[AI] News Alerts from Eyeway

[Eyeway Helpdesk]

Hello All,

 

The following six news/stories have been uploaded today.

 

Opening eyes to blind chess players

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=opening-eyes-blind-chess-players

A documentary that focuses on the blind chess players of India screened in
the closing week of the Durban International Film Festival (Diff) and drew
much interest in this community. Algorithms was shot over three years and
follows Charudatta Jadhav, a champion chess player from Mumbai, who now
mentors younger players and is championing their cause to become world-
class blind chess players.

Mr. Jadhav is a client with Eyeway and has been associated with us in the
past. He is also one of the people being featured in the TV Serial.

 

Panel presses for disabled quota

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=panel-presses-disabled-quota

The State Commission for Persons with Disabilities asked Utkal University to
implement 3% reservation for disabled persons in appointment of teachers.

 

484 laptops distributed among disabled students

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=484-laptops-distributed-among-disabled-students

Delhi University has started distributing laptops but only to students
belonging to the persons-with-disability category. As many as 484 laptops
have already been distributed through DU's equal opportunity cell. 


Nigeria adopts WIPO's Copyright Treaty for visually impaired persons

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=nigeria-adopts-wipo%E2%80%99s-copyright-treaty-visu
ally-impaired-persons

A NIGERIAN delegation on June 27, 2013, joined other International
Negotiators at a Diplomatic Conference convened by the World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO) to adopt a Treaty to facilitate access to
published works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print
Disabilities (Beneficiary Persons).


Lab-made retina cells functional in mice

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=lab-made-retina-cells-functional-mice

Light-sensitive cells found in the retina have been grown from mouse
embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and successfully transplanted into the eyes of
visually impaired mice, restoring some vision.

 

Audible signals are in place at some Lyndhurst crosswalks

http://www.eyeway.org/?q=audible-signals-are-place-some-lyndhurst-crosswalks

The Lyndhurst Audible Signal Project is complete, with new accessible
pedestrian signals on Mayfield Road at the Brainard, Richmond and
Winchester-Irene roads intersections.

 

 

Happy learning!

 

 

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[AI] News alerts from Eyeway

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Hi All:

Please follow  Eyeway's website for 3 news stories for the day. One of them is 
a Story about Eyeway that has featured on Chai with Lakshmi.  


Sans Eyes
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=sans-eyes
http://chaiwithlakshmi.in/2013/inclusiveindia/sans-eyes.html
50-year-old Abu Gawere was a welder for the Indian Army, and was afraid he 
would lose his job when his eyesight began to decline. According to Section 47 
of the Disability Act, a person cannot be fired due to his disability, but 
Gawere knew that the Indian Army was exempted from this. Not knowing what to do 
next, he turned to Eyeway.org, who did a little research of their own; and 
found out that civilians employed by the Indian Army cannot be fired due to 
disability. Thanks to the efforts of the team at Eyeway.org, Abu Gawere 
continued in a secure job.


Visually-impaired girl to pursue dream course at Delhi University 
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=visually-impaired-girl-pursue-dream-course-delhi-university

Eighteen-year-old Sana Samad is the second student after Kartik Sawnhey to have 
been allowed to pursue mathematics after Class 12 at the Delhi University. Life 
will no longer be a blind alley for Sana Samad, one of the two visually 
impaired students from the city, who opted to study mathematics in Class XII 
despite opposition and has secured admission to a prestigious Delhi University 
college.

Copyright and blind-friendly books Between the lines
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=copyright-and-blind-friendly-books-between-lines

The Economist's take on the landmark Marrakesh treaty and its implications and 
possible pitfalls.
 
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Visually challenged seek implementation of job quota
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=visually-challenged-seek-implementation-job-quota

Despite the government having promised visually challenged graduates employment 
opportunities through reservation, most blind people haven’t been able to land 
those jobs, said representatives of the College Students and Graduates 
Association of the Blind.

Devendra Jhajharia wins India's first-ever gold in World Paralympic 
Championships 
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=devendra-jhajharia-wins-indias-first-ever-gold-world-paralympic-championships

Para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia has created history by becoming the first 
differently-abled Indian to win a gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships 
as he bagged the yellow metal in javelin throw in the sixth edition of the 
event in Lyon, France.



Amidst all odds, she conquered 
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=amidst-all-odds-she-conquered

A partially visually-challenged girl has topped the Ph.D. entrance of the 
English and Foreign Languages University. The topper Jyothi Priya had done her 
MA Literature five-year integrated course from the same university. “I was not 
expecting to top the entrance,” she said even as she accepted that Eflu was a 
friendly university to the challenged students.



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Hi all:

Please follow Eyeway's website for the various news items like:

1. Blind student, 20, in Hong Cong  learns to read Braille with her lips - 
fingertips weren't sensitive enough


http://eyeway.org/?q=blind-student-20-hong-kong-learns-read-braille-her-lips-%E2%80%94-fingertips-werent-sensitive-enough



Student succeeds in studies and uses her own way of reading Braille


2. Israel's UpSense Allows The Visually Impaired To Use Touchscreens


http://eyeway.org/?q=israels-upsense-allows-visually-impaired-use-touchscreens



Technology being developed in Israel on a new way of typing on a touchscreen, 
eventually for everyone to use but they think particurarly good for those 
already typing Braille.


3. Seeing beyond the white cane


http://eyeway.org/?q=seeing-beyond-white-cane



Developers in Australia are working on additional sensors to a white can which 
will enable more information about interiors to be fed to the user via a mobile 
phone.

4. Aid for the Visually Impaired under FYUP
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=aid-visually-impaired-under-fyup


The story outlines the provisions as well as exemptions put in place by DU to 
cater to the 362 visually impaired students enrolled at DU so far, this year. 


5. Not blinded by handicap, man gets PhD from IIT 
http://www.eyeway.org/?q=not-blinded-handicap-man-gets-phd-iit


The story of K Sriram, who received doctorates in management studies from 
IIT-Madras last week. Sriram is a commerce graduate from Loyola College who 
completed his MBA at IIM-Bangalore. Sriram who suffers from RP uses Jaws to 
read content, search the internet and prepare documents. His PhD thesis is 
titled Sustainable Development through Corporate Social Responsibility and 
Related Business Practices. 


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