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Resources for visually impaired and homeless facing axe in Leicestershire |
Resources for the visually impaired and the homeless are the latest public services facing the axe in Leicestershire.
Like all councils, Leicestershire has had to make savings over the last few years... |
Discrimination, General |
10/Jul/2014 |
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Advocates for blind, deaf want more from Apple |
Advocates for the blind are debating whether to use a carrot or a stick to persuade one of their oldest allies, Apple Inc, to close an emerging digital divide in mobile technology.
As digital life... |
Discrimination, General |
10/Jul/2014 |
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MK Slomianski Trying to Increase Funding for Visually Impaired |
In a special meeting in the Knesset in honor of National Blind Day on Tuesday, MK Nissan Slomianski (Jewish Home) said that he will act to acquire increased funding for servicesgeared towards those... |
General |
10/Jul/2014 |
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Activist Pleads for Better Education for Deafblind |
Zamir Dhale deftly opened his laptop and set up his PacMate as he prepared for a conversation. The PacMate (a Braille device) is just one of many ways with which he can communicate with others,... |
General |
09/Jul/2014 |
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3-D Printing Enables Visually Impaired Children to Experience the World of Literary Classics |
In the past year, 3-D printing has been experiencing major breakthroughs, and it promises even greater strides in the fields of sustainability, technology and medical research. Yet the technology... |
Accessibility, General, Education and Employment |
09/Jul/2014 |
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Blindness is treatable, says expert |
This partnership may help alleviate the main contributor to disabilities in South Africa - blindness. About 80% of the visually impaired population live in rural areas, according to stats from the SA... |
Medical |
09/Jul/2014 |
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WIPO Copyright Committee In Disarray Again; Development Dimension Questioned |
For the second time this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee could not agree on the conclusions of its session or on any recommendation to be made to the... |
General |
09/Jul/2014 |
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For Your Eyes Only |
Tiffany Maria Brar, is one of the speakers scheduled to deliver a motivational speech at a seminar for visually challenged persons. Much before the commencement of the programme, a sprightly young... |
General |
07/Jul/2014 |
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Music is his window to the world |
Music is his way of seeing the world. Sudhindra R, who's visually impaired by birth, has mastered the art of playing seven musical instruments, ranging from the mouth organ to snake charmer's flute.... |
Achievements, General |
07/Jul/2014 |
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Make 'Talking Books' Available for Sightless |
India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for the visually impaired. The treaty requires signatories to adopt national law provisions... |
Accessibility, General, Policy News |
07/Jul/2014 |
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