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31-12-07
- Malaysia - Register for
help, blind told (Malaysia Star)
30-12-07
- Guyana - Cancer survivor Chelsie returns for 'Guyanese holiday' (Stabroek
News)
29-12-07
- India - Year-long celebrations to mark Braille's birth anniversary (WebIndia123.com)
28-12-07
- Canada - Snow double challenge for the blind (Montreal Gazette)
27-12-07
- Sri Lanka - Ministry appoints visually impaired undergrads as development officers (Ceylon
Daily News)
26-12-07
- India - E-slates for blind students (DNA India)
25-12-07
- Canada - A different kind of holiday magic (Waterloo Record)
24-12-07
- Fiji - Turning darkness into light (Fiji Times)
23-12-07
- Russia - Man's best friend answers call of duty (Russia Today)
22-12-07
- Malaysia - Disabled give thumbs up for first blind senator (Malay Mail)
21-12-07
- Turkey - "Heaven" becomes Turkey's first audio-narrated feature (Today's
Zaman)
20-12-07
- Macedonia - Computers will talk Macedonian to the blind persons (Metamorphosis)
19-12-07
- Italy - The Senate publishes the Constitution in Braille (Senato.it, Translation
availble on request)
18-12-07
- New Zealand - Airline considers change to bookings for visually impaired (Radio
NZ)
17-12-07
- Thailand - PM says EC must solve problem on lack of ballots for blind (Nation
Multimedia)
16-12-07
- Spain - Avila restaurants provide braille menus for blind (ThinkSpain.com)
15-12-07
- India - Music studio for the visually impaired (Statesman)
14-12-07
- Brunei - Philippine Special Students Delegation In Town (Bru Direct)
13-12-07
- Sri Lanka - The World Blind Union on International Human Rights Day (Ceylon
Daily News)
12-12-07
- Cameroon - South West province: Rights of the disabled assessed. (Cameroon
Radio TV)
11-12-07
- Canada - Residents with disabilities put new hospital to the test (Brampton
Guardian)
10-12-07
- Portugal - Vodafone Portugal launches "Say Net" Mobile Broadband (Vodafone.Pt)
9-12-07
- Canada - Paralympian jumps into debate (London Free Press)
8-12-07
- Trinidad & Tobago - Fleur's journey to success (Newsday)
7-12-07
- Bangladesh - Photography for the visually impaired (Daily Star)
6-12-07
- New Zealand - In-store kiosks dispensing digital books could arrive in the next
year (Computer World NZ)
5-12-07
- Turkey - Feeling paintings through fingers (Turkish Daily News)
4-12-07
- China - Shanghai welcomes guide dogs (CCTV.com)
3-12-07
- Nepal - Differently abled too getting on well (Kantipur Online)
2-12-07
- Sri Lanka - Rienzie wins Onyko Braille essay comp. (Sunday Times)
1-12-07
- Nepal - Against All Odds (Kantipur Online)
30-11-07
- Cuba - Cuban Students Support Visually Impaired Rehabilitation (Cuban News
Agency)
29-11-07
- Malawi - Aiming for an inclusive society (Malawi Daily Times)
28-11-07
- Canada - Blind singer-songwriter Heather Hutchison poised to release sophomore
disc (Edmonton Journal)
27-11-07
- Australia - Helping the blind see the light with Tactile Indicators (Infolink)
26-11-07
- Germany - Bad Web Design Proves a Problem for Blind Internet Users (Deutsche
Welle)
25-11-07
- New Zealand - Blind bowler sees the light (Hawkes Bay Today)
24-11-07
- Vietnam - Massage brings light to visually-impaired (Vietnamnet Bridge)
23-11-07
- Netherlands - Call for Papers ASK-IT Final Conference (Infrasite.nl)
22-11-07
- Finland - Blind French visitor disappointed at "model nation for services for the
disabled" (Helsingin Sanomat)
21-11-07
- Armenia - Seeing Past Limitations: "Normal" living is a special challenge for Armenia's
blind population (Armenia now)
20-11-07
- Turkey - Lokman Ayva calls for greater social involvement of the disabled (Today's
Zaman)
19-11-07
- South Africa - Knifed UCT prof was partly blind (IOL.za)
18-11-07
- Malaysia - Make-up instructions for the blind (New Straits Times)
17-11-07
