From 'fatigue' to seizures: 30-year-old teacher's vision blurs led to life-changing diagnoses, shares Hyderabad neurologistBlurred vision plagued a Hyderabad school teacher for months. Initially dismissed as fatigue, the episodes escalated. A neurologist identif...
29 Jan, 2026, 08.48 AM IST
Students across Kashmir showcase potential technological innovations, prepare pitches for fundingStudents from various schools in Kashmir showcased innovations such as safety-focused alarm bags, agriculture robots, and smart water billi...
25 Dec, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
This Delhi museum is designed for visitors with visual impairmentThe Anubhav gallery in Delhi's National Museum contains tactile replicas of museum displays for visitors with visual impairment.
21 May, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
'Windows' of opportunity for students, teachers, social entrepreneurs as they meet Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaCurrently in Delhi as part of his four-day multi-city tour to India, Hyderabad-born Nadella shared his vision on the role technology can pl...
04 Jan, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
Google launches web version of Read AlongRead Along, which has been used by more than 30 million kids worldwide, will become more accessible with the launch of its web version.
10 Aug, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Kerala education minister releases audio books for Class 10, 12 studentsThe audio books, developed and made available in the First Bell portal -- www.firstbell.kite.kerala.gov.in -- by Kerala Infrastructure and ...
12 Feb, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
Shikshak Parv: PM Narendra Modi launches initiatives in education sectorAddressing the inaugural conclave of the 'Shikshak Parv' through video-conferencing, Modi expressed confidence that these measures will not...
07 Sep, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
Kerala special schools to be "smart" soonAs part of the programme, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) would publish videos, based on various subjects, e...
04 Sep, 2021, 02.31 PM IST
Government makes education accessible with PM eVIDYA; to launch dedicated TV channelsRadio, community radio and CBSE podcast 'Shiksha Vani' will be widely used to make education more accessible.
17 May, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
How this Anand Mahindra-backed startup is empowering the visually impairedBraille has been a fundamental tool for the blind in terms of literacy, employment and independence. Annie, a self teaching Braille device,...
05 Dec, 2019, 09.49 AM IST
On World Yoga Day, CII, Young Indians organized a session of Blindfold Yoga to reinforce inclusionThe inclusive Yoga session saw 65 participants from Young Indians, CII Office Bearers, and students of the Yuva programme from Sankara Coll...
21 Jun, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Good samaritan - Bhumika Patel tries to raise fitness levels of visually impairedBhumika Patel has formed an informal running club to ensure that people do not drop out of their fitness regimes midway.
12 Sep, 2016, 01.05 PM IST
Bengaluru builds Enable Academy, job portal for disabledEnable Academy brings together PWD jobseekers, companies wishing to employ them, NGOs, training tools, publications, tutorials, courses and...
19 May, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Quashing of job advertisement; HC asks Centre, Delhi government to replyDelhi High Court today asked the Centre and the city government to respond to a PIL seeking quashing of an advertisement for jobs.
14 Mar, 2014, 08.43 PM IST
Visually-impaired girl to pursue dream course at DUThe challenge to study Maths, for both Sana and Karthik, was stupendous, in the absence of any study material in Braille.
23 Jul, 2013, 12.33 PM IST
- Taare Zameen Par could change the face of education in India
The road for challenged people has never been easy, and films can only be the first step to the eventual solution. Bollywood Q1 report card
14 Apr, 2008, 07.30 AM IST
- IT cos hiring visually challenged
IBM, Mphasis & Infosys-BPO are some of the firms which have started inducting the visually-impaired.
12 Jun, 2007, 10.00 AM IST