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Help For The Disabled: Special Events Include Goalball for 1st time (Chester, England)
Their
most important victory is already won: features blind golfer Mike Mayo (Devon,
England)
Turners
donates prize for Wireless for the Blind (Falkland Islands)
Guide
dog saves family from blaze (Melbourne, Australia)
Technology:
NTT-I T to Sell Voice Synthesis Development Kit to
PlayStation 2 Licensees (Japan)
Cambodia's
ageing musicians salvage an endangered tradition (Cambodia)
Proving
their ability: Dec 3 is International Day of the disabled (Sri Lanka)
Colleges
told to become disabled friendly (India)
The
blind weaver of chairs in Madras University (India)
Society plans workshop to mark day (Bahrain)
'Virtual
humans' open up new vista (University of East Anglia) (U K)
Charity
(H E R I B) Hopes To Find Friends (Hull, England)
Luncheon
Raises Cash For Athlete: Goalballer Jonathon Dodson (Leicestershire,
England)
Technology:
Kurzweil Gets A Patent For Poetic Software (Online)
Life
brings a gift of simple pleasures: for Ella Mae Shannon (Albany, New York)
Lutherans
bringing Braille to the blind (Arkansas)
Councilman
will bring new insight to Chardon (Ohio)
Blind
women could benefit from bedding, appliances (Amarillo, Texas)
Working
like a dog: former guide dog now works as sniffer dog (Knoxville
Tennessee)
Golden
age of a bossy boots: features Colleen McCullough (Australia)
UK
helps build first English language library for blind (Vietnam)
Training
programs for blind cricketers (Sri Lanka)
Blind
meet Kalam, wait for govt action (India)
M
P supports eye health campaign: & new website launched (Surrey,
England)
Take
the lead: Southport man appeals for people to train guide
dogs (Liverpool, England)
Vintage
bus raises £400 for guide dogs (Wiltshire, England)
Blind
faith of a football fan (BBC) (Wales)
'Fascination
of Light' seminar on optical technologies - 9th December (Brussels,
Belgium)
Before
you buy a toy for a child with a disability, consider these questions
(Online)
Audit
softens harsh opinion of aid: & Blind Babies Program praised
(Tallahassee, Florida)
Sensory
garden for blind in Fort Lauderdale undergoes renovations (Florida)
Team
concept rules: budding sports journalist interviews Mount Union football
coach (Ohio)
Everyday
People: Jack Shafer (Palm Springs, California)
Boy
Plays Drums to Overcome Illnesses (Utah)
Campus Hosts Law Shabbat: 1st legally blind Jewish high court
judge gives address (Missouri)
Murals
go up along St Louis Riverfront Trail: artist worked with School
for the Blind (Missouri)
Rifle
citizens see fit to help blind resident replace dog (Michigan)
Radio
Station Offers Services For The Blind: W C R S (Akron, Ohio)
Elkhart
woman hopes to teach disabled in Vietnam (Indiana)
Michigan
requiring electronic texts for the blind (Michigan)
Catching
drive-by hunters: "Only a blind person can have an elk shot for him" says
law (Oregon)
Elder
Fraud: After a 'pal' took everything, the county came to help (San Diego)
Another
student leader, Ko Htay Win Aung released (Burma)
Tribute
to People's Bank (Sri Lanka)
Quarter-century of supporting sport (Hereford, England)
Fun day to help baby (Oxfordshire, England)
New plan to ease plight of blind and partially-sighted (Northallerton,
England)
New hope for Laura (Northants, England)
Gift helps charity stamp out recording studio humidity (Devon,
England)
"Pets as Therapy" calling for more volunteers (London)
Polling Stations Lose the Vote with Disabled (Northern Ireland)
Child Misses School to Nurse Blind Mum (Northern Ireland)
Rhetorical wins major licensing deal (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Recluse's £1m Secret (Scotland)
Tesco slated for disabled awareness (Cardigan, Wales)
People with Disability Week 2003: Gozo Aid for the Visually Impaired to
give talk 5th Dec (Malta)
Blindness doesn't keep Australian from surfing (Australia)
Kabue
To A A C C: All, Including Disabled, Are in God's Image (Cameroon)
Gauteng
ensuring disabled are not left in the dark (South Africa)
Disability
Games derailed by $36,000 fee (Vancouver, Canada)
Pitcher one for the books: Dave Dravecky at fundraiser for Christian
Blind Mission (Toronto, Canada)
Technology & Health: Does Your Web Site Induce Seizures?
