Detroit man dies when his motorized wheelchair plunges 8 floors down open elevator shaftOctober 5th, 2009 Man dies when wheelchair falls down elevator shaftDETROIT — Detroit police say a 58-year-old man died when his motorized wheelchair fell eight floors down an elevator shaft in a downtown building. Police spokesman John Roach says it appears the wheelchair had been moving erratically and bumping into the elevator door on the eighth floor of the residential building Monday afternoon.
Burst water pipe disables elevators in Boston's 52-story Prudential Center, forces evacuationAugust 21st, 2009 Burst pipe forces evacuation of Boston high riseBOSTON — A water pipe burst in the 52-story Prudential Center on Friday, forcing hundreds of people to flee, many of them down hot stairwells after power to the office building went out. The leak originated in a cooling tower and water flowed into several areas of the building, officials said.
Shooting death of large grizzly bear in Montana investigated by federal, state authoritiesAugust 20th, 2009 Shooting death of grizzly investigated in MontanaGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana's biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as "Maximus," has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why.
20 blind people are able to test drive dune buggy designed by Va. Tech studentsAugust 2nd, 2009 20 blind people test drive student-designed carCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Several blind people were able to get behind the wheel of a new high-tech vehicle designed by Virginia Tech engineering students.
Elevator operator arrested in death of cleaning woman found in skyscraper near WTC siteJuly 18th, 2009 Elevator operator arrested in NYC tower killingNEW YORK — An elevator operator at a skyscraper near the World Trade Center site was arrested in the slaying of a cleaning woman whose bound body was found stuffed in an air conditioning duct. Joseph Pabon was taken into custody at 7:30 p.m., NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
Ky. police: Boy, 8, found dead with head pinned by church elevator after wedding receptionJune 16th, 2009 8-year-old Ky. boy found dead in church elevatorSTURGIS, Ky.
Ky. officials investigate death of boy found pinned by church elevator after wedding receptionJune 16th, 2009 Ky. authorities investigate boy's elevator deathSTURGIS, Ky. — Kentucky officials were investigating what happened to an 8-year-old boy who was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother's wedding reception.
Passenger removed from plane in Philly says police wouldn't believe he was blindMay 12th, 2009 Man disputes his removal from flight in PhillyPHILADELPHIA — A man who says he is blind faces an arraignment Friday on suspicion of creating a disturbance on a plane delayed in Philadelphia. Authorities say 61-year-old Nicola Cantisani, of Brussels, Belgium, became disruptive after a US Airways jet was delayed April 4 at Philadelphia International Airport.
Faulty door blamed for blind man's tumble to his death down NY building's empty elevator shaftMay 2nd, 2009 Bad elevator door blamed for blind NYC man's deathNEW YORK — A faulty elevator door allowed a blind man returning home from a trip to the bank to step into an empty shaft and topple to his death, authorities said Friday. The body of 67-year-old Sheldon Scott was discovered Thursday night inside his 10-story Bronx apartment building, where he lived with his wife.
Punjab varsity to offer free education for blindApril 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Panjab University (PU) Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session. 'This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students.
Helping the blind groom their social skills, personalityMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - How does a blind person communicate effectively with those who can see despite being unable to establish eye contact? This is part of the social skills and personality development that an NGO is to impart to the visually impaired at a mobile training camp here. The Score Foundation will hold a workshop with 50 blind students in Delhi in April where they will also be helped to choose their career.
A website for the blind launched in DelhiMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A website to create awareness among the blind and people with low vision has been launched here. The NGO, which took the initiative, claims that the portal is the first of its kind in the country.
12 blind students appear for class 10 exam in JharkhandFebruary 26th, 2009 RANCHI - Twelve blind students are appearing in the ongoing class 10 board examination, an official said here Wednesday. 'This year we have given permission to 12 blind students to appear in the class 10 examination.
Visually challenged cricketers better than Indian squad: Kapil DevFebruary 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Former Indian cricketer and the captain of World Cup winning team in 1983 Kapil Dev Sunday inaugurated the finals of 8th Shakuntala Mishra Memorial Blind Inter-State Cricket Tournament here and said that the visually challenged players are 'more talented than the Indian cricket team'. 'Blind cricketers are more talented than our Indian cricket squad.
Cuba sees boom in blind musiciansJanuary 12th, 2009 HAVANA - Cuba has witnessed an increase in the number of amateur blind musicians as a result of the facilities offered to the visually challenged by the music teaching institutions in the country, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported. Carlos Ramirez, a professor who is himself blind, said that music was among the most practised art by the blind in Cuba, though theatre and literature were not far behind.
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