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Soon 'smart glasses' that could help the blind to see |
Researchers have developed new 'Star Trek-style' smart glasses that could transform the lives of blind and partially-sighted people.
According to a report, the glasses don’t replace lost vision but... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
06/Aug/2014 |
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‘Smartcanes’ made by IIT-Delhi team to help 60 blind students in city= |
For nearly 60 visually-impaired college students in Mumbai, detecting obstacles in front of them will no longer require physical contact. ‘Smartcanes’ developed by a team from Indian Institute... |
Accessibility, General, Product and Technology |
06/Aug/2014 |
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Sound solutions |
-Radio Udaan, a pan-Indian online radio initiative run for and by the blind, offers a platform for the visually challenged to network, counsel and motivate each otherThey RJ shows, report news,... |
Achievements, General |
06/Aug/2014 |
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ENABLE THE DISABLED |
-Albert Einstein, George Washington, Beethoven, Helen Keller, Thomas Edison, Graham Bell — all faced one form of disability or the other. As a new academic session has started in colleges, we need to... |
General |
05/Aug/2014 |
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For schools to be safe |
-On December 17, 2012, exactly a day after the Delhi gangrape case that shook the country, a three-year-old girl was taken to the toilet of her play school in Delhi and raped by the owner-principal’... |
Discrimination, General, Education and Employment |
30/Jul/2014 |
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Documentary on Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Released |
A documentary on singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, directed by V K Subhash, was released here on Sunday. An august audience, including writer M K Sanu, music director Jerry Amaldev and Assistant... |
Achievements, General |
30/Jul/2014 |
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Academy Teaching Visually Impaired Students Life Skills |
Two dozen visually impaired students are part of the Summer Academy in State College where they're learning every day life skills as well as things specifically for the visually impaired.
"We're... |
General |
30/Jul/2014 |
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Lab for visually impaired gets Sh4.5mn GE donation |
Kenya is among several African countries set to benefit from a skills transfer programme supported by General Electric (GE) the global infrastructure leader.
The citizenship programme dubbed ‘... |
Accessibility, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
30/Jul/2014 |
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Start-ups coming up with new applications for the visually impaired |
A host of applications that help the visually impaired navigate the world- both digital and real- is being developed by about half a dozen startups that are also gaining investor attention.
These... |
Accessibility, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
30/Jul/2014 |
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An Obama dinner invite for a disabled Indian girl |
Next week, US President Barack Obama and his wife will host 12 disabled people from all over the world, including one from Mumbai, for an exclusive dinner at the White House... |
Achievements, General, Adventure and Sports |
28/Jul/2014 |
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