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Japanese massage can economically liberate India’s blind |
To help India’s blind become financially independent, a vocational training course in therapeutic massage will soon be launched in several cities including Delhi, officials said. The first two... |
Education and Employment |
12/Aug/2013 |
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Dad was passionate about donating eyes: Soha Ali Khan |
The entire Pataudi family had pledged to donate their cornea several years ago. On August 6 Organ Donation Day organised by The Times of India, Soha Ali Khan talks to us about why the decision wasn... |
General |
12/Aug/2013 |
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India's visually impaired cricketers ignored |
India's visually impaired cricketers after they won the T20 world cup in December seek recognition for their efforts, but the BCCI, the richest cricket board, refuses to help these champions. The... |
Discrimination |
12/Aug/2013 |
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Making air travel more dignified |
Security checks often leave persons with disabilities humiliated, traumatised
In view of several recent protests against the insensitive approach of security personnel at airports while checking... |
Achievements |
12/Aug/2013 |
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By George! He's a Visionary |
George Abraham's Score Foundation helps visually impaired people lead normal lives
And now, the man who organised the first cricket world cup for the blind, is onto his next revolution a TV... |
Achievements |
12/Aug/2013 |
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Aug 6 meet to review airport checking norms for disabled |
Disabled passengers using prosthetic limbs, crutches or wheelchairs, often find security checks at Indian airports very disconcerting, but a move to change all that may be in the offing. The Bureau... |
General |
05/Aug/2013 |
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The shape of things: Fellows Friday with Anthony Vipin Das, on FITTLE, a toy that helps blind children read |
Ophthalmologist Anthony Vipin Das is currently working on a new toy for the blind, FITTLE, with Tania Jain, a designer from National Institute of Design, Gandhinagar. The toy will help blind children... |
Achievements |
05/Aug/2013 |
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Carnegie students conduct research for blind in Bangalore |
A group of students from US-based Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are in India to conduct research projects to benefit the visually impaired under the university's summer internship programme. ... |
General |
02/Aug/2013 |
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For the blind, chess provides light at the end of the tunnel |
For them, failure is the first step towards success. The more they falter, the stronger their willpower grows, pushing them to rise higher in life. Hoping against hope, they walk through a tunnel’s... |
Adventure and Sports |
02/Aug/2013 |
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An exhibition where you can see nothing! |
A casual visit to an exhibition to while away his time in New York turned into a serious lifetime pursuit for S V Krishnan. The entrepreneur, who is using an ‘experiential entertainment hub’ at... |
General |
02/Aug/2013 |
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