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Eighth blind chess tournament held at Sangli |
The eighth National ‘A’ Chess Championship for blind people was held at Sangli from Febuary 20 to 27 2006.
All India Chess Federation for the Blind, organisers of the tournament said: the tournament... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Accessibility programme opens U.S. museums to blind visitors |
Warren Logan’s hands skim the 15-century marble bust, tracing the lifeless eyes, the slightly agape mouth, the precisely chiselled fur.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s (Kansas City, U.S.A.) new... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Bionic man now a reality |
U.S., scientists have unveiled their vision for a bionic man, where biology is merged with electronics to make limbs, organs and senses ‘better, stronger, faster’.
Details of the latest research... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Alison Gunn- Ruling the water waves |
Blind sailor Alison Gunn successfully completed her solo voyage around the Isle of Wight (U.K.). Alison, 39, undertook her challenge on a 17 feet trimaran to raise money for Lymington Sailability, a... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Best of luck team Punjab! |
This is for the first time that a state's cricket team of visually impaired players is going abroad to play a one-day series.
Before leaving for Pakistan, the captain of the Punjab team Gurpreet... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind skier sets downhill record |
“I feel absolutely amazing. It shows disability is no barrier to achievement.”
A former soldier with a daredevil spirit, the 34 year old Briton, Kevin Alderton has set a new downhill speed skiing... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind 'see' art through tactile |
The Art Institute of Chicago (U.S.) offered the blind and vision-impaired people the opportunity to ‘see’ by touching replicas of a few of its most popular works.
The museum re-created a handful of... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Hi-tech walking stick for blind people |
'Smart cane', developed by I.I.T. in consultation with the National Association for the Blind, is a boon for the country’s nine million visually impaired people. Besides easy commutation, it will... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Buck up team Punjab |
The Islamabad Cricket Association of the Blind had a five wicket win over team Punjab(India) on 24th April. This is the home team’s second consecutive win in the series.
Zeeshan Abbasi (102) and... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind man directs a film. Any takers? |
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General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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