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Helene Digital Library enables visually impaired people to read |
The Helene digital library enables visually impaired people to read books available in digital format via a dedicated computer, which translates book files in Braille or audio format.
BrailleNet, a... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Pakistan wins the Umer Rashid Memorial series |
The four one-day match series for Umer Rashid Memorial Trophy started on May 27 in England and ended on 31 May 2006. England was looking to regain the trophy, which Pakistan claimed with a 3-1 series... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind leaders contest for governorship |
Kristen Cox and David Paterson, both legally blind, are running for the post of lieutenant governor in Maryland and New York this year. Paterson, a minority leader in the New York Senate, is the... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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94 year old sets record in bowling |
Esther Medley of Centralia (U.S.) is legally blind, but when she bowls, she can see a bit of the floor to line up with the lane.
Medley (94) can't see straight ahead, so her 86-year-old husband Ralph... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Braille books and magazines displayed at the 31st Kolkata Book Fair |
A stall put up by the social welfare organisation, ‘Voice of World’, at the 31st Kolkata book fair, gave the visitors a chance to view the world of visually impaired people. Books and magazines on... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Technology Helps Blind Barrel Racer |
Legally blind Brittney Holland can't remember a time when she wasn't barrel racing. At just 15, the Aledo (Texas, U.S.A.) native has already made quite a name for herself.
Barrel racing is a horse... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Infrared navigation system developed in India |
It may turn out to be the most revolutionary step in the field of visual disability since Louis Braille’s embossed dots on thick paper in 1829. Divya Drishti, or divine sight, is a high-tech,... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind C.E.O. proves vision has nothing to do with sight |
With more than 29 years of combined experience and education in the high tech sector, Sharlyn Ayotte’s drive to make accessible materials available to the blind community resulted in the launch of... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Round Table India conducts 9th Blind People Car Rally |
The ninth Round Table Blind People car rally was organised jointly by the Round Table India (R.T.I.) and Blind People's Association (B.P.A.) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
A feature of this rally was that... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Techniques improve factory efficiency at Industries for blind |
Annah Poteat travels across North Carolina (U.S.) helping manufacturing facilities increase their efficiency through N.C. State University’s Industrial Extension Service. She’s a specialist in Lean... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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