- India - Visually-impaired Ayurvedic doctor helps clear skin and hair (Screen
India)
16-11-07
- Canada - Fake canvasser sought in blind charity scam (Toronto Star)
15-11-07
- Australia - Blind cricket in Yass (Yass Tribune)
14-11-07
- Australia - Blind date with artwork (Village Voice)
13-11-07
- Norway - IBSA Football 5-a-Side Development Seminar in Norway (Paralympics.org)
12-11-07 - Australia
- Secret voting underway for blind people (NineMSN.com )
11-11-07
- Brazil - Commercial in Braille (Features video) (Freshcreastion.nl)
10-11-07
- South Africa - Rare insight helps blind radio man win award (Independent Online)
9-11-07 - Trinidad
& Tobago - Persad elected secretary of world blind cricketers (Newsday)
8-11-07
- Philippines - Visually impaired individuals to undergo massage training (News
Today)
7-11-07 -
Japan - Guide dog enters Imperial Palace for 1st time (Japan Today)
6-11-07
- Uganda - Ugandan "used to boxing in the dark" (Reuters)
5-11-07
- Sweden - Wayfinder Access aims to help the visually impaired to become more mobile
(Wayfinder AB)
4-11-07
- Canada - Mounties recruit help of blind Native man in missing pilot search
(Calgary Sun)
3-11-07
- Saudi Arabia - Blind Customers in a Blind Alley (Arab News)
2-11-07
- New Zealand - Doing it with your eyes closed (Marlborough Express)
1-11-07
- Vietnam - Determination is guiding light in blind woman's life (VietnamNet)
31-10-07 - New Zealand -
You hum it, this blind savant can play it (+ audio) (Stuff.co.nz)
30-10-07
- India - A newspaper for the blind (DailyIndia.com)
29-10-07
- Singapore - Wei Lian's performamces on the Cancer Charity Show 2007 (WeiLianKelvin.com)
28-10-07
- Taiwan - Hiking promoted for the disabled (Taipei Times)
27-10-07
- Spain - Lleida winery incorporates Braille in their wine bottles (Yahoo)
26-10-07
- Belgium - Belgian League of the Blind Turns 'Blind Calls' into Generous Gestures
(Adrants.com)
25-10-07
- Russia - Jewish Project Brings Beauty to Nearly Blind and Deaf (FJC)
24-10-07
- Thailand - Blind to get a 'Daisy' digital dictionary (Bangkok Post)
23-10-07
- Czech Republic - Guide in the dark: Unique navigation system allows blind
to "dare more" (Prague Post)
22-10-07
- Italy - JRC project improves mobility for the blind at Lake Maggiore, Italy
(CORDIS)
21-10-07
- Thailand - Blind people protest against two-, three-digit, online lottery
(The Nation)
20-10-07
- Philippines - School teaches blind to surf the Internet (Inquirer.net)
19-10-07
- New Zealand - Blind Week on the box (RNZFB)
18-10-07
- Cuba - US Blockade Hardest Hits the Blind in Cuba (Prensa Latina)
17-10-07
- South Africa - The blind can lead the blind (Vuvuzela Online)
16-10-07
- India - Eight visually challenged students head to U.K. (The Hindu)
15-10-07
- Spain - Computer simulator allows visually impaired to drive (University of
Granada)
14-10-07
- Israel - Israeli Role Model Program for Deaf-Blind Draws Int'l Attention (Israel
National News)
13-10-07
- New Zealand - Black belt a triumph (Timaru Herald)
12-10-07
- Lebanon - An Inspirational Story, Motivational Story - Each Day Is A Gift
(LebLover.com)
11-10-07
- Zambia - World Sight Day - Focus On Vision for Children (AllAfrica.com)
10-10-07
- Canada - Technology helps visually impaired students (Northern News Services)
9-10-07 - Australia
- "Swish" new game is catching on (Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star)
8-10-07
- Norway - Better traffic information for the blind (Norway Post)
7-10-07
- Sri Lanka - Another first by St Thomas'- blind student Ishan Jaleel first
to row (Sunday Observer)
6-10-07
- Canada - CityNews Helps Woman Going Blind Turn Her Dream Into Reality: Part
Two (CityNews.ca)
5-10-07
- Kenya - Kenya: Rural School Gives Hope to Deaf And Blind Children (AllAfrica.com)
4-10-07
- Malta - Access to Internet Banking (di-ve.com)
3-10-07
