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A question of vision, not sight |
A new television series is trying to change society’s attitude towards the visually impaired.
"My family members don’t realise what I am doing on my own without their help. They only see what I don’t... |
Achievements |
30/Sep/2013 |
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‘90% of visually impaired live in developing countries’ |
The Eastern Mediterranean region is home to the second largest number of people in the world with visual impairment, according to estimates.
There are a total of 285mn visually impaired people in the... |
General |
24/Sep/2013 |
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Visually impaired student impresses experts at Oxford |
While doing her PhD at UoP, she represents city and is one of the three participants from India at the global conference.
Early this month, Kalyanlakshmi Chitta (29), a visually impaired... |
Education and Employment |
24/Sep/2013 |
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Visually impaired teachers support protest in Chennai |
Members of the Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts Blind Teachers Association and Tamil Nadu Self-Confident Blind Services Society (TNSCBSS) staged a demonstration in front of the collectorate here... |
Education and Employment |
24/Sep/2013 |
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Sightless but not without vision, they inspire with their cameras |
A photography exhibition questioning the conventional wisdom of 'vision' is currently on at the India International Centre featuring works by three international lensmen, all of whom, once sighted,... |
General |
23/Sep/2013 |
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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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