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Leading the Blind: New Apps Find Ways to Assist Vision-Impaired People |
Smartphones can come in handy for blind or visually-impaired people, and researchers are working on developing a variety of different applications to assist them in tasks like walking, identifying... |
Product and Technology |
02/Aug/2013 |
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Railways Circular a Win for Eyeway Advocacy work |
People with visual impairment now have one less hurdle to cross when applying for jobs with Indian Railways thanks to advocacy work by Eyeway.
Eyeway received reports that the Ministry of Railways... |
Achievements |
01/Aug/2013 |
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700 deaf, mute to sing national anthem in sign language |
Prerna 2013 - a national-level social event organized by the students of M S University's (MSU) Faculty of Technology and Engineering (FTE) is set to make a new record this year. During the two-day... |
General |
01/Aug/2013 |
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Nimble fingers at work |
The visually impaired are being trained by the National Association for the Blind to take up jobs as masseurs
On a quiet bend of a road near Mayfair Gardens in the Capital’s Hauz Khas area, quietly... |
Education and Employment |
31/Jul/2013 |
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Opening eyes to blind chess players |
THE African premiere of a documentary that focuses on the blind chess players of India screened in the closing week of the Durban International Film Festival (Diff) and drew much interest in this... |
Adventure and Sports |
31/Jul/2013 |
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Panel presses for disabled quota |
The State Commission for Persons with Disabilities asked Utkal University to implement 3% reservation for disabled persons in appointment of teachers, on Tuesday. Accusing the university of ignoring... |
Policy News |
31/Jul/2013 |
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484 laptops distributed among disabled students |
Delhi University has started distributing laptops but only to students belonging to the persons-with-disability category. As many as 484 laptops have already been distributed through DU's equal... |
Education and Employment |
31/Jul/2013 |
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Nigeria adopts WIPO’s Copyright Treaty for visually impaired persons |
A NIGERIAN delegation on June 27, 2013, joined other International Negotiators at a Diplomatic Conference convened by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to adopt a Treaty to... |
Policy News |
31/Jul/2013 |
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Lab-made retina cells functional in mice |
Light-sensitive cells found in the retina have been grown from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and successfully transplanted into the eyes of visually impaired mice, restoring some vision.
Although... |
Medical |
31/Jul/2013 |
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Audible signals are in place at some Lyndhurst crosswalks |
You may be wondering why the beeping is going on at the crosswalks of three intersections in the city — but don’t be nervous, it’s just the among the latest improvements to help the visually impaired... |
Science & technology |
31/Jul/2013 |
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