Visually impaired boy dons role of TV news presenter
It was more than a dream come true for 10-year-old visually impaired school student T. Sriramanujam to don the role of a news presenter on television.
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TRANSGENDER, WIDOW IN DISABLED DEPT OPPOSED
The Odisha Disabled Peoples’ Network, a forum fighting for the cause of physically-challenged people, on Tuesday opposed the State Government’s decision to bring transgender and widow under the newly constituted Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability. “It is a welcome step that the Government has considered our demand and constituted an exclusive department.
Blind footballer scores wonder goal for France
RAK Hospital starts ‘Right to Sight’ drive
The initiative is in line with World Health Organisation’s Global Initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness, “Vision 2020: The Right to Sight”.
How 3D audio technology could 'unlock' cities for blind people
New technology is set to give greater independence to blind and partially sighted people by radically enhancing their ability to navigate city centres.
Vehicle for People with Disabilities
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A young man, by riding a two-wheeler without using his hands a few months ago, turned a few heads on the roads of Anad. What the onlookers might have mistaken as foolhardy heroics, was actually a test run for the prototype of ‘V4D’, a two-wheeler designed for people with limb disabilities.
ENABLE ART FOR ALL
How to make cultural spaces more accessible for the differently abled is now the prime agenda for museums and galleries. While National Museum plans to come up with a special gallery for the visually impaired, some galleries are making necessary infrastructural changes
Blind candidates to get extra 20 minutes per hour in HPSC exams
Coming to the aid of a blind candidate, the state commissioner for persons with disabilities has directed the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) to give additional 20 minutes per hour to blind candidates appearing in competitive examinations conducted by the Commission.
Total strangers walk and run together for the greater good ...
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is the national sight loss agency. It's a not-for-profit charitable organisation which provides support and services nationwide to people experiencing sight loss. It provides a service to over 7,000 people yearly.
Trust for Visually Impaired Opens
HYDERABAD: A trust to help the visually challenged people achieve their goals in life was inaugurated here on Sunday.
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