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BRAILLE-ENABLED EVMS FOR NEXT ASSEMBLY ELECTION |
Every citizen of the country, including one with special needs, has the right to cast votes. Now even the blind would cast votes in the forthcoming Assembly elections. And this is thanks to the... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
08/Sep/2016 |
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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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