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Kavita Kanan Chandra

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.

‘Agreement reached with visually-impaired protesters’

LAHORE:

This Blind Cricketer Who Won The World Cup For India Cannot Find A Job

It's hard to imagine a successful sportsman facing obstacles when it comes to employment: And yet, Ketan Patel, who was awarded Man-Of-The-Series in the ODI and T20 cricket series in England (held recently) has returned to his home town flushed with success, but without any job prospects in sight.

Corneal retrieval initiative raises hopes of visually impaired

Pune Camp: The Hospital Cornea Retrieval Programme (HCRP), launched at Sassoon Hospital in November last year, has raised the hopes of visually-impaired people. Thanks to HCRP, the availability of good quality corneal tissues in the city has now become easier.

Unemployed visually impaired hold protest over demands

Members of the unemployed wing of the Bharat Netarheen Sewak Samaj staged a protest in front of the office of the DPI, Elementary, in Phase VIII here today.

The protesters also raised slogans in support of their demands.

The Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) at B. V. Raju Institute of Technology (BVRIT), Narsapur, Medak dist, Telangana

The Assistive Technology Lab (ATL) at B. V. Raju Institute of Technology (BVRIT), Narsapur, Medak dist, Telangana which is part of the Sri Vishnu Educational Society is a vision of Mr. K. V. Vishnu Raju, the Chairman of BVRIT, to utilize the skills of every engineering department of the college. During his visit to many universities in the United States, one thing that ignited his mind was the Assistive Technology Program at University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Testing times continue for specially-abled students

Guwahati: Monica Devi, a student of Guwahati Blind School, is 100% visually-impaired and impoverished. With fantastic HSLC results to back her, however, she hasn't stopped dreaming of a better future. Monica secured a first division in the HSLC exam and obtained letter marks in three subjects.

Student Who Proved Doubters Wrong is Ready to “Make a Difference” as Microsoft Intern

Even as a small boy, Kartik Sawhney knew he’d have to do things differently — blind students really can’t focus their studies on science or technical subjects, he was told while growing up in India.