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World Sight Day: Students, volunteers participate in ‘Blind Walk’, pledge to donate eyes |
Two separate human chains, where people stood with their arm on the shoulder of the person in front of them and blindfolds on their eyes, could be seen negotiating traffic and potholes in the capital... |
Accessibility, General |
14/Oct/2016 |
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Visually impaired couple sees the world through their daughter’s eyes |
Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 12
Having met each other about 12 years ago and fallen in love, it took Prem Sagar (49) and Deepika (44) almost seven years to convince their... |
General |
13/Oct/2016 |
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Project Awaaz takes the joy and power of reading to the visually-impaired |
This announcement is sponsored by Tissot
“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.” – Vera Nazarian
It’s noon at the Kamla Mehta School in Dadar,... |
General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
13/Oct/2016 |
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Braille Vidyarambham for visually challenged in Kerala |
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Kerala, a group of visually challenged people including children entered the world of learning by touching the Braille dots here, as part of the ‘Vidyarambham’... |
General, Education and Employment |
12/Oct/2016 |
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All-inclusive disaster management |
Disaster management activities in the State are set to become inclusive for persons with disabilities, helping them access relief services and support during emergency situations.
The State Disaster... |
Accessibility, General |
10/Oct/2016 |
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‘Computer training changed lives of disabled students’ |
NAGPUR: When computers were a relatively new concept in Nagpur during the 1990s,Pramod Bhalerao, a physically challenged professor from Government Institute of Science, was in much demand, on account... |
Accessibility, General, Education and Employment |
10/Oct/2016 |
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Karnataka transport department website is now disabled-friendly |
BENGALURU: The Transport Separtment has recently launched its redesigned website (www.transport.karnataka.gov.in) and e-payment system. The website also has special features for the visually... |
Accessibility, General |
10/Oct/2016 |
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Specially-challenged workers protest non-disbursal of wheelchairs by govt |
Demanding filling of backlog of over 5,000 posts, employment according to capability and enhancement of pension, hundreds of physically-disabled persons, mostly Dalits, are sitting on a protest for... |
General |
07/Oct/2016 |
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Visually impaired teacher seeks ‘normal’ life partner |
A visually impaired teacher of Delhi University has expressed his disillusionment at being unable to marry a physically 'normal' woman because of societal constraints.
He said marriage between... |
General |
05/Oct/2016 |
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Blind persons cannot identify currency notes : NAB tells Bombay High Court |
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to file reply within four weeks in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting the difficulty faced by blind persons... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
04/Oct/2016 |
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