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Setting sight on success, visually challenged Shibli enrols for PhD |
First such research scholar in management studies in Kannur University
Twenty-seven-year-old K. Shibli, who is visually impaired since birth, is now an inspiration to several students at Kannur... |
General, Education and Employment |
11/Oct/2019 |
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Differently abled get ‘privilege cards’ |
Rajan Eye Care Hospital launched an initiative to distribute ‘privilege cards’ to differently abled persons. The event was organised as part of World Sight Day, observed on the second Thursday of... |
General |
11/Oct/2019 |
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Blindness In India Reduced By 47 Per Cent Since 2007: Report |
NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (PTI): The prevalence of blindness in India has come down by around 47 per cent since 2007, according to a government survey released on Thursday, indicating that the country is... |
General |
11/Oct/2019 |
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Diabetes leading to blindness: Survey |
Fast growing diabetes is leading to blindness and visual impairment due to poor blood sugar control among patients. According to the diabetes and diabetic retinopathy survey by the AIIMS conducted... |
General |
11/Oct/2019 |
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World Sight Day: Does India have the vision to tackle blindness? |
World Sight Day logo. World Sight Day is observed on October 10th annually – offering an opportunity to remember the burden of visual impairment throughout the world.
Globally, 2.2 billion people are... |
General |
10/Oct/2019 |
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Air travel for passengers with disabilities remains stressful |
MUMBAI: Not being assured of airline assistance for boarding and de-boarding at airports, especially foreign ones, can make air travel quite stressful for visually impaired solo travellers.Read more... |
General |
10/Oct/2019 |
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Coming soon, a cheap kindle for visually impaired |
A kindle for visually impaired students is expected to hit the markets in six months — one that wouldn’t cost a bomb. The International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru (IIIT-B), has... |
General, Education and Employment |
10/Oct/2019 |
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Disabled Moms Interview Project: DeafBlind Mom Lisa Ferris |
DeafBlind Mom: Lisa Ferris
I am super happy to meet Lisa Ferris through this interview.
I love her sensibility, practicality, and humor.
I’ll bet you will, too.
** This interview with Lisa Ferris is... |
General |
09/Oct/2019 |
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AIIMS, Health Ministry launch ‘eDantSeva’ website and app |
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the digital platform will provide oral health information gathered from authentic scientific resources and connect the people to timely advise for managing... |
General |
09/Oct/2019 |
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University of Mumbai student is India’s first blind woman with PhD in German studies |
When it was time for Sunil and Shubha Jangam to enrol their daughter Urvi, who was born without sight, into school, they took her to a school for the blind. At the time, they’d thought Urvi’s... |
General, Education and Employment |
07/Oct/2019 |
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