v i p news.org.u kFor links to blindness & vision impairment related news from around the world.News Story Link Archive - September 2003(in reverse date order) (Total links for this month: 650)In-Page ZOOM TOOL 1x2x4x8x (requires MSIE) |
Paralympian
and Romans launch Bath Half-Marathon for Guide Dogs (Bath, England)
V
I pupil can fully participate in class activities: thanks to interactive whiteboard (Oldham, England)
Charity
mission to aid blind school (Newton Aycliffe, England)
Blind
assured taxi service (London, Canada)
iVotronic helps disabled to vote, makes vote tabulations easier
(Online)
Kurzweil
Educational Systems Selects NeoSpeech VoiceTextT to Power Software (Online)
Degrees
of transition: The old, dependable mercury thermometer is being phased out
(Online)
Blind
Man Envisions All-access City For Guide Dogs (New York)
Helen
Keller story comes to life through aunt and niece (Shelby, Indiana)
Everest
summiteers Primal Quest post race report (MountEverest.net, Online)
Employers
fail to see past Houma man's blindness (Louisiana)
Some
employers not only accommodate but actively recruit disabled
employees (Massachusetts)
Therapist
offers coping, safety tips for visually impaired (Baxter, Arkansas)
It's
not about courage or determination, just enjoyment, says blind surfer
(Australia)
Power
of the blind: Mirpur Baptist Blind Girls' School (Bangladesh)
Indian
Blind Cricket Team to tour Pakistan in December 2003 (CricInfo, Online)
Peter
White to host "The Listeners" (8.30pm, Radio 4, today) (Guardian Online) (U
K)
Row
over blindness treatment delay (BBC, U K)
Eurostar
Launches Guide Dogs Service (Ukpets.co.uk, online)
Warning
on disabled access implications (Dundee, Scotland)
City
Hall Conference Will Mark European Year Of People With Disabilities (Belfast,
Northern Ireland)
The
Happiest Place on Earth: "Dreams Take Flight" trip to Disneyworld
(Ottawa,Canada)
Guide
dog refusals draw ire (London, Canada)
Photographers
Make Art as Another Way of Seeing (New York)
Struggle
pays off for blind handler: G D O qualifies for Kennel
Club herding title (Missouri)
Book Review:
"Personality" by Andrew
O'Hagan (Boston.com, Online)
Ellen
Hanson reflects on her 97 years in Winton (Minnesota)
By
George, he's got it: Blind veteran's resolve, wife keep golf shots straight
(Colorado)
Second annual Puppy Day shows off what pups, inmates can do (Rockwell
City, Iowa)
Girl's
Charge: Get a good dog (Framingham, Massachusetts)
Chick-fil-A
Jumps Ahead by Using PopChart® + OptiMapT To Better
Visualize Data (Online)
See
World Store goes online to make shopping easier for the visually impaired
(Kentucky)
Vision-impaired
get Braille printing of bus routes (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Radio station for blind, disabled may close (Connecticut)
Puppies
with vital mission (Tasmania)
Blind people's association aims to cut members' poverty rate to 15 percent
by 2007 (Vietnam)
Young
woman puts a face on diabetes (Northern Mariana Islands)
Taxman
has eye on blind call centre operators (South Africa)
School set to close: Hawkswood School for visually impaired children (London, England)
Glass
exhibit will have unique twist (New Bedford, Massachusetts)
Mother
turns her loss into something lasting: death spurs accessible playground
plans (Florida)
Opinion:
We all feel for Scdoris, but don't forget the dogs (Anchorage, Alaska)
Local
woman's artwork goes to Kenya: Personal work going to 'top of world' (Alberta,
Canada)
Blindness
hasn't kept CU student from sports or education (Kentucky)
Advocates
for disabled say too few job opportunities available (Medford,
Massachusetts)
Blind
surfer waxes lyrical about waves (Australia)
At
this car rally, blind proved they can lead (India)
They
are blind to the colours of Navratri but not to its music (India)
Children's
writer on visit (Bahrain)
Blind
Christopher's a computer whizz (Biggleswade, England)
Battler
Mark's Back On Road To Recovery (Staffordshire, England)
Patients
have a say on hospitals: including v i p Sue Lane (West Midlands,
England)
Readers
Made Trip Of Lifetime Possible (Bristol, England)
Website
gets blind children together (Scotland)
Government
launches worldwide education program on new $20 bill (Washington DC)
Inner
vision guides blind athlete (Tallahassee, Florida)
WGTD-FM
to preview "Seeing by Feeling" art exhibition on Wednesday (Wisconsin)
Blindness
no obstacle to competitor (Kansas City, Missouri)
Motivational
speaker to run for mayor (Bogota, New Jersey)
Well
known artists team up to create gallery: features sculptor Sharon
McConnell (Mississippi)
L
R
Couple Prompts Changes At Airports For Blind Travellers (Little Rock,
Arkansas)
"Seeing
the World Through Different Eyes: Doors of perception opened by multimedia
(Japan)
Jamaica
Society for the Blind seeks funds to repair vehicle (Jamaica)
Shruti, the first comprehensive website for visually-challenged people,
was launched today (India)
Blind,
with a vision (India)
Blind
patient disappears from Joburg hospital (South Africa)
Open
4 All Campaign Tackles "Infamous Five" Access Myths (U K)
Home Secretary Praises Cornwall's Vision (Cornwall, England)
