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Dolphin EasyProducer

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EasyProducer converts standard Word files into DAISY digital talking books (synchronised audio and text) that can be searched and navigated.
EasyProducer includes high quality human sounding speech output and reads text from any part of a Microsoft Word document.

EasyProducer is easy to use, one-click operation that instantly converts text into a DAISY DTB, no training required! It includes EaseReader for playback of DAISY books so you have everything you need in one package.

Optelec ClearReader+

Quick Overview

The OptelecClearReader+ is a high tech scan and read tool for the visually impaired person to read any kind of printed material such as letters, magazines, novels, newspapers with just a single press of a button.
ClearReader+ comes with a smart convenient design that is easy to use, has high quality multi-lingual speech output and includes fast text recognition. By a single press of a button you can read whenever you want without any trouble.

Officer Junior Management Scale-I (Assistant Manager) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Thu, 01/30/2014 - 15:13 -- geeta.nair
Kerala Gramin Bank
HEAD OFFICE 
KGB TOWERS, AK ROAD 
MALAPURAM, KERALA – 676 505 
Phone: (0483) 2736674/2733508/2734269 
Fax : 0483 2733509 
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.keralagbank.com  or refer to the Emloyment News dated 25 January 2014, page no. 19

16-year-old Mumbai student builds air hockey game for the visually impaired

Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:34 -- deepti.gahrotra
Hemani Kalucha won the Indian Robot Olympiad 2012 for her project ‘AR-Jen’ - The Robot Arjun. In the Mahabharata, Arjuna's story relates a great accomplishment in archery which, before Arjun, was achieved only by the Gods.  Robotics enthusiasts thrive on replicating such accomplishments to advance the field of robotics. This feat was accomplished by Hemani before heading to the World Robot Olympiad.

Visually impaired hold dharna seeking review of persons with

Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:31 -- deepti.gahrotra

Scores of visually-impaired people held a demonstration in the city today demanding a reconsideration of the proposed bill on the rights of persons with disabilities before it is introduced in Parliament. 

A delegation lead by SK Rungta, General Secretary of the National Federation of the Blind, also held talks with the Law Minister Kapil Sibal who assured that they would examine the issue and refer the proposed bill to the Attorney General. 

Experimental contact lens aims to offer tactile sight for the blind

Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:29 -- deepti.gahrotra

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at Israel's Bar Ilan University have developed a prototype contact lens that could enable the visually impaired to see the world in a whole new light. Developed by Professor Zeev Zalevsky, the contact lens processes digital images and translates them into tactile sensations which can then be felt on the user's cornea, allowing them to form a picture of their physical surroundings.

Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)

Tue, 01/28/2014 - 17:00 -- geeta.nair
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI 
Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board 
FC-18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, 
KARKARDOOMA, DELHI-110092 
No.. F.1 (231 )/DSSSB/P&P/2014/
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 01/14 
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.dsssb.delhigovt.nic.in 
Important dates: 
 

Arrogance in Ignorance

This blogpost is written by Neha Saigal. Ms. Saigal was the Advocacy Officer at Score Foundation in the past, before she moved on to work with Handicap International. Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not Score Foundation's official policy position.
 

Multiple vacancies

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 12:38 -- geeta.nair
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 
Ordnance Factory Estate 
Yeddumailaram 502205 
Medak District 
Andhra Pradesh. 
Tel: 040-23016102/6018 Fax: 040-23016032
Advertisement No.IITH/2013/Rec/NF/4. 
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.iith.ac.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 January 2014, page no. 64

The last date of application is  14.03.2014

Him Prasad develops new software for visually impaired

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:58 -- deepti.gahrotra
Semi-visually impaired Him Prasad Gautam has developed a fourth version of Dristibachak software for visually challenged people. 

At a programme organised in the Lake City today by Inclusive Empowerment Centre Nepal, an organisation working for visually disabled people, Computer Association Nepal (CAN) Kaski chapter General Secretary Achyut Khaniya made public the latest version of the software.

100 visually imparied to drive cars in rally on Feb 2

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:53 -- deepti.gahrotra
In an attempt to raise fund for the Institute for the Blind in Sector 26, Chandigarh, NGO Round Table India will organise a unique car rally-'Blind Man Rally' (BMR) - on February 2 from 9am onwards in the city.

Following instructions from navigators, 100 visually impaired people will drive cars in the second editition of BMR which will be flagged off from the institute and will also end there. 

The navigators will give instruction on the basis of Braille route map and the registration fee of the participant is Rs. 1,500.

Tactile tricolour for visually impaired

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:50 -- deepti.gahrotra
Shortly before India celebrates Republic Day, a group of citizens launched an "accessible" version of the national flag for visually handicapped. It is designed in three different textures, one for each colour, and each panel feels unique to the touch. A copper panel on the side has the words saffron, white and green embossed in Braille.

Chaos prevails at assessment camp for disabled people

Mon, 01/27/2014 - 10:43 -- deepti.gahrotra
Confusion and chaos prevailed at the comprehensive assessment camp for persons with disabilities of various categories like locomotor and speech and hearing impaired and visually impaired at District Government Wenlock Hospital here on Friday.

The camp was organised by Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped, Southern Regional Centre, Red Cross and Dakshina Kannada District Administration.

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