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Watch: OneShot – Helen Keller

She was born with her sight and hearing on June 27, 1880. Soon after, an illness left Helen Keller deaf and blind for life.

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Book Of Braille — A Video Quote

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Meet The Blind Teenager Who Stole The Show On “Indian Idol Junior”

VAPI — Teenager Prerna Agarwal is autistic and blind. She also happens to be one of India’s latest singing sensations, thanks to a 2013 appearance on Indian Idol Junior, a popular television show that gained her international attention. When reporter Jasvinder Sehgal visits the young singer at her home, he finds her listening to a classic Hindi hit from the 1970s while cuddling her favorite soft toy. “My Teddy loves singing songs,” she says. “He loves eating pasta and drinking orange juice. He wakes up earlier than me and also wakes me up every morning.” Prerna then excitedly introduces her […]

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A Different Touch Of Urban Art: Graffiti For The Blind

NANTES – “Do not touch…” When she ran her fingers over this Braille inscription on the wall of the Sainte-Croix church, in the city of Nantes, western France, the young blind woman burst out laughing. After translation, her sighted friends were also won over by the irony of the artist. Working under the pseudonym The […]

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How A Freewheeling Indian Market Became The Hub Of The Global Diamond Trade

Step inside the diamond market in Surat, where billions worth of the precious stone circulate every month. There are serious concerns about both security and origins.

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