Blind
Ian is tenpin bowling wizard (Nottingham, England)
Anger
over paving peril (Epping Forest, England)
Guide
dog Grace was well worth Hilda's effort (Lancashire, England)
Books
For The Blind: NBCS receives donation (Somerset, England)
Community
News - Dartford Talking newspaper (Kent, England)
A
visionary's dream nears completion: former contractor plans to open carpentry
school (Florida)
Musically
Speaking: features musical savant Rex Lewis-Clack (Los Angeles)
Some
disabilities can be diminished (features Dr Roy Grizzard) (Virginia)
In
today's economy, laid-off blind workers feel blindsided (Connecticut)
Pair
with disabilities follows John Muir's 1,000-mile trek (Lexington,
Kentucky)
Guide
Dogs for the Blind Puppy Raising Program Receives North Bay Council Award
(California)
MAX
track areas will be insulated to prevent shocks: following 3 guide dogs being
injured (Oregon)
Foundation
needs volunteers to raise guide dog puppies (New Hampshire)
Braille
Institute offers classes at Redlands' Mission Commons (California)
Antisense
Drug Shows Promise for Diabetes Treatment (Bioportfolio.com, online)
In
Nepal, Doctors Cure Blindness Among Poor (Nepal)
Beautician
sets eye on Guinness record (India)
Harare
Paralympic Games postponed (Zimbabwe)
Blindkiss.com updated: new articles &
September talk show online (U K)
Oftel
releases good practice guide for mobile industry: Lists guidelines for
disabled & elderly (U K)
We'll
Come To You: Hull & East Riding Society launch mobile resource service(Yorkshire,
England)
Match
of the day for brave Harry (Wiltshire, England)
Guide
dog died saving owner (Lancashire, England)
Purpose-built
bungalow for three deaf and blind women will open next month (Cheshire,
England)
Sculptor
tells of battle with eyesight (Coventry, England)
Woman
who rode through India on an elephant to speak (Galway, Ireland)
Blind
bowlers show their skills to win national titles (Fife, Scotland)
Bid
to make Dundee a barrier-free city (Scotland)
Quadriplegic
defies Chirac with euthanasia bid (Paris, France)
CNIB
invites visitors to experience "braille bodypainting" at Word on the
Street festival (Toronto, Canada)
Guitar
rescues Delorme from rough beginning (Vancouver, Canada)
Technology:
Elan Speech Now Shipping Speechissimo for Mac users (Macobserver.com,
Online)
Technology:
AC
Mate gets two new mates (Government Computer News, Online)
Warner
Home Video presents "Wait Until Dark" (1967) classic film released on
DVD (Online)
Research:
Finding
Nemo 6: Living By Vibration (Wildlife article) (Astrobiology Magazine,
Online)
National
parks seek more access for disabled (Scripps Howard News Service, Online)
Sixteen
Broadway theaters to be made accessible for disabled (New York)
Phila.
Woman Named 'Disabled Person Of The Year (Pennsylvania)
Chess
champion heads to Spain (Eureka, California)
Organization's event for older workers: blind carpenter,
83, Outstanding Worker nominee (Florida)
Yerkes
Observatory introduces blind students to universe (Chicago)
Something
is special about him: Special Olympics honorary coach Jeff Blatnick (Albany, New
York)
A
blind man's journey to touch the top of the world (Rome, Georgia)
FRED
offering braille: Vision-impaired get new printing of bus routes
(Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Massive
music sale to benefit reading service for the blind (includes audio clip)
(Lawrence, Kansas)
'Mommy,
you can see': Surgery gives the gift of sight (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Thief
Swipes Hearing Dog (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Eyes
in Training: Clarkdale couple raises guide dogs for the blind (Arizona)
A
world of heart-felt sound: blind classical singer Ju Hyeon Han (New
Zealand)
Blind
navigators participate in 18-km car rally (New Delhi, India)
1,500
Blind Patients to Get Free Eye Operation (Africa)
Dolby Digital Logo on 40,000 Screens Worldwide: features Dolby ScreenTalk
(Online)
FCC Approves Toshiba e800 and e805: Pocket PC's have text to speech
features (Online)
Radio Tags Provide Guidance (Technology Review, Online)
Royal
Caribbean International Names Jean Driscoll Godmother Of Mariner Of The Seas
(Miami)
Lighthouse
International to Offer Leading Low Vision Product Line (California)
Steed
& steel, amazing thrills: Atlantic City's diving
horse icon dead at 99 (New Jersey)
Having
been blinded by a horse as a child hasn't diminished this trainer's love
(Medford, Oregon)
Meeting
another of golf's challenges: Angela O'Rourke (Oregon)
Thumbs
up to hire calling: Alex Wolpe (Chicago)
Blind
Boys stick to the gospel path (Reno, Nevada)
2
year old yellow Labrador steps in after Quinnie, Amment's former
service dog retires (Virginia)
Lodi Low Vision Support Group provides resources, services
(California)
Paratransit officials can't see way to provide adequate service (Las
Vegas)
Noise solution sought for downtown crossing signals (Rochester, Ohio)
Lost
Couple Tells Story Of Survival (Sullivan, Missouri)
Beating
an attack from deep within: Pat Barton fights Guillain-Barre disease
(Massachusetts)
Ophthalmologists
See Need; VIM Patients Get Glasses (New Jersey)
