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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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Vision impaired climber sets up sports N.G.O. |
Koichiro Kobayashi started climbing at the age of 16. He used to organise tours for people to enjoy outdoor sports. At the age of 28, he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. But his diminishing... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Pocket-P.C. screen reader launched |
The Fonix Speech Group, an operating division of Fonix(R) Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX), announced Fonix DECtalk(R) text-to-speech (T.T.S) on screen reading software by Code Factory, a major producer of... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Motorola phone gets accessible features |
SouthernLINC Wireless, an Atlanta, U.S.A. based company announced that it is offering ‘Enhancements for the Visually Impaired’ (E.V.I) software for Motorola's i355 phone.
The software includes Text-... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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