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Easy passage for blind people |
Under the ‘White Cane Path Project’ visually impaired people can look forward to a safer trip to the shopping mall, restaurants etc., in Penang, Malaysia.
The Rotary Club is funding a 1.5 kilometre... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Map Snapper |
Visiting your favourite restaurant or pub may no longer be a chore. Now, pointing your cell phone in a particular direction, can precisely establish its location, and the easiest way to get there.... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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‘Wayfinder’ to help visually impaired people of Birmingham |
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Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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More job avenues for blind: PM promises federation |
After series of fruitful discussions with the members of the National Federation of the Blind (N.F.B.), the Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh has assured to bring about reforms, to improve the... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Dynamic Resource Group reformats craft website for visually impaired people |
Blind Eileen Scrivani, an avid knitter, expressed concern that Dynamic Resource Group’s (D.R.G), U.S.A, website ‘FreePatterns.com’ was inaccessible to visually impaired people. As a result, the... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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13th National Cricket Tournament for blind players |
The 13th National Cricket tournament for the blind will be played in Bangalore from March 1 to 5, 2006. Teams from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Orissa and Jharkhand... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Universities likely to allow blind students to give examinations on computers |
Universities are likely to allow visually impaired students the option of writing answer papers for examinations on computers. This would do away with the age-old system of students using a ‘scribe’... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Chase Bank installs a fully accessible, state-of-the-art ATM |
Chicago based Chase Bank has installed a fully accessible, state-of-the-art A.T.M. at the Chicago Lighthouse, 1850 W. Roosevelt Rd.—the first A.T.M. at the site. Chase Bank and Chicago Lighthouse are... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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UK’s National Library for the Blind to raise funds from Marathon |
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General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Satellite technology helps blind students <br>in Gujarat prepare for board examinations |
Back in October 2005, eyeNews reported on Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) EDUSAT project in Gujarat that gave visually impaired people a chance to access the latest information. The good... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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