200
million put eyesight at risk says major Gallup survey (Online)
Eurostar
launches service for guide dogs under the Pet Travel Scheme: from September
28th (U K)
'Don't
force us out' plea by blind group (Bolton Lancashire, England)
Family
helps raise awareness of illness (retinoblastoma) (North Devon, England)
BlindCraft
rescue gets backing (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Athens
Will Be Accessible for Paralympics - Officials (via Reuters) (Greece)
Visibridge
deploys BrightSpeech in VoiceXML Gateway Server (Toronto, Canada)
Was
blind but now can see: Raise a glass to Al Donald (Winnipeg, Canada)
Deaf,
blind service saved: Sudden change of heart comes as relief to family (Ottawa, Canada)
Celebration
for art and disability in San Francisco (on Thursday) (California)
Essayist
to Tell Story of PGA Tour Pro Blaine McCallister's Perspective on
Sunday (New York)
Popularity
growing for blindfolded sport (Indiana)
U
D
hosts sports clinic for visually impaired athletes Sept. 27 (University of
Delaware)
Blind
Americans slate fund-raiser (Florida)
Orono
sophomore continues to compete after losing her vision (Minnesota)
Solar
Solution - State-of-the-art panels keep lights on at Ogden center (Washington
State)
IBM
to Discuss e-Learning and Technology for the Disabled on October 16-17
(Pensacola, Florida)
Disabled
Voters Claim Optical-Scan Voting Violates Their Rights (Jacksonville,
Florida)
Bismarck
street paving: Board approves sign to make motorists aware of
blind child (Missouri)
Cellular
phones could learn to read (Japan)
Spreading
the cyber gospel: cyborgs closer to reality, says a British robotics expert
(Singapore)
I
D B B lends a helping hand (Brunei)
Christian blind people had emotional encounter (scroll down page)
(Ecuador)
Describe Online publishes online guide to Vistech 2003 exhibition
October 1 (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Future
in balance for Blindcraft (BBC) (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Sound
Alert (company which developed the Batcane) still waiting to profit (Leeds,
England)
Push
to make sites more accessible for disabled users: The P W D M A (London,
England)
Forum Brief: Disability discrimination (Epolitix.com, Online)
Blind
man receives payout over restaurant refusal (Hertfordshire, England)
Undertaking
a charity stunt (Stafford, England)
Eye
doctor back from Africa (London, England)
When
illness leads to innovation: personal crises brought 3 bay area firms to life
(California)
6
Utahns headed to Space Camp: Event being adapted to help blind students
(Utah)
Basketball
notebook: legendary U K announcer was model for blind color analyst (Tampa,
Florida)
At
age 84, Mary Tuttle is one amazing person (Lima, Ohio)
Blind
New Milford worker doesn't lose sight of blessings (Connecticut)
Despite
blindness, Charlene Smyth 'just another employee' (West Virginia)
Walk
to Cure Diabetes: Remedy still elusive (Cincinatti, Ohio)
Brain-damaged
and blind, McClellan can't fight back (Freeport, Illinois)
Audible
crosswalk signal helps guide blind pedestrians to safety (Oregon)
San
Jose city Web site scores low in accessibility (California)
School
for Deaf and Blind facing serious funding cuts (Mobile, Alabama)
Passion
for Life awards go to 17 heroes: including John Wall, R N I B Chairman
(Taiwan)
Blind
computer-science graduate blazes new IT trails for disabled (Lebanon)
Bank
lines up activities to mark 150th birthday: includes Seeing is Believing
programme (Bahrain)
Jonathan Agnew to deliver appeal on BBC Radio 4 for British Blind Sport (U
K Wide)
Metro to host 3rd Annual Pool tournament for v i p's on 11th
October (London, England)
National Blind Children's Society to exhibit at Cornwall
Vision on 9th October (Cornwall, England)
Swimming - Two training weekends to
be held at R N I B September
27th-29th (Worcester, England)
The first blind golf champ in hole world (Edinburgh, Scotland)
New law combats firework cruelty (HorseandHound.co.uk, Online)
Press
Release: Children's Eyesight Is Out Of Focus (GDBA, U K Wide)
A blind man's ambition: Phil Blackwell has taken Blind Golf
Association by storm (South Carolina)
Their giddyup is special:
equestrian event included blind man with
miniature horse (New York)
Gallery to host "Seeing by Feeling" art exhibition from October
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Blairsville
honors Army Ranger with parade (Pittsburgh)
Flower power: Some buds better than others for sensitive patients
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Ala. town's enduring vision: to welcome deaf, blind (Talladega,
Alabama)
A holiday on ice for the blind, handicapped (Orlando, Florida)
More than 1,000 residents enjoy annual Senior Citizen Picnic (New
Jersey)
More
talking books now available due to program (Louisiana)
Meals
on Wheels delivers for disabled (Los Angeles)
Awareness
event opens Sartell park (Minnesota)
Not
all puppies, homes ready for training (Kerrville, Texas)
Doctors must discuss risks of procedures with their patients (Cleveland,
Ohio)
Blind women's bias complaint may take a
while to resolve (St Louis,
Missouri)
