| 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 | 
          
                  | 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 | 
          
                  | Now, an affordable Braille smartwatch for the blind! | Washington :South Korean startup has developed an affordable Braille smartwatch which allows the visually impaired to receive and read text messages in real time and even read e-books.
The wearable,... | General, Science & technology, Product and Technology | 17/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | Madras HC Asks LIC to Keep 3 Per Cent DO Posts Vacant for Differantly-abled | CHENNAI:  Madras High Court has directed public sector insurance giant LIC to keep vacant three per cent of the posts in the current recruitment for Apprentice Development Officers for persons with... | General, Policy News, Education and Employment | 14/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | Disability rehabilitation centre to come up in Udupi | Deputy Commissioner R. Vishal said on Wednesday that a District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC) would be set up on the first floor of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Bhavan here at an... | General, Education and Employment | 13/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | A smart cane to help the visually challenged | There was excitement at Government Arts College when some visually challenged persons tried out a smart cane that helps them sense objects from 1.8 to three metres and obstructions that are waist... | General, Product and Technology | 13/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | This IIT-Delhi professor has blind people's problems in his gunsight | NEW DELHI: What if a blind person tapping his way down the street prods a ferocious dog with his white cane? The scenario came up in a conversation between Dipendra Manocha, then director of IT and... | General, Product and Technology, Education and Employment | 10/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | Flicker of hope for visually challenged IIM-L girl | LUCKNOW: The 19-year-old visually impaired Paridhi Varma who made it to Indian Institute of Management- Lucknow despite only 10% vision has now all reasons to smile. Following TOI's report on Paridhi... | General, Medical, Education and Employment | 10/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | National Institute for the Visually Handicapped BEd Special Education (Visual Impairment) admissions 2015 | NIVH BEd admissions 2015
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped Regional Centre (NIVH), Chennai, invites applications for admission to Two Year B.Ed., Special Education (Visual Impairment... | General, Education and Employment | 10/Aug/2015 | 
          
                  | JNU may set up resource centre for visually impaired | The proposed centre aims to collect, digitise, store, analyse and provide anytime, anywhere access to e-resources globally and nationally
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is considering setting... | General, Education and Employment | 10/Aug/2015 | 
      
 
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