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The disabled have no option but to migrate to cities |
At the age of 14, a congenital degenerative eye condition saw darkness envelope the world of Mohith B.P. A special school in Chikkamagaluru district, 25-km from his hometown of Handi, offered the... |
General |
16/Aug/2016 |
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REACH to school children |
CHENNAI: Over 80 per cent of visual impairment in Children can be corrected, if treated at the right time. To address this issue, Sankara Nethralaya has partnered with Orbis, an international NGO... |
General |
16/Aug/2016 |
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Aryan Joshi, 14: Imagining the board |
On the wall of his room, which he shares with elder brother Omkar, Aryan Bhalchandra Joshi pastes sheets of papers with his daily schedule for the week—one for each day. Each hectic day is broken... |
Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
12/Aug/2016 |
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Free travel for the differently abled in DTC buses |
New Delhi, August 11
The Delhi Transport Corporation has decided to provide free ride to person suffering from any disability in both AC and Non-AC low floor buses plying in the national Capital.
The... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General |
12/Aug/2016 |
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For persons with disabilities, it’s a task to get grievances addressed |
For persons with disabilities, it has been a matter of making multiple trips to various departments to have their grievances heard in the last few weeks, as the State government is yet to appoint a... |
General |
08/Aug/2016 |
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OrCam Introduces Advanced Assistive Tech in Australia, Partners With Quantum RLV |
OrCam Technologies, the artificial vision innovator for people who are vision impaired, blind or have a reading disability, today announced the introduction of its assistive technology device in ... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
08/Aug/2016 |
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VISUALLY-IMPAIRED PEOPLE HIT STREETS AGAINST GOVT APATHY |
Braving incessant rains, hundreds of visually-impaired people on Thursday hit the streets here decrying the State Government’s apathy in fulfiling their 15-point charter of demands. The protestors... |
General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
05/Aug/2016 |
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DIVYANG GIRLS GET ‘DRISHTI’ TO BRIGHTEN THEIR LIVES |
Vandana Mandi, Deepika Kumari, Anu Kumari and 12 more girls were interacting confidently with the customers over the phone explaining them about various schemes provided by a telecom company. What... |
General, Education and Employment |
02/Aug/2016 |
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Here’s how people with disabilities in India can get better financial assistance |
Persons with disabilities are financially excluded as they are unbanked. Hence, mainstreaming persons with disability with skills and employment is critical. In the last few years, it has been well-... |
General |
01/Aug/2016 |
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Volunteer to scribe, care for elderly or bathe dogs every weekend |
BENGALURU: Volunteers form an important resource for a community organisation. Volunteering not only helps you give back to society but also gives you a positive perspective on life.
The group... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General |
01/Aug/2016 |
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