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Now, bicycle fitted with sensors for blind people |
Blind people can now ride a bicycle!
Scientists have developed a bicycle that uses ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles in the path - and it can help blind and partially sighted people live more... |
Product and Technology |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Campus capsule |
BU Braille Resource Centre
Bangalore University has set up a Braille Resource Centre as an Enabling Unit for its visually challenged students in postgraduate departments, and affiliated and... |
Education and Employment |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Don’t be sorry, just be a friend |
Despite India’s attempts at inclusive education, schooling for special needs children has usually been a story of lack - of will, infrastructure and personnel. Schools, both private and government,... |
Education and Employment |
09/Sep/2013 |
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The vision to succeed |
Equipping the visually challenged with job skills is a lifetime mission for P.R. Pandi, former President of the Organisation for the Rehabilitation of the Blind in Tiruchi
When P.R. Pandi smiles,... |
Achievements |
09/Sep/2013 |
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Learning bonus for blind parents' kids |
Infants of blind parents learn to communicate in different ways with their parents and other sighted adults - a skill that enhances their development, a new study shows.
The findings add an... |
General |
09/Sep/2013 |
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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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