Achievements
Govt-approved free B. Ed. course for disabled
A special college to teach the B. Ed. course free of charge to those with visual and orthopaedic impairments has begun in Chennai. Students will be admitted from the academic year 2015-16.
Helen Keller of Kovai Fights all Odds, Becomes Miracle worker
COIMBATORE: Next time you visit the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, do not miss the woman who issues you the OP ticket. Her dark glasses suit her perfectly. But you would find it impossible to believe that she is visually challenged, especially given her dexterity with the computer keyboard.
Former Llandudno hotel for the blind on course to open before end of year
A FORMER hotel for the blind and partially sighted people in Llandudno is still on course to open before the end of the year.
Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre gets ISO certification
Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre (NBRC), Tirupati, has achieved a rare distinction in the field of service by bagging the ISO 9001:2008 certification for bettering the lives of the visually challenged. According to HYM International Certification, the honour is in recognition of its healthcare and educational services to the visually challenged.
Foundation Seeks Quiet Achievers
CHAMARAJPET:A foundation named after a little village in central Karnataka is now active in the city. Hoovinahole Pratishtana recently honoured Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka’s ‘woman of the avenue trees,’ visually impaired educationist Ashwini Angadi and poet Nagathihalli Ramesh.
Blind Nightingale Soars With the Help of Social Media
QUEEN'S ROAD: A video featuring Tumpa Kumari singing the popular Hindi song, ‘Sun Raha Hai Na Tu,’ went viral last month and lakhs of people watched and heard this mellifluous rendition in wonder. In a true tribute to the power of social media in today’s times, people who appreciated her talent, relentlessly forwarded the video on WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and every other medium available.
Cornea intact, sight impaired pledges eye
LUCKNOW: The longing for light emanates from the most profound darkness. Turning this proverb true, a student from Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University has shown the way to fight blindness in UP. First year student in MA History, Ekta Pandey has pledged to donate her eyes to King George's Medical University's eye bank.
Defying limits and racing ahead
Motor-racing is not for the faint-hearted. But when you are deaf and blind, it takes on a different dimension.
Visually Challenged Players Prove Their Mettle on the Chess Board
CHENNAI: A farmer’s son from a remote village near Sathankulam in Tutikorin district won the state-level chess tournament for visually challenged children organised by Nethrodaya, a self-help institution, recently.
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