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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
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
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
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
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
Kolkata stages chess championship for the blind A chess championship for the blind started off here Friday, proving that the visually impaired are just as talented as the privileged and promising exciting close finishes and hitherto unseen talent... Adventure and Sports 29/Jul/2013
HC lifts stay on KPSC technical, non-technical appointments The High Court on Friday vacated the stay on appointments to 20 KPSC technical and non-technical posts, the notification for which was issued by the KPSC on January 18, 2012. A division Bench of... Education and Employment 29/Jul/2013
Make panel to ensure quota for the blind The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to constitute a panel for monitoring and ensuring that 1% quota as provided by the rules for the visually disabled is... Policy News 29/Jul/2013
Blind man climbs O2 in £24k fundraiser for Greenwich blind families Fundraisers have smashed their target of raising £24,000 in 24 hours on July 24 for blind and visually-impaired families in Greenwich. SARAH TROTTER discovers more about the Great Greenwich Give... Adventure and Sports 29/Jul/2013
Differently abled fight it out ably at sports meet Fun and frolic marked the district-level sports meet for differently abled persons held at Anna Stadium here on Thursday. Nearly 250 of them took part in the meet organised by the Tiruchi-unit of... Adventure and Sports 26/Jul/2013

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