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Nigeria harbours 75 percent of blind people in West Africa |
According to the Helen Keller International, (HKI), cataract alone was responsible for 600,00 cases of blindness in Nigeria.
The incidence of trachoma infections was also rampant in the northern zone... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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IBM's ViaVoice – latest in assistive technology |
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Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Lucknow University to build a library for its visually impaired students |
The Lucknow University is in the process of building a library for its visually impaired students. Named Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Library, it will be an exclusive library for the visually impaired with... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Assistive devices being distributed to persons with low-vision |
The Vision Aid Charitable Services Society has procured low vision devices like spectacle magnifiers in four sizes, stand magnifiers and illuminated hand held magnifiers, from the National Institute... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Visually-impaired runners complete 32-mile cross-country in Ireland |
“Challenge 32 pushed me farther than any of my adventures before this for sheer physical exertion and mental stamina. I had nothing left at the end,” said Caroline Casey.
Caroline Casey and Tony Ward... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Wireless audio descriptions in sports stadiums targeted at blind spectators |
When a sporting event is on, many visually impaired fans are forced to rely on radio commentary and this can be frustrating. “The trouble with radio commentary is the regular interruptions while... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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VoiceSignal to release embedded speech synthesis for mobile phones |
VoiceSignal, the leading provider of speech solutions for mobile devices, demonstrated the speech synthesis research project in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.
Called VSpeak (T.M.) the new technology... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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80 percent of blindness in India is curable, says W.H.O. |
According to a World Health Organisation study 70 to 80 per cent of all blindness cases in India are curable, said, Minister of State for Personnel and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Suresh Pachouri.
The... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Braille boards, bulletins, timetables and menu-cards in Bhopal |
Blind visitors at Van Vihar National Park are discovering the wildlife treasures through Braille scripted information put up at various points at the park. In a first of it kind endeavour, volunteers... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Dell accessible computers for visually impaired U.S. veterans |
In a contract signed between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) and Electronic Vision Access Solutions (E.V.A.S.), blind and visually impaired veterans throughout the United States will... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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