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An atypical tooth-in-eye surgery has restored the eyesight of Martin Jones. Blinded in an accident, the 42-year-old Jones was really excited to see his wife for the...
made popular Jul 4 2009
Devised by You Zhenwei, the “B-Touch” is a touchscreen phone that doubles as a book reader for the blind. Perhaps there have been a host of cellphones made for the...
made popular Jun 17 2009
We are running faster in the bionic race now than we did a year back. But because the inceptions are paving new hopes and dimensions for the differently abled, I in...
made popular May 28 2009
AP, Fenton
A legally blind man was credited with saving a woman after authorities said a 45-year-old man broke into her apartment on Saturday night. Authorities said the man, a...
made popular Mar 17 2009
AP, Baghdad
A 3-year-old Iraqi girl who was blinded and disfigured in a 2006 Baghdad car bombing has traveled to India and Jordan in her family’s quest to restore her...
made popular Mar 17 2009
AP, Port Washington
His memories of Helen Keller are vivid, if not entirely favorable: She had big hands, a forceful personality, and not much of a sense of humor.
made popular Jan 17 2009
AP, Beijing
A Chinese human rights activist who was imprisoned after he documented forced abortions and other abuses has been denied medical care in prison and is in poor health,...
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, Albany
The National Federation of the Blind says it considers NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all...
made popular Dec 15 2008
AP, Albany
The National Federation of the Blind says it considers the Saturday Night Live skit making fun of New York Gov. David Paterson an attack on all blind Americans.
made popular Dec 15 2008
AP, Seoul
A law that allows only visually impaired people to become licensed masseurs does not violate South Korea’s constitution, a court ruled Thursday in a victory for...
made popular Oct 30 2008
AP, Columbus
Students at the Ohio State School for the Blind screamed with joy when they learned their marching band will make history at the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade.
made popular Oct 21 2008
AP, Baltimore
Blind people quarantined in a mental asylum, attacking each other, soiling themselves, trading sex for food. For Marc Maurer, who’s blind, such a scenario _ as...
made popular Sep 30 2008
AP, Boston
Apple Inc. and the Massachusetts attorney general have reached an agreement that will give blind people equal access to Apple Inc.’s iTunes and iTunes U...
made popular Sep 26 2008
“Blind masseurs jump from bridge”:(Photo credit: AP) The story as reported by CNN (first reported by Yonhap, a Korean news agency) is definitely a...
made popular Sep 19 2008
What can RFID do for the visually challenged people? Ask TellMate, a newly launched RFID system by S.J Chin. It enables blinds to identify daily used objects such as...
made popular Sep 9 2008
AP, Washington
When the next generations of $5, $10, $20 and $50 bills roll off the presses, there should be some way for blind people to tell them apart, a federal judge said...
made popular Sep 4 2008
I think the feeling of independence has no parallel. And this same feeling is valued to great heights by people with some physical impairment. We have products for...
made popular Aug 29 2008
Simple acts of kindness like aiding someone to cross the road and making contributions to charity is what runs through our mind when we think of blind people. But a...
made popular Jul 29 2008
Guwahati, July 24, 2008
Continuing their hunger strike for the last ten days, the All Assam Blind Students Union members today being arrested when came to the capital...
made popular Jul 24 2008
When Don Curran first saw the portrait that Adam Hahn had painted of him, with part of his face a dark blur of confusion, he was delighted. Ten years ago, Curran was...
made popular Jul 14 2008
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Noah Dahlman scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Wofford held off Appalachian State 74-68 on Thursday night for the Mountaineers’ sixth straight loss.
made popular Jan 30 2009
AP, Government Camp
A legally blind mountaineer has climbed Mount Hood, making it to the top. With the help of his guide dog, Rasha, and his best friend, Diego Joven, John Wimmer, 37, has...
made popular Jun 2 2008
AP, Madrid
A veteran Spanish mountaineer died during an attempt to climb the Himalayan peak of Annapurna, expedition organizers said Friday.Inaki Ochoa de Olza died of brain and...
made popular May 23 2008
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