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Lecrae, Braille, Appear On "King Kulture" Compilation To Benefit School In Congo - HipHopDX

HipHopDX

Lecrae, Braille, Appear On "King Kulture" Compilation To Benefit School In Congo
HipHopDX
The project features some of the best-known artists in the Christian Hip Hop genre, including Lecrae, KJ-52, GRITS, Braille, Sho Baraka and K-Drama. The album will also introduce some the genre's new and upcoming artists. EURœIt's just a variety of Hip .

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Stem cell treatment for blindness
Stem cell treatments have yielded positive results in patients who lost their vision because of macular degeneration..

Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns
Los Angeles Times
By Tiffany Hsu In South Africa, restaurant chain Wimpy is welcoming blind customers -- by serving them burgers with words in Braille spelled out on their buns with sesame seeds. In a viral YouTube video promoting its in-store Braille menus, .
Braille Burger Buns, Or, How to Tap the Blind Social MediaLA Weekly (blog)
Wimpy burgers makes braille bunsBaltimore Sun
Wimpy South Africa reaches out to visually impaired with "Braille Burger"GlobalPost (blog)
Bangstyle -UPI.com -National Post (blog)
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SC's Braille Challenge being held in Columbia - Aiken Standard

SC's Braille Challenge being held in Columbia
Aiken Standard
Associated Press COLUMBIA -- Blind students from across South Carolina will be competing in the Braille Challenge in Columbia. The event is in its fourth year and will be held Thursday at the State Library's Talking Book Services Library.

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Blindness doesnt hold Layton mother back
LAYTON EUR” Barbie Elliott, 42, has never seen the keys on a piano, words on a page, or the smile on a childs face. Despite these visual limitations, Elliott plays the piano expertly EUR” by ear. She has a bachelors degree in music composition, is a leader in the blind community, and a stay-at-home mom of four children, all with their sight. EURœEverything Ive wanted to do, Ive found a way to ...

Stem cells show promise in treating blindness
A medical breakthrough was reported Monday in the journal The Lancet wherein the results of a therapy using human embryonic stem cells in two legally blind patients was described...

Blindness Study Opens the Door for Further Stem Cell Trials
Success, without side effects, will allow human research to continue...

Did Catholic official's 'willful blindness' open more kids to abuse?
JUST TWO altar boys are alleged to have been sexually assaulted by three Philadelphia Catholic priests who will stand trial in March with a church official accused of enabling the crimes by covering them up...

PHL students develop mobile phone for blind users - GMA News

PHL students develop mobile phone for blind users
GMA News
A group of computer engineering students has created a Braille mobile phone that can help the blind enjoy the conveniences of modern mobile communication. The electronic gadget, created by computer engineering students of the Mapua Institute of .

FirstAidGlobalWholesale.com Reminds Workers To Help Prevent Blindness By Wearing Proper Safety Eyewear
"More than 700,000 Americans injure their eyes at work each year, yet most of all workplace eye injuries can be avoided by using proper safety eyewear," says safety manager George Galvan of First Aid Global, a Los Angeles company..

Stem cells treat blindness
EMBRYONIC stem cells have been used in humans to treat the most common cause of blindness...

Braille EVMs help visually impaired cast votes - IBNLive.com

IBNLive.com

Braille EVMs help visually impaired cast votes
IBNLive.com
PTI Dehra Dun: Paving way for the visually impaired to have a decisive role in the country's democratic process, the Election Commission is encouraging use of EVMs having braille signs in Dehradun in Uttarakhand where polling is on to elect the state's .

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