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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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DIGITAL LIBRARY TO END ‘BOOK FAMINE’ OF VISUALLY CHALLENGED PEOPLE |
A first of its kind digitally accessible library, 'Sugamya Pustakalaya', is all set to be launched next week by the Modi Government for the visually challenged or partially sighted people who need... |
General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
22/Aug/2016 |
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Steps needed to ensure safety for the visually impaired at train stations |
The Yomiuri ShimbunA visually impaired man died after he fell onto the tracks and was run over by a train at a subway station in Tokyo. It was a heartrending accident. Steps should be taken to... |
General, Policy News |
22/Aug/2016 |
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Volunteers of all ages 'read out' study books for visually challenged |
BENGALURU: “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight, but no vision,” says Helen Keller. In a world that often lacks vision, a group of volunteers has stepped up to make life easier for... |
General |
22/Aug/2016 |
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