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Blind Football Academy soon in Kochi |
The city is likely to get a Blind Football Academy (BFA), the first ever exclusive academy for differently-abled talents in the country soon.
The Society for Rehabilitation of Visually Challenged (... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
05/May/2017 |
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Separate ministry for persons with disabilities demanded |
Speakers at a dialogue in the city on Thursday demanded forming a separate ministry for persons with disabilities as it can take up special steps to ensure their rights and integrate them with the... |
General, Policy News |
05/May/2017 |
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Sightless but full of vision |
Unique IFS recruit impresses the French
Paris, April 30: A blind Indian girl from Chennai in her twenties is opening the eyes of the French.
Beno Zephine, the only blind person ever to be recruited... |
General |
05/May/2017 |
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High achievers who lost eyesight but not vision, honoured |
15 visually impaired people, including IAS officers, professors, athletes, and musicians get recognition at IHRO event for their incredible resolve and subsequent success.
Dr Garimella Subramaniam... |
Achievements, General |
04/May/2017 |
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University of Mysore plans to set up centre for visually impaired |
Question bank of competitive examinations in Braille will be one of the key features
The University of Mysore has proposed to set up a national institution, a nodal centre in the country, exclusively... |
General, Education and Employment |
03/May/2017 |
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TBI Blogs: From Screen Readers to Magnifiers, There Are Now Many Aids for the Visually Impaired Elderly |
Vision loss in the elderly population is a major health problem. According to the Journal of American Family Physicians (Vol. 60/No. 1), approximately one person in three has some form of vision-... |
General |
02/May/2017 |
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TBI Blogs: Making Science Accessible to India’s Visually Impaired Students, One Innovation at a Time |
Fourteen-year-old Kartik Sawhney dreamt of pursuing an education in the sciences. He worked harder than his peers and spent extra hours on his lessons. His natural aptitude for science was matched by... |
General |
02/May/2017 |
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Up in arms: Late salaries irk blind govt employees in Dera Ghazi Khan |
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Visually impaired employees of different government departments staged a protest demonstration at commissioner’s office over nonpayment of their salaries for the last four months.... |
General |
01/May/2017 |
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A blind cricket academy with a vision |
KOCHI: As he puts his batting gloves on, Sijumon casually explains how he normally travels out of his tribal village in Therakkudy. First, a two-and-half-hour walk through the forest -- a river or... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
01/May/2017 |
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Visually impaired scholars receive aid on Airtel Touching Lives |
In the 11th episode of the third season of Touching Lives, the telecom services provider presented university scholarships, mobility equipment, and laptop computers with voice recognition to two... |
General |
01/May/2017 |
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