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Blind Ph.D holder wants to help farmers |
He talks passionately about the rights of farmers on their produce, and wants to educate them on bio-privacy. The fact that he is visually impaired, he says, has never deterred him from completing... |
Achievements |
26/Jul/2013 |
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No room for disabled in Bhopal schools |
Parents of three specially-abled children have made all efforts to seek admission in local schools but to no avail.
Now, the parents are demanding justice for their children (Right to study). “I... |
Discrimination |
26/Jul/2013 |
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New device for blind kids to learn Braille |
Imagine a young blind child, who is too weak to hold a stylus in his hand, to punch holes on a sheet while training how to write in the Braille script.
After impressing holes on the sheet from right... |
Science & technology |
25/Jul/2013 |
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A printing press for the blind |
Here’s some relief for blind students in Bangalore, who have to run pillar to post looking for textbooks. Snehadeep Trust for the Blind dedicated a Braille printing press here recently for the blind... |
Achievements |
25/Jul/2013 |
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Trade fair for disabled to be held in Delhi |
A four-day trade fair aimed at creating awareness about technical advancements in aid, assistive and rehabilitative devices for the people with disabilities will be organised here from Thursday, an... |
General |
25/Jul/2013 |
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Rwanda: Visually-Impaired Persons Demand Inclusion in Development Projects |
People living with visual impairment can be assisted to achieve self-reliance instead of living dependent lives, the Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB) has said.
"There is wrong society's perception... |
Policy News |
25/Jul/2013 |
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Visually-challenged students have a reason to cheer |
Two new modern Braille printing units have reached the press of the Red Cross School for the Blind in Berhampur, the only such press in Odisha.
It is hoped that the new printing units would meet the... |
Education and Employment |
25/Jul/2013 |
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Sans Eyes |
50-year-old Abu Gawere was a welder for the Indian Army, and was afraid he would lose his job when his eyesight began to decline. According to Section 47 of the Disability Act, a person cannot be... |
Discrimination |
24/Jul/2013 |
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Copyright and blind-friendly books Between the lines |
Blind people defeat lobbyists in a tussle about copyright
The 198 books were piled on a table and wrapped in chains; only two remained free. Blind people were helping the 600 negotiators at a... |
Policy News |
24/Jul/2013 |
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Visually-impaired girl to pursue dream course at Delhi University |
Eighteen-year-old Sana Samad is the second student after Kartik Sawnhey to have been allowed to pursue mathematics after Class 12 at the Delhi University.
Life will no longer be a blind alley for... |
Education and Employment |
24/Jul/2013 |
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