- Czech Republic - Helping hands: Work for the blind tops VIA Foundation awards
(Prague Post)
2-10-07
- New Zealand - Hi-tech careers are no child's play (Stuff.co.nz)
1-10-07
- Thailand - 80 blind runners join the historic Bangkok Marathon (Nation Multimedia)
30-9-07 - Canada
- Tech visionary (Ottawa Citizen)
29-9-07 - Vietnam
- Ophthalmology meet coincides with VNIO's 50th anniversary (Vietnam News Agency)
28-9-07 - Tamil
Nadu - 8 visually challenged persons held, freed (The Hindu)
27-9-07 - Philippines
- Korean Magsaysay Awardee to Build Another Hospital for Blind (ArabNews.com)
26-9-07 - Japan
- Magnetic coil developed to wirelessly power artificial retina (Digital World
Tokyo)
25-9-07
- Saudi Arabia - Project to Make Blind, Deaf Productive Signed (Arab News)
24-9-07 - Australia
- Blind man wins right to teach (Adelaide Now)
23-9-07 - United
Arab Emirates - Quran shows him the light (Khaleej Times)
22-9-07 - Philippines
- Bridging the digital divide (Manila Bulletin)
21-9-07 - Australia
- Premier opens new Association for the Blind premises (Govt of Western Australia)
20-9-07 - Spain
- Braille street signs in Molina de Segura, Spain (TypicallySpanish.com)
19-9-07
- Turkey - Foundation for the Blind presents communication project (Turkish
Daily News)
18-9-07 - Kosovo
- Kosovo to Help Blind Voters (BIRN)
17-9-07 - China
- Stunning China Win First-ever Goalball Gold (Xinhua)
16-9-07 - Bulgaria
- Chances instead of charity in Bulgaria (Sofia Echo)
15-9-07 - Jamaica
- Patrick Lafayette: The measure of a man (Jamaica Gleaner
14-9-07 - China
- China upset Lithuania in goalball (CCTV.com)
13-9-07
- Cuba - Cuban Blind Using Computers (Prensa Latina)
12-9-07 - Nepal
- Visually-impaired teenager disowned for marrying a Dalit (Himalayan Times)
11-9-07 - Canada
- Blind tourists use GPS to 'get lost' in B.C. (Vancouver Province)
10-9-07 - New
Zealand - HumanWare opening world for the blind (NZ Herald)
9-9-07 - Germany
- THE WRONG VICTIM: Mugger Targets Blind Judo Champion (SPIEGEL)
8-9-07 - New
Zealand - Up to 14 jobs at Chch manufacturer Humanware to go (Stuff.co.nz)
7-9-07
- Fiji - School for the Blind dominates regional meet (Fiji Times)
6-9-07 - Kenya
- Early Training is the Way to Go, by Henry Wanyoike, Nairobi (AllAfrica.com)
5-9-07 - South
Africa - Blind job seekers 'beaten at protest' (Independent Online)
4-9-07 - Asia
- Christian Blind Mission Helps Most Vulnerable Victims of Asia Flooding (Earthtimes.org)
3-9-07 - Turkey
- Scheme opens World Wide Web to visually impaired (Today's Zaman)
2-9-07 - Netherlands
- SOLUTIONS RADIO Expands INTERNET RECEIVER Capabilities (BroadcastBuyer)
1-9-07
- Canada - Mohawk College's program for instructors for the blind "the
only one in Canada" (Brantford Expositor)
31-8-07 - Switzerland
- A fight to be heard (features Christopher Harmon) (CheckBioTech.org)
30-8-07 - Australia
- Breaking barriers (Sydney Morning Herald)
29-8-07 - Trinidad
& Tobago - A different kind of vision (Newsday)
28-8-07 - Cuba
- Cuban Schools to Enroll Over 2,000 Visually Impaired Students (Cuban News
Agency)
27-8-07 - India
- Visually impaired develops CD to convert text to Braille (Express India)
26-8-07
- Canada - Blind curling taking off in Canada (Slam Sports)
25-8-07
- China - Blind activist's wife forced home by officials (Reuters)
24-8-07
- Australia - Blind
voter demands secret vote (ABC News)
23-8-07
- Japan - In the doghouse (Asahi Shimbun)
22-8-07
- South Africa - Helping the blind to be independent (Sowetan)
21-8-07
- Qatar - Call to give equal rights for the blind (Peninsula)
20-8-07
- Philippines - Software firm taps Filipino to develop tools for the blind (INQ7.net)
19-8-07
- South Africa - Convicts see the light as they help mom (Independent Online)
18-8-07
- Canada - T-Base Communications Selects Blind Competitive Runner for the 2007/2008
