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.
2012/02/01
Members of the Ramanathapuram District Differently Abled Welfare Association presented a petition to the Collector demanding him to expedite distribuion of welfare assistance.
2012/01/31
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.
2012/01/18
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.
2012/01/10
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.
2012/01/09
Saima Ammar Masood, visually-impaired activist for the blind people, passed away after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis.
2011/12/26
GN Sangeetha, 38, was barely seven when she lost her eyesight to a brain tumour. Today, she guides and inspires many like her by sharing her experiences.
2011/10/14
The state funds just 30 schools, a dismal number when compared to Maharashtra, which funds 900 schools, and Kerala, which supports 244 schools.
2011/09/20
The Madras High Court on Friday refused to allow a school to sack a teacher who had lost her eyesight, and ruled that she be allowed to continue using the help of a companion to discharge her teaching duties until her retirement.
2011/09/19
Maharashtra government on Thursday assured the high court here that it would immediately remove all barriers from public buildings to allow smooth movement to physically challenged and the elderly.
2011/09/16
I have a job that many would envy and I believe I am luckier than many as I get to meet new people from different walks of life every day. More important, I am no longer an object of sympathy. I am now admired for my skills.
2011/08/17
Last week, the Delhi high court judges voted to designate the 57-year-old blind advocate a 'senior' - a first for the country.
2011/08/03
Verma received an award by the government for changing the lives of other visually-impaired persons. He improved accessibility for those, who cannot see, by promoting the use of ICT in their daily life.
2011/07/14
What sets this Hindi teacher apart from others is the fact that in spite of being visually challenged, he has been able to deliver excellent results every year.
2011/07/07
A legally blind Winnipeg photographer has taken top prize in a national photo competition.
2011/07/06
Criminal cases will be registered against the head of departments who fail to earmark three per cent of budgetary outlay for welfare of the disabled.
2011/07/05
The batch of 30 letters that makes up "Letters from a Father to his Daughter" was first published in 1929. And now, a brand new Braille version will reveal their contents to the visually impaired.
2011/06/14
A high-flying city executive, who has travelled across the world and helped frame disabled-friendly guidelines for Indian airports, hit an air pocket at Patna last week when a private airline insisted he sign a bond before allowing him to board.
2011/06/09
In 2007, Thorat got together a setup and the first issue of the newly-named Sparshdnyan was published on February 15, 2008.
2011/06/01
He started learning classical dance when he was only 7. Now at 22, Lingaraju, the only male artiste in Samarthanam's Sunadha dance troupe, is an accomplished dancer.
2011/05/30
Contrary to international practices, most carriers in India do not allow blind people to travel independently.
2011/05/25
New research from McMaster may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips?
2011/05/17
This spring, Patty and Terry Horvath, owners of Best Cruises & Tours in Grand Blanc, Mich., took 46 blind travelers on a Caribbean cruise.
2011/05/12
Members of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) have begun a survey of all government buildings, as per High Court directives, to check if they are barrier-free and convenient for the differently-abled.
2011/05/12
Hundreds of children who could only listen to Tagore’s works can now read them as well, thanks to a gift on the eve of his 150th birth anniversary.
2011/05/10
Despite instructions from the Reserve Bank of India that all banks should have one third of their ATMs with Braille keypads and audio aid, there are just four such machines in the city for the visually impaired.
2011/04/22
The Delhi Government will authorise five more hospitals of the city to issue disability certificates in order to reduce pendency.
2011/04/12
“Why are the disabled denied the right to book railway tickets on Internet and avail concession when senior citizens can do the same,” questioned the Delhi High Court.
2011/04/12
Scientists from India, the US and the Netherlands have answered one of the world's most famous philosophical questions aided by Indian blind children.
2011/04/11
An NGO for the visually challenged has requested the West Bengal chief electoral officer to ensure better arrangements in polling booths for blind voters in the Assembly election.
2011/04/07
The judges also directed the state to identify gadgets/devices/ software for visually impaired employees and shortlist pricing issue within two months.
2011/04/01
Our Ability is social media web site/video-production company telling the stories of inspirational people with disabilities.
2011/04/01
Jayshree Raveendran, founder of the Ability Foundation, speaks up for the rights of the disabled and works for an inclusive society .
2011/04/01
The band, Black, performed on Saturday at a charity event at Sri Satya Sai Nigamagamam. All 13 members of the band are visually impaired.
2011/04/01
Though ATM facilities are widely available, the visually challenged are unable to make use of them -- all because some banks allegedly refuse to provide ATM cards, while others do not even open accounts.
2011/04/01
Satish Navale, the man behind the Braille Vani web radio for the visually-impaired, is a former visually impaired student of the University of Pune (UoP).
2011/03/31
The differently abled people have a reason to cheer as the Centre has approved a grant of Rs.5 crore to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to make five of its World Heritage Sites and 25 other ticketed monuments accessible to persons with disabilities.
