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Colour blind may get licence to drive |
NEW DELHI: Colour blindness may not remain a bar any more for getting licence to drive private vehicles and those with “mild or moderate colour vision deficiency” may get to drive commercial... |
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13/Mar/2020 |
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Eye of the illness |
KOCHI: In our country, glaucoma is known to cause irreversible blindness in at least 12 million population affected by it, making near 1.2 million of them blind. However, over 90 % of cases remain... |
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13/Mar/2020 |
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Encouraging Independence, By Holly Tuke |
Independence. It’s a word that can fill you with many emotions. Determination, a sense of belief, positivity, excitement, fear, anxiety and worry. The word ‘independence’ means something different to... |
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12/Mar/2020 |
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Audio description helps blind enjoy amazing story |
PETALING JAYA: A group of visually-impaired people enjoyed a special treat at the cinema yesterday thanks to a special “audio description” screening of local film Eye On The Ball.
An audio... |
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11/Mar/2020 |
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Kerala High Court passes landmark judgement on therapy centres |
*The Kerala High Court has passed a comprehensive judgement regarding therapy centres for children with disabilities in the state with timelines set. This comes after a prolonged campaign by parents... |
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11/Mar/2020 |
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Visually impaired student creates history |
Haroon Kareem writes SSLC exam on computer at Mankada centre
Visually impaired Haroon Kareem created history of sorts on Tuesday when he wrote the SSLC Malayalam examination on computer without a... |
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11/Mar/2020 |
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Justice Richard H Bernstein on how people with disabilities make for good judges |
Every Thursday is a new beginning for Justice Richard H Bernstein. It is on this day of the week that Bernstein, the first visually-impaired judge to be elected to the Supreme Court of Michigan in... |
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09/Mar/2020 |
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SIGHT LOSS AND GRIEF |
y collection of intensely personal blog posts has steadily grown over the past couple of years; from anxiety, confidence and loneliness to the fear of missing out and my recent letter to Retinitis... |
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09/Mar/2020 |
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Visually challenged persons are full of confidence’ |
Senior advocate of Supreme Court honoured for 50-year service
“Despite not having vision, visually challenged persons have confidence in themselves. They are leading the way in a world full of... |
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09/Mar/2020 |
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Disabled and extremely poor |
There is a link between disability, loss of employment and impoverishment in rural India
Of the world’s population, 15% live with some form of disability. Are disabilities associated with economic... |
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06/Mar/2020 |
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