Blindness

Sometimes hard work and determination is all that's needed to reach your dreams, like these kids have.

Digital India is a transformational idea that needs to be exploited beyond its present scope to bring persons with blindness and visual impairment into the mainstream.

Extending the boundaries of science beyond traditional modes of teaching that rely heavily on sight will go a long way to ensuring the dream of inclusive education is realized meaningfully. Anoushka Mathews explores further.

With the help of advancements in science, there is plenty of assistive technology available to compensate for vision loss among the elderly today.

If you are visually impaired, travelling by air can be a harrowing and difficult experience. George Abraham gives some quick tips that will help ensure a smooth and safe journey the next time you’re flying.

There is a need to make audio description mandatory for film makers so that cinema becomes an inclusive source of entertainment for persons with blindness and visual impairment. Sonali Jain further explores the world of audio-described movies.

To come up with its list of 52 best photos of 2016, Nat Geo went through 2,290,225 photographs taken by 91 photographers.

Meet Dr. Subhadra Jalali, an ophthalmologist at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, who has played an important role in controlling Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in India. It is a condition that leads to lifelong blindness or vision impairment among premature babies.

Ankit Jindal lost his eyesight when he was in his teens. But he did not let his disability come in his way and today he is Marketing Manager at an IT giant. From following an ambitious career path and dealing with competition to finding the love of his life, here is all you need to know about his amazing story of success.

SmartCane is one of the best examples of classroom teaching transformed into practical application. This product not only benefits a large section of the society - the blind population, but also shows the power of research and technology in bridging divides and enabling independence. Conceptualized in IIT Delhi, read how this product mobilised global resources and expertise to come into being!