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'Life is extremely difficult for disabled people in this city' |
RIO DE JANEIRO: For sports fan Heitor Luiz de Menezes, the 2016 Olympics should have been a dream come true. The 44-year-old from Rio had tickets to several events including the opening and closing... |
General, Policy News |
06/Sep/2016 |
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Filling of physically handicapped backlog: Ball now in government's court |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: AS the PSC has stated that it has no problem in acting as per the government directive on filling the Physically Handicapped (PH) backlog and on the Supreme Court-directed roster... |
General |
02/Sep/2016 |
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New tactile bank notes let blind people get a feel for money |
New tactile bank notes let blind people get a feel for money Caitlin Fitzsimmons
31 Aug 2016, 5:14 p.m.
The new $5 note features a small bump on both of the long sides to assist blind and partially... |
Achievements, General, Policy News |
01/Sep/2016 |
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Students devise a device for the blind |
Students of the YMCA University of Science and Technology have developed an electronic device that will help visually impaired persons track the way without anyone’s help.
The students behind the... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
01/Sep/2016 |
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On day 100, Jaya unveils plans for 5 departments |
CHENNAI: On the 100th day in office during the current tenure, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday made 17 announcements under Rule 110 for five departments — Social Welfare, Differently Abled... |
General |
31/Aug/2016 |
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Vision problems hardly manage to checkmate these players |
CHENNAI: These chess enthusiasts have never seen Viswanathan Anand play. In fact, a good majority of the 73 students who took part in a state-level chess tournament on Friday had little idea about... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
29/Aug/2016 |
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Tandem cycling: After conquering the skies, visually challenged man to conquer Himalayas |
Pune-based Divyanshu Ganatra had earlier this year become the first visually-challenged person in India to paraglide and now he aims to become the first such person to go tandem cycling on the... |
Accessibility, General, Adventure and Sports |
26/Aug/2016 |
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AN EMPOWERED LIBRARY |
Sugamya Pustakalaya, an online library for persons with visual disabilities, was launched by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, at a... |
Accessibility, General, Education and Employment |
26/Aug/2016 |
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Centre launches ‘Sugamya Pustakalaya’ an online library for Persons with disabilities |
NEW DELHI: The department of empowerment of persons with disabilities, (DEPwD) on Wednesday launched 'Sugamya Pustakalaya' - an online library for Persons with print disabilities as part of the... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
26/Aug/2016 |
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Hari Bhimaraju Creates Tools and Technology for the Visually Impaired |
Growing up in the shadow of Silicon Valley, 12-year-old Hari Bhimaraju of Cupertino, California, has always been fascinated by science and technology, and she's putting her skills to good use by... |
Achievements |
25/Aug/2016 |
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