
an online magazine from eyeway.org
issue 14
january-february 2007
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sections in this issue: by george | focus | prespectives | profile | headlines | seeing and unseen | snapshots
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:
Cell phones for the aid of the visually impaired
Tablet provides graphics to blind persons
Model Information Communication Technology centre for the blind
The blind to lead the sighted in Mumbai car rally
Silvassa sweeps away blind cricket tournament
Computers for blind children in Chandigarh
Their 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
