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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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Court orders engineering college to admit blind student |
Visually impaired Jannu Nagababu from Vuyyuru village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, has created history. He is all set to pursue a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Course. However, this youth... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Assistive technology fair displays portable electronic Braille display |
The world's first portable electronic Braille display is small enough to fit in a pocket and can even be rolled up like a newspaper. The display consists of a sheet of tiny plastic paddles that bend... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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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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