Debility cannot stymie their indomitable spirit
If it was a complete body paralysis that had threatened Dr. Mini Moll, for Dr. Reshmi Pramod it was visual impairment.
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Technology must step up, make a difference
The disabled (as defined by the 1995 Persons with Disabilities Act) are roughly 2.21 per cent of the population as per the 2011 Census. If the elderly are included (another 6 per cent), it is a huge, and almost totally untapped market, but one which Indian enterprise doesn’t seem to be keen to tackle.
Korean startup joins dots for the blind
Dot, South Korean entrepreneur Eric Ju Yoon Kim’s device for visually impaired, allows never-before interaction
Pioneer is undaunted by a lifetime of blindness
It is the most widely-played sport by blind people, but until this year, Singapore did not have a national goalball team, even though it is the first Paralympic sport designed for the visually impaired.
NEEDED, MORE SENSITIVITY-Differently-abled have right to dignified living
When Mr Narendra Modi gave the slogan of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' during his 2014 election campaign, it was assumed that his inclusive governance pitch referred to religious minorities and backward castes.
BOTCHED CATARACT SURGERY LEAVES 16 VISUALLY IMPAIRED
At least 16 people suffered partial vision loss after undergoing cataract surgery at a charitable hospital. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has ordered a departmental probe into the incident.
Riteish Deshmukh, whose Marathi production "Yellow" has been selected as the opening film of the first IFFPD, says it is a "special film" and he is "honoured and excited" with the selection.
Riteish Deshmukh, whose Marathi production “Yellow” has been selected as the opening film of the first International Film Festival for the Persons with Disabilities (IFFPD), says it is a “special film” and he is “honoured and excited” with the selection.
A life devoted to the disabled
BENGALURU: Meghana Jois didn't have your regular childhood. For company , she had ten physically and mentally challenged girls who her mother had taken under her wing and accommodated in their home.
SBH Sponsors Event for Blind
HYDERABAD: As part of its community services banking activities, the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) has sponsored two days inter-school competitions for visually challenged students from various districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi seeks duty cut on items for blind students
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi Monday shot off a letter to Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanding reduction in customs duty on import of special equipment for visually-impaired students, after a student from Bengaluru’s Mount Carmel College — which he visited last week — sought his intervention.
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