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Tutoring software benefits blind and visually impaired science students |
Soon, blind and visually impaired people will have the opportunity to learn science just like anyone else. Quantum Simulations, has developed tutoring and assessment software based on artificial... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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4 million donation to combat river blindness |
Business leader and philanthropist John J. Moores has contributed 4 million to the Scripps Research Institute, world’s largest independent and non-profit biomedical research organisation based at La... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Salesboom.com makes hosted Customer Relationship Management accessible to visually impaired people |
Salesboom.com, a leading provider of hosted Customer Relationship Management (C.R.M.) software solutions has announced a new user interface option for visually impaired users. Describing it as a... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Chandrasekhar Sankurathri aims to erase blindness in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh |
Chandrasekhar Sankurathri is working to erase blindness among the poor and rural communities of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. "Many are unnecessarily blind,” he said.
A biologist turned philanthropist... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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President Kalam calls for, “vision for all” |
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General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind candidate excluded from State Service examination |
At the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (M.P.S.C.) Examination 2005 (preliminary), visually impaired Sapam Jashobanta was disallowed from appearing, even though he was issued the admission... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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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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