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Visually-impaired woman publishes Braille version of Quran |
A visually-impaired woman here has published the Quran in Arabic Braille.
"Our institute's 23-year-old secretary, Rabia Khan, who is herself blind since birth has prepared the Arabic Braille Quran... |
Accessibility, General |
18/Jul/2014 |
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‘Strengthen Disabilities Commission’ |
State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities should be empowered and strengthened, said Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Prasanna Kumar Pincha.
The Commissioner, who is on a... |
General |
18/Jul/2014 |
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Touchscreen to feature display with texture |
Electronic devices may soon introduce touchscreens with texture, allowing the creation of Braille reading for the visually impaired.
Researchers from Japanese touchscreen maker NLT Technologies... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
18/Jul/2014 |
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Visually impaired Alexandria resident set to take on the Ironman world championship |
It is grueling enough to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles, but imagine doing all of that when you can only see a blur of light ahead of you.
Kristina Ament, a 52-year-old federal... |
General |
17/Jul/2014 |
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Staying safe for blind and visually impaired persons |
Police met with residents who are blind or visually impaired Wednesday to discuss concerns about a string of robberies in which two elderly women and a blind woman were attacked. "We can't beat crime... |
General |
17/Jul/2014 |
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Tanzania: Mother's Burden of Raising Visually Impaired Children |
IT is not easy to draw a picture of a child who is visually impaired but is eager to attend school and play with other children. But Ms Mwaka Juma Mussa (43), caring for five such children of her... |
General |
17/Jul/2014 |
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Calgary Transit looking to provide ‘tactile maps’ for riders with vision loss |
Calgary is seeking a “design and prototype” of tactile-map technology to help people with visual impairments navigate the city’s transit system.
“We’re looking for something that can be handheld... |
Accessibility, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
17/Jul/2014 |
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Microsoft’s smart ‘Alice band’ could help visually impaired navigate outside |
Microsoft is working with charity Guide Dogs for the Blind, to develop a Google Glass-like wearable that will help the visually impaired get around in crowded places including the public transport.... |
Accessibility, General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
17/Jul/2014 |
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India's top B-schools go the extra mile to help the differently abled students |
He often mixes up 'who' with 'how'. And, when asked for directions, he needs to look at the hand with which he eats to point towards the right direction. Apoorv Agarwal is dyslexic and has just made... |
General, Policy News, Education and Employment |
17/Jul/2014 |
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12 blind girl students who passed class 7, now have no school to go |
Twelve blind class 7 girl students, who passed out from Kamla Mehta Dadar School for the Blind, will not be able to pursue further studies this year. This Marathi medium school has classes only up to... |
Discrimination, General, Education and Employment |
17/Jul/2014 |
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