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Blind cheerleader who uses shadows to coordinate her moves dances into youth national championships |
Blind cheerleader who uses shadows to coordinate her moves dances into youth national championships
Cartwheeling and back flipping across stage 12-year-old Alyvia Baylor looks as synchronized as the... |
Adventure and Sports |
07/Nov/2013 |
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For blind, chess is more than black and white |
CHENNAI: In 1985, organisers of a district-level chess tournament in Maharashtra were faced with a rare conundrum — a blind player. Charudatta Jadhav hadn't asked for any concessions, he simply... |
Adventure and Sports |
07/Nov/2013 |
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OLED-Enhanced Super Glasses Could Help Blind People See |
Eyeglasses have long improved the vision of nearsighted and farsighted people, but now, researchers at the University of Oxford are developing a pair that could help the blind see.
Assisted Vision... |
Medical |
07/Nov/2013 |
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Meaningful gifts |
For the festive season, NGOs offer a range of gifting ideas that will make a difference to the lives of the underprivileged.
At the Pune School and Home for the Blind, groups of four students make... |
General |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Startup creates navigator for the blind |
A new Russian startup has developed a navigator with an audio guide that the visually-impaired could use to replace ultrasonic canes and other localizers.
The founders of the Oriense startup... |
Science & technology |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Differently-abled: Some companies make sure their special-needs staff is as efficient as anyone else |
In welcoming differently-abled people into their ranks, some companies are making sure their special-needs staff is as comfortable and efficient at the workplace as anyone else, ET reports.
IBM:... |
Achievements, Education and Employment |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Sai Krishna best in chess for visually impaired |
Sixteen-year-old Sai Krishna with a score of 6/6 won the chess tournament for the blind organised by SDAT-TNSCA in celebrations of the World Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus... |
Adventure and Sports |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Diwali gifts by specially abled kids |
The children at MBCN are very excited about making products for this Diwali. This would include making handmade and printed paper carry bags, envelops, gift box, chocolate box, jewelry box, cobra... |
General |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Prevention need of the hour to check visual impairment |
Regular eye check-up and early diagnosis of eye disorder are crucial for preventing permanent visual damage. This was the thrust of the 14th World Sight Day observed in the city on Saturday.
An event... |
Medical |
31/Oct/2013 |
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Indian developers hope to launch the world's first Braille smartphone by 2014 |
Touchscreens have turned phones into computers. But the tech revolution has ignored the needs of the visually impaired. Now, Indian developers are working on the world's first Braille smartphone... |
Achievements, Science & technology |
29/Oct/2013 |
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