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1,500 visually impaired yet to get cornea transplantation at PGI |
At present, above 1,500 visually impaired people are waiting for their turn for cornea transplantation at the Advanced Eye Centre(AEC), PGI. There is a glaring gap between the number of donors and... |
General, Medical |
05/Sep/2014 |
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A Braille soldier: Lifestyle magazine for visually-challenged |
Twenty-six-year-old Upasana Makati’s Pinterest profile reads: “An Indian classical music lover, a dreamer, a Canadian by heart, an emotional fool with a passion to live LIFE to the fullest.” She... |
Accessibility, General |
05/Sep/2014 |
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17 year old's stick for blind wins award |
-Shantanu Gangwar, a Class 12 student, was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. So he invented a smart walking stick that gives early warning of an obstacle... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
05/Sep/2014 |
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A bank that is blind friendly |
At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming at financial inclusion of all sections and the word Braille got a mention for the first time in Union Budget, students of Cept... |
Accessibility, General |
03/Sep/2014 |
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‘45 million visually-challenged people are still from India’ |
“Compared to one for every 15,000 population in the US, India has only one ophthalmologist for a population of 2,15,000 when every third blind person in the world is an Indian,” said S S Badrinath,... |
General |
03/Sep/2014 |
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St. Stephen’s students’ union president is a gardener’s son |
Probably for the first time in the history of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, a student coming from a Hindi medium background has been elected the president of its students’ union. Rohit Kumar Yadav,... |
General |
25/Aug/2014 |
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UPSC exam: Visually impaired candidates to get 40 minutes extra time per paper |
-Visually impaired candidates appearing for civil services preliminary examination will get 40 minutes extra time per paper, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said today."All the visually... |
General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
25/Aug/2014 |
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Visually-challenged minor molested |
A minor visually-challenged girl was allegedly molested by her landlord's son in Katwaria Saria, South Delhi.
A case in this regard has been registered at Vasant Vihar police station. The accused... |
General |
25/Aug/2014 |
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A risky road for blind students in Rohini |
Students at the All India Confederation of Blinds in Rohini often get knocked by cars while finding their way to the school premises. Drivers backing without warning or looking around had left three... |
Accessibility, Discrimination, General |
18/Aug/2014 |
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Visionless sports policy leaves blind cricketer in dark |
The feat of specially-abled sportspersons who get international acclaim is extraordinary not just because of the obvious physical challenge but several other great odds, such as... |
Discrimination, Adventure and Sports |
14/Aug/2014 |
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