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The village where half the people are at risk of blindness |
In the village school of Kuyu, in the heartland of Ethiopia's Oromia region, more than 20 children put up their hands when asked if anyone in their family has eye problems.
"My mother has lost... |
Achievements, Medical |
27/Jan/2014 |
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A Songster’s Story |
The soulful bhajans flowing from her had the audience swaying their heads. But Aliya Rashid, unaware of the effect she had on the city’s crowd, kept crooning in her mellifluous voice. Aliya, a... |
Achievements |
23/Jan/2014 |
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Soon, ebook for visually impaired |
Here comes the first ebook for children with visual impairments which would soon be available at Apple's iBook store and can be downloaded for free on iPads.
The book, titled 'Reach for the Stars... |
Achievements, Science & technology |
23/Jan/2014 |
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Despite most modern equipment, Braille press has ill-paid staff |
Employees reportedly receive less than minimum daily wage
The staffs of the only Braille press in Odisha in Berhampur are still ill-paid although this printing unit for the visually impaired is... |
Discrimination |
23/Jan/2014 |
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Blind persons block highway for jobs |
Protesting against the Haryana government's failure to fill backlog of posts reserved for them in various departments, blind persons blocked the national highway-1 here on Friday. They agreed to... |
Discrimination |
20/Jan/2014 |
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Hiring Specially-abled People in Retail Makes Biz Sense: Report |
To urge more retailers to extend employment opportunities to people with disabilities (PwD), Accenture along with Pankh, an NGO, launched a white paper titled ‘Breaking New Ground- Empowering... |
General |
20/Jan/2014 |
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New hostel for disabled students |
A hostel has been opened for disabled students who wish to pursue higher studies, on Kumthekar Road in Sadashiv Peth.
Special care has been taken to ensure the hostel, Chaitanya Vishwa, is... |
General |
20/Jan/2014 |
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IDIA' to make law education accessible to underprivileged |
To make law education accessible to a wider social milieu, a group of a law school alumni has set up ‘Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education’ (IDIA), a not-for-profit... |
Achievements |
20/Jan/2014 |
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No clarity on access at Chennai Metro stations yet, say disabled |
While CMRL says staff will be trained to handle disabled persons, group wants stations’ design to be shared
Preliminary discussions with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials over how the... |
General |
20/Jan/2014 |
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Enabling law |
he new disabilities bill could help enshrine a more modern understanding of the issue.
In India, the battle for the rights of persons with disabilities has been long and difficult, running up... |
General |
20/Jan/2014 |
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