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Mobility device for visually impaired |
Hundreds of people took part in the ANZ Samarthanam Walkathon 2015 – Walk for Enabling Accessibility - organised by Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in the City on Saturday. The event saw the... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
14/Dec/2015 |
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74 visually impaired students undergo computer training |
Seventy-four visually impaired students from various districts of the State underwent a month-long computer training programme at the Centre of Differently Abled Persons, Bharathidasan University.... |
Accessibility, Education and Employment |
11/Dec/2015 |
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The Invisible People |
The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, (PWDA) completed two decades of existence this month. However, the majority of disabled... |
General, Policy News, Medical, Education and Employment |
10/Dec/2015 |
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Two from Nagaland receive National Awards for empowerment of Persons with Disabilities |
Dimapur, December 8 (MExN): The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India conferred National Awards 2015 for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities to 52 outstanding... |
General |
09/Dec/2015 |
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DHE says all colleges disabled-friendly |
All government-aided colleges in Pune are disabled-friendly. Unbelievable but true, if the latest data available with the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) is to be believed.
Joint director of... |
General, Education and Employment |
09/Dec/2015 |
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Forget visibility, air pollution is taking a toll on your vision |
NEW DELHI: It's not just the heart and lungs that air pollution knocks out of shape. Doctors in the city are reporting an increase in eye-related complaints arising from pollution. A recent survey... |
General, Medical |
09/Dec/2015 |
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High-tech goggles could help visually impaired |
SMITHTOWN, NY (CBS) - New high-tech digital goggles, made by eSight, promise to help the visually impaired see better than ever before.
For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Justin Crilly feels... |
General, Product and Technology |
09/Dec/2015 |
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GARHWA STUDENT BAGS INSPIRE AWARD |
Jharkhand’s small village of Nagar Utari in Garhwa district eked out a place for itself amongst hundreds of participants for the first time as Prithviraj Singh, a Class XII student won the third... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
09/Dec/2015 |
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Battling Blindness, Good Samaritan Doctor Helps Autistic Kids |
KOCHI: She had lost her eyesight ten years ago. However, she did not allow impairment to hamper her from having a career and a normal life. A doctor, Reshmi Pramod’s life took a disastrous plunge... |
General, Medical |
08/Dec/2015 |
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PUNARBASA FELICITATES PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED IN K’PADA |
An organisation working for the help and rehabilitation of the physically challenged, Punarbasa, on Sunday organised its 4th Annual Punarbasa Samartha Samman for the physically challenged persons,... |
General, Policy News |
08/Dec/2015 |
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