Athletic Sponsorship (Canada Newswire)
17-8-07
- Japan - Music when the lights go out (Film Review) (Japan Times)
16-8-07
- New Zealand - Great-grandmother, 98, says you're never too old to compete (+video)
(NZ Herald)
15-8-07
- Cuba - Community Computer Centers for the Blind to Be Created in Cuba (Cuban
News Agency)
14-8-07
- Kenya - New Lab Planned to Aid the Blind Integrate Into Society (AllAfrica.com)
13-8-07 - Estonia
- Blind man in Estonia arrested for driving - again (Earthtimes.org)
12-8-07
- Australia - Elderly man clings to life after crash (The Age)
11-8-07 - Taiwan
- Taiwanese athletes shine in Brazil at Blind World Games (Taipei Times)
10-8-07 - New
Zealand - Parents protest 'battle' for blind boy's needs (Stuff.co.nz)
9-8-07
- Australia - Blind US sailors show keen youngsters the ropes (ABC News)
8-8-07
- India - Entrepreneur devises calendar in Braille (Express India)
7-8-07
- Uganda - Blind take off time for sports (New Vision)
6-8-07
- Swaziland - Visually impaired group lights up Esibayeni (Swazi Observer)
5-8-07
- Hungary - Sens Time By Touch Clock For The Blind Is Sexy And Round (Gizmodo)
4-8-07 - Zimbabwe
- Blind Students Get Helping Hand (AllAfrica.com)
3-8-07
- Dubai - Seeing a world with sound (Gulf News)
2-8-07
- Thailand - Swimathon for Brightness to be held in Hong Kong (AsiaTravelTips.com)
1-8-07 - Brazil
- Athletes participate in Blind Sport World Championship (ANBA)
31-7-07
- Jailed blind China activist wins Asian Nobel award (Reuters)
30-7-07
- India - Where the Mind is without fear (Times of India)
29-7-07
- Japan - 'Blindsight' asks: What is the meaning of climbing? (Daily Yomiuri)
28-7-07
- Nigeria - CRUEL FATE! (Vanguard)
27-7-07
- Uruguay - Uruguay to compete in
judo, javelin at World Athletics for the blind (People's Daily)
26-7-07
- Canada - Groups fundraising to assist family of teen with retinoblastoma with medical
travel costs (Timmins Observer)
25-7-07
- Australia - Sight no barrier to skydiving (Border Mail)
24-7-07
- Canada - Guide dog now woman's best friend (Standard Freeholder)
23-7-07
- India - New career options for visually challenged (Economic Times)
22-7-07
- Kenya - When disability is no barrier to success (The Standard)
21-7-07
- Philippines - PWDs sing out woes in Tacloban business establishments (Philppine
Info Agency)
20-7-07
- India - IT students construct keyboard for visually challenged (The Hindu)
19-7-07
- India - Haptic technology set to touch all of us (The Hindu)
18-7-07
- Canada - Final Harry Potter book to be voiced for Canadian fans with vision loss
(Brandon Sun)
17-7-07
- Japan - Rev. Daniel Dong-un Lee (Obituary) (WFN)
16-7-07
- Jamaica - Jamaica's cricketers defeat Barbados in Blind Cricket Tournament
(Radio Jamaica)
15-7-07
- Armenia - "I'm Happy to Be Alive and Will Keep on Living" (HETQ
Online)
14-7-07
- India - Planetary Society of India launches a Braille newsletter on science and
astronomy to tap potential of VI children (The Hindu)
13-7-07
- Japan - VoiceSense, the PDA for the blind (Akihabara News)
12-7-07
- Kenya - Blinded by sand (The Standard)
11-7-07
- Japan - NTT Com System Creates Illusion and Tactile Feeling - Video Report
(JCN Network)
10-7-07
- Cuba - Cuban Library for the Blind Modernized (Cuban News Agency)
9-7-07 -
Taiwan - 2007 Summer Camp For Visually Impaired Students Opens (Central News
Agency)
8-7-07
- Philippines - Blind teacher helps the blind lead normal lives (Daily Inquirer)
7-7-07
- Singapore - Man wins award for efforts to use guide dogs to help the blind
(Channel News Asia)
6-7-07
- Nepal - Cellphone-savvy blind Dalit laments government apathy (Himalayan Times)
5-7-07 -
Nepal - All visually impaired students in Kaski pass SLC exam (Kantipur Online)
4-7-07
- Egypt - Egyptian leading intellectual Taha Hussein curtailed from Education System
(Global Voices)
3-7-07
