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Hi-tech, Low-cost Gift to the Blind |
When Surabhi Srivastava from Mumbai was judged the winner of the prestigious 2017 ASME Innovation Showcase competition, it was a reconfirmation of her belief that technology should improve the... |
Accessibility |
09/Jun/2017 |
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340th UPSC rank despite disability |
Visual impairment did not stop Kempahonniah from Tumakuru from working hard to achieve his dream of being an IAS officer.
Mr. Kempahonniah secured the 340th rank in the UPSC examination on his third... |
Achievements |
02/Jun/2017 |
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Visually impaired Pranjal Patil shines again in UPSC exam |
Despite all the challenges that came her way, 29- year-old Pranjal Patil has achieved the feat of clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam for the second time in a row with an... |
Achievements |
02/Jun/2017 |
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DU introduces change in reservation policy, increases categories for admitting students with disabilities |
By adhering to the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and introducing a change in its reservation policy, Delhi University has increased the categories for admitting students... |
Education and Employment |
01/Jun/2017 |
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Anger over GST impact on differently abled |
With articles essential for people with disabilities set to be taxed under the new GST regime, organisations representing such people are incensed, and have alleged that the government, which talks... |
Discrimination |
01/Jun/2017 |
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Visually impaired UPSC candidate from Tumakuru secures a creditable 340th rank |
A visually impaired candidate from Tumakuru, Kempahonnaiah, has secured a creditable 340th rank in the UPSC exam.
Kempahonnaiah, who works as a Kannada lecturer in Vontikoppal Government PU College... |
Achievements |
01/Jun/2017 |
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Maharashtra Board HSC results: They beat visual impairment, cancer to pass with flying colours |
WHEN HRITIKA Thakur was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, she had to discontinue studies on account of her strict medical regime. Having battled the illness for two years and after one relapse,... |
Education and Employment |
31/May/2017 |
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Equal Opportunities Cell opens up window of opportunity for all |
NEW DELHI: Purnima Singh is visually-challenged. She came to Delhi in 2014 and has been studying in a school for the blind at Vikaspuri. "It was always my dream to study in DU," she told TOI, while... |
Education and Employment |
31/May/2017 |
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Microsoft hosts Accessibility Summit in Hyderabad |
Microsoft India today hosted its first-ever Accessibility Summit here aiming to enhance technology access for people with disabilities.
The summit aimed at demonstrating the business value of... |
Accessibility |
31/May/2017 |
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‘Life after Dark’ to perform at Wokha |
Light after Dark, a band from Shillong comprising four visually impaired young men would be performing for charity at Wokha on World Music Day, June 21.
Lalzawmliana (Zawma) Sailo, the founder of... |
General |
31/May/2017 |
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