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Braille Leads Teams to a Hidden Treasure |
BENGALURU: What if you are chasing a treasure by road and all the directions are written in Braille?
In a fundraiser event held in the city on Sunday, visually-impaired persons directed seasoned... |
Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
28/Mar/2016 |
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ADAPTING HOMES FOR THE DIFFERENTLY-ABLED’ IN HARYANA |
To facilitate persons with disabilities, Haryana Government has launched a new scheme-- ‘Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled’, under which pension of six months would be given in advance to them... |
General, Policy News |
28/Mar/2016 |
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Sharing the joy of Holi with a touch of gulal |
Although colours have no meaning for them, students of a residential school for blind girls in Berhampur of Odisha celebrated Holi on Thursday with colours of joy.
This festival of colours was... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Mar/2016 |
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80 schemes implemented by govt. for welfare of people with disabilities’ |
A number of schemes are being implemented for the welfare and benefit of the people with disabilities by the Union and state governments. But lack of awareness has been a major hurdle in implementing... |
Achievements, General, Policy News |
22/Mar/2016 |
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A ‘Walk in the Dark’ to combat blindness |
The India Vision Institute in partnership with the Australian Consulate General, Mumbai, has organised a ‘Walk in the Dark’ at Worli Sea Face on Sunday morning between 7.15 am and 8.30 am, to raise... |
General |
21/Mar/2016 |
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What If We Were All Colour Blind? |
Was the dress blue and black, or white and gold? As a pop-culture enthusiast, I pride myself on the fact that I am up to speed on trivial phenomena that shake the new media. To me, it is amateurish... |
General, Medical |
21/Mar/2016 |
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Minister Seeks PSC's Opinion on Filling PH Backlog |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Social Justice Minister M K Muneer has sought the Public Service Commission’s opinion on filling the physically handicapped (PH) backlog as per the Persons with Disabilities (PWD... |
Achievements, General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
18/Mar/2016 |
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10-Day Swimming Camp for The Disabled |
BENGALURU: With the aim of promoting the advantages of swimming for people with disabilities, a free 10-day camp is being conducted at Sindhia Swimming Pool, Yelachananahalli, Kanakapura Road in the... |
Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
18/Mar/2016 |
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Mumbai hyperlocal: Specially abled share ideas, and even lives, here |
When Sushmeetha Bubna, founder of Voice Vision, an NGO that works to empower the visually impaired, attended some matrimony get-togethers, she encountered another problem the specially-abled face.
“... |
Achievements, General |
18/Mar/2016 |
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Pune: Now, an audio feature at traffic signals for the visually-impaired |
Apart from fixing the responsibilities of the civic departments and other concerned agencies to ensure safety of pedestrians across the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) draft recommends... |
Achievements, General |
18/Mar/2016 |
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