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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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What govt needs to do to make Rights of Persons with Disability Act work |
A human being is a magnificent creation and the magnificence must reflect in a humane, magnanimous, and all-inclusive manner so that every individual tends to feel that she/he deserves space," as... |
General |
28/Apr/2017 |
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A new chapter for the disabled |
The 2016 Act will give full effect to the UN Convention
The Supreme Court observed that “employment is a key factor in the empowerment and inclusion of people with disabilities” in its judgment in... |
General, Policy News |
28/Apr/2017 |
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