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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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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 |
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