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issue 14bullet january-february 2007
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Headlines : India News
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Karate for blind boys

February 17, 2007

Illustration of Karate.The Bharatiya Welfare Association for the Blind opened its karate training facility for visually impaired boys in Gulbarga recently. Amrita Somnath, national referee for karate and an international karate player from Kerala, inaugurated it. Association President Dattu Agarwal said it was the first time that a unique programme for training the visually impaired in karate had been taken up in North Karnataka.

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Other India News stories in this issue:
Bullet imageCell phones for the aid of the visually impaired
Bullet imageTablet provides graphics to blind persons
Bullet imageModel Information Communication Technology centre for the blind
Bullet imageThe blind to lead the sighted in Mumbai car rally
Bullet imageSilvassa sweeps away blind cricket tournament
Bullet imageComputers for blind children in Chandigarh
Bullet imageTheir vision goes beyond sight

HEADLINES brings you summaries of some news items related to visually impaired people. For more news, visit eyeNEWS, the national and international news digest, at www.eyeway.org/inform/news/index.php

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