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NGO to air inspiring stories of the visually impaired on TV |
An inspiration to many, the visually impaired have set extraordinary examples of courage and optimism.
Now an NGO is taking it a step further by airing a 13-episode TV series with Naseeruddin Shah... |
Achievements |
23/Sep/2013 |
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Tech firms adopt differently-abled-friendly softwares |
Assistive technologies like talking cash counting machines and Braille business card readers are being increasingly adopted.The differently abled might be making up merely 1% of the total IT and... |
Achievements, Product and Technology |
23/Sep/2013 |
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Talks with minister not fruitful |
It’s about a week now. A group of visually-challenged graduates in the city has been on indefinite fast demanding employment in government sectors for qualified persons in their community.
When... |
Education and Employment |
23/Sep/2013 |
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Lack of Access to Eye Care Services Leading to Avoidable Blindness |
To mark the start National Eye Health Week, Lenstore has investigated the state of the world's eyesight. They've used their research to create an infographic about visual impairment around the world... |
Medical |
17/Sep/2013 |
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Blind referees are more creative |
WATCHING Saturday's Test at Eden Park, I was heartened to see that visual impairment is no longer a barrier to a career in elite rugby refereeing.
After all, if blind Americans can obtain gun... |
Achievements, Adventure and Sports |
17/Sep/2013 |
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Blind persons seek transfer of official |
Around 200 visually-challenged persons staged a protest in Poonamallee on Tuesday against the head of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH).
They sought the official’s transfer... |
Discrimination |
12/Sep/2013 |
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Serial to celebrate vision of the sightless |
Asif Iqbal is a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Sk Mozammal Haque a businessman; Raja Faiyaz and Subhasish Bandyopadhyay theatre activists. All of them are blind. They, along with sculptor... |
Achievements, General |
12/Sep/2013 |
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Union Bank’s 101st Talking ATM in Bhubaneswar |
Union Bank of India has launched its 101st Talking ATM in the country at Samantarapur in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city. Which is the 4616th ATM of the Bank and first talking ATM in the state of... |
Product and Technology |
11/Sep/2013 |
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Results of first National Para-Triathlon |
The first National Paralympic Triathlon was held at Calcutta Sports Association yesterday, from 11 AM onwards. The event consisted of 750 m swimming, 20 Km cycling and 5 km running. Participants from... |
Adventure and Sports |
11/Sep/2013 |
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A dream come true |
Upasana Makati who pioneered White Print, said to be the country’s first lifestyle Braille magazine in English
Anushka (28) always knew what it felt like to hold a magazine in her hands, but never... |
General |
11/Sep/2013 |
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