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New Device Lets Blind Mother See New Baby |
A relatively new company called the eSight Corpration has designed special glasses that allow some people who have been declared “legally blind” to be able to see pretty clearly.
“Their eyes actually... |
General |
24/Aug/2015 |
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Visually Challenged Players Prove Their Mettle on the Chess Board |
CHENNAI: A farmer’s son from a remote village near Sathankulam in Tutikorin district won the state-level chess tournament for visually challenged children organised by Nethrodaya, a self-help... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
24/Aug/2015 |
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Kerala’s first sensory garden to open in September |
KOZHIKODE: They might not have ever seen a flower in their lifetime but now the Calicut University is all set to treat the visually challenged in the state to a full-fledged garden experience. The... |
Achievements, General |
21/Aug/2015 |
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Blind Walk organised on August 29 |
Mysuru will host a unique event on August 29: persons with visual disabilities will lead a march of blindfolded persons to spread the message of eye donation.
Called ‘Blind Walk’, the 1-km long walk... |
General |
21/Aug/2015 |
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5 Percentage Job Reservation for Diff-abled Soon |
CHENNAI: Reservation for the differently-abled in government jobs will be increased to five per cent from the present three per cent. The Bill for this has been examined by a Parliamentary Standing... |
Achievements, General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
20/Aug/2015 |
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Theatrical Release of Algorithms on Friday |
Algorithms directed by Ian McDonald is the first ever feature documentary on Blind Chess. The heart touching documentary is being released theatrically by PVR across six metros, including Kochi on... |
General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment, Adventure and Sports |
20/Aug/2015 |
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Smart Canes Distributed Among the Blind |
KOCHI: The Ernakulam district panchayat on Tuesday distributed electronic smart canes to around 150 visually impaired persons, making it possible for them to move around.
District panchayat president... |
General, Product and Technology |
19/Aug/2015 |
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Cairns’ Marita Cheng launches app to help blind people ‘see’ |
FORMER Cairns student Marita Cheng is one of the city’s best and brightest – now she is helping the world’s blind and visually impaired “see” using computer vision.
The entrepreneurial St Mary’s... |
Achievements, General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
18/Aug/2015 |
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New programme that teaches blind students Math launched in Mumbai |
In A world where children shy away from maths, 15-year-old Bhavya Shah stands out. He loves the subject, and, when he grows up, he wants to be a computer engineer. It’s a dream that until now would... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
17/Aug/2015 |
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Land Use Controversy: State to look into demand for residential home for the blind |
After a wait of at least two decades, a group of visually-impaired persons led by Anil Khurana has won half the battle for a residential accommodation at a plot which was sanctioned to the Poona... |
General, Policy News |
17/Aug/2015 |
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