Bangalore University has increasingly become an attractive prospect for blind students! Since 2012, there has been a steady rise in the enrolment of blind students. A change that has been made possible thanks to technology.
Berkeley, CA, USA: Actiview, a Bay Area based technology company, is collaborating with Pixar Animation Studios to provide support for all Blind/Low Vision and Hard of Hearing attendees of the new Disney•Pixar feature film “Incredibles 2,” opening in theaters nationwide June 15th. Moviegoers will be able to download Audio Description and Amplified Audio tracks to their mobile phone from the Actiview app, and play them alongside the film while they watch in the theater. Tracks are available to all audiences and compatible with any theater in the U.S.
Despite clearing the prestigious Civil Services Examination, Sunder Lal and Abhishek Singh found a seemingly insurmountable barrier in their way.
The two men with disabilities had dreamt of joining the Indian Administrative Service. But the Centre's department of personnel and training (DoPT) put Lal, who has 70 per cent hearing impairment, in the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise), while Singh was assigned to the Indian Audit & Accounts Service.
KOCHI: With only a few days left for the Fifa World Cup to begin, football fever is catching up in the city.
But unknown to most, the International Blind Sports Association’s (IBSA) World Blind Football Championship is currently underway in Spain.
HALIFAX—In a picturesque village in southwestern Nova Scotia sits an observatory operated by a legally blind amateur astronomer.
Isobar India has launched the ‘Blind Faith Upgrade’ a kit that enables hotels to transform any of its rooms into a visually-impaired-friendly room.
First introduced at Hotel Ramada, Ajmer in Rajasthan, the Blind Faith Upgrade Kit uses innovative design to provide customer service for the differently-abled traveller as well as create business opportunity by supporting accessible tourism.
Skateboarding requires truckloads of nerves, coordination, and agility. So, imagine the level of skill and confidence a visually impaired person would need on a skateboard! Which is what makes Dan Mancina such a remarkable guy.
Mancina was 13 years old when he was diagnosed with a retinal degenerative disease. At the age of 22, he lost his vision completely and almost gave up on his passion to skateboard.
Mancina has been skateboarding since he was seven, but he thought that the rapid onset of blindness would mean he would be forced to give it up.
Special centre for deaf & blind children opens in Goa!
In India, there are very few educational centres or schools that cater exclusively for disabled children or adults. The ones that are already there lack modern facilities and specialised staff. But Goa is all set to own an exclusive institute for both deaf and blind children. Authorities claim that this centre will be one-of-its-kind.
Akella Raghavendrarao could not fulfil his dream of joining the IAS, but he is determined to help other youth achieve this dream, including people who are visually impaired. In the last 18 years, Raghavendrarao has trained nearly 300 students, and most of them are placed in IAS, IPS, and other cadres.
IAPB
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is an alliance of civil society organisations, corporates and professional bodies promoting eye health through advocacy, knowledge and partnerships.
Organisation: IAPB
Press release: A global consortium of leading eye health organisations today launched a new app to help improve cataract surgical outcomes, especially for people in developing countries.
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