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Special ATMs for blind nowhere to be seen |
Using ATMs in the city is a task for the visually impaired, as most banks do not have Braille and talking machines, despite instructions from the RBI to make changes. It has been two years since... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Bangalore University comes up with action plan for blind students |
Visually challenged students of Bangalore University have something to smile about. The varsity is now taking initiatives to make their learning process more easier. A meeting was held at the vice-... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Law schools test to go disabled-friendly this year |
The largest-ever law school exam that decides admission to nearly a dozen national schools across India will turn disabled-friendly this summer.
Additional time to crack the two-hour exam, option of... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Bard’s words for the blind |
Hundreds of children who could only listen to Tagore’s works can now read them as well, thanks to a gift on the eve of his 150th birth anniversary.
Nine city schools for the visually challenged on... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Marc Zimmer: Optogenetics: Three not-so-blind (anymore) mice |
The three blind mice are no longer blind. Well, the ones in the nursery rhyme may still be blind, but the other week researchers at the University of Southern California and the Massachusetts... |
Medical |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Scribes render silent service to blind students |
Meera (name changed), a media professional in the city, is silently rejoicing the success of blind students in the higher secondary exam results. She is part of an informal group of people who double... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind man will sue American Bar Association |
A federal lawsuit will be filed against the American Bar Association on behalf of a blind man arguing the required Law School Admissions Test is biased against the visually impaired and should not be... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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IIA studying if public bldgs are disabled-friendly |
Members of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) have begun a survey of all government buildings, as per High Court directives, to check if they are barrier-free and convenient for the differently... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind cruisers get to 'smell the ocean and feel the wind' |
This spring, Patty and Terry Horvath took 46 blind travelers on a Caribbean cruise.
The owners of Best Cruises & Tours in Grand Blanc, Mich., let participants pay $20 a week in installments for... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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India to host blind cricket Twenty20 World Cup |
India is set to host the inaugural blind cricket Twenty20 World Cup in December.
David Townley, president of the World Blind Cricket Council, says the group voted during a two-day meeting in the... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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