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Chess champ's classic move |
Twenty visually impaired players engaged the reigning world junior rapid chess champion in simultaneous chess, recently in Hyderabad. “Initially I thought it would be pretty easy. But I was taken... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2012 |
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I.T. training for blind |
The ministry of information technology has embarked on a programme to provide job-oriented training in information technology (I.T.) to visually impaired students. The programme will include training... |
Education and Employment |
23/Jul/2012 |
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India gets its own first blind newscaster |
Amruta Bhople is 21 years old, a gold medalist graduate in English literature who has overcome the obstacles of bias and doubt that so often limit the capabilities of visually impaired people.
With... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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‘Wings of Fire’ in Braille |
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Education and Employment |
23/Jul/2012 |
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A run for books |
N.L.B., based in Stockport(U.K.), is the main provider of leisure reading material for blind and partially sighted people.
It is also one of the few organisations dedicated towards producing books in... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Will this law student get justice? |
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Education and Employment |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Stay connected with Audio Journal |
The Audio Journal is a radio reading service based at Central Massachusetts (U.S.) that reads out printed information to blind, visually impaired or print-disabled people.
With 150 volunteers, Audio... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Boston implants |
In U.S., physicians have successfully operated on infants and children with a new version of an artificial implant that replaces the eye cornea.
This latest development, points to a new option for... |
Medical |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Blind skier reaches a new height |
A former soldier in U.K. nicknamed ‘The Cannonball’ has set his second blind speed ski record.
Kevin Alderton, hurtled down an indoor slope in Landgraaf in the Netherlands, at 56.36 miles per hour.... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2012 |
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The National Library Service Turns 75 |
To commemorate the birthday of the National Library Services’ (N.L.S.) Talking Book Service, the American Printing House for the Blind (A.P.H.), Callahan Museum, held a marathon recording session on... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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