N C T D works on plan for disabled: blind passengers use flash cards (San
Diego, California)
Film chronicles elephant campaign: blind man plays himself in upcoming
movie (Tokyo, Japan)
Senator Floyd Morris 21st century man (Jamaica)
Sri Lanka Federation for
v i p's (SLFVH) to mark International White Cane Day (Sri Lanka)
NBF
published 4,000 books in 31 years: and 196 in braille (Pakistan)
'Cairn
of peace' to be built at Adliya (Bahrain)
New
group seeks access for all (Guernsey, U K)
Reprieve
hopes for care home (Coventry, England)
Against
all odds: Gary Price (Bury Lancashire, England)
Billy's
historic challenge: to deliver presentation to
schoolchildren (Lancashire, England)
New
clinic has sporting touch: mentions
Blind Football Physio Garry Slade(Huddersfield, England)
Shock as disabled cyber cafe faces axe (Wiltshire, England)
Day
in the dark is a real eye-opener (Weymouth Dorset, England)
Visually-impaired
NUIG grad wins Outstanding Young Person award (Galway, Ireland)
Conference
to explain law on disabled access (Ross-shire, Scotland)
QLT
Announces Developments in Availability of Visudyne® for Wet AMD (Canada)
Dream
of a lifetime for 103 children from Ottawa / Gatineau region (Canada)
Everests
Erik Weihenmayer finishes Primal Quest (MountEverest.net, Online)
Farther
Than The Eye Can See (Film Review) (Online)
CORDA
Technologies Signs Four Sales Contracts (Online)
USBGA to conduct 3rd U
S Blind & Vision Impaired Golf Open
September 23-24 (Portland, Oregon)
Iditarod
board waives rules to accommodate blind musher (Anchorage, Alaska)
Denying
blindness made it hard to see: David Evans (Palm Beach, Florida)
Guide-dog
puppy program has lessons for inmates, too (Florida)
Good
disposition saves dog with bad knees: Douglas becomes therapy
dog (Tahoe, California)
Poodle suit ends like a shaggy dog tale
(San Diego)
U
S jazz band to bring world's largest bass saxaphone: "Erquan Yingyue" among
music (China)
A
German Voyager's Bold Vision for Tibet's Blind (Lhasa, Tibet)
Thousands
go blind in Moroto (Uganda)
Award for Anglia: railways awarded the R N I B's 'See it Right'
Accessibility Mark (East England)
Assisting
the blind to reach their full potential: R N C (Herefordshire, England)
Blind
motorist's court win (Milton Keynes, England)
New
look for town centre garden (Stowmarket, England)
Braille
boost for town restaurants (Redditch Worcestershire, England)
Chris
keeps his mind on the ball (Blackburn Lancashire, England)
P
S N I Chief report on record for the blind (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Avis Rent A Car Launches 'Avis Access' For Travelers With Disabilities
(Online)
Health:
High
dose asthma inhalers linked to cataracts (NewScientist.com, Online)
Technology:
Fonix And Seiko Epson Introduce Speech Rec And TTs Platform (Online)
Foundation
for Blind adding technology experts (West Virginia)
Reconditioned Computers Cheap At A B V I (Rochester, New York)
Hear
all about it: Visually impaired people can get the news by phone
(California)
Traffic
Committee recommends Segway Human Transporter ban (California)
Students
with disabilities overcome obstacles, stereotypes (Auburn, Alabama)
A
Different Kind Of Vision : Blind rabbi-psychoanalyst (New York)
A
C L
plans for disabled music fans (Austin, Texas)
She
never let sight get in way: Carmella Smith (Philadelphia)
Sight
center gives veteran new lease on life (Houston)
Low-vision program for Latinos (California)
Bear
Mauling Victim Speaks Out (Alaska)
Oldest
man in the world turns model (India)
Lighting
up lives: Dr Chavan combines knowledge & expertise to help v i p's
(India)
Standard
Bank site caters for visually impaired (South Africa)
N
I I T introduces computers for the blind (Nigeria)
Blind rider fights Guide Dog ban: N C B I supports paralympic horse
rider
(Ireland)
MP
wins fireworks battle: but new laws will not be in time for Guy Fawkes Night
2003 (Scotland)
Activities
Highlight Equality: features Derek Bishop, blind ten-pin bowling world
champion (Gloucestershire, England)
Gadgets a sight better (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Paralympic Committee hosts European Cycling Championships
(includes audio) (Czech republic)
The Medal and Mascot of the Paralympic Games 2004 presented (Athens,
Greece)
Out of the dark: C N I B campaigns (Ontario, Canada)
U F builds upon adult stem-cell progress (University of Florida)
V I P D J makes history at campus station (University of Delaware)
Reverberations of a life (book
review) (features Helen Keller) (Minnesota)
Local music therapist to accept Heroes Award (Maryland)
Wedding on the bridge (true romance story) (Stayton, Oregon)
SpeechTEK to Present 2003'S Most Innovative Solutions (Lexington,
Kentucky)
Da
Vinci Award Winner OrbiTouch Keyless Keyboard & HP PCs Narrow Digital
Divide at World Congress on Disabilities (Florida)
Institution, student reach settlement (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Stable
won't let blind women ride on trail (St Louis, Missouri)
Sparky
mending in wake of attack: Clifton guide dog bitten by boxer (Cincinatti,
Ohio)
Newest
injustice to disabled vets: Robbing Sgt. Peter to pay Sgt.
