For Them, Disability Was Not a Hurdle
BENGALURU: Most students who appeared for the second-year pre-university examinations are celebrating their success and here are some ‘special students’ who too excelled despite all odds.
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VISUALLY-IMPAIRED CHINMAYA SCORES 100 MARKS IN MATHS
Chinmaya Dhal (15), a visually-impaired boy of village Oliepada under Jajpur district is now the pride of his parents and of the area for getting ‘A’ grade by scoring 553 marks out of 600 in this year’s High School Certificate (HSC) examination. He has also scored 100 marks in Mathematics.
Visually impaired boy dons role of TV news presenter
It was more than a dream come true for 10-year-old visually impaired school student T. Sriramanujam to don the role of a news presenter on television.
Blind candidates to get extra 20 minutes per hour in HPSC exams
Coming to the aid of a blind candidate, the state commissioner for persons with disabilities has directed the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) to give additional 20 minutes per hour to blind candidates appearing in competitive examinations conducted by the Commission.
Total strangers walk and run together for the greater good ...
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is the national sight loss agency. It's a not-for-profit charitable organisation which provides support and services nationwide to people experiencing sight loss. It provides a service to over 7,000 people yearly.
Trust for Visually Impaired Opens
HYDERABAD: A trust to help the visually challenged people achieve their goals in life was inaugurated here on Sunday.
IIT-Delhi to showcase its best ideas
IIT-Delhi will hold an event titled ‘Open House’ on Saturday to show innovative projects such as nanomaterial based water purification device, badminton playing robots and a bus identification system for visually impaired persons.
True grit: Blind student scores 3 As and 2 Bs at A-Levels
SINGAPORE — She was only nine when she became blind in her right eye due to glaucoma. Three years ago, following a fainting episode in class, Amanda Chong woke up to a totally dark world, having lost sight in her left eye as well.
CM distributes free laptops to visually impaired students
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday distributed free laptop computers to visually impaired students at a function organised in his home office Krishna in Bengaluru. This move by the government is aimed at encouraging visually impaired students to pursue higher education and making them self-sufficient. With this, the government has fulfilled its promise of distributing laptops to 1,000 students from Class 10 and above as announced in the budget.
Braille book on disaster management released
A Braille book on disaster management to educate visually challenged students on protecting themselves during natural calamity was released here on Monday.
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