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Blind rape victim travels 45kms to file complaint |
A blind woman arrived at the district police headquarters on Saturday and met SP Sonia Singh with a complaint that policemen in her village refused to register her complaint that her... |
Discrimination |
14/Jul/2014 |
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Jaitley announces new schemes for disabled |
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday announced some new schemes for disabled people.
Tabling the union budget 2014-15 in parliament,
Jaitley said: "Fifteen new Braille presses will be established... |
General, Policy News |
10/Jul/2014 |
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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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