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VJTI students develop navigation device for visually impaired |
Four final year B.Tech students of Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) at Matunga have developed a portable device that will enable the visually impaired to navigate without any other... |
Science & technology |
02/Sep/2013 |
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Ravenshaw University installs software for visually-impaired students |
CUTTACK: Ravenshaw University has installed a special software for visually-impaired students. This software, JAWS, reads out whatever is typed on the computer. The eight computers with this software... |
Education and Employment |
30/Aug/2013 |
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Karnataka: State Level Cricket Tournament for the Blind |
CABI (Cricket Association of Blind in India) an initiative of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, a leading NGO based in Bangalore organised a curtain raiser press conference to announce ASB CUP... |
Adventure and Sports |
30/Aug/2013 |
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India's mobile school for blind students puts empowerment on the curriculum |
Braille Without Borders uses a converted rickshaw to take a computer, printer and white canes to educate those most in need
In Trivandrum, Kerala, when blind children cannot go to school, school goes... |
Education and Employment |
29/Aug/2013 |
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A battle with preventable blindness |
G. Vasudharini (17) should have started college this year but has just been admitted to class VIII. She lost five years of schooling to preventable blindness.
Vasudharini’s parents are first cousins... |
Medical |
29/Aug/2013 |
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Indo-Pak blind series next year |
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Wednesday said Pakistan-India series will be staged here next year to improve the cricketing-ties between both the countries. Talking to... |
Adventure and Sports |
29/Aug/2013 |
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A Hybrid Braille Font Lets Visually Impaired Kids Read Any Book |
To make kids living with visual impairments able to share the same experiences as their friends and peers, a new series of children's books was created. The Storybook For All Eyes each feature a... |
Product and Technology |
29/Aug/2013 |
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Keep an ‘eye’ on the demand |
More than three million people are waiting for corneal transplants in India, while only about 50,000 corneal donations are made in the country, said K. Bhujang Shetty, chairperson of Narayana... |
Medical |
28/Aug/2013 |
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Using Beijing's Tactile Paving Is "Practically Suicide" |
Beijing has the longest tactile paving for the vision impaired among all the cities in the world. In theory, they are a great idea to facilitate mobility for the vision impaired, but in reality few... |
General |
28/Aug/2013 |
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Crowdsourcing app MySmartEye helps visually-impaired 'see' |
Summary: The visually-impaired can find out what's in front of them by snapping a picture, where a global network of volunteers can then key in their comments, which are read out over the blind user'... |
Science & technology |
28/Aug/2013 |
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