- Malta - Judge urges Parliament to consider plight of blind voters (Times of
Malta)
2-7-07
- Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan firms view disabled people in new light (Lanka Business
Online)
1-7-07
- Czech Republic - Balkans' only blind cinema puts movies in the mind (Reuters
Alertnet)
30-6-07 -
Vietnam - Vietnam blind teachers, students to visit Australia (Thanh Nien Daily)
29-6-07 - India
- Visually challenged observe Lady Helen Keller day in Shimla (Himvani)
28-6-07 - Australia
- Brave in a new world (Penrith Star)
27-6-07 - Trinidad
& Tobago - Two teens on blind cricket team (T&T Express)
26-6-07 - Australia
- Now the blind can program in Dot NET (APCstart.com)
25-6-07
- China - More conveniences for blind people traveling by metro (News Guangdong)
24-6-07 - Pakistan
- Khairpur Blind flute player complains of neglect (DAWN.com)
23-6-07 - Japan
- Help needed for deafblind to connect to world (Asahi Shimbun)
22-6-07 - Canada
- Blind student, 20, from tropical isle discovers what he can accomplish at Ross
Macdonald (Brantford Expositor)
21-6-07 - China
- Torture/Medical concern/Prisoner of conscience, Chen Guangcheng (Amnesty International)
20-6-07 - Philippines
- WMSU College of Law accepts blind student (Zamboanga Times)
19-6-07
- Canada - Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind reaches milestone of 600th guide dog
(Ottawa Star)
18-6-07 - Vietnam
- Swedish-funded project helps the blind integrate (VietnamNet Bridge)
17-6-07 - Tibet
- Health Express stops in Tibet to offer free cataract treatment (Peoples Daily,
China)
16-6-07 - India
- 600 Blind students in Homes on fast (The Hindu)
15-6-07 - Japan
- Pick of the litter: Only the best pass guide-dog boot camp (Asahi Shimbun)
14-6-07 - Australia
- Watch out for Donna at world tenpin bowling championships (Western Daily)
13-6-07
- Nepal - Farther Than the Eye Can See (Kantipur Online)
12-6-07 - Nigeria
- THIS BOY HAS A DREAM. You can help him realise it (Daily Sun)
11-6-07 - New
Zealand - All the right words are at her fingertips (Stuff.co.nz)
10-6-07 - Turkey
- Key Notes from Turkey: features Muammer Ketencoglu, musician (Express India)
9-6-07 - Zambia
- Sightsavers introduces Dolphin Pen for visually-impaired (Times of Zambia)
8-6-07 - Canada
- Blind patrons provide hotel another vision (Powell River Peak)
7-6-07
- Thailand - More access to Net for disabled (The Nation)
6-6-07 - Pakistan
- School for the blind in Fata (Federally Administrated Tribal Areas) planned
(DAWN.com)
5-6-07 - Australia
- Once was blind, but now can hunt (Sydney Morning Herald)
4-6-07 - Angola
- Paralympics Committee Prepares World Games for Blind Athletes (AllAfirca.com)
3-6-07 - United Arab Emirates
- Arabic Hal opens new frontiers to blind users (AME Info)
2-6-07 - Dominican
Republic - New software for blind students (Dominican Today)
1-6-07
- India - Blind girl fights IIM - Student challenges admission process (Calcutta
Telegraph)
31-5-07 - China
- Runners proud of completing Qomolangma Marathon (Peoples Daily)
30-5-07 - Canada
- Green light for Braille stamp (West Island Chronicle)
29-5-07 - Canada
- Volunteer helps visually impaired see possibilities (Toronto Star)
28-5-07 - India
- New software to hone skills of visually impaired chess players (The Hindu)
27-5-07 - China
- Blind man attempts to join stock market frenzy (China Daily)
26-5-07
- China - Leading the blind (Peoples Daily)
25-5-07 - Tanzania
- Entrepreneurship seminar for the visually impaired (IPP Media)
24-5-07 - Zambia
- KCID forms Kalindula musical band in Kabwe (United Press International)
23-5-07 - Canada
- Canada Post Issues Braille Stamp in 2008, a North American First (CCN Matthews)
22-5-07 - Israel
- Sergei Birgman Learned Torah by heart and converted (Ynet News)
21-5-07 - Jamaica
- Special Education Computer Lab Opened at Caenwood Centre (Jamaica Information
