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NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers |
At a ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind.
"Touch the Invisible Sky"... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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South Africa to receive electric braille machine in February |
A new electric brailler for visually impaired people will be available in the country in February, says the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB).
The machine is made possible by a ten... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Software standard makes 'reading' easier for the blind |
Microsoft Corp. and a consortium that promotes open standards for “digital talking books” are set to release to the open source community specifications that would allow visually impaired people to... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind children have a roaring time in Narnia |
It's a visual spectacular, but that did not stop 300 blind and partially-sighted children enjoying the delights of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The Royal National Institute for the Blind... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Asian Blind Cricket Meet |
The Association for Cricket for the Blind in India will be hosting a two day meeting of representatives from Asian countries on the 19th and 20th of July, 2008 at Bangalore. The meeting is being... |
Adventure and Sports |
20/Jul/2012 |
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International Coalition Launches Groundbreaking Disability Rights Fund |
The Open Society Institute, The Sigrid Rausing Trust, the
United Kingdom Department for International Development, and an anonymous donor today announced a groundbreaking collaborative to support the... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Cyber cafe for the visually challenged |
The National Association for the Blind, India (NAB) in association with Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. has launched a Specialized Cyber Café for the visually impaired in New Delhi.
Situated at... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Talking book library for visually impaired |
COIMBATORE: A ‘talking book library’ will come to the help of visually impaired students here since learning through Braille system is “difficult for them.”
The library, which will be called ‘... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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New hope: Digital Braille unit |
BHUBANESWAR: In a big boost to visually challenged students, the Orissa Association for the Blind here has installed a computarised Braille production machine, promising supply of study materials... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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World's first 'Glued Intraocular lens implant' performed on a 4 year old by Dr.Amar Agarwal at Dr. Agarwal's eye hospital in Chennai |
Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, India’s one of the leading eye care provider, has successfully performed Intraocular lens (IOL) implant on Anandhi, who is just 4 years, using glued IOL technology. For... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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