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West Indies gearing up for Blind Cricket World Cup, 2006 |
The third ‘Blind Cricket World Cup’ will take place in Islamabad, Pakistan between December 4th to 16th, 2006. This was announced by the ‘World Blind Cricket Council’, recently.
The opening ceremony... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind Opera |
Some visually impaired women in Kolkata are using theatre to connect with the world around them. These women belong to the ‘Blind Opera’, a performing art ensemble which is one of its kind in India.... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Braille Mobile Phone rings in awards |
Samsung Electronic's 'Braille mobile phone' enables visually impaired users to send and receive massages in Braille.
The mobile phone has a unique ‘Touch Messenger’ system that allows visually... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Seeing through his lens |
Like most people with a camera, he can't resist a photographic opportunity. But there is a difference, Dave Ducommun (Woodridge, U.S.) cannot distinguish everything that comes through his lens. He is... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Rex, the talking medicine |
Gerry Baze remembers the day he flopped on his couch and popped what he thought was a blood pressure pill. A few minutes after chasing it with a gulp of water, he told his wife, Maudie that he felt... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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British Blind Golf Championships |
World Invitational and British Blind Golf Championships, 2006 is being held in Edinburgh (U.K.), from 3 to 9 September 2006 at the Ratho Park Golf Club.
Golfer Cameron McDiarmid, 18, will defend the... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Distance education for disabled |
In order to boost distance education for persons with disabilities, their parents and trainers, the Rehabilitation Council of India (R.C.I.) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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The fight to finish - Minori Nakaoji |
Visually impaired Minori Nakaoji, 33, riding in a unique wheelchair, completed the 42.195-kilometer New York City Marathon. She is the first athlete with multiple disabilities to complete a full... |
Adventure and Sports |
26/Jul/2012 |
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New Year gift to blind book lovers |
This month, at the ‘Kolkata Book Fair’, ‘Voice of World’ will be ready to offer a new gift to the blind book lovers. The N.G.O. is going to release a Braille edition of Rabindranath Tagore’s short... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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The bank with a vision |
Following discussions with the country’s ‘National Commission for Persons with Disability’, Bank of Valletta (Malta) has introduced this new service for its visually impaired customers to have better... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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