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No special teachers for Delhi’s differently-abled children |
It has been two years since a high court order, but the Delhi government is yet to recruit permanent teachers for differently-abled children in its schools. On September 15, 2009, the court had... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Experimental device attached to tongue helps totally blind man read |
They were three small words, but their meaning was huge.
Sitting in a lab at the University of Pittsburgh last week to help test the BrainPort vision device, Jose Neto read out the words projected... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Sign bond to fly, blind exec told |
A high-flying city executive, who has travelled across the world and helped frame disabled-friendly guidelines for Indian airports, hit an air pocket at Patna last week when a private airline... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Scholarship for visually challenged girl students |
UDIS Forum has invited applications from visually challenged girl students for the Marga Schulze Scholarship.
A release from the organisation said it was a merit-based scholarship aimed at... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Nehru's letters now in Braille |
In 1928, Jawaharlal Nehru decided to open Indira's eyes to the world. He wrote to his 10 year-old daughter from Allahabad and filled his letters with what amounted to history lessons. The batch of 30... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Himachal to get first school for visually impaired |
In a step towards empowering visually impaired persons in Himachal Pradesh, National Federation of the Blind is all set to open a school in Shimla.
The school, which was approved by the National... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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DU isn’t sensitive to differently-abled |
The Delhi University may consider itself disable-friendly, but the South Campus has proved to be insensitive to the needs of these students. Last week, Kanika Saxena, a Delhi University aspirant, had... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Now, a pen that can read Koran |
Come Ramzan and Koran is the fastest moving product. But this time round, it is going to sell in a different format.
The Koran reading pen has hit the market here and more than a month before Ramzan... |
Product and Technology |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Delhi HC allows scribes to help visually-impaired candidates |
The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to provide "scribes" to visually- impaired candidates appearing for Central Teachers Eligibility... |
Education and Employment |
19/Jul/2012 |
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‘3 per cent funds must for disabled’ |
Criminal cases will be registered against the head of departments who fail to earmark three per cent of budgetary outlay for welfare of the disabled, according to Disabilities Commissioner K V... |
General |
19/Jul/2012 |
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