In a bid to eliminate blindness from India, the Union health ministry conducted a National Blindness Survey (2015-2018) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
But what came out in the survey is striking and alarming as nearly "62 to 65 per cent of those surveyed randomly were found to be having cataract".
When we hear the word ‘travel,’ we usually think of visually stimulating trips, gazing at a beautiful sunset, or at the massive walls of an old fort. And, when someone says ‘tourist,’ we picture camera-toting tourists, reading guides,and figuring out maps.
According to a study published online by the Lancet Global Health Journal, in 2015, there were around 8.8 million people across the world who were visually impaired and approximately 47.7 million people who suffered moderate and severe visual impairment.
Ford is developing a new smart car window to let blind passengers experience the passing landscape.
A prototype, called Feel the View, uses high-contrast photos to reproduce scenery using LED lights.
Passengers can touch the display to feel different shades of grey vibrate at different intensities.
The Royal National Institute of Blind People said the charity "wholeheartedly supports" the company's effort.
BENGALURU: Losing a limb or vision has not stopped these Bengalureans from having an adventure. In fact, they go seeking it. They ski, do snowshoeing, run marathons and climb walls. Poonam Vaidya loves to challenge the odds. The 29-year-old blind content writer is passionate about travel and never misses an opportunity to do something extraordinary.
With great enthusiasm, Big Bazaar has planned a PWD listening session in 105 stores within 17 cities. The intention is to take feedback from Persons with Speech/Hearing Disability and Persons with Visual Disabilities on their shopping habits and providing them an enhanced customer experience. We are not inviting Persons with physical disabilities because infrastructure changes are currently underway and once it's fully ready, we too will start inviting them.
This one is both for a cause and fun. If you are free next Sunday (June 18) and love to drive around then drop in with your family at Hotel Fortune Pandiyan to participate in a car rally that is going to be different. You will be in your vehicle and also at the wheel but you will be navigated by a person who cannot see.
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