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# NCBI

Last year
2022
Voices
Opinion: 'I'm vision impaired, so every step I take brings a potential surprise'
Tabitha Kenlon says she feels like she’s in a video game while dodging protruding bicycles, untidy cafe furniture and illegally parked cars.
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Aug 18th 2022, 4:27 PM
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# Voices Unheard
'White elephant': The €2.7m transport training centre causing conflict in disability community
Disabled people feel that once again they were not consulted about a major project that most affects them.
Disabled people feel that once again they were not consulted about a major decision that most affects them, reports Maria Delaney of Noteworthy, our investigative platform.
The NTA and Department of Transport (DOT) were aware of lack of consultation before funding decision.
Concerns were raised numerous times at the DOT Accessibility Consultative Committee.
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Aug 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM
# making a difference
'Technology is the great equaliser' - how two apps for those with impaired sight are levelling the playing field
The two apps have been developed in conjunction with National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI).
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Jul 16th 2017, 8:30 PM
# High Court
'Outstanding achievement': High Court ruling paves the way for blind people to vote in secret
The High Court ruled yesterday in favour of a man who had argued for his right to vote in private.
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Mar 31st 2017, 3:32 PM
# iphone app
New app aims to help those with sight loss navigate the city
“Walk Dublin”, a free iPhone app, has been launched by Dublin City Council in conjunction with the National Council for the Blind of Ireland.
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Nov 22nd 2012, 11:10 AM
# sensory
Want to be blindfolded - in the name of entertainment?
250 people will be blindfolded while at a fundraising event this month, which is being held to raise awareness of age-related macular degeneration.
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Sep 13th 2012, 6:45 AM
# Health
One person with diabetes goes blind each week in Ireland - Diabetes Action
The advocacy group has called for the National Retinopathy Screening Programme to be rolled out soon – saying that Diabetic Retinopathy is one of the leading causes of adult blindness in Ireland.
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Apr 22nd 2012, 1:38 PM
# inventive
Irish inventions helping those with sight loss
National Council for the Blind (NCBI) promoting digital inclusion with competition to encourage creative technologies like these…
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Apr 22nd 2012, 8:45 AM