http://www.eyeway.org Site News daily 1 2008-06-20T12:51:48Z http://www.eyeway.org/sightseeing-for-blind-people Travel can be daunting if you have a visual impairment. But Traveleyes organises group holidays for blind and sighted people that are liberating, fun, and yes, eye-opening, too No publisher eyeway 2012-02-08T10:58:18Z News http://www.eyeway.org/2018schoolteachers-must-learn-braille Speakers at a five-day workshop on ‘Orientation to Braille' laid emphasis on the need to spread awareness on Braille, and cover all visually impaired persons under the Braille literacy programmes, including ones in regular educational institutions. No publisher nikita 2012-02-07T11:32:54Z News http://www.eyeway.org/disabled-visually-impaired-skiers-competing-in-mpls Cross-country skiers know just how physically demanding that sport can, but try facing that challenge without use of your legs or the ability to see the trail ahead of you. No publisher nikita 2012-02-03T06:34:51Z News http://www.eyeway.org/documentary-encourages-visually-impaired A documentary on an inspiring bicycle trip around Taiwan by 10 visually impaired people will be released shortly after the Lunar New Year holiday. No publisher nikita 2012-02-03T06:19:10Z News http://www.eyeway.org/visually-impaired-celebrate-democracy-through-braille-evms Paving way for the visually impaired to have a decisive role in the country's democratic process, the Election Commission is encouraging use of EVMs having braille signs to elect the state's third Assembly. No publisher nikita 2012-02-01T05:03:15Z News http://www.eyeway.org/differently-abled-persons-seek-intervention-of-collector Members of the Ramanathapuram District Differently Abled Welfare Association presented a petition to the Collector demanding him to expedite distribuion of welfare assistance. No publisher nikita 2012-01-31T10:34:14Z News http://www.eyeway.org/fill-backlog-of-posts-reserved-for-persons-with-disabilities-state-told The Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has directed the Karnataka Government to take up a special drive on the lines of the Centre and other States to fill backlog of vacancies in posts reserved for persons with disabilities from 1996. No publisher nikita 2012-01-30T10:39:10Z News http://www.eyeway.org/thumbs-up-for-cbse2019s-no-to-practicals-for-blind Some activists have raised questions about how effective the move would be since practicals for students in CBSE schools. No publisher nikita 2012-01-19T10:28:50Z News http://www.eyeway.org/hunter-cinema-delivers-the-goods-for-blind-movie-goers Going to the movies just got a whole lot more enjoyable for people who are blind or vision impaired in the Hunter region of NSW, with the introduction of audio description at Reading Cinemas, Charlestown. No publisher nikita 2012-01-18T05:18:18Z News http://www.eyeway.org/visually-challenged-boy-pens-novel Inspired by author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, a visually challenged 18-year-old from a farmer's family wrote Pharaoh and the King, a story based on Indian and Egyptian mythology. No publisher nikita 2012-01-10T09:34:25Z News http://www.eyeway.org/visually-impaired-can-soon-access-atms On the occasion of World Braille Day, an exhibition of gadgets and technologies for the visually impaired was held by the students of Xavier's Research Centre for the Visually Challenged. No publisher nikita 2012-01-09T05:49:45Z News http://www.eyeway.org/government-orders-special-software-for-blind The government has decided to provide visually challenged candidates with special keyboards and screen-reading software to help them while appearing in recruitment tests for the posts of stenographers and lower division clerks across the country. No publisher nikita 2012-01-09T10:48:18Z News http://www.eyeway.org/centre-for-disability-studies-inaugurated-in-assam The Gauhati University, in collaboration with NTPC Limited, started an information communication training centre (ITC) at the department of disability study. No publisher nikita 2012-01-06T05:47:47Z News http://www.eyeway.org/a-software-that-speaks-their-language For the visually-impaired students of Bangalore University, lessons will become a tad easier as they can now convert their lessons from English to Kannada without any hassle. No publisher nikita 2012-01-05T05:22:26Z News http://www.eyeway.org/turkeys-visually-impaired-look-to-new-technology-for-increased-mobility The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced its plans for a project that would put new living-assistance technology into the hands of Turkey's visually impaired. No publisher nikita 2012-01-05T05:51:31Z News