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Photo exhibition for blind people |
The world’s first photography exhibition for blind people began in Florence (Italy) in October 2006, as part of the inauguration of the ‘Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia’ or the National... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Blind Minister |
He listens to audio cassettes and dictates his sermons and notes on tape. His entire sermon is done by memory and he does not use any notes. He knows very little Braille.Ronnie Tollette is the new... |
General |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Climbing Mount Yushan |
40 mountaineers from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Malaysia, will climb the tallest (12,966 feet) peak in Southeast Asia – Mt. Yushan. They are being led by David Chang.
Chang... |
Adventure and Sports |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Drug combats vision loss disorder |
Injections of the drug ‘Lucentis’ can improve sight in people with a particular form of retina degeneration.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine (U.K.) found that the drug slowed vision... |
Medical |
23/Jul/2012 |
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A perfect home for visually impaired people |
The apartment seems like any other model home at first. Then you hear the microwave and the bathroom scale talk.The new apartment, built inside the American Foundation for the Blind, Dallas, (U.S.),... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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Robotiker-Tecnalia wins the O.N.C.E. International R&D Award |
The award winning project aims to develop a system that enables blind and visually impaired persons to read by means of a mobile device. The device reads out various information displays for everyday... |
Product and Technology |
23/Jul/2012 |
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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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