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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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EU signs treaty to facilitate access to books for visually impaired person |
The European Union will Wednesday sign the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind or visually impaired.
The treaty will ensure that books in formats such... |
General |
01/May/2014 |
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Echo-Sense CheckMates Network Glasses Launch Wearables for Blind & Visually Impaired at CSUN 29th Annual International Technology & Person with Disabilities Conference |
Echo-Sense CheckMates Network Glasses Launch Wearables for Blind & Visually Impaired at CSUN 29th Annual International Technology & Person with Disabilities Conference
Wearables for the... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
01/May/2014 |
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Revel Systems unveils iPad-based POS features for the visually impaired |
Revel Systems, a provider of iPad POS solutions, has announced a new hardware and software product bundle aimed at providing technology features for the visually impaired. The inherent touchscreen... |
Science & technology, Product and Technology |
01/May/2014 |
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Trolley Run draws visually impaired runners to support therapy and raise awareness |
Aaron Scheidies wasn’t going after any records Sunday morning at the 26th annual Sabates Eye Centers Trolley Run. Scheidies had just come off the Boston Marathon and wanted to take it easy on his... |
General, Adventure and Sports |
30/Apr/2014 |
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Android and iOS apps to help visually impaired find venues, people nearby |
For the visually impaired, navigating through neighborhoods can be a struggle, but apps aim to shed light on places, people, and obstacles that lie in their paths.
There are 285 million visually... |
General, Science & technology, Product and Technology |
30/Apr/2014 |
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