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.,
2008/03/20
The Louvre's Tactile Gallery, targeted to the blind and visually, impaired, is the only space in the Paris museum where visitors can, touch the sculptures, with no guards or alarms to stop them.,
2008/03/19
Operation Eyesight Universal(OEU), a Canada based International Development, organisation dedicated to eliminate avoidable blindness, has plans to spend four, million dollars in India this year for sight restoration and blindness, prevention activities. ,
2008/03/18
A group of blind Egyptian female musicians has wowed audiences in Canberra, proving it is possible to achieve dreams despite having a disability.
2008/03/13
The HC on Thursday sought a report on the, facilities for disabled at railway platforms in Mumbai. Hearing a, public interest litigation on the lack of such facilities, a division, bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice V M Kanade asked, lawyers Mihir Desai and Suresh Kumar to visit Mumbai Central station, for verifying the ground reality at railway platforms.,
2008/03/07
A Welsh/English Braille dictionary to help users translate, learn, Welsh and support the use of Welsh among Braille users, has been, launched.,
2008/03/04
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2008/03/03
Score Foundation’s radio programme Eyeway - Yeh Hai Roshni Ka Karwan has been adjudged the best radio programme in the category “Best Social Responsibility Initiative” at the inaugural Radio Duniya Award 2008.
2008/02/26
New eye research center in India aims to fix visual impairments with the help of stem cells
2008/02/22
A wildlife photographer is to hold an exhibition of her pictures – taken despite being blind.
2008/02/22
Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital, India's one of the leading eye care provider, has successfully performed Intraocular lens (IOL) implant on Anandhi, who is just 4 years, using glued IOL technology. For the first time in the World, tissue glue has been used to fix an intraocular lens in an eye, where Intraocular lenses cannot be implanted. This new surgical procedure was invented & performed by Prof. Amar Agarwal, Joint Managing Director, Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital , Chennai.
2008/02/20
Orissa Association for the Blind has installed a computerised Braille production machine, promising supply of study materials with updated curriculum round the year.
2008/02/19
A ‘talking book library’ will come to the help of visually impaired students here since learning through Braille system is “difficult for them.”
2008/02/19
This cyber cafe in New Delhi is a combined effort of Microsoft and the National Association for the Blind.
2008/02/19
, Launched on the first anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the<br />, Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD), the Disability Rights<br />, Fund will provide financial support for human rights advocacy in the developing<br />, world and Eastern Europe/former Soviet Union.,
2008/02/04
It's a visual spectacular, but that did not stop 300 blind and partially-sighted children enjoying the delights of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
2008/01/29
Credit Suisse aims to become the most accessible bank in Switzerland . Therefore the bank is clearing obstacles: Steps are being removed from branch entrances, ATMs are getting a voice, and applications and web portals are being reprogrammed.
2008/01/23
Helping the visually impaired to reach out to the world was the motto of the day for The National Association for the Blind (NAB) who, along with Rotary Club of Bangalore, distributed around 1000 FM radios to visually challenged persons at the NAB Rehabilitation Complex here on Saturday.
2008/01/23
The Schwab Foundation has named Stefan Zappa, founder of the blindekuh chain of restaurants, Swiss Social Entrepreneur 2007. The jury said on Thursday it was won over by Zappa's "Blind-Liecht" charitable foundation and its innovative gastronomic concept, which involves diners eating in the darkness and being guided through their meals by blind and visually impaired waiters.
2008/01/23
When Amar Latif discovered that the sort of travel experiences he was looking for didn’t exist for blind travellers, he was faced with two options. He could either do without, or organise them himself. Not being afraid of a challenge he decided on the latter option and in April 2005 the Leeds-based tour operator Traveleyes was born.
2008/01/23
HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has donated his first pair of glasses to a new exhibition taking place in Liverpool. The RESPECtacles project aims to help visually impaired people in the developing world, while at the same time remembering of the horrors of the Holocaust.
2008/01/23
A blind Tokyo masseur will put his healing hands to work as a volunteer at a facility for the physically disabled in Malaysia with the hope he can "pass techniques on and make a difference."
2008/01/23
Fashion and textiles students from the University of Portsmouth are on the verge of setting up a business that will make a difference to the lives of blind women in India.
2007/12/01
The Ministry of Transportation is launching a project that will make life easier for over 1.5 million visually impaired people in Turkey.
2007/07/05
, Technology helps blind to see movies. Voice guidance explains scenes to visually impaired people.
2007/07/01
, He's more than just an artist. He has been an inspiration to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray and many others. He is Binod Behari Mukherjee. A blind artist, now reverd for his paintings and mural work.
