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Banks disable the visually impaired |
If you're visually challenged, you can certainly play the piano, but you can't get money out of most ATM machines in hi-tech Bangalore.
It is surprising that though ATM facilities are widely... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Making music against all odds |
The band, Black, performed on Saturday at a charity event at Sri Satya Sai Nigamagamam. All 13 members of the band are visually impaired and while a few of them have learned music on their own,... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Enabling the Disabled |
The centre of attraction in a noisy lobby of Hotel Geeth in the city is a vivacious woman deep in conversation with 10 people at the same time. With a smile and a few words of encouragement, she,... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Our Ability: Web Portal for People With Disabilities |
When I was 16 years old, I had no person with a physical disability that I could look up to as a mentor. My heroes were Bob Costas, Dick Stockton and other Syracuse University broadcasters. All able... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Test newborns for disabilities, Bombay high court tells Maharashtra |
The Bombay high court on Friday directed the state government to make it mandatory for all hospitals in Maharashtra to carry out screening tests to check disabilities in new born babies.
The division... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Students’ device helps visually impaired take notes |
A team of ASU students and alumni has developed a device to help low-vision students who have trouble seeing the board in class.
The team developed a device — the Note-Taker — to assist low-vision... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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NGO prays for Braille ballots |
An NGO for the visually challenged has requested the West Bengal chief electoral officer to ensure better arrangements in polling booths for blind voters in the Assembly election.
The Calcutta... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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India's first employability test to be held in Delhi |
Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test (AMCAT), the country's first employability test will be held in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai on 9th and 10th of this month.
Graduate from BA, BCom, BSc,... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Students to record study material for blind |
A group of students have come forward to record in audio form the entire syllabi of Class VIII to XII for the benefit of blind.
We4You, a voluntary organization of students across the state, will... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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How blind people see the Internet |
Your eyes are absorbing this Web page. They're passing over this, this, then this word, right now. That's how reading works, online: You take this for granted. But what if you couldn't?
We grant our... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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