Shriya Saran Hails Para Athlete Simran Sharma And Her Husband Gajendra, Wishes To Meet 'Inspiring' Couple
Visually Impaired Para Athlete Simran Sharma won gold at the World Para Athletics Championship in Japan.
Jun 06, 2024, 10:29 AM IST
Visually Impaired Sense Their Heartbeats Better Than Sighted: Study
The study reveals that the blind participants were superior at sensing their heartbeats than sighted participants.
Mar 25, 2023, 13:11 PM IST
Taapsee Pannu's 'Blurr' special screening held for visually impaired, check film streaming date!
Blurr Release Date: The film is about the death of a blind girl and its investigation by her twin sister, who is also gradually losing her eyesight.
Dec 06, 2022, 16:58 PM IST
Indian Railways installs Braille navigation maps at Chennai and Egmore stations
To make the railway stations visually impaired-friendly, Indian Railways installs Braille navigation maps at Chennai Central Railway station and Egmore station, reports IANS.
Jul 05, 2022, 15:56 PM IST
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: AirAsia India introduces in-flight safety manual in braille
Different types of wheelchair facilities are available to pre-book for persons with disabilities to access the ramp up to the ladder point or the aircraft door as well as to reach the cabin, AirAsia mentioned in a statement.
Dec 03, 2021, 15:07 PM IST
'Divya Nayan' is a boon for visually impaired
Government agency CSIR-CSIO has developed “Divya Nayan”, a personal reading machine for visually impaired to access printed or electronic textual information. The device is useful for the targeted disability group for accessing printed and digital information. This will help to read out a printed or electronic document without the help of any volunteer and hence, in turn, will help in their education and employment.
Feb 21, 2020, 08:38 AM IST
Maniesh Paul cheers for visually impaired in cricket match
Maniesh Paul met all the players and shared a lot of stories with them and made them laugh.
Feb 05, 2020, 13:11 PM IST
Visually challenged cricketer approaches Supreme Court for inclusion in IPL
A partially visually challenged cricketer from Uttar Pradesh has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a direction for inclusion in the next year's Indian Premier League (IPL).
Oct 06, 2018, 19:08 PM IST
Visually impaired facing problems with new currency: HC
The court said the matter was of "very grave public interest" and should be addressed seriously.
Dec 01, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
Visually-impaired Sagar Baheti finishes Boston Marathon
More than 30,000 runners took part in Boston Marathon, one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the world.
Apr 18, 2017, 21:07 PM IST
'Princess India' title: John Abraham to honour the winner of beauty pageant for visually impaired
The hunk of an actor in B-Town, John Abraham has a heart of gold as he believes in lending his support to several social causes! The actor will reportedly be seen crowning the beauty pageant winner but it does have a difference.
Feb 22, 2017, 12:35 PM IST
'Kaabil' will inspire people: Yami Gautam
Bollywood's fair and lovely girl Yami Gautam is all set to star opposite superstar Hrithik Roshan in Sanjya Gupta's directorial 'Kaabil'. Both the lead actors play visually impaired characters in the film.
Jan 13, 2017, 20:11 PM IST
Why astronauts become visually impaired on longer space missions
Astronauts usually suffer from visual problems when they go for a longer space mission.
Nov 28, 2016, 23:02 PM IST
Touchscreen tablets beneficial to the visually impaired: Study
Apple's famous tablet has several advantages, including helping people suffering from vision loss see and read information more easily, researchers at Canada's Concordia University have found.
Mar 28, 2016, 09:15 AM IST
Wow! Soon, Wikipedia to read content to you!
The new project will make the online encyclopedia more accessible to users, particularly the visually impaired.
Mar 11, 2016, 22:59 PM IST
Bracelet to help blind people navigate in the works
Two entrepreneurial engineers from the Tec de Monterrey institute in Mexico have taken wearable technology beyond just emails and social networking, by creating a bracelet with a very specific purpose.
Nov 23, 2015, 09:45 AM IST
Special identification features in notes for visually impaired
RBI Thursday said special features have been introduced in Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes to help visually impaired easily identify them.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:06 PM IST
Smartphone app for the visually impaired launched
An application equipped with Braille typing feature that promises to assist the visually-impaired in using all features of a smartphone was launched here Thursday on World Sight Day.
Oct 09, 2014, 17:32 PM IST
