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Reservation for differently abled |
In a State policy and plan of action for differently abled persons submitted to the High Court recently, the Government has committed itself to work for the welfare of differently abled people. In... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Want to be a Braille text transcriber? |
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Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Motivating Braille learners |
Blind and visually impaired students across the United States and Canada met in Los Angeles for the sixth ‘Annual National Braille Challenge’.
The aim of the event was to build enthusiasm among blind... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Smile please |
The world of the printed word opened to blind people like never before. With ‘The K - N.F.B.’.
It can take pictures of objects, menus, signs, gadget blogs, etc., and then read aloud the captured text... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Auto rickshaws now safer for visually impaired |
Here’s some good news for over 10,000 visually impaired people who use public transport everyday. Auto rickshaws in Delhi will soon have metal plates bearing the registration numbers in both Braille... |
General |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Vote for blind |
The recently concluded assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Pondicherry and West Bengal saw the debut of ‘Braille-enabled Electronic Voting Machine’ (E.V.M.).
Assam’s Barhampur constituency saw as... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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A unique way to earn a living |
‘Nethrodaya’, a Chennai-based non-governmental organisation, has launched a new scheme to provide livelihood for visually impaired people in the villages of Tamil Nadu. Under the scheme,... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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MoneySmart imparts the moolah mantra |
Pam Boss works as a communications skills instructor at the ‘Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired’ (U.S.). She is legally blind, and so sometimes relies on others to help her pay... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Study lessons made easier with FSBraille Coach |
FSBraille Coach comprises of 51 pre-developed lessons that include basic tests for beginners and more rigorous exercises for more advanced Braille readers.
FSBraille Coach is a free software download... |
Product and Technology |
26/Jul/2012 |
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Blind students in N.A.S.A. |
In U.S., twelve visually impaired high school students got an opportunity to explore careers in rocketry as part of a partnership between N.A.S.A. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and... |
Education and Employment |
26/Jul/2012 |
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