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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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Group for The Blind seeks new members |
For more than 50 years, both visually impaired and sighted people have found friendship and a helping hand in the ‘Friendly Circle for the Blind’. But the group’s monthly gatherings could soon become... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Sonique – a wave of hope |
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Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Website accreditation scheme with human testers launched in UK |
British Computer Society charity Ability Net and the Royal National Institute of the Blind, have launched a scheme that accredits websites accessible to people with disabilities.
The See it Right... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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