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Kenya: Tech to deliver education to visually impaired students
A total of 356 blind and visually impaired students at St. Oda Primary and secondary School for the Blind – Gem District, Siaya County will benefit from assistive learning technologies through an initiative dubbed “Computer Labs for the Blind” courtesy of a partnership between InAble, AccessKenya, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Visual impairment ain’t disability for him
He may be visually impaired, but this ain’t a disability for Umesh Lubana of Himachal Pradesh University, who qualified the University Grants Commission’s National EligibilityTest (NET) for lectureship in Political Science in his first attempt this year.
80% visually impaired youth see themselves healthy: Study
It is a common perception that visual impairment, like any other form of disability, is a major cause of despair among the affected persons. A joint study by the PGI and Panjab University (PU), however, has defied this perception — finding that most visually impaired youths, at least in Chandigarh, are satisfied with their overall health and are able to relish parties and movies with the support of families and friends.
Beno Zephine becomes first 100% blind officer in IFS
CHENNAI: The phone hasn't stopped ringing since the night of June 12 for NL Beno Zephine.
10 million blind in the Western Pacific
10 million blind in the Western Pacific
Inducing a new wave of workforce: Project Starfish aims to empower millions of visually impaired ... read more on social.yourstory.com
Two years back, on a very cold Boston morning, my wife and I were invited to film a job fair held for the blind,” recalls Subhashish Acharya, Founder, mentor, and trainer, Project Starfish. ...
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Bus Runs over two Visually-impaired Cricketers
THRISSUR: In a tragic accident, two visually-challenged cricket players were crushed to death by a low-floor AC bus of the Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation (KURTC) at the bus stand here on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Ratheesh, 29, and Vinod, 32, members of blind cricket team Dragon Stars based in Palakkad.
HC to the Aid of Visually Challenged
KOCHI:The Kerala High Court on Monday came to the rescue of a 47-year-old visually impaired lady advocate, by directing the Kannur University to treat her as eligible for the post of lecturer in Law in the university.
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