Who knew a trip to a blind school would have the potential of completely changing the future of blind technology.
When 23 year old Rakshith visited an institution for the blind in his city of Bangalore,he was shocked at how difficult learning was for the visually impaired, specially the beginners for whom each lesson was torturous.
McCann Health creates a campaign inviting the public to participate, contribute and vote
Kevin Andrews chose Easter to reveal that thousands of Australians were likely to face reassessments of pensions – a worrying announcement for vulnerable people
Readers will no doubt be familiar with the Kinder Surprise phenomenon. A marketing wunderkinds slant on the Easter egg, the Kinder Surprise is often placed strategically in check outs within toddler reach, and the attraction more often lies with the plastic toy inside it, rather than the promised calcium-rich chocolate hit.
Despite recent successes, including winning the T20 World Cup, visually impaired players are not getting the backing that could turn them into professionals
Shekhar Naik, India's visually-impaired cricket captain, defends a ball, Bangalore, April 12, 2014
Shekhar Naik:" If the BCCI recognise us, we could get more sponsors. We have 40,000 blind cricketers right now and given some help it could double, even triple".
When contacted, Deputy District Election Officer Apurva Wankhede said that ballot papers in Braille have in fact been printed and given to polling staff at each booth.
"As far as possible I try not to take anyone's help while casting my vote," says 47-year-old Balaji Khot from Nigdi. Totally blind, Balaji travels daily from Nigdi to Pune railway station to sell chikkis for a
living.
For many people, one marathon is enough, but Harmander Singh is running his 30th consecutive London Marathon.
Harmander, 54, runs with Ilford group Sikhs in the City and trained the world’s oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, the 101, for the 2012 race.
This year he has worked with Louise Simpson, who was born blind and is raising money for visually-impaired children’s charity VICTA.
She competed in the London 2012 Paralympics, reaching the goalball quarter finals, and has set herself a new challenge.
The last date of application is: 02.05.2014
Watches designed for visually impaired people often look like any other watch. But they usually have a button on them that tells the time out loud.
New Delhi, April 11: Ajanta Pokhrel, 32 and visually impaired, described her vote-casting experience on Thursday here as "different". With polling stations equipped with wheelchairs, Braille sheets and designated volunteers for assistance, Delhi's differently-abled community hailed the provisions made by the Election Commission as a pleasant one.
It is not just the politicians who are insensitive to gender issues but a DSP in Haryana too has been caught on a hidden camera displaying complete callousness in dealing with the gangrape of a mentally challenged and visually impaired minor girl.
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