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Hyderabad Couple Lives With Son's Body For 4 Days, Not Knowing He Is Dead
An elderly, visually challenged lived with the body of their 30-year-old son for four days, unaware that he was dead. The traumatic situation would probably have continued if the couple's neighbours had not noticed a foul smell emanating from the hou
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Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By Sweeper In Hyderabad: Cops
A sweeper was taken into custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a visually challenged girl at a government school for blind girls at Malakpet here, police said on Thursday.
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Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By 60-Year-Old Uttarakhand Man
A man who runs an institute has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly sexually exploiting a visually challenged girl in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, police said.
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On World Braille Day, Delhi Power Company Introduces Bills In Braille
In a first-of-its-kind move in Delhi, the BSES power distribution companies on Wednesday launched a facility to deliver electricity bills to their visually challenged consumers in Braille script.
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Adopt Suitable Educational Resources For Visually Impaired Students: UGC To Universities, Colleges
The commission has advised that all universities should adopt suitable educational resources including Braille-print books, large print books, tactile books, and audio books and adopt other assistive devices to assist the visually impaired.
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Jabalpur University's Visually Impaired Students Get Fee Relief
The decision was taken to give relief to visually-impaired students, the University in charge registrar Dipesh Mishra told, adding that it had exempted such students from paying examination fees in the past.
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Odisha Allows Visually Impaired Teachers To Take Online Classes From Their Homes
Teaching-Learning During COVID-19: Odisha allows visually-impaired teachers to offer online classes from homes.
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Delhi High Court: University of Delhi To Reimburse Visually Impaired Students Cost Of Books And Devices
Delhi High Court direct the University of Delhi to reimburse blind students for cost of books and devices.
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JNU Professor Develops Braille Model To Teach Chemistry To Visually-Challenged Students
In the model, professor Balaji has included normal letters along with Braille so that students with a normal eyesight can also learn from it while teachers are not required to be experts in Braille.
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Google Lookout App to Help the Visually Challenged
Lookout app will be released by Google in the US later this year.
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In Delhi, Visually Impaired Rape Survivor Reportedly Identified Accused By Voice
A 20-year-old visually-challenged woman was allegedly raped in central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road. The rape survivor identified the accused by his voice, say police sources.
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Microsoft Soundscape App for iOS Helps the Visually Challenged Navigate Cities With Audio Cues
Soundscape uses 3D audio technology to 'show' the visually challenged features of the city around them.
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Facebook Improves How Visually Challenged Can 'See' Images Using AI
For the visually impaired, the company is also working on identifying text in manipulated photos like memes.
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Visually Impaired Indian Woman Says Locked Up In Munich Airport Lounge
Visually impaired gender activist Nidhi Goyal has blamed global airline major Lufthansa of insensitivity and apathy, alleging that she was "locked up" inside the passenger carrier's disability assistance lounge at Munich airport while waiting for her flight to Mumbai.
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Educated Visually Challenged Community In Maharashtra Struggles To Find Work
By Prachi Salve and Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Every day at 7 pm, Munjaba Shingare, 42, leaves his home in Vangani village in Thane district, to begin his work day. Carrying his dholki, a two-headed drum, he takes a 10-minute walk through the town centre to reach the train station. Here, he takes on the task of crossing seven busy railway tra...
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Hyderabad Couple Lives With Son's Body For 4 Days, Not Knowing He Is Dead
An elderly, visually challenged lived with the body of their 30-year-old son for four days, unaware that he was dead. The traumatic situation would probably have continued if the couple's neighbours had not noticed a foul smell emanating from the hou
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Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By Sweeper In Hyderabad: Cops
A sweeper was taken into custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a visually challenged girl at a government school for blind girls at Malakpet here, police said on Thursday.
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Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By 60-Year-Old Uttarakhand Man
A man who runs an institute has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly sexually exploiting a visually challenged girl in Uttarakhand's Haldwani, police said.
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On World Braille Day, Delhi Power Company Introduces Bills In Braille
In a first-of-its-kind move in Delhi, the BSES power distribution companies on Wednesday launched a facility to deliver electricity bills to their visually challenged consumers in Braille script.
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Adopt Suitable Educational Resources For Visually Impaired Students: UGC To Universities, Colleges
The commission has advised that all universities should adopt suitable educational resources including Braille-print books, large print books, tactile books, and audio books and adopt other assistive devices to assist the visually impaired.
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Jabalpur University's Visually Impaired Students Get Fee Relief
The decision was taken to give relief to visually-impaired students, the University in charge registrar Dipesh Mishra told, adding that it had exempted such students from paying examination fees in the past.
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Odisha Allows Visually Impaired Teachers To Take Online Classes From Their Homes
Teaching-Learning During COVID-19: Odisha allows visually-impaired teachers to offer online classes from homes.
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Delhi High Court: University of Delhi To Reimburse Visually Impaired Students Cost Of Books And Devices
Delhi High Court direct the University of Delhi to reimburse blind students for cost of books and devices.
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JNU Professor Develops Braille Model To Teach Chemistry To Visually-Challenged Students
In the model, professor Balaji has included normal letters along with Braille so that students with a normal eyesight can also learn from it while teachers are not required to be experts in Braille.
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Google Lookout App to Help the Visually Challenged
Lookout app will be released by Google in the US later this year.
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In Delhi, Visually Impaired Rape Survivor Reportedly Identified Accused By Voice
A 20-year-old visually-challenged woman was allegedly raped in central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road. The rape survivor identified the accused by his voice, say police sources.
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Microsoft Soundscape App for iOS Helps the Visually Challenged Navigate Cities With Audio Cues
Soundscape uses 3D audio technology to 'show' the visually challenged features of the city around them.
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Facebook Improves How Visually Challenged Can 'See' Images Using AI
For the visually impaired, the company is also working on identifying text in manipulated photos like memes.
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Visually Impaired Indian Woman Says Locked Up In Munich Airport Lounge
Visually impaired gender activist Nidhi Goyal has blamed global airline major Lufthansa of insensitivity and apathy, alleging that she was "locked up" inside the passenger carrier's disability assistance lounge at Munich airport while waiting for her flight to Mumbai.
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Educated Visually Challenged Community In Maharashtra Struggles To Find Work
By Prachi Salve and Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Every day at 7 pm, Munjaba Shingare, 42, leaves his home in Vangani village in Thane district, to begin his work day. Carrying his dholki, a two-headed drum, he takes a 10-minute walk through the town centre to reach the train station. Here, he takes on the task of crossing seven busy railway tra...
