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Kerala: Visually challenged girl beats all odds, tops Class 12 with 496 ma
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 25(ANI): Displaying that disability is not an impediment to success, Kochi girl, Hannah Alice Simon added another feather to her accolades as she secured the first rank in class 12 Board examinations in the disabled category.
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PM Modi gets emotional while interacting with beneficiary during Utkarsh S
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday got emotional while interacting with the daughter of a beneficiary of the government schemes who was visually challenged.
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Indian Social Enterprise Vembi among winners of Singapore International Fo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, March 14 (ANI): Inspired by her own experience where she faced challenges in her learning and education journey, Vidhya Y who is herself visually challenged, co-founded Vembi Technologies to increase access to content for the visually impaired.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks Rs 50 coins for visually impaired
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): An application has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to formulate a policy to issue Rs 50 coins to provide equality of opportunity and ease of doing business to the visually challenged citizens of the country.
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Being Sevak Charitable Trust hosts the National Awards function to recogni
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 (ANI/PNN): Mumbai-based 'Being Sevak Charitable Trust, a non-government organization (NGO) working for the upliftment and development of visually impaired people, underprivileged, and poor children, organized the national awards function titled 'Rasht
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TN: Visually challenged people attempt world record by weaving 50 chairs i
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 3 (ANI): As many as 50 visually challenged persons from Chennai on Wednesday attempted the UNICO Book Of World Records by weaving 50 chairs in six hours, ahead of International Day of Disabled Persons on Thursday.
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Ensure digitalised financial services are accessible to visually challenge
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to ensure digitalised financial services are accessible to visually challenged persons and that the employees and customer care service providers of all banks and
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Google adds new features to Lookout app for more accessible design
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 11 (ANI): Google's Android application Lookout which is crafted for helping the visually impaired is being updated with several new features making it easier for visually challenged people to read texts, signs etc.
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Visually challenged students, NGOs hail FM Sitharaman's announcements on d
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Visually challenged students and NGOs working for their cause have welcomed the announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the development of special e-content for visually and hearing-challenged children which will
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Dehradun Railway Station introduces signage in Braille
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Dehradun Railway Station has become friendly for visually challenged persons with the introduction of signages and maps in Braille.
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Visually-challenged youth takes selfie with PM Modi in Prayagraj
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): During the "Samajik Adhikarta Shivir" here on Saturday, a visually-challenged youth took a selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi using the smartphone he received under the assistance to disabled persons for purchase/fitting of Aids and Appl
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Run organised for visually challenged athletes in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The first-of-its-kind run -- SPN Vision Run -- for visually challenged athletes was organised here on to boost their athletic spirit.
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