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Delhi HC allows scribes to help visually-impaired candidates |
The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to provide "scribes" to visually- impaired candidates appearing for Central Teachers Eligibility... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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‘3 per cent funds must for disabled’ |
Criminal cases will be registered against the head of departments who fail to earmark three per cent of budgetary outlay for welfare of the disabled, according to Disabilities Commissioner K V... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind woman wins national photo award |
A legally blind Winnipeg photographer has taken top prize in a national photo competition.
Tara Miller, 39, found out Tuesday she has been awarded the grand prize in the Canadian National Institute... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Bionic specs may soon allow the blind to see |
Scientists are developing smart and sleek bionic spectacles which they say could soon be on sale and help hundreds of thousands of blind people see. The "smart spectacles" , being developed by a team... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind boy finds a place in world chess rating |
Prachurya Pradhan, a Class IX student, has become the first blind person in the state to secure a FIDE ( World Chess Federation) rating. Prachurya, a student of Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind here,... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired, but this KV teacher takes his students places |
When the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class XII results a month ago, S K Sharma’s students rejoiced. They had all cleared the exams with distinction.
With schools focusing... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired uses tech to give others light |
Prashant Ranjan Verma was 19-year-old when he started losing his vision due to a fungal infection caused by wearing contact lenses. He was preparing to become a chartered accountant when he was... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Now engineering college for visually challenged too |
In a novel initiative that will help visually challenged students, the city-based 'Devnar Foundation for the Blind' is planning to start an exclusive engineering college for the blind.
Despite being... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind Delhi lawyer earns senior tag |
When a judge refused to accept a blind man attesting a will as a witness in a case he was pleading, SK Rungta argued that the law didn't disqualify a blind person from being a witness. Had that been... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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I May Be Blind But I'm Not Handicapped: Pawan Bundela |
Taste of Darkness. No, that's neither a horror flick, nor a novel. It's the name of the restaurant in Hyderabad, the first of its kind in India. It is part of a global chain and is present in 160... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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