Service)
20-5-07
- Nigeria - Blind composer, Tu Face, Okotie win awards (United Press International)
19-5-07 - Brazil
- The Parapan American Games 2007 and kinds of sports (Pan American Games blog)
18-5-07 - Jamaica
- Jamaica to host West Indies Blind Cricket Championships (Radio Jamaica)
17-5-07 - Australia
- Talking books axed by Aunty (Sydney Morning Herald)
16-5-07 - Oman
- "Before Becoming a Legend" book launched (Times of Oman)
15-5-07 - India
- With Maya at helm, Braille press sees light (Express India)
14-5-07
- Iran - Second Mathematics And Visually Impaired People (VIP) Conference, Isfahan
(Payvand.com)
13-5-07 - Israel
- Blind bowls squad hosts England (Jerusalem Post)
12-5-07 - Australia
- Do Not Call Register failing blind (The Australian)
11-5-07 - Bahrain
- Book in braille about King Hamad (Bahrain News Agency)
10-5-07 - Kenya
- The Blind to Benefit From Education Plan (AllAfrica.com)
9-5-07 - Australia
- Jury members can be blind: advocate (ABC News)
8-5-07
- Australia - Paralympic cycling: Mates power on (Liverpool Champion)
7-5-07 - Bhutan
- ICT access for the visually impaired (Kuensel Online)
6-5-07 - Nepal
- Individuality through Creativity (Nepal Photography Blog)
5-5-07 - Turkey
- Colours of Darkness (Turkish Daily News)
4-5-07 - Canada
- Three generations find harmony in barbershop chorus (Edmonton Journal)
3-5-07 - Switzerland
- Swiss shoppers get a taste of the blind life (Swiss Info)
2-5-07
- Zimbabwe - Blind Woman (62) Risks Health Conducting Midwifery Duties (AllAfrica.com)
1-5-07 - New Zealand -
Two eyes, two legs at 72kmh (Stuff.co.nz)
30-4-07
- India - A 50-hour concert by 25-visually impaired gems (NewIndpress)
29-4-07
- Kuwait - Not enough job opportunities open to the blind - Society (KUNA)
28-4-07
- Bulgaria - Sparks of light in a dark world (Sofia Echo)
27-4-07
- Cyprus - Event highlights needs of the blind (Cyprus Mail)
26-4-07
- Canada - OC Transpo told to ensure drivers call out stops after blind man's protest
(Ottawa Citizen)
25-4-07
- South Africa - Blind navigators to descend on George for trials event (Eastern
Cape Herald)
24-4-07
- Singapore - LG develops tactile broadcast phone (Channel News Asia)
23-4-07
- New Zealand - Aussies in bid for hi-tech designer Humanware (Stuff.co.nz)
22-4-07
- Cyprus - Walking for the blink in Nicosia today (Cyprus Mail)
21-4-07
- Canada - Playing from memory better for blind bassist (Edmonton Journal)
20-4-07 - Canada -
Blind Businessman Sees Only Opportunity (City News)
19-4-07
- Vietnam - Inner vision propels judo class (Vietnam News Agency)
18-4-07
- Malta - Tribute to Braille instructor (Times of Malta)
17-4-07
- Dominican Republic - Dominican Telecom provides computers and programs for the visually-impaired
(Dominican Today)
16-4-07
- Romania - First Online Library For Blind People In Romania (Mediafax)
15-4-07
- Nepal - They too deserve support: Nepal's V I Table Tennis players (Kantipur
Online)
14-4-07
- India - Braille version of Bhagavat Gita developed (Newindpress)
13-4-07
- Belgium - A revolutionary solution from BOBST for embossing Braille using a folder-gluer
(Packaging Eseentials)
12-4-07
- Poland - Emax to supply computers for visually impaired (PolishMarket.com)
11-4-07 - Fiji -
Nothing will keep Sovaia down (Fiji Times)
10-4-07
- Malaysia - Blind pilot inspires kids (New Straits Times)
9-4-07
- Saudi Arabia - Vision Impairment Course Billed a Success (ArabNews.com)
8-4-07
- South Africa - Bowling clubs host blind bowlers National Championships (Helderburg.com)
7-4-07
- Canada - There are no barriers to a three-year-old's curiosity (Waterloo Record)
6-4-07
- Philippines - Blind navy captain eyes Congressional seat (Gulfnews.com)
5-4-07
- Japan - Visually-impaired want railways to clarify stance on riding in women-only
carriages (Mainichi Daily News)