2011/03/15
He cannot see but has always wanted to reach out to people through his voice. Now Rishi, 21, is doing just that, thanks to Panjab University's community radio Jyotirgamaya that gave him a chance to host a radio show.
2011/03/14
The 28-year-old Pakistani journalist has been blind since childhood and is on a mission to promote better relations between Pakistan and India.
2011/03/14
A new mailing list named "Valluvan Paarvai" is certainly the first of it's kind in India - a mailing family in a regional language for the visually impaired people.
2011/02/23
Tagliaferri, 41, spent much of two years creating his marble interpretation of "Cristo Velato," or "Veiled Christ," a 1753 masterpiece that he has neither seen nor touched.
2011/02/22
Samsung 150+ netbooks are available with Saksham at subsidised cost of Rs. 9200 for visually impaired
2011/02/21
Actor Shriya Saran’s newly opened spa in Lokhandwala, has highly trained therapists and masseurs who are visually challenged.
2011/02/18
Sixteen-year-old Sandeep Shalu, a shot putter and discus thrower, was the proud chief guest yesterday in a Republic Day function celebrated in Sham Nagar by NGO Baba Vishvkarma Dal.
2011/01/28
This one-of-its-kind show, first time in India, will commence next week at the Inorbit Mall in Madhapur.
2011/01/07
A dictionary of contemporary Tamil will shortly be available in Braille form.
2011/01/05
A team of doctors and volunteers in rural Bihar show that with determination and community effort it is possible to eradicate blindness.
2010/11/10
Blind US soul music star Stevie Wonder struck up a singalong at a UN agency Monday as he urged countries to unlock access to copyrighted material that disabled people need for their education and livelihoods.
2010/09/22
Dans le Noir?, close to London's City financial district, is staffed by blind waiters and waitresses who become your eyes according to the restaurant, whose original Paris branch opened in 2004.
2010/09/16
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to clarify its stand on allowing visually challenged and other disabled students from pursuing professional and health science courses.
2010/07/30
Three years after he cleared the civil services exams, a visually impaired man, Ravi Prakash Gupta, is all set to join the elite Indian Administrative Services (IAS) with the Supreme Court on Wednesday directing the Centre to grant him posting within eight weeks.
2010/07/08
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the government to consider treating physically challenged people at par with SC/ST candidates while granting relaxation in qualifying marks for admission in professional courses.
2010/07/07
Kunwar, a woman with normal vision, is learning Braille so that she can help daughter Anita (7) cope with her studies.
2010/06/14
The visually-challenged could soon get a 24X7 companion in the form of a radio dedicated solely to education and entertainment for the blind.
2010/06/03
New research suggests musical talent and vision impairment are closely linked.
2010/05/20
Saksham is offering Samsung N150 Netbooks for university students with blindness or low vision at a special price.
2010/03/30
The tax-free State budget 2010-2011, presented by Tamil Nadu Finance Minister K. Anbazhagan in the recently inaugurated Assembly-Secretariat complex, contained a slew of policy measures for the differently abled.
2010/03/22
Doordarshan Kendra will be observing this day in a unique way, Kannada News will be presented by visually challenged persons trained in Braille script.
2010/01/04
Modern technology has changed lifestyles; the invasion of new electronic gadgets has now questioned even the relevance of Braille for the blind in the present world.
2010/01/04
Led by Punjab National Bank most banks in Delhi are flouting norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pertaining to visually impaired people’s accessing banking services.
2010/01/04
Cambridge University Press is to provide free content to an Indian charity, giving millions of readers with a visual impairment access to a range of educational materials.
2009/12/18
This is the 11th edition of these awards instituted by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (N.C.P.E.D.P.), to honour individuals and organisations who have been working towards promoting equal opportunities and providing gainful employment for persons with disabilities.
2009/12/01
In a few days from now, even the visually challenged would be able to saunter into the District Central Library, Karur, and savour books designed for them and stored there through the medium of computers.
2009/11/25
Five disabled persons of the city selected by the state government for their outstanding contribution in various fields would be awarded a special prize by the state governor on World Handicapped Day on December 2.
2009/11/25
Popular artist Swapan Pal has dedicated his creativity in a way that would enable the visually impaired to get the “real feel” of Durga Puja.
2009/09/24
Extending a helping hand to disabled and elderly passengers, Railways have decided to operate battery-operated cars for them at major stations.
2009/09/02
Michael is fully blind in one eye, and has 5 percent vision in the other. But that hasn’t stopped him graduating from the North Shore International Academy, or opening his own gourmet pie shop in Whangaparaoa.
2009/08/05
President Pratibha Patil had once blindfolded herself to experience the life of a visually impaired person but says she could not bear it even for an hour.
2009/07/22
Life for the differently-abled at North Campus changed for better on Monday. And it happened with Delhi University (DU) launching a special free-of-cost bus service meant exclusively for the physically challenged.
