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2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing: nominations are still open
Nominations are still open for the 2025 ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing, which honours one publisher and one project or initiative for outstanding work in improving the accessibility of e-books or digital publications for people who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled.
393 vision centres launched under Asha Kirana across Karnataka
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar inaugurated the vision centre at the BBMP Multispeciality Hospital in Govindaraj Nagar on Thursday. This would mark the simultaneous inauguration of all vision centres across the state, he said.
393 vision centres launched under Asha Kirana across Karnataka.Credit: DH photo Bengaluru: Under the Asha Kirana initiative, 393 vision centres were launched across Karnataka on July 3. The initiative aims to tackle preventable blindness.
From Gurumukhi to Braille: Patiala University joins dots, launches inclusive tool for Visually Impaired
PATIALA: A technology developed by a research team at Punjabi University here enables the conversion of Punjabi texts into Braille, empowering visually impaired individuals to access written content in their native language.
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Ashwat Prasanna Unveils EyeSight: Revolutionary, Affordable Smart Glasses for India’s Visually Impaired
Ashwat Prasanna Unveils EyeSight: Revolutionary, Affordable Smart Glasses for India’s Visually Impaired
Bosch Opens Accessible Resource Center to Aid Visually Impaired STEM Learners
Bengaluru, June 12, 2025: Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW), in collaboration with Vision Empower (VE) and the Centre for Accessibility in the Global South (CAGS) at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB), has inaugurated the Accessible Resource Center (ARC)—a pioneering inclusive education hub designed to students with visual impairment through assistive technology and special educators empowerment and training program through a specially curated pedagogy.
Ramps for PwDs at Govt. Building
New Delhi: Delhi Govt on Saturday announced that all state buildings and sports stadiums in the capital will soon be redesigned to better serve persons with disabilities (PwDs). These upgrades will include features like ramps, lifts, and Braille signage, among others.
AI transforms sightseeing for visually impaired users
AI transforms sightseeing for visually impaired users
Breakthrough AI transforms how people with visual impairments experience the world, giving them tools to discover, understand, and experience the beauty of unfamiliar places like never before.
Visually Impaired students can now smell their way on DSMNRU campus
Lucknow: Visually impaired students at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) can now ‘smell their way' to their destinations on campus, all thanks to a unique initiative under which fragrant pathways have been created.
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