Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday outlined the technology giant’s vision to combine the power of human language with advanced machine intelligence as he announced new updates to the operating system Windows 10 to create more personal computing for every customer.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Now the visually impaired in India can call a toll free number and get their queries addressed in their local language, thanks to an initiative launched on Monday.
At least 16 people suffered partial vision loss after undergoing cataract surgery at a charitable hospital. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has ordered a departmental probe into the incident.
ISLAMABAD: An e-learning accessibility centre for visually-impaired students has started functioning at the national library of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU).
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued an order to transfer teachers with specialisation in hearing impairment from the Government Blind School (GBS), Vazhuthacaud. While the order says that it is a grave child rights violation to allow teachers without proper specialisation to teach children with visual impairment, it is mum about the fate of the three teachers who have been serving the school since 2009.
In A world where children shy away from maths, 15-year-old Bhavya Shah stands out. He loves the subject, and, when he grows up, he wants to be a computer engineer. It’s a dream that until now would have had little chance of fulfillment.
Washington :South Korean startup has developed an affordable Braille smartwatch which allows the visually impaired to receive and read text messages in real time and even read e-books.
In a major initiative, people with disabilities will be able to easily access government websites across the country as steps are being taken to enhance their features.
Disability is a state of mind, as these great personalities have pointed out. Life becomes dysfunctional only when we are paralysed by our lack of will to perform, and disabled when we lose the determination to break the shackles preventing us from achieving what we can.
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