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DONATE MY EYES AFTER DEATH: ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIM

When he was being rushed to the hospital after sustaining serious injury in a road mishap, he requested his family members to donate his eyes to a visually impaired person after his death.

Cancer Survivors and New Mothers Liven Up Bengaluru's Pinkathon Run

BENGALURU: Thirty-five new mothers and their babies participated in the annual Pinkathon run in Bengaluru on Sunday morning.

Among the 10,000 women who ran various distances in the run to raise breast cancer awareness were students, housewives, corporate executives, cancer survivors, and women from underprivileged and visually impaired sections.

Announcing the launch of Accessible Menu reading app - GoodFood Talks

India's first accessible restaurant finder and menu reading app is here. It aims to make eating out more dignified, sociable and enjoyable for everyone including persons with visual impairments, weak eyesight and dyslexia. Anyone who has trouble reading the restaurant menu will cherish Good Food Talks.

Using the accessibility features on the phone or tablet, one can control the font size, change the colours, or have the menus spoken out loud.

TOWARDS SKILLING INDIA

If anyone has taken sincerely Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call of Skill India, then it has to be this former army man.

A first for many: heritage walk for differently-abled on Saturday in Delhi

On Saturday, Rama Krishna will visit Qutb Minar. It is a significant event for him — the 38-year-old will be visiting a historical monument for the first time.

3-day Seminar for Visually Challenged

CHENNAI: T o give visually-challenged youth awareness on getting study grants and orient themselves for work life after college, Tamil Nadu Association of the Blind is conducting a three-day path to development seminar for visually challenged youth at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, starting on Republic Day.

Visually impaired duo fulfils sound dreams

Ludhiana: Thirty-six-year old visually challenged Sandeep Singh and his 43-year-old friend Gurpreet Singh Chahal, who is also visually challenged, have become an inspiration for others as they have started web radio 'Sach dee Goonj' with a vision to bring the visually challenged artists and achievers at par with others. They have their listeners not only in India, but also across the world.

Black and White Squares for the Visually Disabled

Other than the wire running from the chess board, it looked just like the ones used in a normal chess tournament. The board and the pieces were mounted on a wooden box under which was a lining of electromagnets and sensors, said Bhavya Gohil, the co-founder of Infivention.

Blind Cricket Team Seeks BCCI Affiliation

KOCHI: The victory of the Indian Blind Cricket team, the third consecutive victory by the blue shirts including the World T20 2012 and the Blind Cricket World Cup 2014, has given more weight for the demand for recognition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Painting exhibition for visually-impaired commences today

When city-based painter Chintamani Hasabnis graduated from his art college in 1986, he vowed against exhibiting his works at an exhibition unless his works had a social message or were capable of contributing to the society in some way. Although he continued painting all these years, he never showcased them. Three-and-a-half years ago, he encountered a ‘subject’ that was worth an exhibition.