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TechThursday - Wearable device aims to make navigation easier for visually impaired people |
Our weekly #TechThursday feature is on a new device by a China-based company that aims to improve quality of life for visually impaired people by making navigation easier. Navigation apart, the... |
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05/Sep/2019 |
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Meet the 3 teachers who are enabling blind & low vision students to ace competitive exams |
Today on Teachers Day we start a month-long campaign called #ThankYouTeacher on teachers who are making a difference to the lives of people with disabilities. Our first story is on three teachers in... |
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05/Sep/2019 |
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Ludo, Snakes & Ladders among popular board games made accessible for blind kids at Mumbai school |
Ludo and Snakes and Ladders are board games that many children love to play. Thanks to heritage architect and access consultant Siddhant Shah, these games can now be played by children who are blind... |
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04/Sep/2019 |
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Kerala parents support group petitions CBSE on poor state of inclusion in schools |
TogetherWeCan, a prominent parents support group in Kerala recently sent a petition to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) highlighting the plight of students with disabilities in schools... |
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04/Sep/2019 |
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Have a goal & work towards it”- My Take by Ajay Kumar Reddy, Captain, Blind Cricket Team |
In My Take this week, we have Ajay Kumar Reddy, Captain of India's Blind Cricket team. Along with following his passion for cricket, this 29 year old works as the Assistant Manager for a leading... |
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03/Sep/2019 |
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OpticSELINE tech holds out possibility of vision without eyes |
Scientists from Switzerland and Italy are working on a technology for blind people that will bypass the eyeball directly and transmit visual signals. Called OpticSELINE, the technology has been... |
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03/Sep/2019 |
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Why Inclusive language matters - Guest Column by Monika Kshatriya, Member, iDare |
Divyang or Disabled? Person with autism or autistic? World over, the disability sector is divided on the correct terminology and as Monika Kshatriya, member of Goa-based advocacy group, iDare points... |
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02/Sep/2019 |
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How to Be an Ally to People with Disabilities |
Disability is often overlooked in the quest for wokeness.
Race, class, gender, sexual orientation are often more readily apparent than disability, carry far less stigma, are a lot sexier and even... |
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02/Sep/2019 |
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Visually impaired first-gen college-goer contests JNUSU election |
26-year-old Rishi Raj Yadav is a first-generation learner, pursuing a PhD in ancient history, is now contesting for the post of vice-president in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (... |
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02/Sep/2019 |
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WHILE HOUSE HUNTING BLIND – THESE WERE SOME THINGS I KEPT IN MIND |
I recently moved from my home of 26 years.
When I was on the hunt for a new place, I wasn’t willing to just move into any random house, townhouse, condo, or apartment. No way, and I had my reasons. ... |
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30/Aug/2019 |
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