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Scribes render silent service to blind students |
Meera (name changed), a media professional in the city, is silently rejoicing the success of blind students in the higher secondary exam results. She is part of an informal group of people who double... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind man will sue American Bar Association |
A federal lawsuit will be filed against the American Bar Association on behalf of a blind man arguing the required Law School Admissions Test is biased against the visually impaired and should not be... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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IIA studying if public bldgs are disabled-friendly |
Members of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) have begun a survey of all government buildings, as per High Court directives, to check if they are barrier-free and convenient for the differently... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind cruisers get to 'smell the ocean and feel the wind' |
This spring, Patty and Terry Horvath took 46 blind travelers on a Caribbean cruise.
The owners of Best Cruises & Tours in Grand Blanc, Mich., let participants pay $20 a week in installments for... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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India to host blind cricket Twenty20 World Cup |
India is set to host the inaugural blind cricket Twenty20 World Cup in December.
David Townley, president of the World Blind Cricket Council, says the group voted during a two-day meeting in the... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Wheelchair uses 3D to ‘see’ for visually impaired |
Research on an electric wheelchair that can sense it´s environment and transmit information to a person who is visually impaired, has been tested at Lulea University of Technology.
The wheelchair has... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Practice, not loss of sight, improves sense of touch in the blind |
New research from McMaster may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Admissions in DU for PwDs from 28 May to 8 June 2011 |
This year the admission for students with disabilities to under graduate courses in Delhi University will be conducted during 28 may to 8 June 2011. This is significantly different from the schedules... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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She can't see but her dreams closer with 95% in CBSE exams |
A national-level chess champion, an athlete and now a school topper — Rinku Shekhawat from DPS RK Puram scored 94% in humanities in her CBSE Class XII exams. Her joy knew no bounds on Monday while... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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No sight no flight? |
Even the skies don’t care for blind people in India. After Kingfisher Airlines recently made a woman get off a flight because she was blind, we ran a reality check on other domestic airlines and... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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