4-4-07
- Ukraine - New Screen Magnifier Is Technological Marvel (SBWire.com)
3-4-07
- Canada - Calgary boy recieves apology from Calgary Transit (630CHED.com)
2-4-07
- India - Visually challenged launch music album (The Hindu)
1-4-07
- Philippines - CD album of blind singers to raise funds for school (Sun Star,
Manila)
31-3-07 - New
Zealand - C for customer (Unlimited.co.nz)
30-3-07 - China
- Stephanie Sun calls for support for the visual impaired (Eastday.com)
29-3-07 - Canada
- Canadian Goalball Championships held at Grant Park High School (Winnipeg Sun)
28-3-07 - Barbados -
11 plus in Braille (Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation)
27-3-07 - Sri
Lanka - Letter from the Manitha Neyam Trust (TamilSydney.com)
26-3-07
- South Africa - Blind Helenvale bowler aims to reclaim his national title (Port
Elizabeth Herald)
25-3-07 - Australia
- Survey shows many blind people give up on job hunting (ABC News)
24-3-07 - Singapore
- Eye spy a vision data mine (Today Online)
23-3-07 - Bahrain
- Sailors support Saudi-Bahraini Institute for the Blind (Gulf Daily News)
22-3-07 - Sri Lanka
- Everything he touches turns to gold (Columbo Daily News)
21-3-07 - Russia
/ Belarus - UNESCO supports development of screen reader for V I students (UNESCO)
20-3-07
- Vatican - Feeling their way: Pope Benedict XVIth meets the visually impaired (audio)
(Vatican Radio)
19-3-07 - Europe
- EU: Views sought on European Internet Accessibility Observatory (EUROPA)
18-3-07 - India
- Blind people show drivers way in Bhopal car rally (DailyIndia.com)
17-3-07 - Australia
- Taxi driver rejected guide dog (Adelaide Now)
16-3-07 - Australia
- Parents killed blind disabled son 'out of love' (News.com.au)
15-3-07 - Ghana
- educationist advises blind teachers to unite (Accra Daily Mail)
14-3-07
- Australia - Blind judo champion takes on sport (Adelaide Now)
13-3-07 - Jamaica
- Jamaica Has Made Strides in Quality of Care for Visually Impaired (Govt of Jamaica Information Service)
12-3-07 - China
- Blind people get involved, planting trees on Arbor Day (Peoples Daily Online)
11-3-07 - Dubai
- UAE student with a mission (Khaleej Times)
10-3-07 - Japan
- Japan to Freeze Guide Dog Semen & Eggs to Create More Guide Dogs (Asahi
Shimbun)
9-3-07 - Canada
- Wheels of justice roll true (Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia)
8-3-07
- Czech Republic - Czech wine company produces labels with Braille text (+Audio)
(Radio Prague)
7-3-07 - India
- City boys translate "Wings of Fire" in Braille (Hindustan Times)
6-3-07 - Japan
- What's that you say? Phone for seniors slows down voices, eh? (Digital World
Tokyo)
5-3-07 - Japan
- Chattering chips enliven Tokyo stroll (Canada.com)
4-3-07 - Finland
- Index Award nominees include the makers of "Mukana" wearable computing
technology (DesignForum.fi)
3-3-07 - Australia
- Match Racing for Blind and Vision Impaired Sailors (Sail-world.com)
2-3-07
- Turkey - Turkey's visually impaired to get GPS devices (Todays Zaman)
1-3-07 - Canada
- WestJet Launches Booking Engine for People With Vision Loss (CCNMatthews)
28/2/07 - Russia
- Russia created computer for blind (CNEWS)
27/2/07 - Nigeria
- Consultant wants govts to set up resource centres (The Tide)
26/2/07 - China
- Sri Lanka president presents 2 corneas to help Chinese blind (Xinhua)
25/2/07 - India
- Blind musicians open their eyes! (at prison concert)
24/2/07
- South Korea - "Typefaster" Open source software (OhMyNews.com)
23/2/07 - Canada
- She's blind - and still a cut above (Toronto Sun)
22/2/07 - Australia
- Bowling brings out the best (Bendigo Weekly)
21/2/07 - Ghana
- Small Donations Wanted for Blind Women (Esight)
20/2/07 - Australia
- Blind Author Takes on International Book Publishing and Marketing
Venture (PR Web)
19/2/07
- Spain - ONCE Awards Disabled Athletes (Costa Blanca Leader)