2009/07/15
He cannot see but was determined to open the eyes of administration. A native of Rangpar, a dusty hamlet of 750 people in Wankaner taluka, Ratna used Right to Information (RTI).
2009/07/13
With a view to giving convenience to physically challenged people, the Railways have decided to provide special facilities in over 1,500 stations in the country.
2009/06/17
The CII has commissioned a survey on employability and job opportunities for the visually impaired.
2009/06/09
A visually impaired person on Monday took charge as the judge of a Munsif Court in the city, claimed to be the first in Tamil Nadu, perhaps in India.
2009/06/02
The Reading Rights Coalition, representing more than 15 million visually challenged Americans, has censured Random House for denying audio service to its constituents.
2009/06/02
Disabled persons in the state have urged the BJD government to fulfill its promises in the election manifesto
2009/05/29
The Birla Industrial & Technological Meseum (BITM) has recently inaugurated a special gallery in Kolkata for the visually-impaired to make them aware about the heavenly bodies.
2009/05/25
Rambhai, a visually impaired retired telephone operator in Valsad, polled 27,429 votes as an independent in the Lok Sabha elections.
2009/05/22
Mohammed Nasser Khan may not be able to see, but he is more of a visionary than people who’ve got 20/20 vision.
2009/05/21
Hon. President of ICAI writes to the government for empowering visually challenged chartered accountants.
2009/05/20
Bhopal is one of the rare cities where all 1,150 polling booths in the urban areas are Braille-enable.
2009/04/16
Bashar, who is making a debut in electoral politics by contesting as an independent from Azamgarh parliamentary constituency, is visually challenged and physically impaired.
2009/04/07
For the first time, Braille-facilitated electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being introduced on a large scale for the 15th Lok Sabha polls.
2009/04/03
Planetary Society of India launches a Braille newsletter on science and astronomy to tap potential of such children
2008/12/03
Three teenagers from the Kentucky School for the Blind are operating, Kingdom Sub on weekdays at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom for four weeks as, part of the school's Summer Career and Work Program.,
2008/10/07
Can you visualise blind children learning tap dancing to perfection?, This is exactly what one-time TV actor Kumar Bhatia has done in his, forthcoming film 'Seven'. And he has signed on seven kids who are, actually visually challenged.,
2008/10/07
"Cooking Without Looking," the first television cooking show for the blind and visually impaired.,
2008/10/04
The Election Commission will issue directions to State Chief Electoral, Officer M.N. Vidyashankar to ensure that all electronic voting machines, (EVMs) to be used in the Assembly elections in the State have a Braille, option.,
2008/10/04
A group of visually-impaired dancers, from Bangalore have, defied all odds and are busy enthralling audiences in north-east, England.,
2008/09/23
T. Siddha Reddy, a visually-challenged teacher in political science, will head the Government Degree College at Nandikotkur as its, principal. Mr. Reddy is the first visually-challenged to become the, principal in the State.,
2008/09/22
Mirchi Movies, the makers of the children's flick Hari Puttar- A Comedy of Terrors, have decided to release the film in Audio form in a special DVD which will benefit visually impaired people.,
2008/09/22
The National Federation of the Blind has decided to set up Northeast’s, first “Talking Book Library” for the visually challenged students.,
2008/09/19
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disabilities, Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, has commended the recent move by the Qatar Central Bank to introduce banknotes which have features to help the visually impaired denominate them.,
2008/09/18
Delhiite George Abraham’s lone resolve has snowballed into a movement.
2008/09/16
To get a prosthetic limb attached or fix a hearing aid, residents of Dhubri will longer have to travel to Guwahati. , , , , The Dhubri District Disability, Rehabilitation Centre was inaugurated at the district civil hospital, recently, two years after the project was sanctioned by the ministry of, social justice and empowerment. ,
2008/09/07
If you were blind, could, you navigate your way around a busy city street or distinguish between, a 1 bill and a 50 bill if you were trying to buy a beer at a bar? , These are some of the challenges visitors will face at a, 20,000-square-foot interactive exhibition coming to Atlantic Station, this summer. ,
2008/09/07
Western Railway plans to install special chequered blocks at stations to help the visually challenged.,
2008/05/27
Nonprofit Aravind Eye Care System Wins 1 Million Prize , for Preventing and Curing Blindness in India's Poorest , Communities. ,
2008/05/27
The People with Disabilities Act, which is being revamped, should make inclusive design a reality in all products and places.
2008/05/03
The Sharq Village & Spa, operated by the Ritz-Carlton Company, has adopted Al Noor Institute for the Blind.
2008/03/24
Weeks after losing their long-time patron Sir Edmund Hillary, the Fred Hollows Foundation has launched its annual fundraising appeal with an All Black great stepping up to front it. This year, Michael Jones fronts the campaign to raise money to fight blindness in the Pacific.,
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