Paul (Washington)
Preventive
steps can reduce loss of sight (Salina, Kansas)
Portland Community Assists Blind Cruisers (Portland, Maine)
Blind
get access to CD books (Vietnam)
China's
National Games for Disabled opens in Nanjing (China)
Helpless, eye bank sees a blurred future (India)
Gala
Dinner celebrates the spirit of IMF (Dubai)
Roch Carrier, Rohinton Mistry among winners of C N I B literary awards
(Canada)
Blind
athlete encourages students to visualize success (Cartersville, Georgia)
Visually
impaired support one another (Rutland, Vermont)
Homecoming thrills Earl after a long, winding road (Fort Wayne,
Indiana)
Despite
rare eye disease, Tiffanie Wright's sights set on Paralympics (Redding,
California)
Companion
Dogs Work To Do Things Their Masters Can't (Florida)
World
Blindness - A Humanitarian & Economic Crisis (U S Academy of
Ophthalmology, Online)
Ready,
willing and Able Aussies (Australia)
Technology
challenges boundaries (Australia)
Special
pupils face testing time in UPSR (Malaysia)
Taking
the joy of reading to the blind (South Africa)
Manuel Launches R1m Programme for the Blind (South Africa)
Blind Choir Tours U K To Say Thanks (Sierra Leone)
Transport keeps disabled from jobs (BBC, U K)
Real
Lives: Time had run out for pioneering war reporter Martha Gellhorn (Guardian, U
K)
Eye
charity in the running for cash (Edinburgh, Scotland)
£4000
is Stepping Stone for blind talent (Glasgow, Scotland)
Clairvoyant
wins over the cynics (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Macworld:
Elan Speech to demonstrate "Speechissimo" at Expo conference
(Paris, France)
'E'
in e-books doesn't mean everyone (Canada)
Surfin'
Cats and Dogs: Amateur Radio article (mentions Canadian Guide Dogs
(Connecticut)
2112
Chooses NeoSpeech Text-to-Speech for Flagship Golf Application (Online)
GNOME
Desktop to Gain Browser (Eweek.com, Online)
A
town built on empowerment: Talladega community rises up around Institute for
Deaf & Blind
(Alabama)
Explosion
survivor heads home (North Carolina)
Sculpture
garden puts animal sizes in perspective (Illinois)
Rotary
event to feature noted national speaker (Craig MacFarlane) (Los Angeles)
Elderly
couple was lost for three nights (Sullivan, Missouri)
Elderly
Drivers May be Blindsided by Eye Disease (Atlanta)
Daniell
keeps on course for sixth: visually impaired runner "the 4th fastest Australian"
(Australia)
Loyal
servant calls it a day: service dog Henry retires (Australia)
Listen
carefully, they too can sing (India)
Innovative
Project to Offer Blind People Employment (South Africa)
Parliament
urged to pass the Disability Bill (Ghana)
64
undergo eye surgery (Zimbabwe)
Student's
scanning device for blind (BBC, U K)
'I
put my sight at risk': Diabetics are being urged to have annual eye tests (BBC,
U K)
Influential
Cash made musical mark on Salem: late singer visited School for the Blind
(Oregon)
She
sees herself whole: independent living ambassador devotes her life to
School (Philadelphia)
AllTell
Jazz 'n Caz Festival kicks off (features Henry Butler) (Syracuse, New
York)
Keeping
her vow to live: former champion bicyclist Maureen Manley (Washington
State)
A
special morning: Special kids visit Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Florida)
Adaptive
sports get disabled into game: Groups show off special equipment
(Pennsylvania)
'Chicken
Soup' lawsuit settled (Fremont, Michigan)
'Dignity
and respect': Other's actions help people with disabilities feel included
(Illinois)
A
single dance, a huge step for Murphy (Florida)
Learning
hit by missed sight defects (Australia)
Degree with a special joy (Malaysia)
Trainee
Guide Dog Will Visit Charity Auction (Northumberland, England)
Blind
man in Battersea Dogs sacking case (London, England)
Tool
lets blind people 'touch' graphics (Ireland)
Helicopter
Museum hosts Bristow reunion weekend & more (Weston Super Mare,
England)
Streaming
audio using water (& other radio hacks): at N 5 M Festival of Tactical Media
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Getting
a Feel for It: "The World Seen With the Sense of Touch, an exhibition" (Warsaw,
Poland)
Brain-injury
victim trains dog as new kind of guide: Goliath may be the first canine memory
aid
(Edmonton, Canada)
Kansas
City pauses to remember, honor: 9/11 victim Julie's fund awards
Accessible Arts grant (Missouri)
New
law provides penalties for harming guide dogs (South Carolina)
Susan Snyder: Dog has the smell of success : Failed guide dog works as arson dog
(Las Vegas)
Service
dog improves life of disabled boy (Oklahoma)
Courage
in a small package (Roseville California)
Artspark
to give artists natural outlet: accessible (White River, Indiana)
Artificial
Cornea Called A 'Medical Milestone' (Seattle)
Volunteers
work to show they care (South Carolina)
