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The story of a software developer inspired by his Visually impaired father

KASARGOD: Nalin Sathyan has successfully hidden his other identity --Nalin.x.Linux -- for long. He is as obscure as his home, a two-bedroom blind teacher's quarters hidden by outgrown grass on Seethangoli Road at Vidyanagar in Kasargod.

Only five persons, including his family of four, know Nalin has been participating in the Google Summer of Code (GSOC) for the past two years, winning $5,500 each season (`6.76 lakh) as stipend from the
technology giant at Mountain View, California. However, the anonymity of Nalin.x.Linux is restricted to the physical world.

Chess Tourney for Visually Impaired

KOCHI: As part of World Sight Day 2014, an All Kerala Chess Tournament for the blind is being organised by the Little Flower Hospital, Anagamaly, in association with the Kerala Chess Association for the Blind at Little Flower Ophthalmic Institute Auditorium in Angamaly on October 8 and 9.

Golden Moment for UoH’s Visually-impaired Girl

HYDERABAD: Securing a gold medal in university is every student’s dream. Twentytwo-year-old Pavithra Molugu neither saw this dream nor claims to have worked tirelessly to attain this.

Having achieved this, however, despite being visually challenged, Pavithra generously gives credit to her family and friends who supported her all the way for her success.

Picture books for the visually-impaired get a 3D boost

“Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light, and the red balloon...”

Remember the classic children’s book where a bunny says good night to everything around it? Now, thanks to the efforts of a University of ColoradoBoulder team, Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon is now available in 3D.

Blind candidate wants to end drought in Ajit Pawar's constituency

Chandrakant Manik Kadam (45) filed his nomination as an independent candidate from the erstwhile deputy CM’s constituency; he holds the Pawar family responsible for the prolonged drought in 22 villages in his area

90% differently-abled people are unemployed: CII

-A whopping 90 per cent of the specially abled people, who comprise 2.32 per cent of the total population, are unemployed, says the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The Most Helpful iOS 8 Features for the Visually Impaired and Hard of Hearing

On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 8, a brand-new operating system chock-full of both well k

National Convention on Inclusive Education of Children with Special Needs Held

The National Convention on Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs/disabilities was held in New Delhi today. The Convention focused on evolving strategies that will further the right of children with disabilities to free and compulsory education within an inclusive system.

Nostalgia sets in as time runs out for India’s beloved watch

India’s first indigenous manufacturer of timepieces, the state-owned HMT Watches, will soon wind down, its nostalgic appeal swamped by mounting losses and fierce competition.

At its peak, in the 1960s and 1970s, HMT — Hindustan Machine Tools — made eight or nine out of every 10 watches sold in India. In total, according to one estimate, HMT has made more than 100 million watches. Its unfussy designs and robust mechanical innards made for practical and lasting gifts: to a young college graduate, or to a retiring employee, or to newly married couples.