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The following FOUR news stories have been uploaded on to the Eyeway website today: 1. India needs more reading tech for visually challenged http://www.eyeway.org/?q=india-needs-more-reading-tech-visually-challenged The Daisy consortium calls for more books to be made accessible as libraries digitise. 2. Setting the bar high India's visually-challenged football team hopes that Thailand event will create awareness http://www.eyeway.org/?q=setting-bar-high-india%E2%80%99s-visually-challenge d-football-team-hopes-thailand-event-will-create More detailed article on the blind football tournament and the sport. 3. New DU courses tough for visually impaired students http://www.eyeway.org/?q=new-du-courses-tough-visually-impaired-students VI students at Delhi University may not have all the materials they need to study the new courses properly, particularly IT. 4. Rural areas still devoid of quality eye care: Doctors http://www.eyeway.org/?q=rural-areas-still-devoid-quality-eye-care-doctors It has been 25 years since the National Programme for Control Of Blindness (NPCB) was launched in the country. While it has had many successes that has helped reduce the national burden of preventable blindness, there is scope for much better services, believe experts. Enjoy! Eyeway Helpdesk Project Eyeway - A knowledge resource for living a fuller life with vision loss C/o Score Foundation, 17/107 L.G.F., Vikram Vihar, Lajpat Nagar - 4, New Delhi - 110024. India. Helpdesk:+91-11-460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Website: <http://www.eyeway.org> www.eyeway.org 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..
