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Risca man completes 24-mile wheelchair trek to Senedd |
A RISCA man took on a 24-mile wheelchair challenge to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
Martin King, 42, travelled from the Twyn Carn Day Centre in Risca to the Senedd, to raise... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Government schemes blind to visually challenged: Study |
The study focused on implementation of the two nationwide government schemes –The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Taiwan-designed bowl for visually impaired wins iF design award |
The award-winning Heat Conduction Bowl designed by Taiwanese student Tai Kuang-chin. (Photo courtesy of National Cheng Kung University News Center)
A "smart" bowl designed for the visually impaired... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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A cafe for the differently-abled |
Saturday saw the opening of the city’s first hangout for differently-abled youth, Kalakkal Cafe, on the Vidya Sagar campus in Kotturpuram, a prime locality.
�� Anuradha Shankaran, a teacher at Vidya... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Stray dogs in Jawaharlal Nehru University: Visually challenged on hunger strike |
Fed up with the rising number of dog bites and the alleged mishandling of situation by the administration , visually challenged students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have threatened to go on a... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Blind Ukrainians to enjoy soccer with headphones |
Visually impaired or blind football fans in Ukraine will get an opportunity to follow Euro 2012 matches at Ukrainian and Poland stadiums through headphones with live match commentary.
According to... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Outfit of disabled mulls national front |
o battle out the routine discrimination being meted out to the disabled, a conference organised by the Able Disabled All People Together (Adapt) discussed forming of a national front for the... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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How Some Banks Are Unknowingly Punishing Blind Customers |
Phill Fernandes, a member of our Gnomies community and a visually impaired geek in his own right, recently brought a story to my attention involving his banking institution and how it has made his... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Where There's a Wheel |
At Phoenix Market City, Viman Nagar, a large group of people gathered early on Sunday morning. A neatly painted lane pointed towards the exit from Gate number 4. From the starting point, 30 cars... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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Impairment didn’t hinder his achievement |
Visually impaired by birth, he was inclined towards music from his nascent days. He not only practiced it, but also went on to give concerts both in India and abroad.
Now, he has a Ph D in music for... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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