January 4

How Braille calendars are a lesson in accessibility for the visually challenged 

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How Braille calendars are a lesson in accessibility for the visually challenged 

In the basement of the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB)‘s office near Law College Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, two large printing press, manufactured in Europe, take up most of the room. A roll of paper weighing nearly 200 kilograms with a thickness of 140 grams per square meter (GSM) is fed into the white press, … Read more

Los Angeles ambulance crews told not to transport patients who stand little chance of survival

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Los Angeles ambulance crews told not to transport patients who stand little chance of survival

Motorists wait in long lines to take a coronavirus test in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Monday, January. 4, in Los Angeles. Ringo Chiu/AP A feared holiday surge of coronavirus infections has begun in Los Angeles County, where about one in five residents getting tested for Covid-19 are now testing positive, officials in … Read more