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One shot of gene therapy and children with congenital blindness can now see |
Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying on the large print... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Five disabled to be awarded by Guv |
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... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind-friendly library |
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... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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11th N.C.P.E.D.P. Shell Helen Keller Awards announced |
The winners of the much coveted N.C.P.E.D.P. Shell Helen Keller Awards for 2009 have been announced. This is the 11th edition of these awards instituted by National Centre for Promotion of Employment... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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CUP partners up with Indian sight charity |
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.
The academic publisher has... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Flexible solar cell implant could restore vision |
The first flexible retinal implant could restore some vision to people with certain forms of visual impairment.
Conditions such as age-related macular degeneration occur when some of the... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind call for legal action against PNB |
The bank is allegedly flouting RBI norms
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... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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New technology is making Braille redundant |
Non-availability of sufficient material is one of the causes for its decline
Modern technology has changed lifestyles; the invasion of new electronic gadgets has now questioned even the relevance... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Govt to amend ‘Disability Act’ to improve life of differently abled |
Government will bring an amendment in the Disability act in the coming budget session of Parliament to improve the lot of the differently abled. A draft of the amendment is ready with the social... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Blind to read news on Braille's B'day |
On January 4, Bangalore will celebrate the birthday of Louis Braille, the creator of the script for the blind with the rest of the world. Doordarshan Kendra will be observing this day in a unique way... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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