Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick to persuade one of their oldest allies, Apple Inc, to close an emerging digital divide in mobile technology.
As digital life increasingly moves to the world of smartphones and tablets, some disabled people with visual, hearing and other impairments are feeling more left out than ever.
In a special meeting in the Knesset in honor of National Blind Day on Tuesday, MK Nissan Slomianski (Jewish Home) said that he will act to acquire increased funding for servicesgeared towards those suffering from visual impairments.
Zamir Dhale deftly opened his laptop and set up his PacMate as he prepared for a conversation. The PacMate (a Braille device) is just one of many ways with which he can communicate with others, scribbling on the palms being one of his favourites.
A leading activist for the deafblind in the country, 38-year-old Zamir is best known for training the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee Chopra in tactile sign language for the acclaimed movie ‘Black’.
Tiffany Maria Brar, is one of the speakers scheduled to deliver a motivational speech at a seminar for visually challenged persons. Much before the commencement of the programme, a sprightly young woman in her mid-twenties is present at the venue. She is greeted by the organisers and led to her seat. She came on her own. Though she is visually-challenged by birth, lone trips in a public transport bus are not new to her. From the bus station, she flips to places where she has to go.
Music is his way of seeing the world. Sudhindra R, who's visually impaired by birth, has mastered the art of playing seven musical instruments, ranging from the mouth organ to snake charmer's flute. And all of it without a teacher to hand-hold him.
India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for the visually impaired. The treaty requires signatories to adopt national law provisions that facilitate the availability of published works in formats like Braille that are accessible to the blind and allow their exchange across borders by organisations working for the visually impaired. The Indian Copyright Act, 1957, did not have any provision for the conversion and distribution of books in accessible formats for such persons.
It seems there’s not a thing Divyanshu Ganatra has not thought through. Yet, instead of being on edge, he’s light and breezy—just as he was on his April 30 paragliding flight, which created national history. Ganatra become the first visually challenged Indian to fly solo as a paraglider.
The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking directions to government bodies to implement the orders of the apex court to provide three percent quota in jobs to differently-abled persons.
A bench of chief justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw concluded the hearing on the petitions filed by the NGO, National Federation of The Blind, which accused the Centre of not providing legitimate employment rights to differently- abled persons.
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