Prime Minister Narendra Modi's updated 'Exam Warriors' to hit stands soonAccording to the publishers, the new edition proposes a systematic approach to tackling challenges "students face outside and inside classr...
05 Mar, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2019: SocialCops, First Step Digital take home 'Social Enterprise'shields“I was really excited to see young founders doing such exciting and meaningful work with data, and help our government make better decision...
24 Aug, 2019, 09.16 PM IST
Exclusive holiday company for differently-abled people Specialcare Holidays launches servicesSpecialcare Holidays promoted by physically challenged Simon George, is all set to begin operations by taking a small group of tourists of ...
17 May, 2018, 06.30 PM IST
How a bunch of Indian tech startups hope to change the world for the visually impairedAssistive technology is underserved in India. Products available here have been developed in the western world where affordability is not a...
12 Jun, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
From a mother at 16 to the face of Indian beauty cosmetics, Shahnaz Husain's tale is inspiringHusain started her herbal salon in 1971 at home after borrowing Rs 35,000 from her father.
07 Mar, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Son's plight inspires ISRO scientist to create drawing kit for blind"We learnt along with him.Blind people's world is limited to six dots of braille and I wanted to change that," Dilip Bhatt, a senior scient...
19 Jun, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
Selfless service: Bengaluru cafés provide counselling & free mealsWhether you are lonely in the city or facing relationship troubles, these cafés will lend an ear.
19 Jan, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
Bengaluru-based college dropout invents e-reader for the blindThe device, as big and thick as an average tiffin box, refreshes three ines of 20 braille characters in 100 milliseconds.
24 Jun, 2015, 12.17 PM IST
Yoga answer to need for mental, moral well-being: President Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee today strongly endorsed yoga as a complete answer to people's need for mental, moral and spiritual well-being.
08 Jun, 2015, 06.25 PM IST
Jaipur Watch Company is a result of Gaurav Mehta passion for coins & watchesGaurav Mehta's Jaipur Watch Company is India's first bespoke watch brand & its collection of watches has an unmistakably royal touch; some ...
15 May, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
Restaurants introduce Braille menusFor the visually impaired, dining out can be mortifying. Now, a few eateries have introduced menus in Braille and designed interiors that c...
27 Apr, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
IT firm EMC shows the way, hires profoundly disabledWith the help of Enable India, the company has sourced top-notch software and hardware so that they can work around their disabilities effi...
16 Mar, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
Indian-origin boy Shubham Banerjee gets Intel funding for Braille printerThe Braille printer is expected to cost $350-500 (Rs 21,000-30,000), as compared to the usual price of $2,000.
06 Nov, 2014, 11.00 AM IST
India's top B-schools go the extra mile to help the differently abled studentsB-schools are trying their best for their disabled students by adding voice announcement facility in lifts, providing them motorised wheelc...
17 Jul, 2014, 12.32 PM IST
- Bringing technology closer to disabled
As accessibility manager at Yahoo! India’s research centre in Bangalore, Srinivasu teaches people about bringing technology closer to the d...
07 Dec, 2010, 01.25 AM IST
- Honing the skills of the differently-abled
As India Inc struggles to build workforce diversity there is a new breed of entrepreneurs who are helping corporate India achieve just that...
13 Apr, 2010, 01.27 AM IST
- Can't read, so use new tech to let books speak
But apart from some local newspapers and occasional letters from his family, he could never manage to enjoy a book because reading printed ...
31 Jan, 2010, 06.37 AM IST