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Pakistani doctors in Hyderabad to sharpen skills |
The incidence of childhood blindness is increasing in the subcontinent. We need to curb this," says Dr. Md. Younas Khan.
Dr. Md. Younas Khan and Dr. Md. Naeem Khan of Peshawar, Pakistan are... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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India, US sign vision research agreement |
The United States National Institute of Health and India's Department of Biotechnology have signed a Statement of Intent for collaboration on expansion of vision research. The agreement emphasises on... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired in Tamil Nadu seek implementation of schemes |
All India Awareness Welfare Association of the Blind has pleaded to the government of Tamil Nadu to implement the schemes and concessions for the blind and handicapped persons announced by the Chief... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Indian Educational Satellite to transmit live audio for blind students |
Now, visually impaired people in India can have access to the latest information and can refer to it any time. A unique network configuration developed by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Japanese Art Gallery features about 60 works of blind children |
Gallery Tom, in the quiet Shoto district of Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, recently held ‘Boku-tachi no Tsukutta Mono 2005’ (‘The things we made - 2005’) featuring about 60 works by children at schools for the... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind climbers scale Mount Kilimanjaro |
People who knew nothing about climbing asked them, “Why?.” People who climb themselves asked, “How?”
“It’s the exhilaration of achieving something that few people have done. We felt the same... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Study finds that children are most affected by corneal blindness |
According to the latest findings of the Eye Bank Association of India, there are around 10 million blind people in the country, of which 2 million suffer from corneal blindness, with more than 60 per... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind man climbs coconut trees, dives into ponds as part of profession |
"I could climb trees from childhood. So, I thought why not take it up as a profession?” says, Sanatan Das. Climbing coconut, palm and banyan trees as high as 70-80 feet to fell them down or... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Company offers walking tours for visually impaired client |
Waymark Holidays, one of the UK’s leading Europe walking tour companies is working with disability charity Vitalise to offer walking tours in Austria and Spain this year for visually impaired clients... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Latest innovation describes onstage action to blind theatre-goers |
Narration begins even before the lights go down, describing everything the audience sees on stage before curtain. It is automated and synchronized with sound and lighting cues, to accommodate pacing... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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