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Copyright Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha |
The much delayed Copyright Bill, providing for certain important amendments to the Copyright Act, was today approved by the Rajya Sabha. The bill will remove operational difficulties and address... |
Policy News |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Discussions with state govt to fill vacancies for specially-abled |
He was speaking at the sixth anniversary of NFB held at the School for Blind here on Wednesday.
Rungta said one round of discussion has already been held with the chief secretary and he has agreed... |
Education and Employment |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Smartphones Can Be Boon For Visually Impaired |
iPhones and other smartphones can be a boon to those with low visions, but few doctors are recommending them to patients, according to a new study.
Among the advantages smartphones offer to people... |
Product and Technology |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Nepal "blind" eatery lights way for visually impaired |
A line of diners, holding on to the shoulders of the person in front of them, enters the pitch dark hall at Nepal's first blind restaurant, which treats guests to food they can smell, touch and taste... |
General |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Microsoft’s hi-tech ‘Kinectacles’ to help the blind navigate better |
A pair of hi-tech spectacles called Kinectacles that will help the visually challenged navigate their way and Kinect Bridge - an innovative product that will enable the speech impaired to communicate... |
Product and Technology |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Centre plans to train teachers to handle special children |
“Going by the 2001 census, India had 2.14 crore differently abled children whose numbers going to be around 2.45 crore by 2012. It is more than the population of many countries.
We are going to... |
Education and Employment |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Run for a cause on May 27 |
Cheshire Disability Trust (CDT) which is working for the upliftment of the differently-abled through moral support has announced its key runners for the ‘TCS World 10K Majja Run’� scheduled to be... |
General |
18/Jul/2012 |
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DU medical board for students with disabilities scrapped |
The Delhi University has made the admission process easier for physically challenged students by doing away with a medical board that used to examine such aspirants even after they produced medical... |
Education and Employment |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Books at the fingertip |
The ayes have it, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. This simple phrase, which ended the proceedings of the Lok Sabha on May 22 marked a momentous day for the estimated 40 million persons with print... |
General |
18/Jul/2012 |
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Crowd ‘steps up’ for impaired kids |
About 2,000 people did step aerobics in front of Taipei City Hall yesterday to express support for visually impaired children in developing countries.
The participants wore blue and green T-shirts... |
General |
18/Jul/2012 |
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