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Blind schools hope for positive Bombay HC order on adult writers during board exams |
Barely days after students and principals of blind schools were left elated over the decision to allow adult writers during examinations for students with special needs, the Bombay High Court sought... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
20/Jan/2016 |
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City's Disabled Can't 'Go' Outside |
BENGALURU: Swachh Bengaluru is woefully short of disabled-friendly toilets. A quick survey of busy spots, across the city, found that most did not have such a facility.
The few disabled-friendly... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
20/Jan/2016 |
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Ensure disabled-friendly facilities in govt. buildings: HC |
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to hold a meeting in 10 days to ensure that all government buildings are made disabled-friendly.
The First... |
General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
19/Jan/2016 |
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Mix and match |
The concept of inclusion is considered important in all fields nowadays. Inclusive education for differently-abled children is one such attempt to include children with various kinds of disabilities... |
General |
14/Jan/2016 |
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Talking ATMs’ to help the visually-impaired |
SINGAPORE — In the past, Mr Danny Chia, who is partially visually impaired, had to be accompanied by a friend to help him out with basic transactions, such as cash withdrawals, at an automatic teller... |
General |
14/Jan/2016 |
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Blind students learn through technology |
Until recently, blind and visually impaired students in Kenya were still using Braille books for their studies. But Kenyan schools for the blind are now beginning to adopt technology that provides... |
General |
13/Jan/2016 |
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Cricket: playing it by ear |
Visually-impaired cricketers revel in inter-state tournament in Mumbai.
Cricket is a passion with the masses. Why should those who cannot see the ball clearly be denied their high? The All India... |
General |
13/Jan/2016 |
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Lost in sound: gaming for the visually impaired: T3 explores the interesting and innovative world of visually impaired gaming |
Here Tom Charnock explores the development of video games made for the visually impaired, ranging from simple titles on the Nintendo Gameboy Advance, right through to modern titles available on iOS... |
General |
12/Jan/2016 |
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Visually impaired couple create their own handicraft business from home |
Walking into the small house with an assortment of furniture accessories ready to be sold, and the scent of pine used during the creation process, it is hard to believe that this is the home and... |
General |
12/Jan/2016 |
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Hapless students, the visually-impaired block roads to be heard |
LAHORE: Traffic was blocked for hours by two groups of protesters on Monday along a segment of the Canal Road and the Metro Bus route along Ferozepur Road. The chief traffic police officer appointed... |
General |
12/Jan/2016 |
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