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Chongqing association for blind opens blog

The Blind Association of Dadukou District, in China's southwestern Chongqing Municipality, opened a blog recently. The barriers to information access for the the blind have been broken, as reported by the Chongqing Times.

Blind cricket to start on Monday

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (APP): The first-ever PBCC Dr. Fatima Shah Memorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind will commence at Burn-Hall College, Abbottabad, on Monday.

Elderly blind man bowls perfect 300

An elderly blind man says he wasn't nervous and felt like a pro when he bowled a perfect game in front of a crowd at Century Lanes in Alta, Iowa.

The blind to benefit from RFID-based PDA

While many companies focus on RFID technology for access control, contactless payments and electronic document security, a Swiss company has begun using RFID technology to help the blind and visually impaired with everyday tasks such as getting dressed, riding on public transportation, and taking prescription medicines. The Bones Inc. Milestone 312 (available from July 2008) is a compact and low-cost personal digital assistant (PDA) that incorporates a multi-standard RFID reader from Texas Instruments. People can use the device to scan RFID tags attached to various items and then record a voice note for each using the PDA's embedded speech capability. At home, users can tag household items such as clothing, food, and CDs so that they can easily recognise them when they are rescanned and identified with the voice note.

Expensive robot cuts blind shell in Chelopechene

A robot for 350,000 euro (US$555,268) cuts blind shell in the region of the military establishment in Chelopechene, news portal Mediapool.bg reported.

Lahore, AJK win in Blind Cricket tourney

ISLAMABAD: Lahore and Azad Kashmir recorded impressive victories in the Dr. Fatima Shah Memorial Cricket Tournament for the Blind on Tuesday. Lahore defeated Peshawar by 188 runs while Azad Kashmir overwhelmed Abbottabad by nine wickets in the other fixtures. Batting first after winning the toss, Lahore scored 240 for four wickets in the stipulated 20 overs with M Fayyaz scoring unbeaten 104. Abdul Shakoor was the second highest scorer with 60 runs. Peshawar were bundled out for a paltry 52 in reply.

U.S. court: Paper money discriminates against the blind

WASHINGTON - The United States discriminates against the blind by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish among the bills' varying values, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

RFID-enabled PDA assists the blind

Swiss company Bones Inc. has introduced a new PDA incorporating RFID to help the blind and visually-impaired negotiate everyday tasks more easily.

Nordic Windpower to Host Renowned Artist Esref Armagan, Blind From Birth, and an Exhibit of His Paintings at WINDPOWER 2008

Nordic Windpower to Host Renowned Artist Esref Armagan, Blind From Birth, and an Exhibit of His Paintings at WINDPOWER 2008

Lahore, AJK chalk up victories in blind cricketers' tournament

ISLAMABAD, May 28 (APP): The match between Karachi and Azad Kashmir was declared a tie while Bahawalpur beat Peshawar by eight wickets in the other fixture of the third day of Dr. Fatima Shah Memorial Cricket Tournament for the Blind at Army Burn Hall College Ground, Abbottabad, on Wednesday.

Nordic Windpower to Host Renowned Artist Esref Armagan, Blind From Birth, and an Exhibit of His Paintings at WINDPOWER 2008

BERKELEY, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Windpower, Ltd., a leading global company manufacturing and selling utility-scale wind turbines based on proven and innovative Swedish Technology, will host renowned Turkish painter Esref Armagan, blind from birth, and an exhibit of his work at the forthcoming WINDPOWER 2008 Conference in Houston. The champagne reception for the artist will be held on Monday, June 2, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Nordic Booth 2125. Esref will demonstrate his sketching technique.

Nordic Windpower to Host Renowned Artist Esref Armagan, Blind From Birth, and an Exhibit of His Paintings at WINDPOWER 2008

BERKELEY, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Windpower, Ltd., a leading global company manufacturing and selling utility-scale wind turbines based on proven and innovative Swedish Technology, will host renowned Turkish painter Esref Armagan, blind from birth, and an exhibit of his work at the forthcoming WINDPOWER 2008 Conference in Houston. The champagne reception for the artist will be held on Monday, June 2, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Nordic Booth 2125. Esref will demonstrate his sketching technique.

An Open Source Seeing Eye Dog for Web Surfers

WebAnywhere is an open source, Web-based application that acts as a screen reader of sorts for blind people. Its developer, a student at the University of Washington, designed it so that blind people can access public computers for important information.

Blind cricket office-bearers call on IGP NWFP

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Blind Teenage Hacker Arrested for Intimidating Verizon Security Official

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Blind workers find a thrill in outsourcing jobs

MUMBAI: Uma Phago has no memory of seeing a human stomach, not even her own. But she remembers very well what a stomach feels like.

'Blind air traffic controllers welcome'

London - A small British airport advertised for an air traffic controller - and offered those interested an application pack in braille, British media reported Friday.

Wanted: Blind air traffic controller

To be an air traffic controller you need many talents, including quick decision-making skills, calmness under pressure and – crucially – good eyesight.

Killer Whales, Blind Bats, Discriminating Dolphins, Mating Birds

Meek and mighty animal sounds are all around us. In a few weeks, some of the most interesting among them will be discussed and heard at the largest meeting ever devoted to acoustical science, the Acoustics '08 Paris meeting, to be held Monday June 30 through Friday July 4 at the Palais de Congrès in Paris, France.

Helping the Blind to 'See' Art

'Please Do Not Touch" -- the sign to the left of Matisse's sculpture series "Jeannette" at the Museum of Modern Art was as clear as day. Yet there was Judith Schmeidler, a proud grandmother and supposed model citizen, freely running her hands over the five bronze skulls in full view of a guard and of tour guide Deborah Goldberg, who was actually egging on Ms. Schmeidler and others in the group.

New tool lets blind surf web

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Bono Blasts ISPs for Turning Blind Eye to Music Piracy

U2-Bono-ISP.jpgIn a letter sent to NME Magazine, U2's Bono has weighed in on the issue of music piracy criticizing Internet service providers for showing indifference to the piracy of music taking place on their networks and letting it go on.

Students Create Video Game for Blind Players

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Spy Museum to Make Exhibits Accessible: Blind Visitor's Complaint Spurs Agreement With Justice Dept.

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IBM software enhances Web accessibility for the blind

IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the power and time of Internet users around the globe to make the Web more accessible to the visually impaired.

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