18/2/07 - Hong
Kong - Blind aids set for public-housing estates (News.gov.hk)
17/2/07 - Trinidad
& Tobago - Lingo seizes Extempo crown (Newsday)
16/2/07 - India
- This farmer's set sights on runs, wickets (Express News)
15/2/07 - Australia
- A best friend will look after you (Border Mail)
14/2/07
- Netherlands - Valentines Cards in Braille (translated) (Refdag.nl)
13/2/07 - Nepal
- Blind people demand equal opportunity (Gorkhapatra)
12/2/07 - New
Zealand - Nothing Fawlty about his Basil (Manawatu Standard)
11/2/07 - Australia
- Behind closed doors (Sydney Morning Herald)
10/2/07 - Kenya
- Hope for deafblind children (East African Standard)
9/2/07
- India - DAISY to help city's visually challenged turn the page
soon (Express)
8/2/07 - Russia
- Staraya Krepost helped visually impaired children (CosmeticsUSSR)
7/2/07 - Israel
- Blind photographers turn to cameras to share their world (IHT.com)
6/2/07 - Israel
- He may be blind, but he can still play soccer at recess (Haaretz)
5/2/07 - Qatar
- Many nations yet to enact UN rules on disability education (Peninsular)
4/2/07
- Middle East - Nattiq debuts 1st dedicated website for blind users
(AME Info)
3/2/07 - Malaysia
- Faithful down to their fingertips (Malaysia Star)
2/2/07 - Canada
- White Cane Week spreads the word (Waterloo Record)
1/2/07 -
U A E - Nattiq continues to raise awareness on adaptive technology
(AME info)
31/1/07 - Australia
- Gift
translates into bonus for blind (Courier Mail)
30/1/07
- Phlippines - With Samsung Digital Hope Everything Is Possible
(Manila Bulletin)
29/1/07
- Ghana - Assemblywoman to Establish School for the Blind (AllAfrica.com)
28/1/07
- Australia - For blind guys and gals, fashion not a lost cause
(SMH)
27/1/07
- Canada - World champion VI swimmer another Marauder (Hamilton
Spectator)
26/1/07
- Australia - Purkiss relates life tale at Skandia Geelong Week (Sail-World.com)
25/1/07 - Trinidad
& Tobago - Special and talented (T&T Express)
24/1/07 - India
- Eye Hospital goes Hi Tech (The Hindu)
23/1/07
- Canada - Government Invests in HumanWare (Canadian Government)
22/1/07
- Panama - Panama needs a guide dog training program (Panama News)
21/1/07
- India - He came, he conquered but he did not see (DNA India)
20/1/07
- Nigeria - Blind candidate vows to wrest power from lawmaker (The
Tide)
19/1/07
- Israel - The Camera's Eye (Haaretz)
18/1/07
- Canada - Kathleen Forestell wins silver at Alpine World Cup (Metro
Toronto)
17/1/07
- U.A.E - HRH Haya Bint Al Hussein honours Tamkeen graduates (AME
info)
16/1/07 - Vietnam
- Home for the blind, musically inclined (VNA)
15/1/07 - Cayman
Islands - Lions Support Eeye Clinic (Cay Compass)
14/1/07 - New
Zealand - Manukau student helps open opportunities (Scoop.co.nz)
13/1/07 - Kenya
- Life at home with famed blind athlete Henry Wanyoike (Standard)
12/1/07
- China - Court rejects blind activist's appeal, upholds 4 year jail term
(IHT.com)
11/1/07
- China - A French father and his 31 Chinese children (Peoples Daily)
10/1/07
- Iran - A Success story from Tehran Sharif University (Payvand.com)
9/1/07
- China - TV producer helps the blind lead the blind (AsiaMedia)
8/1/07
- Taiwan - Rail Systems Promise To Improve Guide Dog Access (CNA)
7/1/07
- Malaysia - Blind man gathers "lin ngau" for a living
(Malaysia Star)
6/1/07
- Australia - Film Review, "Shifted Perceptions" (OnSuper8
Blog)
5/1/07
- Taiwan - New guide dog trainers set to strut their stuff (Taiwan
Headlines)
4/1/07
- India - On Braille's birthday panel discusses demands of blind (Express
India)
3/1/07
- India - This riddler has clues out of sight! (Express India)
2/1/07
- Canada - Letters regarding the closure of the CNIB store (Winnipeg
Press)
1/1/07
- India - Blind children demand justice in Nithari killings case
(Newkerala.com)
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