Alive is an initiative to engage undertrials in prisons in creative projects through colours and craft sessions, a therapeutic experience which has immensely helped the inmates relieve stress and find joy and happiness.
Editor's Note: While this may not seem at first like an article on health, we felt that this project demonstrates effectively the therapeutic effect of art and colouring and it is easy to adopt. So we spoke with Renelle Snelleksz, the force behind Project Alive.
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Google launches new Android apps for the deaf and hearing impaired community. R. Radha who lost her hearing a couple of years back and her family tried out the app and shared their feedback. According to WHO, over 5% of the world's population (466 million people) has disabling hearing loss (432 million adults and 34 million children). In light of this, Google recently launched two mobile apps on Android - Live Transcribe and Sound Amplifier. These are aimed at the millions of people…
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Travel is extremely important for the growth and development of the visually impaired, stresses Preeti Monga, a veteran traveller and the blind expert of Enable Travel, an accessible holiday specialist. You are a veteran traveller, having toured over a dozen countries and visited almost every state in India. What has been your experience as a blind traveller? I love travelling; it is my passion. I think a huge chunk of my knowledge bank has come to me because of my travels. You learn so much…
