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Connecting the dots |
An urge to do something unique led a young entrepreneur to come up with India's first English lifestyle magazine in Braille.
Our country is home to 12 million visually impaired people, of which 56... |
Product and Technology |
15/Jul/2013 |
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Psychology degree for vision-impaired 21-yr-old |
Completing a bachelor’s degree with psychology as a single major was a dream come true for 21-year-old Kriti Banga, and a first for Mumbai university. Banga has been vision-impaired since birth. This... |
Achievements |
15/Jul/2013 |
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Light at the end of the tunnel |
Kartik Sawhney’s long struggle to ensure access to higher education for the blind is bearing fruit
The city, on Saturday, had a visitor whose story was of relentless pursuit of one’s dreams and... |
Education and Employment |
15/Jul/2013 |
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Bangalore girl feted by UN on 'Malala Day' |
Two Indians, including one from Bangalore, were among the seven young girls honoured with the UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education as part of ‘Malala Day’... |
Education and Employment |
15/Jul/2013 |
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Visually impaired: Push towards independence |
Taking an exam is, inherently, an uncertain activity. However, for Ali Tareen, a second-year student at Karachi University’s mass communication department, even knowing the answers is often not... |
Education and Employment |
12/Jul/2013 |
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‘BanglaBraille’ hopes for visually impaired |
A Facebook group ‘BanglaBraille’ has become a ray of hope for thousands of visually challenged students who are yet to receive Braille books in schools.
To give relief to the distressed... |
Achievements |
12/Jul/2013 |
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Desire2Learn’s blind workers help make better accessibility tools for classrooms |
Education startups don’t typically have money to burn. But Desire2Learn is an exception; it recently raised $80 million, the largest-ever venture investment in a Canadian software company.
What’s the... |
Education and Employment |
11/Jul/2013 |
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Poorvanchal gets first talking ATM |
The district got its first talking ATM machine designed specially to facilitate its visually challenged customers. This is also the first talking ATM in Poorvanchal. The ATM machine, installed by the... |
Product and Technology |
10/Jul/2013 |
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Device that can help blind 'see' through ears |
How well can you 'see' with your ears? Scientists claim to have developed a "revolutionary" new device that helps blind people 'see' by using sounds to build an image in their minds of the things... |
Science & technology |
10/Jul/2013 |
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For the disabled, footpaths are a nightmare |
If you are able to walk and see and are a determined pedestrian, Chennai’s apology for footpaths might still be negotiable. However, for those with disabilities, footpaths such as these are best... |
General |
09/Jul/2013 |
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