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Punjab govt to soon fill up vacancies for blind |
The Punjab Government has decided to immediatelyclear the backlog of the posts reserved for the blind and partiallyblind persons in the state.
An assurance to this effect was given by PunjabChief... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Bio-electronic implant seeks to restore partial sight |
We've seen initiatives all over the globe created in an attempt to beat blindness, but researchers based at MIT are feeling fairly confident that their development is within a few years of being able... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Pune Firm launches Multilingual Braille Reader: To be a boon for blind |
A multilingual Refreshable Braille Reader for use of visuallychallenged persons, and having a number of novel features has beendesigned, manufactured and launched by the city based firm... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Lucknow to have varsity for disabled |
THE STATE Government on Saturday announced to establish a universityfor the handicapped in the name of Dr Shakuntala Mishra, mother of BSPgeneral secretary SC Mishra, who is also an MP. The... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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IBM software enhances web accessibility for the blind |
IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the power and time of Internet users around the globe to make the Web more accessible to the visually impaired.
Many blind or partially... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Exhibit on blindness lets you see ... nothing |
If you were blind, couldyou navigate your way around a busy city street or distinguish betweena 1 bill and a 50 bill if you were trying to buy a beer at a bar?
These are some of the challenges... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Special care no longer a challenge |
To get a prosthetic limb attached or fix a hearing aid, residents of Dhubri will longer have to travel to Guwahati.
The Dhubri District DisabilityRehabilitation Centre was inaugurated at the district... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Conquering ability |
An office without a board. Thankfully, I have the right address to fallback on. But I miss the bell at the gate, and hopelessly go up and down the staircase for a while. Finally, a few hard knocks on... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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UN expert hails Qatar Central Bank initiative |
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disabilities, Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, has commended the recent move by the Qatar Central Bank to introduce banknotes which have... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Northeast’s first "Talking Book Library" |
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General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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