How Richard Bernstein, Michigan's 1st blind Supreme Court justice, says he'll approach job |
For 15 years, Michigan Supreme Court Justice-elect Richard Bernstein operated the public services division of his father’s law firm with a “military-like precision.” He says he'll bring that... |
General, Education and Employment |
01/Dec/2014 |
EVENT FOR BLIND KIDS CONCLUDES IN BALESWAR |
A two-day programme titled ‘Samartha’, which was organised here for the visually-impaired children, concluded on Saturday. As many as 84 children from different schools and institutions participated... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
01/Dec/2014 |
NATIONAL AWARD FOR BLIND DU PROFESSOR FOR EMPOWERMENT OF DIFFERENTLY-ABLED |
Adding another feather to the Delhi University’s cap, a 54-year-old visually-impaired professor has been recommended for coveted ‘National Award for the Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities’ by... |
Achievements, General, Education and Employment |
27/Nov/2014 |
Visually impaired take in the sights at the Gol Gumbaz |
By moving his hands slowly over the walls, 14-year-old Vivek was, perhaps, trying to frame an imaginary design, and the contours of the structures were helping him feel the beauty and the marvel of... |
General |
26/Nov/2014 |
Offering the blind a place to play tennis |
Accompanied by two women, 9-year-old Felipe Angiono enters cautiously and asks- “Is this where the blind play tennis?” Upon hearing a “yes,” Felipe responds- “OK, I found my place.”
Felipe is... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
25/Nov/2014 |
VISUALLY-IMPAIRED STUDENTS GET LAPTOPS |
As many as 100 visually impaired (VI) students pursuing +3 and onward courses were given free laptops with JAWS Software at a programme held at the Bhima Bhoi Bling School here on Monday.
Women and... |
Science & technology, Education and Employment |
25/Nov/2014 |
Himachal varsity relaxes norms for visually impaired |
In a major relief to the visually impaired and physically challenged, the Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla has allowed them to engage a writer irrespective of his qualification in the exams, an... |
General, Policy News |
21/Nov/2014 |
Blind businessman works to make entrepreneurs of other blind folks |
Blind businessman works to make entrepreneurs of other blind folks.
You might not see a rebel or a reformer when you watch Pat Wallace tapping down the street with his white cane, but that’s what ... |
Education and Employment |
20/Nov/2014 |
25 per cent of blindness can be prevented’ |
‘25 per cent of blindness can be prevented’
Reducing preventable blindness by 25 per cent by 2019 in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere in the country is very much possible provided there is... |
General, Medical |
19/Nov/2014 |
Pak blind team leaves for Cape Town on Nov 24 |
KARACHI: Pakistan blind cricket team will leave for Cape Town on November 24 to compete in Blind Cricket World Cup.
Zeeshan Abbasi will lead the national team in the event. The Blind Cricket World... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Nov/2014 |
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