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HOD With Disability, a 1st at Presidency College |
CHENNAI: Associate professor Jayachandran’s is a story of many firsts. A first-generation graduate from an agricultural family, he was also the first visually challenged student to earn a PhD in... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
24/Feb/2016 |
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Soaking in the Feeling |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As devotees bustled about, caught in the ‘pongala fever’ at the Attukal temple premises on Tuesday, Smitha Titus walked slowly, wedging her arm in her brother’s. Binu, younger to... |
Achievements, General |
24/Feb/2016 |
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Books with pictures in Braille for schoolchildren http://bit.ly/1mU5D1P |
Feb 23, 2016- Save the Children has introduced books with illustrations in Braille for visually impaired children.A total of 23 fact books were launched in a programme at Namuna Machhindra School in... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
23/Feb/2016 |
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DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PERSONS MUST REALISE THEIR INNER STRENGTH: SINGH |
A visually impaired person from a lower middle class family of Bihar who cracked the prestigious civil services exam and achieved other desired goals too, is an inspiration for the society. Donning... |
General, Medical, Education and Employment |
22/Feb/2016 |
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Visually Impaired IAS Officer Pens Inspirational Book |
NEW DELHI: Unfolding an inspiring and struggle filled journey of a visually impaired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, a book "I: Putting the Eye in IAS" reflects the author's life but is... |
Achievements, General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
19/Feb/2016 |
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Seven-year-old Stars at TECH FOSS 2k16 |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Three robotic models by a seven-year-old student attracted visitors amid a series of interesting experimental works by engineering and science graduates on display at the TECH... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
18/Feb/2016 |
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WHO PLANS ASSISTIVE DEVICES LIST FOR DISABLED |
Across the world, nine out of 10 persons suffering with disabilities or old age do not have access to the assistive devices that can help make their day-to-day life comfortable, as per the World... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Product and Technology |
17/Feb/2016 |
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Children with disabilities now have smart classes |
The smart-class concept has been introduced for children with visual and hearing disabilities at the government residential school for blind and deaf here.
Software Paradigms InfoTech Limited donated... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
16/Feb/2016 |
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Visually-impaired Ph.D Scholar Returns Back Degree |
TIRUNELVELI: A 42 year old visually-impaired research scholar created a minor tension at the 23rd convocation function of Manomaniam Sundaranar University(MSU) by returning the degree certificate... |
Discrimination, General, Education and Employment |
15/Feb/2016 |
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More needs to be done for children with disabilities |
The Arvind Kejriwal government has given priority to issues like regularisation of school fee and transparency in the admission process, but there has been very little improvement when it comes to... |
Achievements, General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
15/Feb/2016 |
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