(Entrepreneur.com, Online)
Technology
aids disabled students (Indiana)
Goodwill receives grant to build housing for disabled (Nebraska)
Blind
Man and Dog Attacked by Pit Bulls Need Help (New York)
Judy
O'Bannon Speaks of Gov. O'Bannon's Organ Donation (Indianapolis)
Students
learn to meet challenges in the workplace (Michigan)
'Scared
straight' about diabetes (Minnesota)
Everybody
limbo! school activities all related to kids' novel "The Cay" by
Theodore Taylor (Ohio)
Blind
musher doggedly pursues goal (Oregon)
Seva
Fundation: Holiday Gifts of Service and Compassion (California)
Out of sight: law student avoids telling he's legally blind so
they'll judge him for who he is (Indiana)
Slaughter
Hasn't Lost Sight Of His Passion (Florida)
Hayward,
Holland association's best: features v i bowler Donna Holland (Australia)
Forum on views of the disabled (New Zealand)
Festival of darkness for family (India)
17 go blind after cataract surgery in Hyderabad (India)
Swifter, higher, stronger in a blind world that shuts them out
(India)
No higher education for disabled in NWFP (Pakistan)
R
N I B and Rhetorical announce partnership at TechShare 2003 (U K)
7th
European Blind Union General Assembly this week (Athens, Greece)
The
Mississauga News: Digital library helps blind read (Canada)
Section
508: Built into business (Washington)
The
Muse Is in the Software: Ray Kurzweil feature (New York)
It's
hard to feel sorry for Sharon Fridley - with her candid, practical, can-do attitude
(West Virginia)
Goshen resident works to continue mission in Vietnam (Indiana)
Celebrating
82 Years Of Marriage (Marinette, Wisconsin)
Goodwill
Complex to benefit disabled (Florida)
Basics
bring joy amid life's hardship (Albany, New York)
Trainer
gives gift of transportation with guide dogs (Colorado)
Audit
softens harsh opinion of aid to blind (Talahassee, Florida)
Barriers Fall for Disabled Medical Students
(New York)
Students
with disabilities fight for accessible escort service (Evanston, Illinois)
Macular
degeneration: Vitamin supplements may prevent disease progression (Online)
An
Early Thanksgiving: thanks to Lions Clubs (Maui, Hawaii)
National
Australia Bank yesterday unveiled its first talking ATMs (Australia)
Eyesight
organization seeks doctors (Taiwan)
Ready,
Yes, Play: This is cricket, their style (India)
The
Story of Surdas (Cultural article, features historic blind character born in 1478)
(India)
It
cost £1.20 to give a woman back her sight. But it's not enjoyable to watch
(Telegraph) (U K)
Labour
councillor reported to local govt watchdog for insulting v i woman
(Gateshead, England)
CD-Rom of stories inspired by Chris de Burgh Songs to raise funds for
Henshaws (North England)
Research:
Implantable Contact Lens study concludes no long term inflammation after
implants (Science Direct, Online)
Research:
Controlled
trial of Bimatoprost versus Timolol & Dorzolamide for Glaucoma (Science
Direct, Online)
Research:
Quantifying
macular thickness before & after photocoagulation in diabetic
retinopathy (Science Direect, Online)
Research:
Real Rhapsody in Blue (Synesthesia article on perception) (Msnbc, Online)
"Great is Thy Faithfulness" by Larry Burkett (Crosswalk.com, Online)
Discovery
Channel to feature Ridgeland jail's dog program (South Carolina)
Horse
therapist (from New Zealand) uses hands-on approach (Charleston, Virginia)
Charity
shines brightly at Lighthouse party (Miami)
'I
accept myself': Amy breaks through her outer, inner barriers (Virginia)
Finding
a way out of darkness: acid attack victim aged just 10 (Oregon)
Man focuses on essentials as he accepts his growing blindness
(Detroit)
Graduate
dean honored for life's work (Western Michigan)
Blind,
visually impaired hold awareness walk in Fort Lauderdale (Florida)
Utahns blaze path in bionic body parts (features the "Utah Electrode
Array") (Utah)
Blind
