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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... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Laxman bats for the visually challenged |
The images of a V.V.S. Laxman interacting may not have registered . But, the message from the great Indian cricketer to the visually challenged seemed to have clearly touched the emotional chord if... |
Adventure and Sports |
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... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Bus hailing kits for visually impaired commuters |
The ACT Government is running a three month trial where participants receive a pocket-sized bus hailing kit containing Braille number cards and a plastic sleeve.
It can be used to make a sign showing... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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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... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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