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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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Determined visually impaired artist makes idols of Goddess Durga |
Keshav Chandra Pal, a 57-year-old sculptor of repute from Jamshedpur, refused to give up his family tradition of making idols despite losing his eyesight. He learnt the art of idol-making from his... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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V.I.P. fishing tournament marks its 21st year |
Despite rain and strong winds that whipped up high waves along the Outer Banks, a record amount of fish was caught during the 2005-North Carolina, Lions ‘V.I.P. Fishing Tournament’.
The tournament is... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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‘Global Vision Curriculum’ launched on World Sight Day |
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Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Hike in unemployment allowance for visually impaired people in Haryana |
At a 10-day camp for disabled people held in Ballabgarh, the Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has announced a substantial hike in unemployment allowance for blind people of the state.... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Legally blind chefs display culinary skills |
Legally blind chef Ken Lexer of Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.A, displayed his culinary skills in the television show ‘Cooking Without Looking’. The cookery show, which is aimed at blind and visually... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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