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Blindness no dampener for this law student |
This 26-year-old visually challenged law student is indeed a number-cruncher. He does multiplication till 56 lakh and has 25,000 cellphone numbers on the tip of his tongue. Siddu S Loute from Athani... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Visually impaired explore world with Braille books |
The Jagruti School for Blind Girls at Alandi in Pune district has started a Braille press along with digital library and publication centre, which is the third of its kind facility in Maharashtra.... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Early intervention centres for visually challenged |
In a gesture aimed at improving the lot of differently abled persons in the State, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday unveiled a number of schemes including the launch of early intervention... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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An Able Chorus |
It was at an event for the Tata Memorial Hospital close to five years ago that Marzy Parakh first saw Udaan perform. This was no usual band —Udaan comprised musicians who were visually and physically... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Document Actions Send this page to somebody Print this page DISABLING PERCEPTIONS |
Newspapers recently reported Jeeja Ghosh of the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy being asked to get off a SpiceJet Calcutta-Goa flight. Shortly after boarding she was made to get off the plane by... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Call to make Metro Rail disabled-friendly |
Over the next few weeks, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has a rather important task on hand. It will have to respond to a set of suggestions presented by the Disability Rights Alliance–Tamil Nadu... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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It's a long haul for para-athletes of the country |
Athletes pay from their pockets for travel to Bangalore for the Para-Athletics National Championship
They are athletes who made our country proud in Paralympics, Para-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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The First 'Fully Accessible' TV Launched |
A major television manufacturer is about to launch a new range of televisions which, they claim, will be completely accessible to visually impaired people.
Panasonic will launch new models of their... |
Product and Technology |
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... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Centre pat for disability battle |
The Centre has lauded the efforts of the disability commissioner for his efforts to redress grievances of the disabled in Jharkhand, which has outshone other states in providing justice to a section... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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