CHENNAI: Nethrodaya, an organisation that works for the disabled, held its eighth Visually Impaired Achievers Awards function on their premises, on Sunday. This year, 56 visually challenged school children from all over Tamil Nadu, who passed classes 10 and 12 with over 90 per cent marks, were awarded with certificates, medals and a prize money of Rs 5,000.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two visually-challenged individuals have lost their lives after being hit by a train at the Kadakkavoor railway station here late on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Bijo Varghese and Shaji Daniel from Tiruvalla and Seethathodu respectively in Pathanamthitta district. According to police, both the deceased were in the district to attend a public function at the Blind School in Varkala.
More than 100 persons with movement disability were presented with side-wheel scooters at a function held here on Sunday.
Visually-challenged students who excelled in the public examinations this year were felicitated by Nethrodaya’s Free Residential Higher Secondary School for the Blind.
Scientists are developing new adaptive mobile technology that could enable visually-impaired people to ‘see’ through their smartphone or tablet.
PUNE: The visually impaired will soon be able to use touchscreen cellphones thanks to an application called Easy Access.
Mobile clinic given to the District Differently Abled Rehabilitation Department by Tamil Nadu Government promises to provide a wide spectrum of therapies and treatments to the differently abled children.
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MUMBAI: In January 2015, an ad for soap featuring Katrina Kaif drew four million hits online. The still photographs had been shot by 26-year-old Bhavesh Patel who was born blind. He had judged Katrina's height by her handshake, and followed her movements through her voice and the rustle of fabric.
Ryan Ng - a final-year electronic engineering major - has created a smartphone application that might help visually-impaired people navigate around MTR stations easier.
He told RTHK that app can help a person find the nearest escalator and also know to which exit the escalator will lead to.
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