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New Partnership to combat Diabetes-related Vision Loss in India |
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust in partnership with the Public Health Foundation of India and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will be hosting the National Diabetic... |
Medical |
17/Apr/2014 |
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Ballot paper in Braille to help blind persons cast their 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... |
General |
15/Apr/2014 |
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Blind to the Barriers |
Educational institutions need to open their eyes to the world of the disabled and make that much-needed effort to be inclusive, something they are utterly lacking in now
Reservations under the... |
Discrimination, General, Education and Employment |
14/Apr/2014 |
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London Marathon 2014: Ilford man running 30th marathon with visually-impaired Paralympian |
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... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Imagine if you could tell the time by touch? Well, now you can. |
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.
It sounds like a robot. And the reason why blind... |
General |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Delhi's disabled cast a smooth, hurdle-free vote |
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... |
General |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Physically challenged girl rape case: Haryana Police's laxity revealed |
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... |
Discrimination, General |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Visually impaired voters get familiarised with EVMs in Thanjavur |
Those who do not know Braille can take an assistant along with them
Electronic Voting Machines were demonstrated to blind persons at the Government School for the Blind near the bridge here on... |
General |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Easter Egg Hunt Uses Beeping Eggs for Blind and Visually Impaired Children |
Axton, VA-- It's about the time of the year again when kids are going on Easter egg hunts.
But there's a group of children that usually don't get to do that, kids that are blind or visually... |
General |
14/Apr/2014 |
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Virtual Cane Helps Blind People Move Around with Voice Prompts |
Last year we saw a robot cane for visually impaired people that warns its user of obstacles with an audible alert. The Virtual Aid for the Visually Impaired or VAVI by grade 10 student Roman Kozak... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
14/Apr/2014 |
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