center offers visually impaired a sense of accomplishment (Las Vegas)
RNZFB announces recipient of its 2003 Chairman's Award (New Zealand)
AmCham
to make Christmas merry for Taichung's needy kids (Taiwan)
Blind people brave hurdles to gain confidence (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Batelco
backs blind students (Bahrain)
Ebonyi
Offers Scholarship to Bright Disabled Citizens (Nigeria)
President
Arrested: for charity Deafblind U K (features Graham Hicks) (Oxford,
England)
Anger
at axe plans for school (Condover Hall) (Shropshire, England)
Blind
mum 'being bullied to change disabled son's school' (Berkshire, England)
Circuit
training for the disabled (Hampshire, England)
New
rugby stadium hailed as "best in the country for people with
disabilities" (Cheshire, England
Beacon Centre campaign to raise £50k from
the business community (West Midlands, England)
Have
a lottery of fun with Ipswich Blind Society (Suffolk, England)
Disabled
children 3 times more likely than others to become abuse
victims: NSPCC(Guardian)(U K)
Eye
unit celebrates ten years of success (Wiltshire, England)
Blind
woman gets £150,000 payout (Shropshire, England)
Triumph
For 3 N I Winners At U K Training Awards: includes R N I B N I (Northern
Ireland)
Sight
& Light: Satrosphere Visitors may get to meet special
guests (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Blind faith: Embattled eyesight guru answers back (Prague, Czech
Republic)
G
M Facilities Honored by Wildlife Habitat Council (features the Dogwood
trail) (Ontario, Canada)
U
B receives $3 million challenge grant to establish world-class vision institute
(Buffalo, New York)
133Gs
donated to organizations and institutions (Staten Island, New York)
Research:
Retinal
Prosthesis restores degree of sight to the blind (Online)
Technology:
VoiceGenie & Elan Speech Partner to Provide Multilingual
Speech Solutions (Online)
Ironman
To Air On NBC Saturday December 6th: features athlete Richard Holcomb (Hawaii)
Granny still barrel races at age 83 (Colorado)
Artist
Overcomes Limitation to Flourish (Hartville, Missouri)
Arts
council to celebrate Disability Arts Month: features Jumelle, an Austin musical
group (Texas)
Andrea
Bocelli once again says 'Ciao!' to Atlantic City (New Jersey)
West
Boca optometrist to fulfill lifelong dream by playing with Jethro Tull
(Florida)
Lutheran Church welcomes African Gospel Acappella 6 pm Sunday
(Washington State)
Oldest
resident, 104, inherits a town treasure (Boston)
Puppet
show demonstrates inclusion for everyone (Minnesota)
Working
Like A Dog: Training A Guide Dog Can Be Both Rigorous & Rewarding
(Connecticut)
Man,
club touch lives in Russia (Brandon, Mississippi)
Eye
Check for Women: "Two-thirds of all legally blind Americans are women" (North
Carolina)
The language of origami: visiting Japanese nurses spend time at rehab center (Washington)
Psychologist leads 3-day conference: Focuses on blind youth
(Michigan)
Mamma's founder tells of homeless organization's inspiring start
(Utah)
Books
Aloud moved but stuck in red tape (San Jose, California)
Islander
loses sight in his 1 good eye, regains vision, almost loses it again
(Marco Island, Florida)
Sour
note for blind musician: 'Corporate snag' holds up his pay (Cecil County,
Maryland)
Case
of blind woman denied fertility treatment: jury began deliberations today
(Colorado)
Disabled
teen's ramp is stolen (Hawaii)
Obituary:
Betty Andrea (Rider) Thomas (Missouri)
Cuban
ballet's Alonso pained by defections to U S (Valdera, Cuba)
Brisbane's Black & White Cabs To Adopt Text-to-speech In Ivr Upgrade
(Australia)
Students
advance remote control: Electronic gadgets controlled via phone (New
Zealand)
Complaint
laid against police over blind boy (New Zealand)
U
S - E U GPS rivalry puts Japan in difficult position (mentions the Galileo
project) (Japan)
Asian chess championship for visually impaired from December 7
