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Shedding 'inner light' on functioning of civic body |
Umpteen reasons could be cited to give up when hurdles come across one’s way. Or stay scared before fate. Here, let’s take your attention to S L Harikumar, who now basks in the sweet success of... |
Achievements, Education and Employment |
29/Oct/2013 |
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Chandigarh students design glove to help blind ‘feel the world around’ |
Imagine a visually-impaired navigating through a crowded sidewalk or finding his way through traffic, without the aid of a walking stick or another person. In the near future, a blind person would be... |
Achievements, Science & technology |
29/Oct/2013 |
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Write, change blind fate |
Finding a responsible person to do the writing for them in the examination hall is no less a source of tension for blind students than the problems created by their disability. Lack of writers is... |
Discrimination, Education and Employment |
29/Oct/2013 |
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GUEST COMMENTARY: Learn how to interact with visually impaired people |
I am a visually impaired person. Soon after graduating from Purdue University West Lafayette, I lost a significant amount of my vision due to a disease known as rod-cone dystrophy. Although I have... |
General |
25/Oct/2013 |
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Lack of braille question paper crushes aspirant’s hopes |
Miranda Tomkinson, 35, a visually-challenged and hearing-impaired postgraduate, failed twice in his UGC exam despite hard work and preparation, simply because the Braille question paper was not... |
Discrimination, Education and Employment |
23/Oct/2013 |
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Art for the soul |
A collection of paintings created by visual and hearing impaired artists aims to democratise art
Art knows no boundaries or language, and Silent Hues, an exhibition of paintings done by visual and... |
General |
23/Oct/2013 |
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Training centre for disabled kids soon |
The district welfare department for the differently-abled people here is all set to get a new training centre for children with disabilities. The work for the exclusive centre will commence soon. The... |
Education and Employment |
23/Oct/2013 |
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Global white cane day observed in city |
Global White Cane Day was observed under the aegis of Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF), in association with the National Association for the Blind (NAB), with a rally and cultural programmes.
Over... |
General |
23/Oct/2013 |
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Blind teachers struggle without course recognition |
They have qualified under the special B.Ed degree category but are not considered for jobs
Visually-impaired teachers are waging a difficult battle.
They may have qualified under the special B.Ed... |
Discrimination, Education and Employment |
22/Oct/2013 |
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Union budgets since 2008 show India spends 0.0009% of its GDP on disability |
Nilesh Singit, 43, completed his Master’s degree in Literature from Mumbai university in 1993 and a course in information technology soon after, and thought he was ready for the job market. Responses... |
Policy News |
22/Oct/2013 |
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