2007/04/01
, What would your reaction be if the automated teller machines (ATM) starts talking to you? In Norway the cash machines offer both money transactions and a soothing voice.
2007/03/29
IBM has announced a first-of-its-kind emerging technology that helps blind and visually impaired people experience streaming video and animation on the Internet. It is estimated that there are more than 161 million people with these impairments and the vast majority are senior citizens.
2007/03/25
Audio books into your mobile, guarantees you a nice time.
2007/03/01
, Business is all about brains. ‘B.L.A.S.T.’ brings together blind businessmen in U.S. and they mean business.
2007/02/28
, They used their heart and soul to base their judgment and click those unique photographs. A photographic show in Mumbai exhibited photographs captured by blind people.
2007/02/15
, The new two-rupee coin introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (R.B.I.), in December 2006 is causing a lot of hardship for visually impaired people.
2007/01/31
10 visually impaired youngsters were a part of the organising team at the recently held Pan I.I.T. Global meet in Mumbai.
2007/01/15
Now, visually impaired customers can have their energy bills in Braille. California (U.S.) based Pacific Gas and Electric Company which has introduced the initiative sees it as a step towards enhancing independent lives for blind people.
2006/12/22
An Ottawa-based communications company is doing its part to help more children partake in a popular Christmas tradition.
2006/12/14
Researchers at the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation are gathering information about solar system to give blind students a hands-on approach to learning.
2006/12/13
Pakistan’s first-ever Internet café for visually impaired people was inaugurated in Islamabad recently.
2006/12/13
, A unique fashion show was held in Surendranagar, Gujarat where visually impaired young women walked on the ramp.
2006/11/26
, In Cuba, blind musicians will hold a music festival this month. The event will have musical geniuses from different provinces of the country.
2006/11/24
, Art for all. The recently held workshop at Johannesburg Art Gallery establishes this very fact. Blind participants at the workshop not only experienced art but also evolved original artwork based on their own experience and imagination.
2006/11/23
, To celebrate the birthday of the National Library Service, a marathon recording session was held at the American Printing House for the Blind.
2006/11/17
Amruta Bhople, a determined young blind girl competed with the sighted persons for a post of newsreader. It was her grit and determination that sought her the job. She now casts news on Nagpur’s BCN channel.
2006/11/01
He leads the believers, gives sermons, prayers, and spiritual guidance. Ronnie Tollette is the new preacher at the Church of Christ and he is blind.
2006/10/18
, This photography show in Florence, Italy, caters to blind people. 3 D, tactile exhibits let visually impaired people enhance their experience.
2006/10/11
A book titled ‘H.I.V. and A.I.D.S. Action Now’ in Braille has been launched in Namibia targeting people with visual disability. The book provides all the information about the disease and its prevention.
2006/10/09
, AuthorStreet.com not just allows visually impaired people read books online, but also gives them a chance to publish their work online.
2006/10/06
A state-of-the-art Braille printer has been presented to the United Nation to facilitate the first-ever international convention on the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
2006/10/02
, The film ‘Black’ has been truly the best work of today’s times. After winning wide acclaims and getting a standing ovation, the director Bhansali does not hide his disappointment that Black has not been sent as India’s official entry for the Oscars.
2006/10/02
, National Talking Newspapers and Magazines, U.K., feared closure due to lack of funds, as global disasters attracted more donations, last year. However, their 9,000 listeners came to their rescue and raised funds for the charity.
2006/10/02
Loftus, a prosecutor at the Cook County’s juvenile court in Illinois, U.S.A., will contest elections to be elected as the first legally blind judge of the Cook County’s Circuit Court.
2006/10/02
, Cris Radio reads out news from the newspapers and periodicals to its visually impaired listeners.
2006/10/02
, Motivational speaker and athlete Craig MacFarlane spreads the message of pride, perseverance, respect, individuality, desire and enthusiasm. He happens to be blind.
2006/10/02
South Africa is to train its Independent Electoral Commission staff on the rights of the visually impaired voters before the local government elections in March.
2006/10/02
Iris and Kfir had no idea what to expect from the photos initially, but the results were breathtaking. Blind students of photography give dimension to the art.
2006/09/28
Seven blind women from Iran carve a niche for themselves in film making.
2006/09/24
He squashes all myths and misconceptions about people with visual disability. Sanjeev Anand is a squash champion and a banker.
2006/09/23
Braille books are there. Students are there. But where are the teachers who would teach these students? That’s the question in every body’s mind., ,
2006/09/20
Allama Prabhu Lalithakala Academy for visually impaired people proposes a distance education programme in fine arts.
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