Hi all: The news on Eyeway's website for the day are:
Sprint Kyocera Kona with text-to-speech is designed to assist the visually impaired http://www.eyeway.org/?q=sprint-kyocera-kona-text-speech-designed-assist-visually-impaired Sprint has launched the Kyocera Kona feature phone for the visually impaired, which means it has been loaded with some very powerful text-to-speech functions. Fewer corneas in sight for the blind http://www.eyeway.org/?q=fewer-corneas-sight-blind The number of cornea donors in India, is not enough to meet demand. Tech-savvy vision http://www.eyeway.org/?q=tech-savvy-vision DAISY Forum of India (Digital Accessible Information System) have a developed a Tablet with applications meant for visually impaired persons. Learning bonus for blind parents' kids http://www.eyeway.org/?q=learning-bonus-blind-parents-kids Infants of blind parents learn to communicate in different ways with their parents and other sighted adults - a skill that enhances their development, a new study shows. The vision to succeed http://www.eyeway.org/?q=vision-succeed Equipping the visually challenged with job skills is a lifetime mission for P.R. Pandi, former President of the Organisation for the Rehabilitation of the Blind in Tiruchi. Don’t be sorry, just be a friend http://www.eyeway.org/?q=don%E2%80%99t-be-sorry-just-be-friend Despite India’s attempts at inclusive education, schooling for special needs children has usually been a story of lack - of will, infrastructure and personnel. Campus capsule http://www.eyeway.org/?q=campus-capsule Bangalore University has set up a Braille Resource Centre as an Enabling Unit for its visually challenged students in postgraduate departments, and affiliated and autonomous colleges. Now, bicycle fitted with sensors for blind people http://www.eyeway.org/?q=now-bicycle-fitted-sensors-blind-people Scientists have developed a bicycle that uses ultrasonic sensors to detect obstacles in the path - and it can help blind and partially sighted people live more independently. He makes number crunching easy for students http://www.eyeway.org/?q=he-makes-number-crunching-easy-students his city teacher is a Samaritan for many of his students for he gives them moral support and financial support too. Centre for disability studies in Ravenshaw University http://www.eyeway.org/?q=centre-disability-studies-ravenshaw-university Ravenshaw University has planned to set up a Centre for Disability Studies (CDS). Pavement menace for the visually impaired http://www.eyeway.org/?q=pavement-menace-visually-impaired A report on condition of tactile pavements in Delhi National Braille Press Announces $20K Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation http://www.eyeway.org/?q=national-braille-press-announces-20k-touch-genius-prize-innovation Competition encourages innovation in braille and tactile literacy for the blind. Feeling monuments http://www.eyeway.org/?q=feeling-monuments Introducing tactile monuments look-a-likes for visually impaired people With best, Binni Kumari|Helpdesk Executive! Score Foundation 17/107, Basement, Vikram Vihar, Lajpatnagar 4, New Delhi 110024, INDIA. Helpdesk:+91 - 11 - 460 70 380 (Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm) Office Phone: +91 - 11 - 26472582/81 Email: [email protected] Websites: scorefoundation.org.in <http://www.scorefoundation.org.in/> www.eyeway.org ****** <http://www.youtube.com/user/eyewayindia><https://twitter.com/friendsofeyeway> <https://www.facebook.com/projecteyeway> 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..
