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World Disability Day celebrations |
On World Disability Day (December 3), President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presented the National Awards for the Welfare of Persons With Disabilities 2005. On the occasion, President Kalam asked the... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Cell transplant stems vision loss |
Five-year-old Dinesh rubbed his eye while handling a paan sachet, which contained chunna (white limestone powder, also used for whitewashing). The eye became so watery and red that he had to be... |
Medical |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Court drags bank for denying access to visual disabled |
Are banks empowered enough to put restrictions on blind customers thereby depriving the latter of the right to operate their accounts like any other ‘normal’ (non visually impaired) person? That’s... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Mr. Perfect 10 |
Alex Loch of Maple has won several medals, over the years, in gymnastics - but what may be more impressive is his mettle to overcome visual impairment.
Loch has ‘rod monochromatism’, an eye disorder... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind teenager conquers a mountain |
Blind since age of 10, Terry Garrett can’t play soccer, basketball or drive. But he made a pact with himself about how he’d view his disability. “I don’t let my blindness control me — I control my... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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P.D.A. that is a note taker and book reader too |
Created by LevelStar (U.S.), this P.D.A., called the Icon mobile manager plus docking station, isn't the first P.D.A. designed for visually impaired users. Yet, it’s different from the rest. Icon... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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G.P.S. enabled travel guide |
It’s like having a personal guide in hand. As the user moves around, it announces where he or she is. ‘Trekker’ is a small, lightweight device that uses the Global Positioning System (G.P.S.) to help... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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World chess meet |
This is the first 'World Chess Championship for the Blind' to be held in India. According to sources, as many as 150 participants, including 15 International Masters (I.M.), 3 International Women... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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New career option for blind |
Visually impaired Shyam, a college student completed his course in massaging and is now working for the ‘Bapu Nature Cure Hospital’, an Ayurvedic Centre, Delhi. He is looking forward to doing his... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Tourist brochures in Braille |
Visually impaired travellers entering Connecticut (U.S.) can get a welcome guide in Braille and in large prints at the state’s six tourist welcome centres. They can even get access to an... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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