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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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Latest gadgets for blind |
The people at Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind don’t refer to their students as having disabilities.
Many of them are totally blind, some are legally blind and others are totally deaf, but... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Braille magazine in Tamil |
"Parvai Atror Kural’ has two objectives: identifying and encouraging the visually impaired writers to write stories, novels, essays etc and also help them express their grievances.
The print version... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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