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Himachal school Board to provide free text books in Braille |
Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has decided to provide free text books in Braille to all visually impaired students in the state. This was disclosed by Prof. CL Gupta, chairman of the... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Three blind men clear civil services examinations |
In the UPSC Civil Services results declared recently, so far we have come to know of three visually impaired persons who have successfully cleared this examination.
Topping the list is Ajit Kumar (... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Hon. President of ICAI writes to the government for empowering visually challenged chartered accountants |
In his letter dated May 18, 2009, the Hon. President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) writes to the government for empowering visually challenged chartered accountants. This... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Nothing can stop Nasser Khan |
When you don’t have any other option, you’ve got to find some way to survive,” says this 35-year-old originally from Kanpur, who refuses to romanticise his life story.
Apart from working in his... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired shows the way to politicians |
Rambhai Patel does not wear khadi. He has no political connection and has never contested an election. But, on May 16, Rambhai, a visually impaired retired telephone operator in Valsad achieved... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Come, feel the stars in the ‘dark’ museum |
The Birla Industrial & Technological Meseum (BITM) has recently inaugurated a special gallery in Kolkata for the visually-impaired to make them aware about the heavenly bodies.
“A world of... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Portable OCR for the visually disabled soon |
Imagine a visually challenged person walking into a restaurant and reading the content of the menu using his mobile phone?
That may not be entirely uncommon for some people, who can afford Rs 80,000... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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96.7%: city boy shows vision more important than sight |
Anuj Goel’s eyes hurt. But he kept pushing himself, trying to prove that he could do it. It wasn’t easy sitting in the front row for the visually impaired student — he strained his eyes to make out... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Stem cells restore sight, almost miraculously |
Stem cells cultured by researchers on a simple contact lens miraculously restored sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
The simple and inexpensive procedure, considered a breakthrough,... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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MCD schools must have teachers for disabled students: HC |
For 12-year-old Avinash, a visually impaired student of an MCD school in Jahangirpuri, it was smooth sailing from classes I to IV.
But since two years, he has been stuck in Class V, as his promotion... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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