Who knew a trip to a blind school would have the potential of completely changing the future of blind technology.
When 23 year old Rakshith visited an institution for the blind in his city of Bangalore,he was shocked at how difficult learning was for the visually impaired, specially the beginners for whom each lesson was torturous.
McCann Health creates a campaign inviting the public to participate, contribute and vote
When contacted, Deputy District Election Officer Apurva Wankhede said that ballot papers in Braille have in fact been printed and given to polling staff at each booth.
"As far as possible I try not to take anyone's help while casting my vote," says 47-year-old Balaji Khot from Nigdi. Totally blind, Balaji travels daily from Nigdi to Pune railway station to sell chikkis for a
living.
For many people, one marathon is enough, but Harmander Singh is running his 30th consecutive London Marathon.
Harmander, 54, runs with Ilford group Sikhs in the City and trained the world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, the 101, for the 2012 race.
This year he has worked with Louise Simpson, who was born blind and is raising money for visually-impaired children’s charity VICTA.
She competed in the London 2012 Paralympics, reaching the goalball quarter finals, and has set herself a new challenge.
Watches designed for visually impaired people often look like any other watch. But they usually have a button on them that tells the time out loud.
New Delhi, April 11: Ajanta Pokhrel, 32 and visually impaired, described her vote-casting experience on Thursday here as "different". With polling stations equipped with wheelchairs, Braille sheets and designated volunteers for assistance, Delhi's differently-abled community hailed the provisions made by the Election Commission as a pleasant one.
It is not just the politicians who are insensitive to gender issues but a DSP in Haryana too has been caught on a hidden camera displaying complete callousness in dealing with the gangrape of a mentally challenged and visually impaired minor girl.
Electronic Voting Machines were demonstrated to blind persons at the Government School for the Blind near the bridge here on Friday.
Blind persons in large numbers came and took part in the demonstration and learnt how to vote.
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