(India)
Life's
an adventure, sight unseen! (India)
Sandra
Laville went to Philippines to witness work of ORBIS
flying eye hospital (Telegraph) (U K)
Disability
minister in plea to advertisers (Independent) (U K)
Doug's
charity walk: blind ex-soldier helping poverty-stricken Indian family
(Colchester, England)
New
crossing is now a nightmare (Wiltshire, England)
Fully
accessible coaches have begun operating on the route between Bath and London (U
K)
Students
demand rights for people with disabilities (Ireland)
Optical
Scanning facilities at Ardkeen Library (Waterford, Ireland)
Blind
and disabled workers walk out (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Sight
for poor eyes for Alice Nampitjinpa: Acclaimed Aboriginal Artist
(Australia)
Blind Spot: Plant pots on streets make life difficult for the visually impaired community (Barbados)
Hundreds
Rally Round Goddard (Barbados)
Pansori
Reborn as Fusion Drama by American Students (South Korea)
SMK
Batu Lintang's 13 to represent Malaysia (Hong Kong)
Blind
Sisters Never Give Up On Life (Malaysia)
Cricket:
Tendulkar gifts blind Bihar boy a Walkman (India)
Karelova
reports to Putin on targeted assistance to veterans (Moscow, Russia)
B C S International Conference on Assistive Technology 2003 -
December 2/3 (London, England)
Obituary:
Air Commodore Cyril 'Cyclops' Brown (Telegraph) (U K)
V
I P GAMES ZONE offers free accessible "Crazy Tennis" game (Online)
Dreamtech
Interactive's first game "World of Darkness" game
(+demo) now available (Online)
Malinche
Entertainment announce initiatives aimed at newcomers to
Interactive Fiction (Online)
A
Personal Touch On The Other End Of The Line (Connecticut)
Blind
Employee award: Karren Besly "one of the best proofreaders in the city"
(Cincinatti, Ohio)
Out
of the Darkness: Camp provides fun and friendship for deaf-blind
(Louisiana)
Instructor
fights job change (F S D B) (Florida)
Disabled
kids learn to ski, too (South Florida)
Two
old friends, one new beginning (San Antonio, Texas)
Meeting
the blind is not a somber affair (Wyoming)
Local
optometrist to give free eye exams to diabetics (Kentucky)
Balancing
act: disabled 10 year old's care at risk from budget cuts (New Hampshire)
Singer
chases blues away with canine therapy (Japan)
Free
cataract surgery for poor (Bangladesh)
No
Ban On Guide Dogs Under Islamic Law (DisabillityWorld.com, Online) (U K)
Keyboard game 'boosts literacy': Braille & Sign Language versions available (BBC, Online)(U K)
The family that skis together can now see: features Moorfields Eye
Hospital (Telegraph) (U K)
Book Review: "Land of the living" by Nicci French (Guardian) (U K)
Dance Show Aids Charity (Nottingham, England)
Blind man holds drunk after crash (Toronto, Canada)
Help make their Christmas bright (Calgary, Canada)
Clear a Path to a Safer World: Addressing the Tragedy of Land
Mines Conference (Massachusetts)
Drug (named Macugen) Shows Some Promise Against Vision Loss (New
York)
Italy's president to receive International Disability Award (New
York)
Local woman marks 103rd (Laredo, Texas)
The piano man (St Petersburg, Florida)
Blind learn how to navigate online (New Jersey)
Bringing The Web To The Blind: I B M Home Page Reader (Austin, Texas)
Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired given Centennial
Award (Cincinatti, Ohio)
Statehouse inhabitants bid farewell to shopkeeper (Idaho)
Veterans van works wonders (Coeur D'alene, Idaho)
Researchers develop synthetic vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis
(Havana University) (Cuba)
A Life in the Day: Sinnah Kamara, student at Milton Margai School for the
Blind (Sierra Leone)
McDonald's India launches campaign to create awareness on eyecare across
the country (India)
Visually challenged run their hands over Kalpana's life & times
(India)
Children's Day: Pt Nehru still rules (India)
