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Braille isn't 'embattled' – we're on the cusp of a golden age for blind people |
Far from heralding the death of a great medium, technology may be ushering in a new era of access and greater independence Imagine a situation where you walk into your favourite restaurant and ask... |
Accessibility, Achievements, General, Science & technology |
23/May/2014 |
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Space shrinks for differently abled in locals |
In what indicates a continued encroachment of travel space reserved for differently abled commuters on the Mumbai suburban railways, there has been a manifold increase in the number of cases of... |
Discrimination |
22/May/2014 |
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Can’t implement disabled quota in nursery this year: Govt to HC |
The Directorate of Education on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the direction to reserve nursery seats in private-unaided schools for children with special needs could not be implemented... |
Policy News |
22/May/2014 |
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Disabled to have easier entry to DU |
Delhi University's decision to allow vocational subjects to be counted in the best-of-four percentages will benefit many disabled applicants. Officials at DU's Equal Opportunity Cell, which... |
General |
20/May/2014 |
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Lord of the smart ring |
How would people react when they saw someone walking on the road, talking to themselves, tapping their fingers onto thin air and making weird gestures that no one could understand? Anyone would... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
20/May/2014 |
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She's Yet to Clear a Major Hurdle |
Phrases like ‘on cloud nine’ or ‘all smiles’ would seem too far-fetched for 25-year-old Sreeja P, a visually-impaired young woman who reaped two gold and three silver medals at the recently-... |
Achievements |
20/May/2014 |
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Shahnaz Husain celebrated Mother's Day at an event organised for the visually challenged students in Delhi |
The recent Mother's Day turned out to be a special one for beauty expert Shahnaz Husain, who, along with her daughter Nelofar Currimbhoy, celebrated it at a mall with the students of ShaSight, her... |
General |
19/May/2014 |
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The world's first' Braille phone for visually-impaired people goes on sale |
OwnFone, a London-based company, claims to have put the world's first Braille phone, which costs just 60 pounds, for sale in UK. The phone has been designed to provide an instant connection... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
19/May/2014 |
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Visually, hearing impaired cast break barriers in play |
The actors say they hope the performance will help audiences see blind and deaf people in a new light, much as it has altered their own views of disabilities
Imagine standing on a stage, unable to... |
General |
01/May/2014 |
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Four More WIPO Members Sign Marrakesh Treaty For Visually Impaired |
During a signing ceremony held today at the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Union, France, Greece and India signed the treaty adopted last June to provide a wider access to... |
Achievements, General |
01/May/2014 |
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