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This blind chess champion from Kerala is mastering the sport with inner vision |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : “If a person is determined to work hard and achieve bigger things. Then blindness or other impediments will not be a barrier for them,” says P Balaraman, a national chess... |
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30/Aug/2019 |
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She can’t walk and he can’t see, but together, they climb mountains |
Their next goal is to climb a mountain taller than 14,000 feet!
Melanie Knecht and Trevor Hahn are hiking buddies, both from Colorado. However, they aren’t a conventional hiking team.
Knecht is 29... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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Your Business's Website May Be Unusable to the Blind |
Your Business's Website May Be Unusable to the Blind.
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) established rules to help disabled Americans access businesses in the real world, accessing... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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AR glasses can help visually impaired navigate better |
New York, Augmented Reality (AR) glasses can help people with low vision better navigate their environment as the eye-wearable device managed to enhance mobility and function in patients who have... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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Radio stations for the blind could go off air over NDIS funding shortfall |
The non-profit that runs a network of radio stations for Australia’s blind and low vision community says it will be off the air by next year unless the government intervenes to restore its funding.... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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Scientists develop new implant that can restore eyesight in blind people |
Scientists have developed a new eye implant called OpticSELINE which stimulates the optic nerve through an intraneural electrode and restores the eyesight of visually impaired people.
Scientists from... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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Yellow taxis that help the visually impaired will be painted black, say council |
Acouncil that brought in yellow taxis to help the visually impaired plans to paint them black in a bid to save money, angering disability charities.
Derby City Council introduced a policy in 2001 to... |
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28/Aug/2019 |
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Sahana Trust empowers visually impaired people in Karnataka |
Sahana Charitable Trust for the Disabled in Bengaluru was founded by three visually impaired people. Their main motive is to empower visually impaired youngsters through education and technology. The... |
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27/Aug/2019 |
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George Abraham of Score Foundation is empowering visually impaired people for a decade |
Score Foundation, founded by New Delhi based George Abraham, has been providing various services to visually impaired people from across India since the year 2002. Abraham shares his inspiring... |
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27/Aug/2019 |
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Kids’ offer piggy bank savings to bring back vision of blind kid in Jharkhand |
In an inspiring incident, four children offered to donate their piggy bank savings to bring back vision of a visually-impaired kid from Baghnara village in Sankarda Panchyat under Potka Blok in East... |
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26/Aug/2019 |
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