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Tech-savvy vision |
In a move that could help visually-challenged persons in customising Android-operated Tablets, DAISY Forum of India (Digital Accessible Information System) along with Delhi-based NGO Saksham and... |
Product and Technology |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Fewer corneas in sight for the blind |
It has been 37 years since the central government launched the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) to reduce the number of visually impaired persons in the country. As another eye... |
Medical |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Sprint Kyocera Kona with text-to-speech is designed to assist the visually impaired |
Sprint has launched the Kyocera Kona feature phone for the visually impaired, which means it has been loaded with some very powerful text-to-speech functions. The handset is available for free after... |
Product and Technology |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Research highlighting superior numerical skills of congenitally blind people could open up new ways of teaching maths to young children |
University of Hull psychologist Dr Julie Castronovo's research with congenitally blind volunteers has revealed their enhanced skills in processing numerical information during tests.
The research,... |
Medical |
06/Sep/2013 |
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Thanks for being there, teacher |
LUDHIANA: Who could love and respect teachers more than them. Students of Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for Blind and Disable Children and Ek Prayas- School for Mentally Challenged... |
Education and Employment |
06/Sep/2013 |
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Sightless angels who lit the lives of many |
MADURAI: They might not have sight to see the world but they certainly have vision. They might have had a dark life, but these visually impaired teachers in Madurai district have lit several lives... |
Education and Employment |
06/Sep/2013 |
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Only 62 special educators for capital’s 18,000 special children |
It has been four months since she went to school. Every time the 11-year-old turns up at her municipal school in Nehru Park, the principal sends her back, saying the school doesn't have special... |
Education and Employment |
05/Sep/2013 |
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Government Medical College and Hospital intensifies eye donation campaign |
AURANGABAD: More than three million await corneal transplantation in India alone. With the demand outstripping the supply across the country, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has... |
Medical |
05/Sep/2013 |
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Visually challenged, he eyes a future |
Blindness of establishment did not deter Bolla's dream of being an enterpreneur.
When the poor farmer’s wife gave birth to a blind baby, neighbours suggested that the parents kill the child as it... |
Achievements |
05/Sep/2013 |
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Rising above odds, they inspire students |
LUCKNOW: Being a teacher with physical disability was tough but these teachers overcame the barrier to pursue their dreams of spreading knowledge. On Teachers' Day, TOI talks to teachers who achieved... |
Education and Employment |
05/Sep/2013 |
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