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Walk for the visually-impaired tomorrow |
HYDERABAD : A centre for Braille learning which is being developed by Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) at the Louise Braille Park in Malakpet, would be inaugurated on October 15, International... |
General |
14/Oct/2014 |
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Visually impaired and blind workers: undervalued, underemployed |
Lauren Henley has developed superhero-like powers as she navigates the world of work.
Blinded when she was 20, Ms Henley uses a form of "echo-location" - clicking her fingers or tongue to produce... |
Education and Employment |
13/Oct/2014 |
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Now a smartphone app for the visually impaired |
A smartphone mobile application has been recently launched which will help the visually-impaired people to use all the features of mobile phones and other such devices based on Android technology.... |
Product and Technology |
13/Oct/2014 |
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Major blindness causing conditions are preventable |
There are 4.5 million visually impaired people in the world and in 80% cases blindness was caused by a condition that was completely preventable. Around one third of the world's visually impaired... |
Medical |
10/Oct/2014 |
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Quikr & Blind Relief Association Marks the Successful Collaboration to Empower the Blind |
Mumbai: Quikr, India’s number one online classifieds company and Blind Relief Association, Delhi (BRAD), a premier NGO serving in the field of education and training of the blind, today announced a... |
Education and Employment |
10/Oct/2014 |
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Blindness shouldn't be a barrier to banking: ending discrimination in India |
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India have helped transform the lives of more than 80 million poor people through small loans, according to Microfinance India’s state of the sector report in 2012... |
General |
10/Oct/2014 |
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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... |
General |
09/Oct/2014 |
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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... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
08/Oct/2014 |
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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... |
General, Education and Employment |
06/Oct/2014 |
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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... |
Accessibility, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology, Education and Employment |
29/Sep/2014 |
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