Obituary: Blind pianist Michael Lewis touched audiences (Ontario,
Canada)
Blind couple escapes devastating fire (Oklahoma)
Prayers and good wishes asked for little Zach (California)
Students quilt with a vision: to sponsor guide dog puppy (Rochester, New
York)
New rehab center unveiled (North Carolina)
Helmet Co Lands $28M Contract: features First Sgt. Colin R. Rich
(Vermont)
Audible & "Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic" Announce
Co-Marketing Program (New Jersey)
Head injury support group works to create public awareness (Los
Angeles)
School for Deaf and Blind Accused of Discrimination (St Augustine,
Florida)
Blind Boys of Alabama soar (Minneapolis)
Verizon center in Oxnard helps special-needs customers with products
(California)
Hand gesturing during speech helps ease speaker (University of
Chicago)
Youth on the move - watch out! "generous applause for visually
impaired grads" (Jamaica)
A knight of dance: Cuban ballet company features Alicia Alonso, 82
(Cuba)
Blind boy 'pinned against wall by teacher' (New Zealand)
Doors thrown open for man's best friend (Tokyo, Japan)
U K expert honoured for supporting disabled children: raised US180,000 for
blind centre (Vietnam)
It's a Child's world: Special kids to entertain the
Sunshine Room at Sassoon
Hospital (India)
Blind cyclist Nicolette Wilson among estimated 25 000 in Cycle Challenge on
Sunday (South Africa)
Gauteng goes into Braille mode (South Africa)
Pfizer makes "The largest donation of a patented medicine in history"
(Pharmiweb.com, Online)
OmniPage Pro 14 Office Offers Document Conversion
& Expanded PDF Capability (Online)
Wizzard Software Offers Products for Speech
Enabling Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 (Online)
Scanner aids blind students: Disability office obtains scan
& read machine (North Texas)
Reading in digital (Washington)
Blind woman finds circuit-training routine gives her workout independence
(Fresno, California)
Blind veteran enjoys golf tourney (Florida)
Adaptive bobsled to blaze icy trail (Utah)
At Play in Chinatown's Backyard (features blind chess) (New York)
Musician from 'The Big Easy' in Russellville (Henry Butler)
(Kentucky)
Ackley veteran learns to make best of situation (Iowa)
Eye to eye: Steve Burdo focuses on the essentials as he accepts his growing
blindness (Detroit)
Federation offers potato cookbook at Pocatello businesses (Idaho)
Employing people with vision problems (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Pulling together: A young father diagnosed with a brain tumor
needs help (Madison, Ohio)
DC-G fair promotes diversity (Dallas County, Iowa)
Get your motor runnin': First-ever "Vision Ride" this Sunday (Ventura,
California)
Puppy-Raisers Needed for Guiding Eyes for the Blind (Connecticut)
Guide dogs teach a lesson (Branford, Connecticut)
Program for blind questioned (Connecticut)
Blindness not issue in denial, doctor says (Denver, Colorado)
Blind parents very capable of raising children, says Lois M. Collins
(Utah)
Lawsuit by blind voters against Elections Supervisor dismissed by federal
magistrate (Florida)
Judge dismisses student's discrimination lawsuit (Purdue, Indiana)
Poor blind people receive free eye surgery (Vietnam)
Eyes on the blind: self-help group for blind & partially blind people
being set up (South Africa)
Major Gains in Fight Against Eye Infections (Kenya)
British Council brings in professor in teaching the blind
& partially sighted to the UAE (Middle East)
Sultan orders permanent complex for the blind (U A E)
Red Kabul revisited: mentions Kabul's Vocational School for the Blind
(Guardian) (Afghanistan)
Online mapping service for the disabled revealed by Medeon (M2.com, Online)
(U K)
Ex-Bond
author Raymond Benson`s new book `Face Blind` available to pre-order... (MI6,
UK)
Ian McKellen
on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: he's also been recording for