Poor
sight, sleep problems seem to go hand-in-hand (Memphis)
Running
Jonny's road to recovery (Australia)
Outstanding
young people recognized: features Chang Chieh, "Phoenix out of the fire"
(Taiwan)
Better
access to jobs and perks for the disabled (Malaysia)
No
braille materials for the disabled (Ghana)
Blind
People to Get Agric Skills (Africa)
Surviving Oslo - An Israeli Decade: features homicide bomb survivor
Kinneret Boosany (Israel)
Implant makes researcher part cyborg (University of Reading, England)
Vision Awareness Course Sheds Light On Being Blind (Eastbourne,
England)
R
N I B promoting Eye Test Action Day
on September 17 (Berkshire, England)
Destination Disneyworld: for borough's bravest kids (Stockport,
England)
Pensioner gives up presents: to donate to Black Country blind
institute (Wolverhampton, England)
Proud day for Banada: memorial to 16th century blind poet
& scholar unveiled (Ireland)
Ballina woman to host big charity event in Galway (Ireland)
BlindCraft in crisis as losses hit £2.3m (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Local dog owners warned over new fines: assistance dogs exempt
(Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Indian team finishes fourth in World Chess for visually challenged
(Pontevidra, Spain)
EU project develops tool to help blind people access 3D computer graphics
(Europe)
Workopolis program expands to include services for job seekers
with disabilities(Toronto, Canada)
Tottenham Lions walk for guide dogs Oct. 5 (Ontario, Canada)
Touch Technology Comes of Age Online (SUNY Buffalo)
Bionic eye opens new world (North Dakota)
"New Yorker of the Week": Photography teacher who trains v i p's (Includes
video clip) (New York)
Erik Weihenmayer and the No Boundaries team bound on (MountEverest.net,
Online)
A vision of adaptation: Whittier center lab makes it possible for blind to
use computers (California)
Blind setting sights high: volunteers building new warehouse for blind
Americans (Florida)
Blind 9/11 Survivor Talks To Students (Philadelphia)
Guide dog means more freedom, fewer bruises (Silverton, Oregon)
Pound pups recruited to help: disabled mans hopes for assistance dog
(Olivehurst, California)
Obituary: Edward Teller 1908-2003 'Father of the H-bomb' dies (San Mateo,
California)
Mum worried about disability cuts (Australia)
Mountainous blind people have eyes operated free of charge (Vietnam)
Blind Utahn Wins World Juijitsu Championship (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Nikita Vaid on top of the world (India)
Pupil to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro - and his blindness (Africa)
New Technology for the Blind (Uganda)
Australian Bionic Eye approaches human trials (Gizmo, Australia)
Track star's peak: Gerrard Grosens to live dream for blind man who never
came home (Australia)
Screenings 'reduce blindness' (Australia)
Beijing Lightens Up On Pet Pooches: no registration fees for assistance
dogs (China)
Focus On the Training of Eye Surgeons: U N Integrated Regional Information
Networks (Tanzania)
Help build The Star's Literacy Wall (South Africa)
National Theatre honours artists: features blind sculptor Nuumo Saka
(Ghana)
A
vision of success: for Shaun Coughlin, the 1st blind student at Cape Cod
Tech (Massachusetts)
Shining
in the dark: Nathan Baker of Trenton aims for a bright future (Tennessee)
Golden
Rule guides Simi volunteer, 80 (Ventura County, California)
Blindness
can't sideline drummer (Polk, Florida)
The
Little Blind Boy At Dudley (Alamogordo, New Mexico)
Family
fighting W A G R disorder no longer alone (San Antonio, Texas)
Technolgy:
The
Evolution Of Art - The Last Word In Embedded Speech
Interface Solutions (Atlanta)
Campaign
to make blind visible (Australia)
I
V F
case before appeals court (Australia)
President's
speech to launch new school year: & Braille printing press becomes operative
(Cuba)
Sun
Moon Lake celebration attracts swimmers: including 60 from Institute for the
Blind (Taiwan)
Makati
City's outstanding teacher, Salvacion Calabucal teaches the visually impaired
(Phillippines)
Pang
a step closer to her dream: songwriter presented with braille machine
(Malaysia)
Kudos
to Society of the Blind (Africa)
British Wireless for the Blind to hold "Transmission 2003" on 20/21
September (U K)
Eye operations: government plans to force hospital to transfer to private
sector (Oxford, England)
BBC Columnist Sunil Peck: "Stunt Watch" (BBC Ouch, Online)
R
N I B Education & Employment Network - Training & development courses
Autumn 2003 (U K)
Roman
Guide Dogs launch Bath Half-Marathon 2004 (GDBA) (Bath, England)
Adhikari
outwits Irving: of England in 5th round of Junior V I Chess
Championship (Spain)
Access-A-Bus miscue causes hardship for blind woman (Halifax, Canada)
