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Holistic care for the visually-impaired |
Despite all odds, they have been caring for the visually-challenged, especially those belonging to the weaker sections of the society. This has been the mantra that has kept the ‘Divine Light Trust... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind judo competitor, 12, not allowing disability to block his path |
ustin Wack looks like any other 12-year-old competing in the Edmonton international judo championships.
Looks can be deceiving.
Wack has been blind since birth.
The soon-to-be teenager, who proudly... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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JNU acts to save the blind from dogs |
Nine visually challenged students from Jawaharlal Nehru University called off their indefinite hunger strike on Friday after authorities assured them that immediate steps will be taken to address the... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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DU students bat for disabled-friendly campus |
Students with disabilities will hold a protest on Wednesday demanding a more disabled-friendly campus from Delhi University authorities.
A month back they had submitted an application to university... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Bus kits trial for visually impaired |
A three-month trial of kits for people with vision impairment to signal buses has begun in Canberra.
The kits being used in the trial were supplied from Canada by Ottawa's public transport provider... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Risca man completes 24-mile wheelchair trek to Senedd |
A RISCA man took on a 24-mile wheelchair challenge to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
Martin King, 42, travelled from the Twyn Carn Day Centre in Risca to the Senedd, to raise... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Government schemes blind to visually challenged: Study |
The study focused on implementation of the two nationwide government schemes –The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Taiwan-designed bowl for visually impaired wins iF design award |
The award-winning Heat Conduction Bowl designed by Taiwanese student Tai Kuang-chin. (Photo courtesy of National Cheng Kung University News Center)
A "smart" bowl designed for the visually impaired... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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A cafe for the differently-abled |
Saturday saw the opening of the city’s first hangout for differently-abled youth, Kalakkal Cafe, on the Vidya Sagar campus in Kotturpuram, a prime locality.
�� Anuradha Shankaran, a teacher at Vidya... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Stray dogs in Jawaharlal Nehru University: Visually challenged on hunger strike |
Fed up with the rising number of dog bites and the alleged mishandling of situation by the administration , visually challenged students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have threatened to go on a... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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