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Centre for disability studies likely at Pondicherry University |
A centre for disability studies is likely to be established at Pondicherry University. The Department of Social Work has submitted a proposal to the university in response to a communication from the... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Equal insurance benefits for differently-abled |
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology would take a decision shortly with regard to the extra premium paid by the disabled employees
The Central Government Wednesday informed the... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Computer centre for visually challenged opened |
A computer training centre for visually challenged students was inaugurated in the city on Monday.
This computer training institute was established by the Milton Charitable Foundation with assistance... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Slew of measures for differently abled |
CHENNAI: The tax-free State budget 2010-2011, presented by Finance Minister K. Anbazhagan in the recently inaugurated Assembly-Secretariat complex on Friday, contained a slew of policy measures for... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Samsung Netbook at a special price for visually impaired students |
Saksham has been able to finalise the purchase of Samsung N150 Netbook for a special scheme for university students with blindness or low vision.
The Netbook is being purchased at the cost of Rs.... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Musical talent-visual impairment link |
New research suggests musical talent and vision impairment are closely linked. High-profile and brilliant blind musicians such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and Andrea Bocelli have long caused people... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Near blind girl scores 91.5 per cent in Class 12 exams |
With just 2 per cent vision in both her eyes, Aditi Shah did not let her impairment come in the way. She scored 91.5 per cent in Maharashtra's HSC (Class 12, junior college) exams.
"I was expecting... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Soon, radio station dedicated to visually-challenged |
The visually-challenged could soon get a 24X7 companion in the form of a radio dedicated solely to education and entertainment for the blind. City-based Braillevani Education Radio Group (BERG) has... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Darkness was no obstacle in this girl’s long trek to success |
Even for brisk walkers, it takes a two-day trek from the Solukhumbu district headquarters in Nepal to get to Goma Rai’s village. “The walk is easier in the winter. In the summer, the rains make you... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Woman learns Braille for daughter |
She travels 85 km from her village to Bhopal to study for her blind daughter’s sake, spending Rs 250, every day — a huge amount for an underprivileged family like hers. But 29-year-old Govind Kunwar... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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