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Plans to make Lucknow city disabled-friendly |
In a novel gesture, the Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a long-term strategy to develop all urban pockets in a disabled-friendly manner. To start with, the new civil structures comprising easy... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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New discovery may lead to treatment of certain types of blindness |
Scientists have discovered how to make cells sensitive to light. The research was published in the science journal, Nature. A team of experts, led by Dr. Rob Lucas, from the University of Manchester... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Touch-screen voting machines to make voting easy and private |
Visually impaired voters of Citrus County, Florida, will be able to vote in private and without assistance. The AccuVote-TSX touch screen voting machines feature a standard telephone keypad with a... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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New hope for those with age-related macular degeneration |
Acuity Medical has successfully completed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) complied clinical trial of its TheraMac device. This would treat dry age-related macular degeneration (A.M.D... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blindness control grants decentralised |
The Central Government has announced decentralisation of grants being given to N.G.O.s for blindness control programmes. On the occasion of, World Sight Day the Minister for Health and Family Welfare... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Sight Savers launches massive campaign to save Bangladeshi children from cataract |
In a campaign launched to mark World Sight Day, Sight Savers International, a U.K.-based charity, aims to track down and save Bangladeshi children in need of cataract surgery.
Since last year, Sight... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired cyclists ride in tandem |
Can you imagine getting on your bicycle and taking a 22-mile ride with your eyes closed? The Tallahassee Council of the Blind, in the U.S. state of Florida, was up to the task.
Capital City Cyclists... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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I.T. companies discover the potential of disabled persons |
More and more Business Process Outsourcing (B.P.O.) companies and IT-enabled services (I.T.E.S.) are recognising the potential of disabled people and are keen to hire them. Most of these companies... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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AIDS virus threatens epidemic of blindness in India |
More than 40 million people infected with H.I.V./AIDS worldwide. Loss of vision and ocular complications are among the most common complication of infection, affecting 50 to 75 per cent of all AIDS... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Delhi University to set up a teachers’ training college for visually impaired persons |
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Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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