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Inclusive Stem is out to make hands-on science learning accessible to blind & low vision Indians |
Education and career prospects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are elusive for many blind and low vision people in India. The Inclusive Stem is out to change that. Read... |
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30/Aug/2019 |
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IGMC eye bank gives vision to 250 in 9 yrs |
Tribune News Service
Shimla, August 25
As many as 250 visually impaired patients got their vision restored at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) and hospital with the help of donated eyes.... |
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30/Aug/2019 |
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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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