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At the Screen Awards, it’s Black that’s beautiful |
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General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Intelligent Bus Information System test launched in Scotland |
Intelligent Bus Information System, (I.B.I.S.) should go a long way in ensuring travel is easier for visually impaired persons. At present, 12 bus stops across the Strathclyde region have been... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Navigation system offers travel autonomy to visually impaired people |
Visually impaired people often have to take the help of escorts or a passer-by while travelling, but all that may change. A new navigational device Tormes System has been developed, which promises... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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United Nations takes a big step towards accessibility |
For the first time, the United Nations will be able to print material directly in Braille. The credit goes to a donation of a state-of-the-art printer by the non-profit organisation, Services for the... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Calling all potential writers |
Till now, visually impaired people accessed the world of books through e-books, Internet sites offering electronic version of books. Now, a website development and graphics design company in U.S.... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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The Seeing Machine |
Visually impaired Elizabeth Goldring is a senior fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (M.I.T.) (U.S.), Centre for Advanced Visual Studies. Her ‘Seeing machine’ allows people with limited... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Jamaicans win blind cricket title |
Jamaica defeated hosts Barbados to win the first ever ‘Regional Blind Cricket Championship’, recently.
In the finals, played at the Carlton Sports Club, Jamaica made 196 for five wickets from 27.1... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Trinetra lets blind people shop independently |
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University (C.M.U.) are developing affordable scanning systems to give blind people greater independence in daily activities, such as cooking, grocery shopping or riding... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Braille book on H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. |
Key to preventing the spread of H.I.V/A.I.D.S disease is information. A book in Braille has been launched in Namibia that gives all the essential information on H.I.V./A.I.D.S. to visually impaired... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Software to help visually impaired play better |
‘Talk 64’, the first-of-its kind talking software will make playing the game of chess for visually impaired players much easier and simpler.
Talk 64 has a distinct audio feature. It will keep players... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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