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Visually impaired Jagadguru a messiah for others |
CHITRAKOOT: For Jagadguru Rambhadracharya of Chitrakoot, who is himself blind from the tender age of two months, serving blind and differently-abled is a style of worshipping Lord Ram. This Padma... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General |
03/Dec/2015 |
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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.
But the debilitating disabilities did not bog them down as their sheer will... |
Accessibility, General, Education and Employment |
03/Dec/2015 |
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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... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
03/Dec/2015 |
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Korean startup joins dots for the blind |
Dot, South Korean entrepreneur Eric Ju Yoon Kim’s device for visually impaired, allows never-before interaction
Broadly, Eric Ju Yoon Kim’s trip down the startup road had two major turning... |
Achievements, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
03/Dec/2015 |
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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... |
Achievements, General, Medical |
02/Dec/2015 |
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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... |
General |
02/Dec/2015 |
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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.
Ambala... |
General, Judgments, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Policy News, Medical |
02/Dec/2015 |
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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... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
01/Dec/2015 |
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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. ... |
General |
01/Dec/2015 |
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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... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
01/Dec/2015 |
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