Michael Hingson: Survivor conquers his demons (California)
Smell the coffee: Blind businessman knows when the roast is just right
(Colorado)
Blindness
no barrier to cyclist: Son to supply vision & dad the power in N Y to D
C trip (Seattle)
MS can't still this trekker's spirit (South Florida)
Pianist, entertainer and song leader Duncan Holmes will perform Sunday
(Modesto, California)
Bill
DeYoung: Pineapple's Keller tale shows vision (theatre article) (Palm Beach, Flroida)
CORDA weathers tech sector downturn: new accessible mapping product helps
(Utah)
Bigger is better: In the booming industry of television sales, the old
adage remains true (Indiana)
An
Extra Pair of Eyes: Guide Dogs & Trainers Go Through Extensive, Rigorous
Training (Virginia)
Local
blind federation celebrates 1 year (Wisconsin)
ORC Industries has grown over the decades (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Program
details deaf-blind ministry (Angola, Indiana)
Pennsylvanians Protest Scare Tactics Intended to Delay
Accessible Voting (Philadelphia)
Officials find way to keep home for the blind open (Springfield,
Illinois)
Feds
Probe Florida Test for Bias (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
10-year-old's United Way success story will help kick off campaign (Kansas
City)
Stampede rounds 'em up; Rodeo sponsored by Cedar City Lion's Club
(Utah)
Dockers,
diamonds under the hammer: at 30th Annual Guide Dog Art Show (Western Australia)
Blind
man cheats death after falling onto train tracks (Osaka, Japan)
"Netraheen Jagriti Sangh" association for visually impaired to stage
indefinite dharna (Fast) (India)
All's
Braille at Ruia: v i p students of College of Arts and Science "winners in
their own right" (India)
Someone
out of sight: the first blind teacher in the Capital (New Delhi, India)
'Dove'
to spread word of peace: blind and deaf artists to perform at ceremony
(Bahrain)
Lack Of Funds Shuts Workshop For Blind (Bristol, England)
Talking Plane Will Fly Blind Man To Oz (Derbyshire,
England)
Shy postwoman's assault claims denied by physio (Oldham, England)
Invitation to cycle for a good cause (Waterford, Ireland)
Peacemaker Nun Says Goodbye (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Friends find spirit to revive old garden: now very accessible (Edinburgh,
Scotland)
Rhetorical conference is talk of the Capital (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Kalishekhar
wins, Adhikari loses again at junior world v i chess
championship (Pontivedra, Spain)
W
C C urges full inclusion of persons with disabilities, but cuts
funding (Geneva, Switzerland)
Blind
Everest Climber in Subaru Primal Quest (MountEverest.net, Online)
Player loses sight, not his vision (Indianapolis)
Sensory Safari: Blind Center's "Hands-On" Exhibit, September 11 to 12
(Stockton, California)
Renegade players take a bow: Theater troupe gives actors with disabilities
the spotlight (Ohio)
Talking
Books are here. But why aren't more blind people using them? (Fredericksburg,
Virginia)
"The
Revolution Usability Report" sponsored by fhios (Revolution magazine,
Online)
West
Campus raises standards for handicap accessibility (Kansas)
LASIK
for Kids: An Option Whose Time May Be Near (DrKoop.com, Online)
New
Contact (Scleral) Lens Lets Blind See: "90% success rate" (Boston)
Silver,
gold and beyond: features the history of Maryland school for the Blind
(Maryland)
Helping blind was her vocation: Daisy G. Waterman established Lighthouse for the Blind (Florida)
Walk
for diabetes: Foundation hopes to raise $175,000 (Utah)
Blind beggars now manage their own massage centers (Philippines)
Liberia's most vulnerable displaced: for 257 v i p's at shelter, food
need desperate (Liberia)
Blind activists protest firing of popular agency head (Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania)
Ebrahimnejad guides the blind in tandem cycling (Loudoun County,
Virginia)
Alligood gets Volunteer of the Year Award (Washington)
A lifetime devoted to Deltas (Cleveland, Ohio)
Using Filters to Put Your Website Under the (Colour-blindness
accessibility)Microscope (Online)
Wizzard Software ("leader in speech application development")
reports Q3 progress (Pittsburgh)
Horses in miniature fill farm with charm (Daytona Beach, Florida)
Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy
raiser shares heartwarming stories in
new book (Dulles, Virginia)
Teacher of the year opens students' eyes to independence (Wisconsin)
Student brings Braille into Grimes school (Des Moines, Iowa)
Challenge Aspen takes act to South America: disabled given the chance to ski (Portillo, Chile)
Giving Sight: Wan Kaew project offers free eye exams & glasses
for the underprivileged (Thailand)
Indian team of blind cricketers may tour Pakistan (India)