R N I B (Online) (U K)
Small firms set to ignore Disability Act (Sussex, England)
Economic and Social Research Institute calls for clarity on disability
services (Ireland)
Bid
to crack down on fashion lenses sales (Glasgow, Scotland)
Terraformers
Accessible 3D Game - New Demo available & Release Date announced (Sweden)
Canada
Marks First Internet Election in North America (Canada)
Amazon.com
offers new "Search Inside the Book" feature (Online)
In
preparation for $5 million purchase, State samples computerized voting
machines (Connecticut)
Reader
questions answered: Do seeing-eye dogs have 20/20 vision? (scroll) (Richmond,
Virginia)
This man lost his sight, not his vision: Jim Stovall (New Mexico)
Innerviews:
'I've done everything': Sam Agnew (West Virginia)
Helping
others was his Halloween treat: Brian Mackey (Philadelphia)
Veterans
project renews call (Washington)
Colors,
texture, light define new C V I building (Atlanta, Georgia)
Treatment
near for rare, fatal disease (Batten Disease) (Indiana)
Lenses
produce leap in learning: article on Irlen Syndrome (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
Family's
donation of their loved one's cornea gave Edward Jagiela the ability to see
again (Indiana)
New
eye center to focus on problems due to diabetes (North Carolina)
Eye
to eye: A Michigan family confronts retinitis pigmentosa (Hillsdale,
Michigan)
Woman
focuses on helping others as she loses her own sight (Detroit)
Trial
begins in case of blind woman denied treatment (Denver)
Visually
impaired find needed help (Leesburg, Florida)
Disabled
rural women asked to help: features Susan Mellsop & guide dog
Chocolat (New Zealand)
STC
India Chapter Announces its Fifth Annual Conference in Pune (India)
Donald
Botshelo
to hit the international music scene (Botswana)
Blind
Association celebrates 40th anniversary (Ghana)
1.8
Million Ugandans Blind (Africa)
Double
war veteran, 103, leads parade at Cenotaph (Telegraph) (London, England)
The Pitch No 161: European Year of People with
Disabilities (ad review, Times) (Northern Ireland)
Optos
eyes expansion after £5m injection (Dunfermline, Scotland)
Opticians
Give Customers An Eyeful (Scotland)
American Foundation for the Blind "Art Beyond Sight" Awareness Week:
November 10-16 (Online)
Technology: Babylon Pro 4.0 Dictionary software now includes 'Say-It' TTS
add-on feature (Online)
Talk the talk: Meet InCA (Internet Conversational Agent), talking,
listening pocket helper
(Online)
Nanotechnology
engineers will face the same ethical concerns as other sciences (Online)
A
look at one failed surgery & how new LASIK technology might fix such mistakes
(San Francisco)
Research:
Sound helps augment poor vision for some tasks (Wake Forest Uni., North
Carolina)
Research:
Dyslexia may involve both vision and hearing (Wake Forest Uni., North
Carolina)
Closed
captioning is for blind as well as deaf (Northwest Indiana)
Stunt
classes geared to disabled (San Diego)
ART:
Cummer gives students new way to 'see' (Jacksonville, Florida)
Above & beyond: In moments taken to listen, he helps parents, children
(Sacramento)
Heeding
The Country's Call, North Lives With Scars Of War (Illinois)
Taking
Care Of The Cats: Travis Freeman (Kentucky)
Festival
Brings History Alive (mentions blind broom maker Jesse Rogers) (East
Texas)
Blind
people are just looking for social equality (Virginia)
Cotton
workers transcribe millions of pages to braille (Michigan)
Consider all your options when buying disability insurance (New York
State)
She's
the eyes for this marathon man: Yoshiko Jo (Delaware)
Royal
Blind Society lists audio described theatre shows (Sydney, Australia)
Opinion: G
E Witch Hunts: G M Foods could feed the hungry & save millions from blindness
(N Z)
I
T aid for the visually-impaired (Malaysia)
The
