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Smart cane, powered by AI, navigates for the visually impaired |
The life of the visually impaired has been improved greatly with the use of the WeWalk smart cane.
Designed by a start-up with offices in London and Istanbul, the smart cane can warn the user of... |
General |
04/Jun/2021 |
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Lockdown has been especially hard on Valley’s visually-impaired persons |
Yam Bahadur Gurung is a visually-impaired man but he is gifted with a good singing voice. Until the Covid-19 lockdown started in March last year, he had a busy schedule singing at various functions... |
General |
04/Jun/2021 |
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An inclusive website offering COVID-19 data |
A young trio designs it for the benefit of the neurodiverse and visually-challenged
Dynamic charts are an indispensable part of pandemic reporting. Take the one that tracks the daily case load in a... |
General |
04/Jun/2021 |
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First blind Chinese mountaineer climbs Mount Everest |
The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. "No matter if... |
General |
01/Jun/2021 |
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Nethrodaya opens a park for the visually-impaired in Chennai |
Visually-impaired students currently residing at Nethrodaya now have a space to spend time at in the evenings.
An accessible, user-friendly park was inaugurated on the Nethrodaya campus a few days... |
General |
28/May/2021 |
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Blind Relief Association, Delhi in the launch of a COVID Helpline for the Visually Challenged which is serving since 28 April 2021. |
In the wake of the disastrous second wave of COVID-19 in India, the Department of Social Work, University of Delhi is actively partnering with the Blind Relief Association, Delhi in the launch of a... |
General |
25/May/2021 |
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DU launches COVID helpline for visually impaired |
The helpline can be reached at 8826248084, 9811819812, 7834873724, 9811699032, 8800127366and 8638993216.
A COVID helpline for the visually impaired has been launched by Delhi University’s Department... |
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25/May/2021 |
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Scientists restore partial sight in blind man |
PARIS: Scientists have for the first time managed to partially restore the sight of a blind patient by altering his cells, according to the results of a groundbreaking study published on Monday.
The... |
General, Medical |
25/May/2021 |
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NGO steps in with ration, essential items for disabled |
New Delhi: Avadesh (38), a physically handicapped person who works as a helper in a shared auto, has hardly earned anything in the past one month since the Covid lockdown has been imposed.
“I... |
General |
24/May/2021 |
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Govt brings community-based plan to rehabilitate PwDs |
With an aim to develop trained manpower for rehabilitation and development of the person with disabilities, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched a six-month... |
General |
20/May/2021 |
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