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Techies take time out to serve as scribes |
After attending reading sessions for a year, a visually-impaired student of Government High School in Poonamalle scored 960 in his class 12 board examination.
This was an eye-opener for S.N. Barath.... |
General |
02/Nov/2015 |
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Eye treatment can’t be considered professional expenditure: Bombay High Court |
Expenses incurred for getting eyes treated cannot be claimed as a professional deduction under the Income Tax (IT) law, the Bombay high court has said.
A lawyer had undergone eye treatment in the US... |
General |
30/Oct/2015 |
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Providing 'Sight' to the Visually Impaired |
KOZHIKODE: Utilising their technological and scientific skills, the students of National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NITC), are paving a path of self-reliance for the less affluent who cannot... |
General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment, Adventure and Sports |
29/Oct/2015 |
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2.8 Lakh Blind, Over 150 Register as Eye Donors |
CHENNAI: Over 150 people registered themselves for eye donation in Sankara Nethralaya Hospital on Monday at a function. Polycab, cables and wires manufacturers in India have taken this initiative... |
Achievements, General, Medical |
28/Oct/2015 |
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Disabled can Skip the Queue |
Those voters who are suffering from physical ailments can be given relaxation from the Queue system and should not be kept waiting, said Election Commission in a notification.
Those who are visually... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
27/Oct/2015 |
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Voice Dream Reader |
Voice Dream Reader, the popular and highly successful accessible reading tool for iOS, comes to the Android platform! Read what others have already said about the iOS version:
"This $10 app is one of... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
26/Oct/2015 |
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Helping the disabled: AIOU opens e-learning centre for visually impaired |
ISLAMABAD: An e-learning accessibility centre for visually-impaired students has started functioning at the national library of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU).
A statement issued by... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
26/Oct/2015 |
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PU to launch helpline for visually impaired students |
For hundreds of visually impaired and physically challenged students at Panjab University (PU), the authorities have decided to launch a helpline to help them in filling their examination and fee... |
General, Education and Employment |
21/Oct/2015 |
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Government’s mobile therapy unit for disabled children a boon |
The State government’s proposal to launch mobile therapy units for the benefit of children with disability below six years of age has many takers.
The scheme is expected to benefit 14,476 children... |
Accessibility, General, Medical |
19/Oct/2015 |
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Countess of Wessex: My daughter’s battle helped me see the plight of so many children |
HE Countess of Wessex has spoken for the first time about how her daughter Louise’s sight problems inspired her to campaign for the blind and visually impaired.
In an extraordinarily candid... |
General, Medical |
16/Oct/2015 |
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