Free screening for sight impaired (South Africa)
Biking for the blind (South Africa)
Blind Cricket: Metro clinch Primary Club Trophy (U K)
Sponsors sought for soccer movie "The Penalty King" (Brighton,
England)
Workshops showcase: Glass jewellery created by v i p's on show (Sunderland, England)
No place to dine for blind man (Surrey, England)
C E W
C Makes "Excellent Choice" In
Libertas Solutions (Northern Ireland)
Israel's Zohar Sharon wins World Blind Golf Championship (Glasgow,
Scotland)
Adhikari of India scores second win: at junior World V
I Chess Championship (Pontivedra, Spain)
World class Blind powerlifters Bury, Ekert to vie for junior title in
Poland (Canada)
Tyler Treadway: Sightless sailor relies on eyes of Jensen man (Palm Beach,
Florida)
'Pacific Overtures' fascinates at Theatre: large print
& Braille programs available (Massachusetts)
Book review: Robert Michael Jacobs "Songs of the Blind Snowbird"
(Online)
Bowling Green Man To Grow Medicinal Marijuana For Netherlands
(Kentucky)
Dorfman: A master at seeing the inside stuff: Herb Greenberg, 73 (New
Jersey)
The British are coming - by taxi: "accessibility features appealing"
(Loudoun County, Virginia)
Blind man re-opens City Hall deli (Gresham, Oregon)
Raising guide dogs a family affair (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Library opens new center for technology (Indiana)
830 volunteer for CityDays: including at National Braille Press
(M I T, Massachusetts)
Artificial Corneal Implants Help Glaucoma Patients See (Houston,
Texas)
Legally blind man alleges police beating (Indianapolis)
Blind man who shot burglars in his home may face charges
(Connecticut)
Obituary: Hospital Volunteer Frank Gurule 'Loved To Help People'
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Guiding philosophy a sight to behold: guide dog pups visit hospital
(Australia)
Enabling the disabled (Trinidad & Tobago)
Police round up impaired street peddlers (Havana, Cuba)
ScanSoft &
Comfort Launch Taxi Booking Service Using "Speechify"
TTS Software (Singapore)
Special kids find govt schools disabled (India)
Israeli Doctors Help Fight Blindness (Africa)
Saraki: New Vision in Kwara (where 2 out of 10 people are blind)
(Nigeria)
About 50% of children in Volta Region have sight defects (Ghana)
Canadian
wins bronze at water ski worlds for disabled (Canada)
Athletics:
Keflezighi, Runyan Set U S 20K Records at New Haven (Connecticut)
Hummingbird Releases Hummingbird Connectivity 9.0 (features
MSAA accessibility) (Online)
TimeVision
Announce Availability of OrgPublisher 5: has Section 508 Accessibility
Option (Online)
25
Countries on Waiting List to Own Unique Inventions That Create Talking Foods
(Online)
Blindness has not slowed artist's vision for painting (Red Bluff,
California)
Sam
Weller's life has been all booked up (Utah)
A
vision of hope for Elizabeth Lee: Shooting victim to start classes at home
(Maryland)
Looking
beyond Ivy Green to entire life of Helen Keller (Northwest Alabama)
Furry helpers head to classrooms (Tucson, Arizona)
"Man's
Best Friend" Breakfast Buffet to be held September 10th (Vero Beach,
Florida)
Rat to the rescue: 'Fuzzy' the rat earns distinction as an official service
animal (California)
Healthy
in Houston: Prosthetic eyes (includes video clip) (Houston, Texas)
Healthy
in Houston: Learning
how to respect the blind (also includes video clip) (Houston, Texas)
Group
lobbies for help of the disabled (New Jersey)
Inmates
touch lives of blind (Vacaville, California)
Norwich
man shoots at robbers in home (Includes video clip) (Connecticut)
Triathlon charity challenge in Coniston (Lake District, England)
Signs
'would make city like Vegas' (Coventry, England)
Blind
athlete (Craig MacFarlane) follows vision (Canada)
Blind
man plans trip to sail around world (California, U S A)
Entrepreneur
has history of overcoming challenges (Southwest Florida)
Blind ambition: Carroll College freshman Matt Castner (Montana)
Last brush with masterworks: Art
exhibition's audio wands "greeted with
rave reviews" (New York)
Minister
gives news a voice for the blind (Sioux City, Iowa)
Bush
must court veterans to get their support in 2004 (Kansas City, Missouri)
Good
news for blind: Special radio offers readings of papers, magazines, books
(Mississippi)
Miles Raines' blindness assisted by a 'best friend' (Cleveland,
Tennessee)
Artificial
vision getting trial run in human cases (Arizona)
McCoy works to prevent blindness (Wisconsin)
Hospital giving free diabetes examinations (New Jersey)
Visionary group seeks to fill a professional void (Shelbyville,
Tennessee)
Ray of hope for visually impaired persons (Sri Lanka)
Accessible buses on way: Next time you see a dusty State Transport bus,
wave goodbye (India)
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