perils in this country and if you are disabled things get even worse. The opportunities fade away and the doors shut on you harder. But Pavitra from Sindagi city in Karnataka proves that it could be different. She happens to be quite a fighter.

A new chapter, a new beginning

18-year-old Akthar Hussain had never heard of the possibility of a visually impaired person attending school until he contacted Eyeway. He had never heard of education, employment or accessibility opportunities available for persons with visual impairment.

Accessibility, an ailing issue for the disabled

Stoking a spark to a glow

An issue of large import

The first job is always hard and being a visually impaired person, it was harder for Janardhan. After surmounting the obstacles of being born blind, ill-fitting at a mainstream school, and challenged at his first job, Janardhan from Ahmednagar, Pune was at ease till a few months before.

Judiciary’s step towards inclusion

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Actiview and Pixar Animation Studios Collaborate, Giving Access for the Blind and Hard of Hearing to Experience “Incredibles 2” In Theaters

Berkeley, CA, USA: Actiview, a Bay Area based technology company, is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios to provide support for all Blind/Low Vision and Hard of Hearing attendees of the new Disney•Pixar feature film “Incredibles 2,” opening in theaters nationwide June 15^th. Moviegoers will be able to download Audio Description and Amplified Audio tracks to their mobile phone from the Actiview app, and play them alongside the film while they watch in the theater. Tracks are available to all audiences and compatible with any theater in the U.S.

Blind lawyer gets disabled clients into IAS

Despite clearing the prestigious Civil Services Examination, Sunder Lal and Abhishek Singh found a seemingly insurmountable barrier in their way.

The two men with disabilities had dreamt of joining the Indian Administrative Service. But the Centre's department of personnel and training (DoPT) put Lal, who has 70 per cent hearing impairment, in the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise), while Singh was assigned to the Indian Audit & Accounts Service.

India's blind chess greats are battling it out for title of national champion

As you watch them focused intently on the chess board, moving their fingers with swift skill, you can easily forget that the 14 players deliberating over their moves are visually impaired.

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