RANCHI: Blind school students miss the love and pampering that home provides and more so during the festival of rakhi. It seems admission to a blind school has made their loved ones forget them even during the festival.

England's cricketers have revealed that they had used Goalball, which is a sport devised for the visually impaired, during practice sessions as one of the secret weapons in their successful battle against Australia in the Ashes.

According to the Mirror, English cricketers have used Goalball equipment like black-out goggles, which extinguish every scrap of light, and have laid themselves down in front a ball hurled at 60 mph while wearing those goggles, during training and warm-ups to promote trust and togetherness.

Android, more than any other mobile operating system, should be the defacto standard for anyone with certain types of visual impediments.

Not only can you choose from multiple devices (with different screen sizes), you can do simple modifications like change the launcher, easily automate routine tasks, use many different types of voice assistants, voice commands and voice-activated apps.

Here is a list of all the apps, accessories and devices that make it ideal for people with disabilities.

Delhi University's (DU) foundation courses have left teachers and students worried. But the visually impaired students - spread across 30 colleges - may well be bearing the brunt of the new programme.

Though DU claimed to have made these courses easier for the visually impaired students, some students said that practical courses such as Information Technology were proving to be difficult due to the lack of assistance.

Indian libraries currently undergoing book digitisation programme must include a text reading technology for the visually-challenged people, an expert said today.

"Such introduction of technology will help increase the number of books available for reading for blinds, and people with low-vision and print disability," said Dipendra Manocha, Delhi-based representative of Daisy Consortium.

Daisy consortium is a global organisation for creating best ways to read and publish.

Despite deteriorating health and losing seven kilograms weight in a week, a visually impaired student continued his hunger strike on the seventh day a Regal Square on Sunday.

Arun Yadav, who has been on fast unto death with his fellow students staging dharna , fell ill as doctors examined his condition.

While Arun called his condition "starting to feel weak," his supporters said he has become extremely weak and has lost seven KGs so far.

Kanniga’s lilting voice and soulful rendition of a popular song touched the hearts of listeners as they were awed by the visually impaired girl’s talent and passion.

She was one among several differently abled youngsters who participated in Youth Fest 2013 organised by Team of Social Service (TOSS) at Bishop Heber College on Sunday.

The college auditorium was filled with enthusiastic participants above the age of 15, who danced, sang, drew pictures, and performed mono-acting with passion during the one-day cultural event.