New Device Lets Blind Mother See New Baby
A relatively new company called the eSight Corpration has designed special glasses that allow some people who have been declared “legally blind” to be able to see pretty clearly.
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Visually Challenged Players Prove Their Mettle on the Chess Board
CHENNAI: A farmer’s son from a remote village near Sathankulam in Tutikorin district won the state-level chess tournament for visually challenged children organised by Nethrodaya, a self-help institution, recently.
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Kerala’s first sensory garden to open in September
KOZHIKODE: They might not have ever seen a flower in their lifetime but now the Calicut University is all set to treat the visually challenged in the state to a full-fledged garden experience.
Blind Walk organised on August 29
Mysuru will host a unique event on August 29: persons with visual disabilities will lead a march of blindfolded persons to spread the message of eye donation.
Fusion Meet
Silver Linings would like to request you to join us at the upcoming Fusion Meet! Will be honored to have you with us!
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5 Percentage Job Reservation for Diff-abled Soon
CHENNAI: Reservation for the differently-abled in government jobs will be increased to five per cent from the present three per cent. The Bill for this has been examined by a Parliamentary Standing Committee, Lov Verma, secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, said on Wednesday.
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Theatrical Release of Algorithms on Friday
Algorithms directed by Ian McDonald is the first ever feature documentary on Blind Chess. The heart touching documentary is being released theatrically by PVR across six metros, including Kochi on August 21. It is a documentary on the thriving but little known world of Blind Chess in India.
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Smart Canes Distributed Among the Blind
KOCHI: The Ernakulam district panchayat on Tuesday distributed electronic smart canes to around 150 visually impaired persons, making it possible for them to move around.
District panchayat president Eldhose Kunnappilly inaugurated the project, which was initiated spending Rs 4.5 lakh from the Plan fund, at a function held at the District Panchayat Hall.
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Cairns’ Marita Cheng launches app to help blind people ‘see’
FORMER Cairns student Marita Cheng is one of the city’s best and brightest – now she is helping the world’s blind and visually impaired “see” using computer vision.
NATIONAL LEVEL NAB-SAROJINI TRILOK NATH AWARD-2015
Applications are invited for prestigious NATIONAL LEVEL NAB-SAROJINI TRILOK NATH AWARD-2015 for outstanding performance by an individual / organization working for education, welfare & Rehabilitation of visually impaired children/persons at State / National Level. The award carries cash prize of Rs. One lakh, and a Scroll of honour is being given. Interested person or organization may submit their achievements in the prescribed ‘FORMAT’ which
workshop on “Effective screen reader usage Making the transition to open source - the process and possibilities"
The XRCVC is delighted to announce a workshop on the subject, “Effective screen reader usage: Making the transition to open source -- the process and possibilities"
NVDA has come a long way both in terms of its functionality, ease of access and integration with pleasant user-friendly voices.
The one-day workshop would help the user make the transition towards using NVDA as their primary screen reader.
Key themes would include:
- Background and relevance- Installation and upgradation-
New programme that teaches blind students Math launched in Mumbai
In A world where children shy away from maths, 15-year-old Bhavya Shah stands out. He loves the subject, and, when he grows up, he wants to be a computer engineer. It’s a dream that until now would have had little chance of fulfillment.
Land Use Controversy: State to look into demand for residential home for the blind
After a wait of at least two decades, a group of visually-impaired persons led by Anil Khurana has won half the battle for a residential accommodation at a plot which was sanctioned to the Poona Blind Men’s Association (PBMA) in Hadapsar. Anil Khurana had alleged that two hectares in Sector 93/2 in Mauje Mohammadwadi had been awarded to the PBMA for a primary health centre and a residential home for the blind, but the plot housed a hospital only.
Now, an affordable Braille smartwatch for the blind!
Washington :South Korean startup has developed an affordable Braille smartwatch which allows the visually impaired to receive and read text messages in real time and even read e-books.
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