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Follow below the Daily Eyeway Alerts: 1. Technology beyond Braille has come in handy for many: The Hindu While hailing the revolutionary discovery of Louis Braille as being a fundamental necessity that helped them overcome barriers, some of the visually challenged professionals in the city feel that technology interventions have also helped them think beyond Braille in several walks of life. For more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/technology-beyond-braille-has-come-in-handy-for-many/article8061997.ece 2. Bengaluru’s first industrial Braille press in HSR Layout: The Hindu The city is all set to get its own industrial-scale Braille press in HSR Layout, which is also set to print the first Braille magazine in the State. MitraJyothi, an NGO working for the visually challenged from the past 25 years, has been granted Rs. 1-crore Braille press by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as part of a programme to establish 16 Braille press across the country in 2015. For more: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengalurus-first-industrial-braille-press-in-hsr-layout/article8061996.ece 3. Computerized Braille embosser may have replaced the manual Braille typewriter bringing down the laborious work of producing a Braille book. : The Hindu For more:http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/waiting-for-years-to-get-a-braille-embosser/article8061994.ece 4. IT WAS a routine broadcast schedule for the listeners of All India Radio (AIR) on Monday morning, when presenter ManojKshirsagar started the regional news bulletin at 7.10 am in his distinctive voice. However, halfway into the bulletin, Kshirsagar said that he would now pass on the microphone to DhanrajPatil, a representative of Pune Blind Men’s Association, who will complete the bulletin by reading the news in braille. Indian Express For more: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/louis-brailles-birth-anniversary-in-a-first-visually-impaired-man-reads-news-on-air-pune/ 5. At Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, a clinical trial is taking place in which six patients who have had little or no sight for many years are having a cutting-edge "bionic eye" implanted in an attempt to give them some sight, and independence, back. The first patient in this trial is 49-year-old Rhian Lewis, from Cardiff. For more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35220615 -- With warm regards, Helpdesk Team! Toll free: 1800 300 20469 Website: www.eyeway.org Celebrating Louis Braill birthday, Jan. 4th. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