Bookseller: mentions The Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act (Guardian) (U
K)
Check
your visual field in the comfort of your own home: new online test
(I G A) (Online)
BlindCraft
workers vote to go on strike (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Jobs
Agony For Disabled (Scotland)
Moving
Toward Medical Marijuana (Italy)
Sweet
charity: Christmas cards & presents give twice when bought from help
agencies (Canada)
"The Mosen Explosion" Radio Show will be returning soon on Big Planet Radio
(Online)
New
accessible game launched: Troopanum 2.0 (BSC Games, Online)
Cassie
McAllister earns art award: at American Printing House for the Blind competition
(Iowa)
Eyes
for the blind: Rock Run students and prisoners work together to train puppies
(Iowa)
Leading
the blind to independence (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Cooper's
bill aims to reduce blindness in diabetics (Tennessee)
EyeTel
Imaging expects to close $10 million venture capital round by end of
the month (Baltimore)
November
Is Diabetes Awareness Month: Pro Golfer's Eyes Checked At University
(Tennessee)
Special
needs, and a special love (Tennessee)
Obituary:
Missouri Traffic Net Legend SK at 93 (Missouri)
Govt
Disability Conference Opens to Record Attendance & Section 508 Awards (Washington)
Technology:
Accessibility benefits every user (Govt
Computer News, Online)
Two
comedy shows set for next weekend at Visalia: features comedian
Alex Valdez (California)
Heaven
on earth: The Blind Boys of Alabama give God a groove (Online)
Blind
newscaster, other first-time authors, to appear (San Antonio, Texas)
Clients
say coin collector is rare find (Salem, Oregon)
Students
overcome adversity for new year (Indianola, Iowa)
World
Trade Center Survivor Speaks In Boise (Idaho)
Special
Olympics bowling tourney at Aberdeen center this weekend (South Dakota)
New
eye center is expected to elevate region's services (Buffalo, New York)
Need
Your Eyes Fixed? (LASIK article) (Florida)
Artificial
cornea surgery coming into view (Florida)
Blind
Jews Protest Baltimore Group (Maryland)
Lighthouse
for the Visually Impaired and Blind to have an art show and auction
(Florida)
Art
sale to benefit blind community (Detroit)
Library
program reaches homebound (Madison, Ohio)
Obituary:
Pastor, Chaplain Marsha Moore Lived To Make Others' Lives Easier (New
Mexico)
Disability
Sport: Pearce wins Athens Classic (BBC) (Athens, Greece)
Technology:
R T S Award for VISTA: Virtual human Interface for a Set-Top box Agent (U
K)
Hospitality
not ready as D D A compliance deadline approaches (Caterer-Online.com) (U
K)
Mums
demanding action on crossing (Weymouth Dorset, England)
Des
Panjab radio hits the airwaves (Berkshire, England)
Stage
struck: Opera Singer Denise Leigh (Scotland)
Bud Lambert a real friend to the C N I B (Canada)
Banff
Mountain Film Festival main event this weekend (Canada)
W3C criticizes anti
robot tests (Cnet.com, Online)
Science:
Nanowire film brings cheaper, faster electronics a step closer (Harvard
University)
Technology:
Apps, other techniques can help agencies comply with 508 (Gcn.com, Online)
Health:
Low-Cost
LASIK Surgery: Part 1 - An Investigation (includes real video
clip) (Pennsylvania)
Health:
Hyperbaric
therapy gets more oxygen to body (Wisconsin)
Detroit Radio Information Service celebrates 25th birthday (Michigan)
New
(G P S) technology helps blind student (Kansas)
Blind
resident exercises herself healthy with help from caring trainer (New
York)
Touching the world: Alayna Hall (Johnson County, Indiana)
Blinded
by war: Wounded reservist returns to U S (Massachusetts)
Rockford
employer of disabled workers lands contract, jobs (Illinois)
Danielle
Shives wanted to learn to hunt so much
(Maryland)
Paws-ing
for a worthwhile cause: The Seeing Eye (New Jersey)
Labradoodles
are nothing to snicker at (Oregon)
Spike
