|
Cornea intact, sight impaired pledges eye |
LUCKNOW: The longing for light emanates from the most profound darkness. Turning this proverb true, a student from Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University has shown the way to fight... |
Achievements, General, Medical |
25/Aug/2015 |
|
Defying limits and racing ahead |
Motor-racing is not for the faint-hearted. But when you are deaf and blind, it takes on a different dimension.
All 19 drivers who took part in this unusual race on the tarmac of the Lodz airport in... |
Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Aug/2015 |
|
Open to Visually Impaired Now |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Students with visual impairment in the state will be given admission to science stream in Higher Secondary classes, from this year onwards.
The cause of this epoch-making decision... |
General, Education and Employment |
25/Aug/2015 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Facebook comments