(a Pomeranian) brings new concept of therapy to Green Chimneys campus (New York)
Students
build their idea of a playground: with Grant from the W K
Kellogg Foundation (Michigan)
S
C School for the Deaf & Blind Chair Painting Auction (South Carolina)
O
H S U opens imaging research center (Portland, Oregon)
Exhibit
gives insight into how eyes work (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Blind
woman sues fertility clinic in Englewood (Colorado) (Windows Media Clip
here)
New
stop sign meant to aid blind, deaf (Grant County, Indiana)
Man
who pleaded guilty to stealing from blind man ordered to do community service
(Ohio)
Calling
for equal opportunities: Education Act is "in need of amendment" (Malaysia)
Foundation
donates RM120,000 for paralympics (Malaysia)
The
feel-good Singapore guidebook (Singapore)
Call
to equip school computers with Braille software (United Arab Emirates)
Gargaoun
party set for disabled (Bahrain)
Arua
Gets Shs 1bn Eye Treatment Unit (Africa)
A
piece of the action: Activists calling for the closure of major disability
charities (Guardian) (U K)
New laws which crack down on firework danger &
disturbance unveiled today (Portsmouth, U K)
Blind
Passion: Interview with Canadian guitar wizard Jeff Healey
(Guitarist.co.uk, Online)
Railway
trip is just the start: for 20 trainee guide dogs & their puppy walkers
(Coventry, England)
Bridlington
Eye Assessment Project: Centre Focuses On Improved Eyesight (Hull,
England)
Special
night as training Oscars are handed out: including to RNIB N I (Belfast,
Northern Ireland)
Bionic
eye offers new window on the world (Switzerland)
N B C's "E R" Applauded for Highlighting A
M D (USNewswire.com, Online)
Technology: New
products on display at IDEAS Conference: include "the G H Toolbar" (Online)
More
Fuming About Fees: for persons in nursing homes who are not on Medicaid
(Massachusetts)
Audio
Journal is coming to Channel 12 (Harvard, Massachusetts)
New book review:
"Therapy Dog & Other
Stories" by Sharon Kay Johnson (Arizona)
Loss
of sight hasn't impaired director's vision (Virginia)
Someone
You Should Know--The Blind Faith Warriors for Christ (Georgia)
Blind Golf
1: Legal
blindness doesn't stop (Golf) champion Bruce Hooper (Texas)
Blind
Golf 2: Golfer swings away (South Carolina)
Blind
Golf 3: Livesay, Soon To Be 99, Holes Ace (Florida)
Legally
blind bowler hopes to pin down 200 game (Texas)
Parker
bowled over by 782 series (Kansas)
Teenager overcoming loss of vision: wants to be treated like everybody
else (Indiana)
Man's
best friends serve disabled (Wisconsin)
Kids help blind students raise money (Indiana)
Oak Harbor library offers Internet classes (Ohio)
Near-blind political prisoner "handcuffed & thrown from the second
floor of a prison" (Cuba)
Guy
Fawkes night warning: Keep eyes, pets safe (New Zealand)
Hundreds
'going blind on waiting list' (New Zealand)
Seminar to spotlight guide dogs (Japan)
Working
to Help World's Disabled: N G O's and U N at Beijing Seminar (China)
Sabaya
café: For Jordanian women only: & blind musician entertains clients
(Jordan)
Demand for Braille textbooks proving difficult (India)
American Foundation for the Blind celebrates improved access to eBooks
(U S A)
First international conference on women & blindness November 7th
(Schepens Institute) (Boston)
Blind
Visionary Disabled businessman accentuates the positive to earn statewide honors
(Arizona)
Packaging
worker sees no limitations to offering quality (Louisville, Kentucky)
Targets of A D A lawsuits retaliate (California)
Equal access at the movies (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Ohio stories told in play, November 15-16 (includes audio described
matinee) (Wapakoneta, Ohio)
Technology: AudioBook Studio 3.0 for Macintosh released (MacMusic.org,
Online)
Mindworks: Students make sense of their senses (Minnesota)
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